# | name | |
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# 1 | name The sublime station occupied by fasting in the Bahá’í Revelation. | |
# 2 | name The period of fasting commences with the termination of the Intercalary Days, and ends with the Naw-Rúz Festival. | |
# 3 | name Abstinence from food and drink, from sunrise to sunset, is obligatory. | |
# 4 | name Fasting is binding on men and women on attaining the age of maturity, which is fixed at 15. | |
# 5 | name Exemption from fasting is granted to: | |
# | name a. Travellers: | |
# | name i. Provided the journey exceeds 9 hours. | |
# | name ii. Those travelling on foot, provided the journey exceeds 2 hours. | |
# | name iii. Those who break their journey for less than 19 days. | |
# | name iv. Those who break their journey during the Fast at a place where they are to stay 19 days are exempt from fasting only for the first three days from their arrival. | |
# | name v. Those who reach home during the Fast must commence fasting from the day of their arrival. | |
# | name b. Those who are ill. | |
# | name c. Those who are over 70. | |
# | name d. Women who are with child. | |
# | name e. Women who are nursing. | |
# | name f. Women in their courses, provided they perform their ablutions and repeat a specifically revealed verse 95 times a day. | |
# | name g. Those who are engaged in heavy labour, who are advised to show respect for the law by using discretion and restraint when availing themselves of the exemption. | |
# 6 | name Vowing to fast (in a month other than the one prescribed for fasting) is permissible. Vows which profit mankind are however preferable in the sight of God. |