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Date Posted: 09:07:15 09/19/07 Wed
Author: Roger
Subject: Re: Ramadan mubarak!
In reply to: Rana 's message, "Re: Ramadan mubarak!" on 06:24:55 09/14/07 Fri

>When there is a health danger fasting stops to be
>obligatory. People with certain health issues are not
>required to fast in Ramadan. If it is temporary
>sickness, or weakness (like pregnancy, for example)
>one could not fast but s/he has to fast equal numbers
>of his not-fasting days sometime after Ramadan.. when
>he is strong and able. If, however, the health issue
>is permanent, or one is very old or is on certain
>medications, one has to pay to the poor people a sum
>of money that is enough to feed one person for one day
>against each day of Ramadan in which the person was
>unable to fast.
>

As a diabetic, I would be able to participate in a fast to the extent that I do in Lent, by not eating anything extra, above my basic needs, thereby not endangering my health while doing without what I might normally casually eat. That satisfies the requirements of Lent anyway.

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