why do people fast?

Fasting is the great thing.... it remind you of the allah.... and enable to think about the feeling of poor... hungry ppl.....more practically...... it purify your body as well as your soul........ since hunger..... is the representative of body demand...... when you fast..... you negate the body's demand ...... so ..... come more closer to your soul............ and the demand of soul is the ....... pray for allah..... the worship of allah.... satisfy the soul..... the worship is for soul as food for body..... this one month for muslim.... teaches them that .... if they..... obey... the .... allah......and refuse to eat or drink any thing....... why not they..... do so in the other months........this month reminds us for the objectives of our life and .... the command of our lord........

To keep their body fit after a heavy diet. Sometimes people fast to drive home a point.

I think it has something to do with cleansing the body and being pure when you approach your higher power.

People fast cause its being a tradition in each nd every religion and its been carried out from so many yrs. I dont know de exact reason why do people fast can enybody answer that question.

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Fasting for many people is an issue of self-control. If you can control what you eat and how you eat, you can control anything else. It's also the logic behind eating disorders.

Natural cleansing and sacraficing personal need for prayer.

the god has given a chance through fasting to clean thier mind

I'm fasting because I have a pill stuck in the entrance to my stomach (tiny opening due to surgery) and it's stuck and won't let food go through. UGH!! It's not by choice though. LOL

well the reason why people fast is so that Jesus would preveal something to them

Some people fast for religious reasons and others fast to lose weight and cleanse their bodies of toxins. It is really good for you but I can't tolerate it. If I skip a meal I get shaky and light headed.

Christians deny themselves so that they can hear from God and draw closer to him.

if u have any gud answer tell me

TO CLEANSE AND PURIFY THE BODY. MANY PEOPLE FOR MANY DIFFERENT REASONS THOUGH. SOME DO THIS FOR HEALTH PURPOSES TO CLEANSE THE BODY OF TOXINS, OTHERS FOR RELIGIOUS REASONS & SUCH.

Some people fast as a way of saying that they are unhappy with their lives, and to make a stand. Others fast as part of their religion. Still others fast to cleanse the toxins out of the body. It is not a good option, but sometimes ppl think it is the only option.

People fast to hear from God more clearly. By, denined your body food, not watching tv, or other activities that distract you from seeking God; you become more intune to Him to speak to you.

Itz a test of your patience...test of your ability how efficiently u cope with your hunger and thirst throughout the day...thatz roza actually meant for !!

its just ones faith and believe in their god.....

www.islamcalling.com is also a very good site

to please Allah.......to hav control over our inner devil.......to worship Allah to d fullest extent bcos ven 1 is properly fed he very rarely think abt the almighty......moreover for this act allah vil himself reward us THE OBLIGATION OF FASTING Allah says in the Quran: "O uou who have faith! Fasting is prescribed for you as it was prescribed for those before you - so that hopefully you will have taqwa." - Al Baqarah(2):183 Meaning that hopefuly you can safeguard yourselves from the Fire through Fasting; fasting is a means to the forgiveness of sins, and sins lead one to the fire. The two sahihs record the hadith in which the prophet (pbuh) said: "Islam is built upon five: that you worship Allah and reject the worship of anything else, to establish the prayer, the giving of Zakat, performing pilgrimage to the house and Fasting the month of Ramadan." [This is the wording of Muslim, Bukhari has the first sentence as 'that you testify none has the right to be worshipped save Allah']. THE VIRTUES OF FASTING Fasting carries with it a number of benefits, amongst which are: the elevation to ones rank, the expiation of sins, the breaking of ones desire and lusts, the increase of charity, the multiplication of actions of obedience to Allah, giving thanks to the one who knows the hidden matters, and preventing oneself from even contemplating the commiting of sin. THE ELEVATION OF RANK With regards to the elevation of rank, the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said: "When Ramadan comes, the gates of Paardise are opened, the gates of Hellfire are locked and devils are chained." [Bukhari] He (pbuh) also said, relating from his lord Mighty and Magnificient, "All of the actions of the son of Adam are for him except the fast for that is for me and I will reward it. Fasting is protecting sheild, so when it is the day when one of you are fasting, let him not behave or speak indecently; if someone tries to abuse him or fight him, let him say, 'I am fasting'. By the one in whose hand is the soul of Muhammad, the smell emanating from the mouth of the one fasting is better with Allah then the smell of musk. The one fasting has tewo time of joy, when he breaks his fast he is happy and when he meets his lord he will rejoice at his fasting." [Bukhari and Muslim] The prophet (pbuh) also said: "Every action that the son of Adam does, [its reward] will be multiplied, a good deed will be increased tenfold. Allah Mighty and Magnificient says, 'except for the fast, for that is for Me and I will reward it for he left his desires and food for My sake'" [Muslim] The prophet (pbuh) also said: "In paradise there is a gate which is called ar-Rayyan through which the people who fasted will enter on the day of Judgement, and no one else shall enter along-side them. It will be asked, 'where are those who fasted?' and they will walk through it, and upon the entry of the last of them, it will be locked, and no one else will walk through it." [Bukhari and Muslim] With regards the 'opening of the gates of paradise', this is a phrase that points to the increase of actions of obedience that in turn lead to the opening of the gates of Paradise. 'Locking the gates of Fire' is a phrase that points to the decrease, and lack of therewith, of sins which in turn leads to the locking of the gates of the Fire. 'The chaining of the devils' is a phrase that points to the termination of their whisperings, and temptations, to those who are fasting because they give up hope of receiving a favorable response. His saying, "All of the actions of the son of Adam are for him except the fast for that is for me, and I will reward it," fasting has been specifically adjoined to him in the order of Honour it because the hidden nature of fasting prevents ostentation entering it, and moreover, hunger and thirst are not used as means to draew closer to any king of this world nor any idol.