FASTING FOR RAMADAN : Notes from a Spiritual Practice (Paperback)

from streamsong

Kazim Ali is a master wordsmith. His journals of the month long Ramadan fast from two separate years are both insightful and beautifully written. Ali gives enough background for a non-Muslim like myself to understand the practice. He then lyrically journals his experience of the fast-the emptying...

from anna_in_pdx

I was quite disappointed that I did not get this book in time for Ramadan this year. I didn't really fast this year but the book was an impetus to try to do better next year. I found it fascinating. Many of the thought processes the author goes through while fasting are things similar to how I th...

from amberleez

This book was a small glimpse into one person's spiritual practice, but was hugely spiritual itself. I am not a Muslim (or anything for that matter), but the practice of fasting, and reflections on life and God were expressed beautifully. Ali is a fantastic writer, and his insight into humanity a...

from LizzieD

I opened Fasting for Ramadan hoping for some insights into the spiritual practice of fasting and into the mind of a devout Muslim. Sometimes Kazim Ali satisfied my curiosity with brilliant observations brilliantly worded. Rarely I found his musings so personal and cryptic as to be unintelligible....

from dmichaud

A deeply moving and insightful window into the particularity of religious faith and what is involved in making that faith a serious part of one's life. An excellent reminder that theology lives in the day-to-day actions of millions of faithful individuals struggling and gaining strength from thei...