#RamadanDailyDigest: Fasting For 18 Hours Isn't A Joke

How many hours do you fast in a day as fasting for 18 hours isn't a joke out of the 24 hours which make up a day?

The Ramadan fasting will end after 29 or 30 days. For each Ramadan fasting day, it commences with Sahuur and ends with Iftaar. Fasting period between Sahuur and Iftaar differs from country to country. It should be known that in some countries, the fasting period each day is roughly 14 hours, while it is less in some countries, and more in other countries. In Nigeria for instance, fasting is roughly 14 hours daily, which means Ramadan fasting starts from 4:55am and ends 6:45pm in cities like the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. In other cities (Lagos, Borno, Delta, Kogi, Sokoto or Enugu) in Nigeria, there are slight differences between the end of Sahuur and taking of Iftaar.

In order for refreshing of memories, Sahuur is the pre dawn meal taking when fasting, while Iftaar is the fruits or liquid taken when breaking the fast, which indicates a day's fasting has been completed.

READ THIS TOO: After Reading This You Won't Miss Sahuur Again

Back to the basis for this article that fasting for 18 hours isn't a joke. In this year's Ramadan fasting, some Scandinavian countries have their Ramadan fasting spanning up to 18 hours daily. The main reason for this is that the weather there is quite different from many other regions of the world. In a country such as Norway, which is one of the Scandinavian countries, fasting is reported to be 18 hours.

On the issue of the weather, and why 18 hours of fasting is possible, as early as 3am or 4am in Norway, the sun is already out, as it begins to shine. In Nigeria however, the sun does not come out until past 7am, while it sets before 7pm. On the other hand, it is not the case in Norway. The sun does not set until 9pm or 10pm, as the case might be. It means that period to eat and drink, as well as having Halaal (permissible) sexual relationship between married couples in Norway will be between 11pm and 3am, which is four hours.

Fasting for 18 hours isn't a joke

As a Muslim, although fasting for 18 hours isn't a joke, however if you find yourself in Norway during this year's Ramadan fasting, you still need to thank Allaah for counting you among Muslims who are actively participating in this holy month of fasting for 2022.

Oladele Hakeem Olaniyan , who lives in Nigeria wrote this article

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