After discussing with an acquaintance and to try and understand what it means more, I agreed to undertake fasting for today.
It has given me even more admiration for those that adhere to it for the month.
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"Ramadan Mubarak to all of you fasting and celebrating. "
i have a couple of friends and i always try not to eat/drink etc in front of them when it is ramadam.
but i have been invited to the meals after sunset and really enjoyed myself and the hospitality given. |
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"Ramadan Mubarak to all of you fasting and celebrating.
i have a couple of friends and i always try not to eat/drink etc in front of them when it is ramadam.
but i have been invited to the meals after sunset and really enjoyed myself and the hospitality given."
I played cricket in a team that was mostly Muslim and always felt bad taking teas and drinks when they couldn't. But they also invited me to stay after the match when they ordered takeout to the pavilion to break their fast after the match when I was still a juniour playing men's cricket and it's still one of the best feelings of camaraderie and community that I've ever felt. Good luck and Ramadan Mubarak to all taking part  |
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"Ramadan Mubarak to all of you fasting and celebrating.
i have a couple of friends and i always try not to eat/drink etc in front of them when it is ramadam.
but i have been invited to the meals after sunset and really enjoyed myself and the hospitality given.
I played cricket in a team that was mostly Muslim and always felt bad taking teas and drinks when they couldn't. But they also invited me to stay after the match when they ordered takeout to the pavilion to break their fast after the match when I was still a juniour playing men's cricket and it's still one of the best feelings of camaraderie and community that I've ever felt. Good luck and Ramadan Mubarak to all taking part "
Why would you feel bad? They're the idiots with backwards beliefs. |
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"Ramadan Mubarak to all of you fasting and celebrating.
i have a couple of friends and i always try not to eat/drink etc in front of them when it is ramadam.
but i have been invited to the meals after sunset and really enjoyed myself and the hospitality given.
I played cricket in a team that was mostly Muslim and always felt bad taking teas and drinks when they couldn't. But they also invited me to stay after the match when they ordered takeout to the pavilion to break their fast after the match when I was still a juniour playing men's cricket and it's still one of the best feelings of camaraderie and community that I've ever felt. Good luck and Ramadan Mubarak to all taking part
Why would you feel bad? They're the idiots with backwards beliefs. "
Make you feel big saying that, yeah? |
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"Ramadan Mubarak to all of you fasting and celebrating.
i have a couple of friends and i always try not to eat/drink etc in front of them when it is ramadam.
but i have been invited to the meals after sunset and really enjoyed myself and the hospitality given.
I played cricket in a team that was mostly Muslim and always felt bad taking teas and drinks when they couldn't. But they also invited me to stay after the match when they ordered takeout to the pavilion to break their fast after the match when I was still a juniour playing men's cricket and it's still one of the best feelings of camaraderie and community that I've ever felt. Good luck and Ramadan Mubarak to all taking part
Why would you feel bad? They're the idiots with backwards beliefs.
Make you feel big saying that, yeah?"
Why would I feel big? Religion and those who follow it are backwards. Specially those religions that subjugate women. |
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"Ramadan Mubarak to all of you fasting and celebrating.
i have a couple of friends and i always try not to eat/drink etc in front of them when it is ramadam.
but i have been invited to the meals after sunset and really enjoyed myself and the hospitality given.
I played cricket in a team that was mostly Muslim and always felt bad taking teas and drinks when they couldn't. But they also invited me to stay after the match when they ordered takeout to the pavilion to break their fast after the match when I was still a juniour playing men's cricket and it's still one of the best feelings of camaraderie and community that I've ever felt. Good luck and Ramadan Mubarak to all taking part
Why would you feel bad? They're the idiots with backwards beliefs.
Make you feel big saying that, yeah?
Why would I feel big? Religion and those who follow it are backwards. Specially those religions that subjugate women. "
We're you saying this on Shrove Tuesday on any of the Pancake threads yesterday? But sure, pick and choose when you want to be all self-righteous. |
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"As an atheist I dont take part in any religious fests of any kind
then there was no need to post a comment on this thread "
Of course there was! How else would someone show their clearly superior mentality to everyone else? |
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By *orny PTMan 18 hours ago
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"It’s my pork chop period
you just confirmed your ignorance with that comment.and your point is
Look how they slag off pork, is that not ignorance?
Pignorance 🐷 ?"
