fasting
24 Mar
A fasting Muslim is expected to not do anything that the Almighty has forbidden. In other words, the value accruable to the believer would be redeemed in full once we keep all our limbs and organs away from sin.
23 Mar
Ramadan 2023 has begun and it dates from Wednesday, March 22, 2023 although to on Friday, April 21, 2023. It is an exceptionally holy and spiritual time for Muslims because they are expected to fast, pray, read the Quran and engage in charity, generosity and acts of kindness. Asides from fasting, one must also abstain…
27 Nov
Is not this the fast that I have chosen? To loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke? Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry..
23 Oct
As 2023 campaigns begin in earnest, a professional group, Omituntun Initiative in the Diaspora (OID), has beseeched the good people of Oyo State to embark on 3-Day fasting and prayer for the victory of Governor Seyi Makinde's second term bid.
17 Apr 2022
Even though this is not the first time that Muslim and Christian faithful are fasting at the same time, the coincidence of this year’s Lent and Ramadan fast
8 Apr 2022
This is therefore a reminder. Recall, that fasting became obligatory for Muslims during the second year after the Hijra (migration of the Prophet from Makkah to Madinah)
6 Mar 2022
As we begin Lent in 2022, I want to draw your attention to the second paragraph of the invitation to the observance of a holy Lent (BCP Ash Wednesday)
6 Mar 2022
Lent, which started last Wednesday (known as Ash Wednesday), and ends on the Saturday preceding Easter, is a period of six weeks or 40 days that recalls the events leading
6 Mar 2022
The Lord had an important spiritual work to do in the lives of the Israelites, hence, the call to sanctify themselves. Sanctification, on the other hand
6 Mar 2022
Rev. Fr. Joseph Osunde has enjoined Christians to reconcile with God and their neighbours, as they embark on the 40-day fasting and prayers.
6 Jun 2021
Intermittent means starting and stopping or occurring after a particular time. Fasting simply means abstinence from food for a period of time. Fasting is an ancient tradition that has been practised by many cultures and religion over time. Therefore, intermittent fasting is an eating plan that switches between abstaining from food and eating on a…
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