Every Muslim knows that fasting during Ramadan is a different ball game. From messed up sleeping and eating patterns to keeping a clean spiritual slate, the month will test you.
It’s officially day 9 of Ramadan and every fasting Muslim should have experienced one or all of these moments.
The struggle to wake up
If you live alone, you’ll keep snoozing the alarm until your consciousness jerks you off the bed. Then, you realise it’s too late to eat. So you just drink water. God, abeg.
The Sahur existential confusion
You know how you wake up in the morning and don’t know WTF is going on? Let’s just say the confusion is ten times worse during Ramadan.
Trying to finish a gallon of water before fajr
OG Muslims know there’s no point overeating or over drinking during Sahur, but the JJCs try to drink as much water as they possibly can seconds before Fajr — the morning prayer.
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And still waking up thirsty
After the struggle to wake up for sahoor, the second test of Ramadan is waking up thirsty in the morning. Then when you’re about to help yourself, you’ll remember you can’t drink or eat until later in the day.
When people keep asking “even water”
Ramadan has been around for as long as ever, but trust non-fasting folks to always act like it’s brand new every year. But then again, it’s not Ramadan if this question hasn’t come your way.
The concert in your tummy
This happens seven to nine hours into the fasting day. The hunger growls get louder, and there’s nothing you can do about it.
Hoping the Imam speeds things up
Whether it’s the regular day prayers or the evening taraweeh, there’s a teeny-weeny angry thought that creeps into your mind when the imam goes for lengthy verses. Does he not know that folks are weak and hungry?
Missing your shoes at the mosque
Is it really Ramadan if you don’t lose your slippers at the mosque during taraweeh? Nothing concerns the slippers thieves with abstaining from sins during the holy month.
When the period shows up
Some ladies can act like they’ll miss the few days of fasting but deep down they’re happy AF they finally get to rekindle their love for food.
The urge to drink ablution water
Many things will test you during Ramadan and one of them is fighting the urge to nick a drop of water for your patched throat every time you do an ablution.
The chaotic meals mid Ramadan
Forget the food bloggers or the recipes you saved on IG. By the nighttime, you’ll probably be too tired to do anything. Water for sahoor might seem aiit and noodles for iftar settles it for you.
The soft guilt on eid-morning
You’re supposed to have breakfast before you go to the mosque on Eid but that soft guilt always comes through before you remember “Oh, I can eat. Ramadan is done with”.
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