Ramadan Mubarak

[TW]Fox;12410840 said:
I would have thought fasting for a period of time has pretty negative health effects? If it gets longer every year surely eventually it will be of a length of time too great for anyone to survive it?
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But they can eat at night? Hardly going to die from not being able to eat until night time. It isnt as though they don't eat for days straight, they will all eat sufficiently at one point in the day!
 
CDj-Rossi said:
But they can eat at night? Hardly going to die from not being able to eat until night time. It isnt as though they don't eat for days straight, they will all eat sufficiently at one point in the day!
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What? So whats the point in that? It's hardly a 'fast' if you eat in the evening is it? :confused:

How strange.
 
[TW]Fox;12411972 said:
What? So whats the point in that? It's hardly a 'fast' if you eat in the evening is it? :confused:

How strange.
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Strictly speaking in the tradition sense it is.

Ever wonder about the origins of "breakfast" ;)
 
Here's a bit of good cheer and a friendly wave from me to all those who are doing the Ramadan thing. Don't you guys have Eid al fitr (excuse my bad memory and spelling) to look forwards to now too?

As an ex-pat living in bahrain for 6 years prior to the first gulf war, some of the celebrations/traditions out there were surprisingly (or not) welcoming.
Ramadan was a particularly entertaining time, with most of the locals I knew treating it almost like a holiday, with lots of feasting with family and friends at night.
For the whole month of ramadan, the BDF (bahraini defence force) had three or four 25lb artillery cannons dotted about the island, and every sunrise and sunset, accompanied by much whispering into walkie talkies and solemn, reverent shouting by the officers and gun crew (half a dozen moustachioed blokes in a landrover), they would fire the guns simultaneously across the island, signifying the start and end of the days fasting.
Whereupon (at night) the whole crowd of spectators, numbering in the hundreds at times, would all make a mad dash to whatever mode of transport had brought them to that place; Every kind of car, from the rudest old banger to expensive saloon, the old classic '5 guys and a bike' outfit and the usual sprinkling of donkey carts (some of them were really manky, but others were decked out with brass tack and all sorts of finery as a matter of daily course). Everyone was under starters orders, or so it seemed to us at the time. BANG! ...and everyone was off as fast as they could go.

I went to some friends house with my family to share an evening meal with them - I'd never before seen an entire sheep on a big metal dish in the centre of the room, lying on a mountainous bed of rice, complete with eyeballs... it was tasty though :p
I have some happy memories of some extremely hospitable people back then, even of complete strangers who, after we had towed them out of a sand dune, would not take no for an answer when inviting us for food to say thank you for helping them. It sits less well with what I experienced of the ME when compared with how things are today. But I digress.
 
wohoo said:
Its not hard in all honesty, in fact its not even that bad for you, its not as if you arent eating anything at all.

Decent bowl of Porridge in the morning keeps you going for much of the day, and then a decent meal in the evening to kill the hunger pangs:p Infact I end up putting weight on during this month.Ive worked it all out and i reckon this year im going to continue to train, but i will do it later at night, and do interval training, so I will become faster and lighter, I will still be taking on 1700 odd cals.

Its not just about the food,it makes you appreciate what the poor have to go through, it makes you focus your mind on other more important things like family, We are meant to try and become better people, I try not to swear and look at boobies, I try and not to become as angry in the car as I normally do.

Its much more spiritual than just giving up your pints and pies:p
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The reason you put on weight is that you are eating a lot before you go to bed, all that energy will be converted to fat.

Do any Muslims have a massive breakfast to last the day? I would imagine I would eat some giant steaks and chicken breasts at breakfast with a huge bowl of pasta. The pasta carbs give energy in the morning, and all the meat will take hours to digest giving a slow supply of energy throuought the day.

I can imagine that fasting in the day is quite interesting mentally, although I doubt it is in anyway good for you physically but probably not too bad.
What I don't understand is no water. That seems quite dangerous, especially in hot countries. That is something no religion or belief system would make me forgo because it is a fundamental to survial and good health.

I was in morroco in the summer hiking in the Atlas with a muslim guide. He said he fasts and goes without drinking in the day while guiding through 40*C desert over mountain passes. He said he really suffers, bad headaches and cramps but he likes it mentally. What is worrying is that he sometimes suffers altitude sickness due to the dehydration caused when he leads groups up the high mountains. When climbing Jabba toubkal (4200 odd meters) I drank 3l of water on the trip to ward off dehydration and altitude sickness. If I really economized and drank extra at the bottom (luckily you leave 2 hours before sunrise) I might make in 1 liter and then suffer in the afternoon waiting for sundown. No water at all would lead to serious health problems. crazy
 
LovemyPC said:
That's because there fasting. :p

Shame they don't fast 24/7 365.

Mind you how else would they spend all he Government handouts they cry racism to get.
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:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:
Why do people write this **** it is not in the least bit funny or believable. It just really reflects badly on the poster, joke or not.
And I'm surprised OCUK allow such remarks on a family forum.
 
The usual negative and pointless comments from the resident ****holes I see :rolleyes:

During Ramadan, we usually change the guy's shifts to 12-12 instead of 6-6, that way they can at least eat and, more importantly, drink for part of their shift. Watching men try to work a 12 hour shift in 30C+ temperatures without a drink is not fun.

The last two years, I was working for the start of Ramadan but missed the end, this year it'll be the other way round. I'm looking forward to the Eid Al Fitr feast at the end - the catering staff on the rig apparently put on huge feasts for everybody - including the ex-pats.

Good luck with the fast Muslim dudes and dudettes :)
 
magick said:
The reason muslims don't eat pork is because of legacy. At the times of the Prophet there were no fridges to keep meat fresh and cooking apparatus for most people was very primitive. In fact a lot of people eat meat raw. Now we all know that prok can be deadly if it's not cooked properly and infect you with all sort of parasites.

Now 800 years ago and you have a tribe who are very hungry, you couldn't say "don't eat that pork it can make you ill" as they would still eat it because there hunger would get the better of them.

Instead you instill into them that if they eat that pork they goto hell for eternity and they would be a lot more likely not to eat it.
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You're backforming an explanation. It's about religion, not reason. Muslims don't eat pork because that's part of their religion. No explanation was given and none is needed - it's obedience for the sake of obedience.

Also, it was about 1350 years ago, not 800. In fact, it was probably more like 3200 years ago, because the prohibition on pork comes from Judaism. The halal rules concerning food are almost identical to the kosher ones - Islam copied them from Judaism. Same god anyway, so why not?
 
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