Let me start by sending my very late happy Ramadan wishes 😂.

First, I'm going to be setting a couple things straight about The Holy Month of Ramadan:

1) Definition of fasting: to abstain from all or some foods and drink. So yes, not even water.

2) Our fasting starts from sunrise to sunset. When we break our fast, it is called Iftar, or 'Breakfast'.

3) Right before we start our fast with an hour or two, we kind of 'feast' and drink enough water so it can last us for the next day. This is called Suhoor. It doesn't matter what you eat, usually, it's traditional food like eggs and baked beans for Arabs, but if you're like me, you can also eat MacDonalds and shawarma 😂

4) If you're sick, too old, or past your abilities to fast, then you don't need to fast, God is forgiving. If you are able to afterward, you can make up for the days after the Holy month of Ramadan.

This is a verse from the Holy Qur'an:

شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ الَّذِي أُنْزِلَ فِيهِ الْقُرْآَنُ هُدًى لِلنَّاسِ وَبَيِّنَاتٍ مِنَ الْهُدَى وَالْفُرْقَانِ فَمَنْ شَهِدَ مِنْكُمُ الشَّهْرَ فَلْيَصُمْهُ وَمَنْ كَانَ مَرِيضًا أَوْ عَلَى سَفَرٍ فَعِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَيَّامٍ أُخَرَ يُرِيدُ اللَّهُ بِكُمُ الْيُسْرَ وَلَا يُرِيدُ بِكُمُ الْعُسْرَ وَلِتُكْمِلُوا الْعِدَّةَ وَلِتُكَبِّرُوا اللَّهَ عَلَى مَا هَدَاكُمْ وَلَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ

"The month of Ramadhan in which was revealed the Qur'an, guidance for mankind, and clear
proofs of the guidance, and the Criterion (of right and wrong). And whosoever of you is present,
let him fast the month, and whosoever of you is sick or on a journey, (let him fast the same)
number of other days. Allah desires ease for you; He does not desire hardship for you."

An extra fact: 5) Ramadan was the month that God brought down The Holy Qur'an.

Okay, now that we set the basics for fasting, I can get to the question you guys really want the answer to. I have a lot of non-Muslim friends and non-Arab friends that feel confused to why we'd 'starve' ourselves for that long; is it to prove that we're strong? is it just for sadistic sakes? to prove that God can have all power all over us, and convince us to stop eating?

No, no, and no. 

We choose to fast on that month so God can remind us of our blessings. So we can feel for the poor who try to sleep their hunger away, in hopes of finding clean water that doesn't burn their insides. This is for the people that pray to find a piece of bread crumb so it can last them for the next week. They, like us, are fasting, but their fasting lasts for a lifetime.

If you guys have any questions, just comment them or pm me, and may your fasting be accepted :-)