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AHMED: Fasting Helps Give Up Undesirable Habits 

It's a month when one can learn to eat healthy, exercise, connect with oneself and even quit smoking. Fasting during Ramadan, as experts put it, can help do away with unhealthy habits for a better life. . . .

Smokers need to wait for the sun to set before they can light up a cigarette. Those observing fast have to cut down the number of times they smoke and they will feel more energetic.

“A person manipulates his conduct during this month to abide by the rules of the religion. So a smoker will have to learn to manage his day differently, without the cigarettes. Thus if a person needs to change, he will be able to change,” said Dr. Ahmed Suliman, a volunteer scholar at the Department of Islamic Affairs in Dubai.

Harmony, tolerance and introspection are important virtues Muslims must uphold during the holy month.

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