A Qur’an Like It.
Here’s the Sahih International translation:
2:183 O you who have believed, decreed upon you is fasting as it was decreed upon those before you that you may become righteous – 184 [Fasting for] a limited number of days.
So whoever among you is ill or on a journey [during them] – then an equal number of other days [are to be made up].
And upon those who are able [to fast, but with hardship] – a ransom [as substitute] of feeding a poor person [each day].
And whoever volunteers good [i.e., excess] – it is better for him.
But to fast is best for you, if you only knew.
185 The month of Ramaḍān [is that] in which was revealed the Qur’ān, a guidance for the people and clear proofs of guidance and criterion.
So whoever sights [the crescent of] the month, let him fast it; and whoever is ill or on a journey – then an equal number of other days.
Allah intends for you ease and does not intend for you hardship and [wants] for you to complete the period and to glorify Allah for that [to] which He has guided you; and perhaps you will be grateful.
Koran 2:183-185
Fasting is pretty simple. If you are a healthy man or woman over the age of bar or bat mitzvah (adult male or female), just abstain from food and drink from dawn until dark.
Jewish Fast Days, Chabad.org
A few technical details:
- If you are pregnant or nursing and are in pain or feel weak, do not fast on this day. If you’re ill, consult with a rabbi. But even if you are exempt from fasting, skip the delicacies and sweets for a day.
- You can wake up early before the fast begins and grab a bite—as long as you had this in mind before you went to sleep.
- Try to make it to your synagogue for the day’s prayer services. We add some special fast-day prayers, and read from the Torah, during both the morning and afternoon prayers. There’s also a special fast-day haftorah following the afternoon Torah reading.
- If the fast day falls on Shabbat, it is postponed until Sunday (or in the case of the Fast of Esther, moved up to Thursday).
Source for the above: Jewish Fast Days, Chabad.org
Here’s my improved version:
2:183 Muhammad was ignorant and stupid. Fasting can be dangerous.
184 Muhammad copied badly from the Jews the custom of fasting, showing that his Koran comes from Torah and so Allah is Muhammad and both are false.
185 Note that in Islam, Muslims FEAST at night. The Jews don’t. Muslims feasting at night is in celebration of Lah, the Moon god of Arabia, from polytheistic times.
Muhammad combined daytime fasting with nighttime feasting.
Qur’an 2:183-185
As I’ve produced a better verse than Muhammad, this shows Muhammad is Allah, Allah is Muhammad, Koran comes from Muhammad (and friends), and Islam is false.
