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In real terms, i think the camaraderie,the huge feast and gathering of family and friends each night to eat are what people enjoy, the starving yourself during the day is pretty crappy. If you gain some level of piety and appreciation of the plight of those without food or water then thats a bonus too. imo
its not to enjoy, its to feel how poor suckers without food feel like. after that a fest where you donate food to poor countries or folks you know that aint got it that good. theres a fest to make the folks doing ramadan feel good 2. either way, its not a bad fest. pretty useless but not bad.
also lol at footbal and basketbal, that aint shit. thai boxing is WAY more demanding on the body than any other sport i know of.
also what mullah said. these are the times of forgiveness. even if its somebody you really hate, this should be the time to make up.
Is there a standard greeting that a non-muslim can direct to one during this time? My city has a very small muslim population and if I could make one of their days better because their culture and holidays got acknowledge in the proper respectful manner, it would probably make their day.
In terms of enjoying Ramadan, it’s a different perspective for everyone. For me personally, it’s a learning expereince.
Funny story, a couple of years ago I worked at a dollar store and I was fasting during Ramadan. Usually I wasn’t responsible for stocking the food aisle but one night I had to put out a ton of food cause the lady that works that aisle didn’t show up that day. Man, let me tell you, when it’s only like 2 hours left till Iftar(the time which one can eat once again after sunset) and you’re forced to stock food, it’s gruelling. It’s not so much the fact that you are looking at delicious cookies and chocolate bars, but more so due to the fact that your sense of smell is increased. Had to stop myself from salivating a couple of times there…:xeye:
shrug Jesus wasn’t even born on December 25th. They chose that day purely to compete with a pagan holiday…
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I gave up on football once I found out some people only play defense and some people only play offense…
I tip my hat to wrestlers though…like Greek wrestling…man they put in work.
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Yeah, haha. About that…
just saying ramadan mubarak is the standard way to greet and say congrats its ramadan, people might assume ur a muslim tho lol
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What’s the “point” of the fast? Is it supposed to be a symbolic of repentance or sacrifice? And why is it only during day light hours?
Mubarak Alikum Al Shahar.
I’m honestly surprised that there is a good number of muslims here, I don’t know why.
I’m not enjoying this year’s Ramadan as much as the ones before… We moved to a new house this year. Now we live far from my other siblings, so chances are we won’t be eating with them as much as before. 2-4 times during this Ramadan probably. A LOT of my friends and siblings are in another country this year, so I won’t be celebrating Ramadan or Eid with them it seems. Oh, and my aunt isn’t here, so that means we won’t be having our family Ramadan Samboosa. D:
Oh well. Hope you all have a good one.
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You’ll get a lot of answers, but here are the most common answers; For one, it’s one of the five pillers of Islam, so it’s one of the things Muslims need to do (Unless you’re unable to). Whether you want to fast in a month other than Ramadan is your choice, but you’re obligated to fast during Ramadan. Fasting is believed to be a way to seek to be closer to god, to show how thankful you are and to aton for sins you’ve commited in the past. You also need to get along with everyone and stay away from acts of violence and acts of anger. It’s also healthy because fasting helps clean your stomach. ;x
im surprised this thread hasn’t devolved into mindless trolling , but this thread still makes me feel kinda awkward lol
To better appreciate what we have.
I’m studying anthropology so meh, people will assume a bunch of stuff already. Thanks for the post mullah.
Personally, I tried the Catholic version of this (fasting/abstinence on Lent) and it helped me loose 10-15 lbs (from 185-8 to 175) and actually resulted in me doing a small lifestyle change.
But yeah, as mentioned, for any religion, the purpose of fasting is to help you appreciate what you ahve and focus on the more important things in life.
Absolutely it is something Muslims should enjoy. It is a month of opportunity, a chance to come to a stop, evaluate yourself, and change for the better. If you ask the majority of Muslims, including myself, Ramadan is the greatest month of the year.
Yep.
It actually is to enjoy, fasting, and the whole month in general. In scientific terms, fasting is very healthy for you. It lowers cholesterol and blood pressure, reduces pressure on the liver, cleans toxins out of the body, refreshes the digestive glands and system, I could go on and on.
Say anything you’d like, “Asalam Alaikum” is very standard and heart warming. Contrary to popular belief, it is not a Muslim greeting, it is a very common Arabic greeting.
Well we fast because during this time because it is the 9th month on the Islamic Calendar in which the first verses of the Qur’an were revealed to the Prophet (pbuh).
Other than that, first and foremost, we fast because it is a mandatory order from God. After that, there are innumerable reasons. For example, it helps you break habits, it helps you wipe your slate clean of sins, it helps strengthen your will power.
One reason that I am particularly fond of, if there is ever an emergency where you are with limited food, or no food at all, fasting conditions you to adapt to this emergency quite easily.
Selam’n Aleykom everyone. :china:
It is so nice to see many people fasting. May Allah accept your prays.
In Turkiye, we are fasting from 04:00 to 20:00 which means around 16 hours. Lenght of the day never became problem till now but this year weather is much hotter than ever. It is 40.C during day which makes me stay in the office and nap under air conditioner. :sleep: (when boss is away 
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The key of fasting for me is; date fruit and water. As my sleep is too weak (I mean I can not sleep so easily once I wake up) I eat in the midnight -before I sleep- as much as I can (egg prevents hunger btw, my suggestion), drink litres of water. I just wake up 5 minutes before the sahur azan and eat several date and again drink.
Anyways guys I have 3 hours left to break. I think I will drink 5 liters water so thirsty today :xeye:
here its from 4:30 to 21:20. the summer is harder. what where the 5 pillers again? i havent been in a mosk since 15 years or so. pray 5 times a day, give money to the poor once a year, ramadan, hadje and another one.
about the 5 pillers, i really dont like the going to the hadje one. these arabs have gotten too damn important because of the hadje (otherwise no muslim country would give a fuck about saudi arabia). let alone how these fucking saudis fuck over a lot of people, especially africans. in some african countries people work for 40 or 50 years just to go to hadje, when they could have invested the money to actually make a better living for themselves or their kids. but since its 1 of the 5 pillers, and people believe that your sins will be forgiven and youll start with a clean sheet its worth it. saudis charge way too much for that shit, and theyre already fucking wealthy cause of their oil. they should be helping these kinda people with their hadje, not fucking them over. back in the days it was a hard tripp, now we got airplanes and all that shit but for some people its just as hard as before, if not harder.
not to shower yall with too much negativety, so happy fasting to everybody.
Enjoy your fasts bros. Thanks to valaris for keeping this place on lockdown. It’s nice to have a thread not get derailed on srk.
So what’s Ramadhan like for the different people involved here?
I bring this question up because, well, Islam’s the biggest religion in Malaysia, so we’ve got whole markets that sell lots of food Ramadhan every day (they open about 3pm and last till about an hour before breaking fast). Festive season, malls all dressed up…
But on a more personal level, I’ve always liked this month because it brings people together. Thanks to the breaking fast times, a lot of people get together celebrate dinner, Muslim or not. Good time to catch up. Families, companies, groups all take advantage of the breaking fast time to do events, get togethers or even just nice meetups with people that we haven’t met before in a while.
Good times, and everyone gets into the mood of it, whether they’re actually fasting or not. Sometimes non-Muslims will try fasting out and go along with the Muslims, though of course it’s for their own reasons (sometimes for the health benefits, others just to see what it’s like, some just for moral support for those Muslims that may have a hard time with fasting, etc).
