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Just as in Islam, fasting is originally meant to abstain from food and drink and other
pleasures as an act of worship and a means to get closer to God. It is not a partial fast
which involves giving up only certain types of foods, refraining from snacks between
meals, or skipping one or two meals a day, as Christians do today: "Go, gather all the
Jews who are present in Shushan, and fast for me; neither eat nor drink for
three days, night or day. My maids and I will fast likewise. And so I will go to
the king, which is against the law; and if I perish, I perish!" (Esther 4/16); "Then
they said to Him, 'Why do the disciples of John fast often and make prayers,
and likewise those of the Pharisees, but Yours eat and drink?'" (Luke 5/33)
Likewise, only Muslim women wear the head covering mentioned in the Bible, as in 1
Corinthians 11/5, 1 Timothy 2/9 and 1 Peter 3/3. In fact, all Christians admit that Mary
used to wear a veil over her head, and Christian nuns still observe this practice today. It
is amazing to note that the Bible mentions that the righteous women also cover their
faces. In Genesis 24/65, New Living Translation, we read, "'Who is that man walking
through the fields to meet us?' she asked the servant. And he replied, 'It is my
master.' So Rebekah covered her face with her veil."
There are other verses to this effect, such as Genesis 38/14, Holman Christian Standard
Bible, "So she took off her widow's clothes, veiled her face, covered herself,
and sat at the entrance to Enaim..."; Song of Solomon 4/1, "You have dove's eyes
behind your veil…"; Song of Solomon 6/7, "Like a piece of pomegranate Are your
temples behind your veil?"; and Daniel 13/32, "But those wicked men
commanded that her face should be uncovered."
Even the greeting used by Jesus, "Peace be unto you", is used only by Muslims today.
We read in Luke 24/36, "Jesus Himself stood in the midst of them, and said to
them, 'Peace to you.'" We find the same thing in Matthew 28/9 and John 20/21. Christ
even commanded his followers to say this, as in Luke 10/5, "But whatever house you
enter, first say, 'Peace to this house.'" We find that the Qur'an (24/27) commands
the faithful to do just the same thing: "O you who believe! Do not enter houses
other than your own until you have asked permission and greeted their
inhabitants. That is better for you, so that you may pay heed." Another verse
reads, "But when you enter houses, salute one another with a greeting of
peace, a greeting from your Lord full of blessings and purity…" (24/61)
There are many other religious practices observed today mainly by Muslims, such
as wudhu' (ablution before prayer): "So they shall wash their hands and their feet,