Yes, not allowing others not to be non-muslims, without feeling bad about it.
Chicken although low in fat and being a white meat is still prone to food poisoning, spreads avian flu between themselves and wild birds. his is before we talk about the risk salmonella in eggs and Edwina Currie, John Major's bed mate. Chicken nuggets and other takeaways get the halal label, doesn't make it healthy does it.
Funny how fags haven't been banned: nowt healthy about them, or opium
we've moved on since the late 500s, germ theory is now fact. |
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"World would be a safer place without religion imagine ‘
as even shows on this thread how heated people get
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Do you think? People would surely find other things to fight about. Where it goes wrong is when people say their "religion" causes the. To break the laws of the land. There should be one law for all, applied fairly and equally regardless of "religious" beliefs.
That aside. For those choosing to follow their religion and obtaining comfort, pleasure, whatever, good luck to them. |
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As an ex Muslim, I have to say there's nothing to celebrate about Ramadan. It makes people hungry and moody, it's commonly known in the Muslim world that everyone is more grumpy during Ramadan. The only positive being the end of the misery.
Even when I observed it, I hated it.
My 2p worth. |
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By *AJMLKTV/TS 17 hours ago
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It has been proven that fasting for a long period can affect reaction times. This can be a problem for professions that require sharp reflexes and responses, such as vehicle rivers, surgeons etc. Ramadan comes from a time when the worst accident would be a man falling off his camel. Times have changed. |
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"It has been proven that fasting for a long period can affect reaction times. This can be a problem for professions that require sharp reflexes and responses, such as vehicle rivers, surgeons etc. Ramadan comes from a time when the worst accident would be a man falling off his camel. Times have changed."
Drivers, not rivers. |
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"As an ex Muslim, I have to say there's nothing to celebrate about Ramadan. It makes people hungry and moody, it's commonly known in the Muslim world that everyone is more grumpy during Ramadan. The only positive being the end of the misery.
Even when I observed it, I hated it.
My 2p worth."
I'm ex-muslim too (though I dislike that term) but I think there's a lot to celebrate about Ramadan. I'm not saying I encourage it but I remember enjoying lots of aspects of it back when I was Muslim. Lots of Muslims will feel the same. |
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"It's a pretty sad state that this thread is so full of bigotry.
Yeah, because islam is well known for being accepting of all people "
Has anyone come on this thread and told non-Muslims that they must fast and observe Ramadan? No, but there are definitely people who have attacked the post completely unprovoked |
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"Genuine question... For someone who knows little about Islamic faith. What is the significance of Ramadan on the calendar? Do all Muslims have to observe it or is it optional? "
to teach self-discipline and empathise with poor people that don't have enough to eat etc. |
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"Genuine question... For someone who knows little about Islamic faith. What is the significance of Ramadan on the calendar? Do all Muslims have to observe it or is it optional? "
Ramadan is the 9th month of the Islamic calendar. It changes in our calendar every year as ours is solar but the Islamic one is lunar so it's about 10 days shorter per year. It's considered the holiest month.
Every adult has to observe the fast unless there's a valid reason such as travelling, sickness, old age, pregnancy, breastfeeding or being on the menstrual cycle |
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"Genuine question... For someone who knows little about Islamic faith. What is the significance of Ramadan on the calendar? Do all Muslims have to observe it or is it optional? "
It’s not optional for Muslims and in Muslim countries it is legally enforced
.mWorking hours are reduced to 6 hours a day typically and food outlets cannot open , it includes as well as eating and drinking smoking playing music and sex. As with Christian fasting, it’s a time of introspection reflection and prayer. When you take meals / eating out of your life for a while, time slows down and you observe the world differently and you begin to think differently although I’ve never practised Ramadan - which I don’t believe is technically fasting - but the principles are the same with multi day fasts / abstinences in other religions.
It’s also the buildup to the big national holiday of Eid, which can be between three and five days of work for everyone - depending on the moon phase & sighting. |
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"On a lighter note, why not participate in the Hindu festival of Holi, the festival of colours and celebrates the triumph of good over evil.
If I wanted a lighter note, I'd celebrate Diwali "
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"On a lighter note, why not participate in the Hindu festival of Holi, the festival of colours and celebrates the triumph of good over evil.
If I wanted a lighter note, I'd celebrate Diwali "
True, will have to wait all the way until Oct/Nov. That reminds me need to visit the sweet mart  |
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