Ramadan

Post by **Libaax** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 12:01 pm

Is there any one else but me that are on Ramadan?

Buz?

Also here you can ask if you dont know what Ramadan is about.

Post by **Skullkracker** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 12:14 pm

I don't know that much about it so please tell me/us!

Post by **Eldo** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 12:15 pm

http://www.holidays.net/ramadan/story.htm

Google tells all. I'm guessing you have to fast for a month.

Post by **Skullkracker** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 12:25 pm

Google bores me sometimes
it's much better to hear from buddies here

ya know, what they think about it, what they do different, likes, dislikes

Post by **Libaax** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 12:29 pm

Yeah you fast for hole month. Here we cant eat from 6.00 in the morning to 18.00 .

The point is a symbol to understand people who are starving.

Also under Ramadan people give money to thier Mosce's to help people in need. Our Mosce here in Uppsala gave money last year to Palastina.

Post by **Skullkracker** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 12:39 pm

that is nice...

I also read the description. Quite educational.

Post by **Devil_Dante** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 3:51 pm

Well here (where I live), lots of boys and girls fast. But only because they have to do it from their parents. So the message gets lost. They only fast and think about their own hunger, instead of the poor people.

Post by **Buzkashi** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 7:29 pm

Im doing it while im in football. So its pretty hard. Oh and ramadan was the month that the Quran was revealed to the Prophet Mohhamed(pbuh)

Post by **Necromancer** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 8:39 pm

I knew it and I know many who do it. There are also such fasting times for christians. And about forgeting the message. It's always the same, especially with something by force.

Post by **Libaax** » Sun Oct 09, 2005 1:47 pm

Devil_Dante wrote:Well here (where I live), lots of boys and girls fast. But only because they have to do it from their parents. So the message gets lost. They only fast and think about their own hunger, instead of the poor people.

The message always get lost in some families.

I dont know why you should force someone.

Not all my siblings fast,most of us does cause we choose.

A brother and two sisters dont fast.

Post by **Devil_Dante** » Tue Oct 11, 2005 5:36 pm

Libaax wrote:
Devil_Dante wrote:Well here (where I live), lots of boys and girls fast. But only because they have to do it from their parents. So the message gets lost. They only fast and think about their own hunger, instead of the poor people.
The message always get lost in some families.

I dont know why you should force someone.

Not all my siblings fast,most of us does cause we choose.

A brother and two sisters dont fast.

Well they are not really forced. They feel forced to fast for the respect for their parents.

Post by **ucrzymofo87** » Tue Oct 11, 2005 9:21 pm

If you don't know why you're fasting it diminishes fasting in the first place. sounds like libaax knows why he's fasting, so that's very admirable imo.

Post by **hadi** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 2:42 am

Fasting somewhere away (away from Muslim society) from home is harsh. It does not feel like Ramadan, you simply can't get in the spirit of the month. What's more frustrating is in the next two years, we can't break the fast until 8 p.m. here in Scotland. It's just too damn harsh.

Post by **Killfile** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 8:08 pm

I'm not aware of any Christian fasts that spring to mind. The closest most Christians get is Lent, the period of 40 days before Easter which are supposed to remind us of the 40 days and nights Christ spent in the desert being tempted by Satan.

Tradition holds (particularly in the Catholic church) that you are supposed to give up something for Lent.

For most Catholics, their Church mandated that they give up alcohol for the season. However, and exception was made by the Vatican for the Irish to celebrate St. Patrick's day. The Holy See said that only Irish Catholics could consume alcohol during the St. Patrick's Day celebration - which lead to the now age old saying "Everyone's a little Irish on St. Patty's Day"

Today, most people give up something like chocolate or coffee for Lent - which is a long ways off from the old fasts that used to take place in the middle ages.

I've got a number of friends who are fasting now, and I've the utmost respect for them. It's particularly had in a western country. In a predominantly moslem country, the entire nation fasts along with you - and appropriate changes occur in the business schedules etc.

Post by **Devil_Dante** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 8:22 pm

Lol A friend of mine went to a party during the ramadan, and got several drinks. He went to sleep, and didn't wake up in the morning to eat b4 the sun comes up. He awoke at 07:00 due to thirst. problem was he couldn't drink b/c the sun was up. He had to wait till 19:10. Lol he was goin mad

Post by **Oro** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 10:23 pm

I feel soooo ashamed right now,i should be fasting but i am not.

Devil_Dante wrote:Lol A friend of mine went to a party during the ramadan, and got several drinks. He went to sleep, and didn't wake up in the morning to eat b4 the sun comes up. He awoke at 07:00 due to thirst. problem was he couldn't drink b/c the sun was up. He had to wait till 19:10. Lol he was goin mad

Drinking Alcohol is prohibited in our religion,anyone who drinks is not really a muslim,so there is no point for him to fast.

Post by **Libaax** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 10:46 pm

Killfile wrote:I'm not aware of any Christian fasts that spring to mind. The closest most Christians get is Lent, the period of 40 days before Easter which are supposed to remind us of the 40 days and nights Christ spent in the desert being tempted by Satan.

Tradition holds (particularly in the Catholic church) that you are supposed to give up something for Lent.

