Be that as it may, as Fasting is most efficacious for the disciplining of the self and a special means to the promotion of the strength and ability to subordinate the carnal appetites to the Divine injunctions and spiritual values, it had also been enjoined upon all the former religious communities though there was some difference in the duration, etc., of the fasts in view of their individual needs and circumstances. For the last of the Ummahs, i.e. the Muslims, Fasting for a month in the year from sunrise to sunset has been prescribed which definitely is the most appropriate, moderate and reasonable arrangement with reference to the aforementioned objects in the Current Age.

The aim of moral and spiritual disciplining and inculcation of the virtue of self-restraint could not be realised had it been less than that. If, on the other hand, the time and duration of Fasting were longer, as for example food and drink were permitted only at the break of day or fasting was ordered for two or three months in succession in a year, it would have been unendurable for most of the people, and also, injurious to health.

Again, Allah has prescribed Fasting in the month in which the Qur’an was revealed and in which there, also has been concealed Lailatul Qadr (Night of Power) which is better than a thousand months in spiritual worth and blessedness. No other month could, obviously, be more suited for it. In this month apart from Fasting during the day , an extraordinary institution of worship has, also, been established which is functioning in the Ummat in the form of Taraweeh. The joining together of the fasts of the day and Taraweeh in the night has resulted in an increase in the effulgence of the month of Ramadan which is felt by everyone in proportion to his inner awareness and perception.

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SAUSAGE PIES
FILLING
500 g chicken or lamb mince - 2 slices bread - pounded green chilies, to taste - 1 teaspoon crushed garlic - 1 teaspoon ground dhania - 1 teaspoon ground jeeroo - ½ teaspoon salt - ½ teaspoon fine black pepper - 1 egg beaten egg - sesame seeds

Soak the bread in water and squeeze. Add the remaining ingredients for the filling and mix well. Roll into 20 cm long rolls, place onto a tray and refrigerate until firm enough to handle. Roll the pastry out on a surface sprinkled with corn flour. Cut into long strips measuring approximately 20cm times 8cm. Place the mince rolls onto the long end of the pastry and roll up as for swiss roll, sealing edges with water. Cut into little rolls, about 4cm apart. Place onto an oven tray. Brush with beaten egg and sprinkle with sesame seeds. Make two or three slits with a sharp knife across the top of each roll. Bake in a moderate oven until brown and crisp.