Muslim fast for a month because that's the time they ask for forgiveness from god for their sins. from sun rise to sun down they cant eat or drink anything if they do then that fasting don't count. it affect the Muslims lives because there sins will not be forgiven for that year or month
when do Muslims know when to start and stop fasting
Christians do not have a fasting month, only Muslims do.
it affects muslims because it shows them how they will end up, it shows them how they should act nowadays. :)
shadan
Ramadhan
The holy month of Fasting on the Islamic calender is called "Ramadan"
from the age of puberty.
doing fasting
Ramadan. The five pillars (for Sunni Muslims) include fasting, and Ramadan is the time of fasting. Shia Muslims have fasting as one of their practices rather than a pillar of faith.
hajj,zakat,fasting,salat,shahada Because they are the actions we Muslims must perform. Also because intentionally not believing in any one of them takes a person outside of Islam.
Muslims stop fasting when they can see the new moon that is the first day of next Islamic calendar month.
During the month of Ramadan fasting is compulsary for every adult muslim.