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Another ritual of Ahl al-Haqq is their specific [[fasting]] which is different from the fasting performed by other Muslims. In fact, it is forbidden for Ahl al-Haqq to fast in the [[Ramadan]] month. Qirmizi or Shah Ways Quli forbade the one-month fasting for Ahl al-Haqq, announcing that if a member of Ahl al-Haqq fasts for one month they will be excommunicated. On the contrary, every individual from the Yarsan has to practice the fasting of the cave for 3 consecutive days. It is practiced on the 12th day of a lunar month coincided with the Kurdish 40th day of winter. After 3 days of fasting, the 15th day of the lunar month is celebrated as “Eid Khudawandigari” (the celebration of divinity). The fasting is done as a reminder of the days spent by Sultan Ishaq and his companions in the cave.