Ramadan 2018

dowie · 17 May 2018 at 17:39

rainbowGuy said:
invented.. nice one.. people in scandinavia etc should refer to their nearest country not Mecca which makes 0 sense.. as does most of the countries around the world to start/end fasting..

It doesn't make sense either way, it is a fudge/workaround because people didn't know it would be an issue when Islam was created.

Another solution apparently is to arbitrarily fast for 20 hours of the day.

darkgen · 17 May 2018 at 17:43

I suspect the issue isn't the practice of fasting itself but the indoctrination by another that you must do it.

On Holiday · 17 May 2018 at 17:45

Ramadan Mubarak

RetiredGreyFox · 17 May 2018 at 18:14

darkgen said:
I suspect the issue isn't the practice of fasting itself but the indoctrination by another that you must do it.

If you've been born into the religion then you are well aware and ready for it however if you've married into it, it could be a massive shock.

darkgen · 17 May 2018 at 18:21

SexyGreyFox said:
If you've been born into the religion then you are well aware and ready for it however if you've married into it, it could be a massive shock.

Well, that's presented as indoctrination through bond as acceptable versus through introduction. I'm not sure I would subscribe or assent to the former but would preference the consent to the latter.

But .. on topic .. Ramadan Mubarak

Energize · 17 May 2018 at 18:28

Slam said:
Judgemental much?
Presumably you have a similar opinion on all non religious people too.

How is that judgemental?!

And I don't know what you mean by non-religious people, every atheist I know doesn't believe in god.

darkgen · 17 May 2018 at 19:58

Tolerance and respect, even when it conflicts with a secular viewpoint. Subscription to an activity through consent should be acknowledged and, in some cases, made laudable for the right personal reasoning. It is down to others to decide or to judge the individuation of the action.

Yas786 · 17 May 2018 at 20:12

Another 40 mins and our first fast opens. Been quite a tough one, the first few are always hard but once your body gets used to it, it becomes easier.

Lord-Jaffa · 17 May 2018 at 21:36

rainbowGuy said:
invented.. nice one.. people in scandinavia etc should refer to their nearest country not Mecca which makes 0 sense.. as does most of the countries around the world to start/end fasting..

It wasn't invented?

Tinders · 17 May 2018 at 22:07

But its not fasting for a month, its fasting for 17-18 hours, not really all that difficult in the whole scheme of things.

If the thread offends you, then you arent forced to click and read and post in it. Bleeding right wing **********.

ak22 · 18 May 2018 at 02:37

thedoc46 said:
Why does this need to be posted every year ? Personally i find it offensive. Congratulating and wishing well to people brainwashing themselves. It should be mocked, not celebrated.

Its not as if being muslim makes you a better person than anyone else, cos where i'm sitting, that's what you're insinuating. We make sacrifice blah blah blah. If you're dumb enough to starve yourself knock yourself out, but keep it to yourselves. No need to make a thread and a song and dance seeking attention about it. Makes you as dumb as a stump.

Dude this thread if wishing people happy ramadan, do you find everything that you don't agree with in life insulating?

Your the one making yourself dumb as a stump go read up on ramadan and open your mind a bit, theirs a lot to ramadan then fasting.

=XDC=FluphyBunny · 18 May 2018 at 09:02

I think the mods are busy today I swear a hilarious post vanished before I had the chance to quote it

skaif · 18 May 2018 at 10:03

So erm, hows the fasting going?

Tinders · 18 May 2018 at 10:59

Well day 1 went well Alhumdulillah, even managed to get a bit of gentle exercise in before Iftar, considering Ive done no exercise since march, and have been consuming far too much sugar, the fact that i didn't end up in hospital, is a minor miracle

I think managing my caffeine and upping my water intake a few days prior to Ramadan has helped immensely. But i do think the lack of sleep will be an issue, we have a 4 week old baby and 2 other young children, so thats gonna catch up with us later in the month, so i will need to plan in some naps during the day.

Kol · 18 May 2018 at 12:24

Back on topic. Anyone who continues the completely off topic discussion above will receive a thread ban. Simple as that. I'm going to tidy this thread up now.

Unfortunately, after tidying up some of the posts from yesterday there has been some collateral damage. Some of those that have been removed were clearing up some of the reasons behind the practice of fasting. However, it's not as simple as just removing quotes and re-instating.

Let's keep this light, any trolling/off topic posts will be removed, so we'd appreciate RTM where required.

Diddums · 18 May 2018 at 12:44

Yep, as I said before, good luck to you guys. One of my sparkies is a muslim and he's moody as hell, got a massive headache and can't take a headache tablet otherwise he'll be breaking the rules. Dunno how you guys do it, honestly.

ak22 · 14 Jun 2018 at 20:10

Did Al Fitr has been confirmed for tomorrow! Eid mubarka wishing you all blessed day.

Sayso · 14 Jun 2018 at 21:26

Happy Eid, i know some of my friends cant wait until tomorrow!!

Dis86 · 14 Jun 2018 at 21:32

ak22 said:
Did Al Fitr has been confirmed for tomorrow! Eid mubarka wishing you all blessed day.

I never got how you don't know when it's going to fall. I appreciate it's to do with the new moon but surely that can be calculated for any point in the future?

ak22 · 14 Jun 2018 at 21:50

Dis86 said:
I never got how you don't know when it's going to fall. I appreciate it's to do with the new moon but surely that can be calculated for any point in the future?

It can be calculated for future I believe just the exact day, like Eid would have either been tomorrow or Saturday it depends on the sighting of the crescent moon.