Could be worse, could live in the Arctic.
IIRC Muslims in unusual environments can choose to use Mecca time.
ETA Beaten to it by Scorza.
Ramadan Mubarakh..!
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IIRC Muslims in unusual environments can choose to use Mecca time.
ETA Beaten to it by Scorza.
Soldato
It's a long time, hats off to those who can fast that long. I know I couldn't!
Soldato
No way I could fast for that long but respect to the people who choose to do it. I'd love to join in the evening meal in a Muslim household though during Ramadan as I bet the feast is superb! 
Good luck with the fasting guys
is that really what you're supposed to be thinking of - that you can get 'more reward' out of it if it is a tougher year?
is that really what you're supposed to be thinking of - that you can get 'more reward' out of it if it is a tougher year?
Soldato
Good luck to all those fasting!
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Sun rise to sunset. So 4.42am until 9.20pm
That's a hell of a long day without water, especially if its 20+, surely it's a health risk? Ah well, worms are gonna spill everywhere.
because the rules were made up before they realised there would be issues in the arctic circle (which might make sensible people think that perhaps there isn't an Allah else his supposed messenger may have been able to foresee the obvious problem) they've then had to make up some workaround later
Soldato
Guy I work with goes on UK time rather than Saudi Arabia (his words) but either is ok.
Soldato
What about night workers, I've always wondered. If you're asleep during daylight hours, you're meeting the terms of fasting. Can you fast during the night to make up for it, or is that innovation...
In SA people sleep during the day and stay up at night.
They're still fasting as they didn't eat or drink during the day time.
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Good luck 
It's going to be really difficult with these long days!
It's going to be really difficult with these long days!
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Sun rise to sunset. So 4.42am until 9.20pm
I'm looking at the timetable and it's 2:49 - 9:40
You should have a FAQ in the OP to answer the questions that get asked every year. They're ALWAYS the same!!
Anyway, have fun and enjoy, although my colleagues were telling me it starts tomorrow
My one won't be, as Ramadan isn't the exact dates each year, the sunrise/sunset times will vary
Ramadan Mubarak
I've not got much time for religion generally, but Ramadan strikes me as quite a noble aspect of belief. The spirituality side of the fast is quite inspiring:
No drinking? Sorry but thats stupid. You need water this time of year.
Yeah the fast doesn't start from sun rise, it's just before the 1st prayer (Fajr) starts. Gonna be tough but that's what I thought last year and managed. Going to try some peanut based protein shakes this year.