During fasting hours when no food or drink is consumed, the body uses its stores of carbohydrate (stored in the liver and muscles) and fat to provide energy once all the calories from the foods consumed during the night have been used up. The body cannot store water and so the kidneys conserve as much water as possible by reducing the amount lost in urine.

Demolition of al-Baqī refers to the event of demolition of historical and religious graves and shrines of al-Baqi; cemetery by the Wahhabis of contemporary time. Demolition of al-Baqi' was followed by serious protests in Muslim countries including Iran. Wahhabis destroyed places and graves in al-Baqi' two times, once in 1220/1805-6 and the second time in 1344/1926. Many Shi'a hold gatherings, remember the event and mourn on shawal 8 of every year which is known as yawm al-hadm (Day of Demolition
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When you fast, the digestive system gets a break from needing to process, digest, and absorb all the different foods and drinks you normally consume, so jumping right back into your normal diet after a period of prolonged fasting can be an unwelcome shock to your gut.
Additionally, depending on how long you fasted, it may also be helpful to avoid food such as raw cruciferous vegetables, legumes, seeds and seed bladders, and nuts and nut butters.

Benefits of fasting covers various angles in a person’s life. Fasting has been practiced by different people of different religions as a means of healing strategy spiritually and physically. However, intentions of fasting differ from religion to religion and person to person. Some people are fasting to be healthy while some are fasting to be pious and get near to Allah.

Most English grammar and spelling follow standardized rules. Dr.Johnson’s Dictionary of 1755 sets out the rules of English grammar and spelling. This dictionary was the first to comprehensively document the English lexicon and is one of the most famous dictionaries in history, taking over 8 years to compile.

If you work third shift, pull all-nighters (studying or watching a TV show) or experience jetlag, your clock might be off.
Circadian rhythm, the name given to your body’s 24-hour internal clock, controls your body’s sleep-wake cycle.
“It’s not just for sleep,” says behavioral sleep medicine psychologist Alicia Roth, PhD. “It’s for everything that goes on in our body. We have internal clocks for our hormones, our immune system, our digestion. Our organs all run on some sort of timing…
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By learning English you will also learn about other cultures. Few experiences will make you grow as a person more than learning the values, habits and way of life in a culture that is different from yours.

English is based on a simpler alphabet and it’s fairly quick and easy to learn compared to other languages. The sentence “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog” contains all the alphabets. We call it: pangram. A pangram is a unique sentence in which every letter of the alphabet is used at least once. The name comes from the Greek root words pan, meaning “all,” and gram, meaning “something written or recorded”

Circadian rhythms are 24-hour cycles that are part of the body’s internal clock, running in the background to carry out essential functions and processes. One of the most important and well-known circadian rhythms is the sleep-wake cycle. Different systems of the body follow circadian rhythms that are synchronized with a master clock in the brain. This master clock is directly influenced by environmental cues, especially light, which is why it is tied to the cycle of day and night.

English is the language of the internet. Over 80% of the information stored on computers worldwide is in English. Many websites are written in English. You will be able to understand them and take part in forums and chats.

Eid al-Fitr, often shortened to “Eid,” is a joyous celebration traditionally lasting three days. Muslims mark the occasion with private and community events such as communal prayer (salat), parties, preparing and eating special foods, giving gifts, wearing new clothes, and visiting friends and family.

The Eid al-Fiṭr and Eid al-Aḍḥā prayer is obligatory during the presence of the Imam (ʿA) and must be performed in congregation. In our time, when the Imam (ʿA) is in occultation, the prayer is recommended and it can be performed in congregation or on one’s own.

The time for the Eid al-Fiṭr and Eid al-Aḍḥā prayer is from sunrise to the time of ẓuhr prayers on the day of Eid.