Fast

Aspects of Fasting

General Information about Fasting

• Fast - need to obey
• Fast - purposes of
• Fast - motives for obeying
• Fast - rigors of
• Fast - bounties of

Applicability of Fasting

• Fast - applicability of
• Fast - exemptions

Mechanics of Fasting

• Fast - dates of
• Fast - timing of
• Fast - abstinence activities
• Fast - making up

Resources for Fasting

• Fast - prayers for
• Study materials: http://www.education.usbnc.org/a_themes/bahai_essentials/23_TheBahaiFast.pdf
• Sunrise/sunset times: see for example: http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/RS_OneDay.html

Other miscellaneous topics pertaining to the Fast

Stages and Stations of the Fast

"There are various stages and stations for the Fast"*

(Bahá'u'lláh, Importance of Obligatory Prayer and Fasting, sec. 1, no. 19)

Accidental eating/drinking: If one unconsciously eats during the Fast, this is not breaking the Fast

"If one eats unconsciously during the fasting hours, this is not breaking the Fast as it is an accident..."

(Shoghi Effendi, Principles of Bahá'í Administration, pp. 9-10, in Lights of Guidance, no. 780)

To-dos for this page

• Concepts within the Fast prayers could be incorporated within this page's subpages or this page itself; see Fast - prayers for
• Incorporate into relevant page(s): Star of the West, Volume 11, Issue 19, p. 329 and Wisdom of Fasting