Ramadan Diaries: A Fasting Child Speaks
[dropcap]F[/dropcap]or Muhammad Seifullah Giri Serfly, age is not a concern when it comes to fasting. The 7-year-old Primary One student at St Joseph Institution Junior started fasting when he was 5 years old, albeit only till 10:30 in the morning. Gradually, he tells me, he will fast till Zuhur and he finally managed a full day […]
The Fast of the Elite
“The fast of the ordinary people is abstaining from food, drink and sexual satisfaction. The fast of the elite is keeping one’s ears, eyes, tongue, hands and feet — and all other organs — free from sin. The fast of the elite of the elite is the fasting of the heart from unworthy concerns and […]
