Daily Monitor
Monday May 03 2021
The best way to break a fast is to continue eating normally. If you eat an unusually large meal after your fast day, you may end up feeling tired and bloated. PHOTO | SHUTTERSTOCK
Summary
As Muslims change their lifestyle and habits during the fasting month of Ramadan, experts advise careful management of eating patterns to avoid fatigue.
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Ramadan is the ninth month in the Islamic calendar and it is when Muslims observe a fast from sunrise to sunset. One of the components of this fast is that food is only eaten after sunset (iftar) and before sunrise (suhoor or daku). These meals are eaten as a family or community. However, are the portions eaten healthy?
Dilemma? As the Muslims worldwide go through the Ramadan as part of their faith obligations, there is a concern about taking the Covid-19 vaccine during the same season.
In some places, they administer the vaccine after breaking their fast in the evening to avoid compromise with their faith, while others have had to take it because it is mandatory at their places of work.
Abdul-Nasser Ssemugabi finds out how this dilemma between faith and science is treated.
During the last Ramadan, governments consulted with scientists and religious leaders to restrict Muslims from congregating in prayers, as most mosques, like all places of worship, were locked to contain the spread of the coronavirus.