For most Catholics, their Church mandated that they give up alcohol for the season. However, and exception was made by the Vatican for the Irish to celebrate St. Patrick's day. The Holy See said that only Irish Catholics could consume alcohol during the St. Patrick's Day celebration - which lead to the now age old saying "Everyone's a little Irish on St. Patty's Day"

Today, most people give up something like chocolate or coffee for Lent - which is a long ways off from the old fasts that used to take place in the middle ages.

I've got a number of friends who are fasting now, and I've the utmost respect for them. It's particularly had in a western country. In a predominantly moslem country, the entire nation fasts along with you - and appropriate changes occur in the business schedules etc.

A nun moslem country sure doesnt change for you,since this is my first year in college is the first time i find fasting hard.

Cause sitting through two 2 hour classes when you're hungry and tired is pain in the ass. A 2 hour class felt like 24 hours

Post by **Buzkashi** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 2:11 am

Libaax wrote:
Killfile wrote:I'm not aware of any Christian fasts that spring to mind. The closest most Christians get is Lent, the period of 40 days before Easter which are supposed to remind us of the 40 days and nights Christ spent in the desert being tempted by Satan.

Tradition holds (particularly in the Catholic church) that you are supposed to give up something for Lent.

For most Catholics, their Church mandated that they give up alcohol for the season. However, and exception was made by the Vatican for the Irish to celebrate St. Patrick's day. The Holy See said that only Irish Catholics could consume alcohol during the St. Patrick's Day celebration - which lead to the now age old saying "Everyone's a little Irish on St. Patty's Day"

Today, most people give up something like chocolate or coffee for Lent - which is a long ways off from the old fasts that used to take place in the middle ages.

I've got a number of friends who are fasting now, and I've the utmost respect for them. It's particularly had in a western country. In a predominantly moslem country, the entire nation fasts along with you - and appropriate changes occur in the business schedules etc.
A nun moslem country sure doesnt change for you,since this is my first year in college is the first time i find fasting hard.

Cause sitting through two 2 hour classes when you're hungry and tired is pain in the ass. A 2 hour class felt like 24 hours

Try doing that with a 3 1/2 hour practice after it...

Post by **Necromancer** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 8:22 pm

Killfile wrote:I'm not aware of any Christian fasts that spring to mind. The closest most Christians get is Lent, the period of 40 days before Easter which are supposed to remind us of the 40 days and nights Christ spent in the desert being tempted by Satan.

I did not knew how it was called in english but it's something similar.

Post by **Libaax** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 11:49 pm

Buzkashi wrote:
Libaax wrote:
Killfile wrote:I'm not aware of any Christian fasts that spring to mind. The closest most Christians get is Lent, the period of 40 days before Easter which are supposed to remind us of the 40 days and nights Christ spent in the desert being tempted by Satan.

Tradition holds (particularly in the Catholic church) that you are supposed to give up something for Lent.

For most Catholics, their Church mandated that they give up alcohol for the season. However, and exception was made by the Vatican for the Irish to celebrate St. Patrick's day. The Holy See said that only Irish Catholics could consume alcohol during the St. Patrick's Day celebration - which lead to the now age old saying "Everyone's a little Irish on St. Patty's Day"

Today, most people give up something like chocolate or coffee for Lent - which is a long ways off from the old fasts that used to take place in the middle ages.

I've got a number of friends who are fasting now, and I've the utmost respect for them. It's particularly had in a western country. In a predominantly moslem country, the entire nation fasts along with you - and appropriate changes occur in the business schedules etc.

A nun moslem country sure doesn't change for you,since this is my first year in college is the first time i find fasting hard.

Cause sitting through two 2 hour classes when you're hungry and tired is pain in the ass. A 2 hour class felt like 24 hours

Try doing that with a 3 1/2 hour practice after it...

Sheesh your sick man

I went to the gym once since i started fasting and didn't go back. Cause without food you dont have the energy you need to workout effectively.

Post by **Necromancer** » Sat Oct 15, 2005 2:49 am

And of course without food you can't build muscles.

Post by **Messatsu** » Sat Oct 15, 2005 7:55 pm

So hows every one thats fasting holding up?

Post by **Libaax** » Sun Oct 16, 2005 2:08 pm

Holding up?

Post by **k3mikal** » Mon Oct 24, 2005 9:25 am

fasting is pretty hard in uni, but i think its not as hard here, we get free eftars done by activity groups and colleges every 2 or 3 days in my uni

holding up pretty well

ramadan kareem :>

Post by **Saiyah** » Mon Oct 24, 2005 4:50 pm

To those of us who are fasting and others who just want to know more about Ramadan, listen up.

Today (monday October 24th) Is the start of our last 10 days of fasting which means that Laylat-al-Qadr (the Night of Power) is right around the corner so it would be best to prepare for it .... Its going to be a long night.

Also I haven't seen this mentioned so I guess I'll say it. Fasting is much more then not eating while the sun is up. During the month of Ramadan your fast can be broken by not only eating but also by the following;

Telling lies.
Slander
Backbiting or Denouncing someone behind his back
A false oath
Greed or covetousness

It's encouraged to obstain from these things normally but during the month or Ramadan they are most offensive. So watch it

Yeah, so enjoy the last 10 days and Ramadan mubarak.