00:00this year lent and ramadan coincide marking a holy period for two of the three major religions
00:07in trinidad and tobago so we hope that this month of ramadan the spirit of the month of ramadan
00:14will bring some more consciousness not only to muslims but to the wider population of this
00:21country especially witnessing a time when the crime rate is so high and people you know they're
00:30they're drowned in this type of wrongdoings i hope that this month of ramadan will you know help in
00:37some way or the other to help people to curb their wrongdoings and create in them some kind of
00:47god consciousness some muslims commenced their fast today alongside the christian community
00:54while others will begin on thursday it is a month in which we intensify our discipline and our
01:03disciplines in so many different aspects controlling our vices and our lower inclinations and excelling
01:11in good deeds it is a month in which we not only abstain from food drinks and intimate relationship
01:19from the break of of dawn until sunset but also we start we try to abstain from lying backbiting
01:26slandering degrading and defaming people muslims and the wider public are urged to consider the less
01:33fortunate during this time so by doing this type of fasting we are actually experiencing what
01:41the poor person has to undergo throughout the year and by doing this we get to experience how they feel
01:50and by by doing that we become more affectionate and compassionate and it reminds us of our duties
01:57and our responsibilities towards these individuals fasting is one of the five pillars of islam alongside
02:05professional faith prayer almsgiving and pilgrimage renessa cutting tv6 news
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