The pilot revealed his story of flying from Indonesia to Jeddah.
22 Maret 2024 20:45
Brilio.net - During Ramadan, it has become an obligation for Muslims throughout the world to fast. In principle, fasting is an activity of holding back hunger and thirst, starting from sunrise to sunset.
The problem is, the sunrise and sunset times vary in each part of the world. The norm is 12 hours, some are quicker, some are longer. In fact, it is not uncommon for people to fast for very long durations, such as in Nuuk, Greenland, with a fasting duration of 17 hours 52 minutes every day.
This is certainly a test in itself for every Muslim. In order to get double rewards, fasting must still be carried out.
Well, there is an interesting story related to the duration of fasting. This story was shared by the owner of the TikTok account @alesandroazis. The account owner, who is known to be a pilot, shared his experience of fasting for a very long duration, namely 19 hours.
"The real fasting is 19 hours," wrote the upload caption.
photo: TikTok/@alesandroazis
The long duration of the pilot's fast is not without reason. He revealed that when he was fasting, he was flying a plane from Indonesia to Jeddah. The pilot flew from east to west.
In other words, said the pilot, he was fasting while 'chasing' the sun. From Indonesia to Jeddah time will go backwards instead of forwards.
"When we fast and fly by plane to the west, we fly in the direction of the sun. So the time for breaking the fast goes back and follows the path of the sun," said the pilot in his explanation.
photo: TikTok/@alesandroazis
Meanwhile, according to the pilot, he believes that the principle and law of fasting is from sunrise to sunset. So, he felt he couldn't break his fast as long as the sun hadn't completely set.
"I believe in the law of breaking the fast because the postulate for breaking the fast explains that fasting is done from dawn to sunset. Which is explained in the postulate in the form of our visual view of the sun," he continued.
In the video it is shown that he, who took off from Surabaya, found that it was already 20.30 WIB. Meanwhile, the pilot who was crossing the Indian sky at that time found that the sun was still very bright so he could not break the fast.
photo: TikTok/@alesandroazis
"So, for travelers who are fasting, remember that the time you break your fast does not correspond to the time you eat sahur, but rather depends on your view of the sun where you are. If you fly to the East, it will be faster, right? The answer is 'Yes! !' because we are flying with our backs to the sun," wrote the pilot.
Until finally when it was 21.35, the sky looked dark, and sunset time arrived. The pilot immediately broke his fast with the food that had been available earlier.
photo: TikTok/@alesandroazis
As a result, if you think about it, the pilot only broke his fast at what should have been bedtime. Netizens who saw this video flooded the comments column for this video, which has been watched by more than 700 thousand.
@alesandroazis The Real 19 hour fast (explanation in the caption) When we fast and fly by plane to the west, we are flying in the direction of the sun. So our time for breaking the fast goes back and follows the path of the sun. I believe in the law of breaking the fast because the postulate of breaking the fast explains that fasting is done from dawn to sunset. Which is explained in this postulate in the form of our visual of the sun. So, for travelers who are fasting, remember that the time you break your fast does not coincide with the time you eat sahur. but according to your vision of the sun where you are. If you fly east, it's faster, right? The answer is Yes!! because we fly with our backs to the sun #aviation #aviation #pilotindonesia #airplane #aviasiindonesia original sound - Alesandro Azis
"This explanation is really true, those who fast at the end of the Burj Khalifa and those at the bottom will also have different breaking times," wrote the account @w.path83 in response.
"Amen, Capt! I hope you stay healthy and always cool by being a pious pilot," said the account @matchamatch99.
"It's crazy that it opens at 9 pm. Keep up the enthusiasm, sir pilot," said the account @alif_spotter.
"I also felt like this last year during the Umrah in the month of Ramadan. Masya Allah, it's delicious," said the account @withnindy.
Disclaimer: This translation from Bahasa Indonesia to English has been generated by Artificial Intelligence.
