COTABATO CITY --- Fast when you see the new moon, break your fast when you see the new moon.”
This is exactly what Muslims in the country’s south and in other states within the pacific timeline did Monday, first day of Ramadhan, as preached by Mohammad, Islam’s legendary progenitor.Muslims fast from dawn to dusk during the Ramadhan, which lasts for one lunar cycle, about 28 to 29 days, both as atonement for sins and as a religious obligation.Fasting during the Ramadhan, a holy month among Muslims, is one of the five pillars” of the Islamic faith.