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Day of Fasting Will Celebrate Ramadan

 
 

Sunday, September 21, 2008 (10 weeks ago)

On Wednesday, Sept. 24, many students and staff at Gustavus Adolphus College will take part in the Gustavus Day of Fasting in honor of the Islamic holiday of Ramadan.

Participants will refrain from eating and drinking from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. (sunrise to sunset), and then break the fast at 7:15 p.m. at a banquet in the Heritage Room, located in the C. Charles Jackson Campus Center.

Ramadan is the name of the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. It is considered the holiest month and is believed to be the month when the Koran was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad from the angel Gabriel.

Fasting during the month of Ramadan is considered one of the five pillars of Islam and is obligatory to every adult and able Muslim. Fasting during Ramadan is intended to help teach Muslims self-discipline, self-restraint, generosity, sacrifice, and humility.

The Gustavus Day of Fasting is being sponsored by the Crossroads Program and the Pan Afrikan Student Organization.

Gustavus Adolphus College is a private liberal arts college in St. Peter, Minn., that prepares 2,600 undergraduates for lives of leadership, service, and lifelong learning. The oldest Lutheran college in Minnesota, Gustavus was founded in 1862 by Swedish immigrants and named for Swedish King Gustav II Adolf. At Gustavus, students receive personal attention in small-sized classes and engage in collaborative research with their professors. Fully accredited and known for its strong science, writing, music, athletics, study-abroad, and service-learning programs, Gustavus hosts a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa and is internationally recognized for its annual Nobel Conference®.

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