Not Even Water? The Ramadan Fast — Epoche A1
Not Even Water? Every Ramadan, people ask the same question: you eat nothing all day — but you drink, yes? No. The fast is food and drink together. Not even water. The fasting day is longer than people think. It starts at first light, well before the sun comes up, and ends only at sunset. So the real trick is the night meal, suhoor. In my family we get up before dawn and eat slowly: bread, yoghurt, fruit, and water, glass after glass. Hard? The first days, yes. Then the body learns the new hours. And at sunset, the first glass of water is the best water of the year.