In English
announced the message of God that he had heard to the townsmen of Mecca. At that time, people did not give heed to the Divine Declarations. They forced him to leave the place. But, . knew that truth will win and God will prevail. He knew that the insult and injury were only for the body; the can never be hurt. The month is set apart for the holy task of bringing into memory and practice the teachings that conveyed and attaining that stage of unity and purity which is truly Divine. Islam gives importance to the Moon which regulates the months. consider the Moon as the deity presiding over the mind. With the of the New Moon, the fast begins and when the New Moon is seen again, the fast ends. 'Fast' does not consist in merely desisting from food and drink. The fast starts at sunrise and is broken only after sunset and is observed most rigourously.