Ramadan of this year is finally over and it is time to get back to daytime eating and drinking halal (lawful) beverages. Eidul-Fitr marks the end of Ramadan, a month that comes once each year. Abstaining from food, drink, and intimate relationships (from predawn to sunset) might be a mind-blowing matter to some people, but that is the reality practicing Muslims experience each Ramadan. They put up with hunger and thirst to please Allah, the creator, who commands them to fast Ramadan unless excused from it for one reason or another.
Then Allah tells them to resume enjoying what had been banned during Ramadan days. Eid is the day that comes right after the end of Ramadan. Eid is a day of jubilation and gratitude. Once again, food and beverages (two substances without which humans cannot survive) are permitted. But, after fasting for an entire month, the stomach needs to adapt to both day food and drinks. Day foods might bother the stomach sometimes until the stomach gets there and picks up the routines again. However, humans’ immune system, including the digestion system, is a flexible machine capable of acclimatizing to different conditions and environments.
Eidul-Fitr announces the end of Ramadan and urges the faithful to restart eating and drinking during day hours. No restrictions, so long as their foods and drinks are halal. They keep eating and drinking during the daytime for another eleven months until the next Ramadan comes in the twelve month. Eleven months of unrestricted eating and drinking, and only one month whose daytime consumption of food and beverages is not permitted.
Today, the 30th day of March 2025 is Eidul-Fitr, the end of Ramadan. Billions of Muslims are back to eating and drinking during day hours. Allah’s command was fulfilled, and the restriction was lifted. Alhamdulillah. Blessed are those who reach the next Ramadan and take advantage of its bounties and blessings. EID MUBARAK!