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− Hadrat Promised Messiah and Mahdi said about : as Fidyah ± ± − "Once I thought why Allah has prescribed ? I was given the Fidyah − knowledge that it enables one to fast. Allah alone gives strength and − capacity to do anything and one should beseech only Allah for every need. − He is Omnipotent. If He so Wills He can grant the strength to fast to even a person suffering from tuberculosis. Therefore, it is appropriate that if a person sees that he is being deprived of the fast, then such a person should supplicate that, O Allah! this is your blessed month and I could not benefit − from its blessings and I do not know whether I shall be alive next year or not or I would be able to complete the fasts that I am unable to keep now. If he seeks the power and strength from Allah then I am certain that Allah − − will bestow strength on such a soul. " (Malfuzat, Vol. 4, p. 288) − − Kinds of Fasts The Holy Qur’an and refer to different kinds of fasts which Hadith − ± − can be divided into two classes: 1. Obligatory fasts. 2. Voluntary fasts. Obligatory Fasts a) i. Prescribed fasts in the month of Ramadan. ± − ii. Omitted fasts of which must be Ramadan ± − undertaken. b) i. Fast for atoning "Zihar". (Zihar: Uttering ± − ± − something which has the effect of a divorce; 149