Differences in Fasting Between Muslims, Jews, and Christians

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA – The Quran affirms that the obligation of fasting is not solely prescribed for Muslims, but was also enjoined upon earlier communities. Allah SWT declares: “O you who believe, fasting has been prescribed for you as it was prescribed for those before you” (Al-Baqarah: 183).

This verse underscores that fasting is a form of worship shared across the Abrahamic faiths — Islam, Judaism, and Christianity — though each tradition observes it according to its own rules and customs.