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tha_rami
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Posted: 13th Sep 2007 01:20 Edited at: 13th Sep 2007 01:38
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Hoping this is not against AUP and otherwise pointing out that Ramadan, like Christmas, is an important date and should as such be allowed, and otherwise requesting not to be facing consequences since this is well-meant.

Since the Ramadan is about to start tomorrow in the Netherlands, I wish every fellow muslim on the forums good luck, strength and health during this years' Ramadan. Ramadan Mubarak!

For those interested and to avoid discussion, information as to why, what ect. can be found here: Information about the Ramadan and on my blog, where I wrote a short explanation.

The short version is that any muslim capable of fasting health-wise is expected to deny him/herself food, drinking (even water), smoking, badmouthing and sexual intercourse from sunrise till sunset from today till October, 11th.

For tomorrow, fasting times here are 5:10AM - 8:22PM... Longest one of my life till now.


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Happy Ramadan to all! Don't lock this mods and please no one flame learn to accept others aight? Good.

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Thanks mate. And to you too.

Only problem, is, I'm trying to put on some weight- and now I have to start fasting

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Sorry, but this just reminded me of the Family Guy where Osama Bin Laden was trying to say Ramadan, but said Radaman, and made some Dennis Rodman jokes (at least I think that's his name).

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Lol . Family Guy is cool. I really liked this one.


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I'm not Islamic, but then I'm not Christian either and I tell people happy Christmas, so happy Ramadan

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Happy Ramadan, I wish you all the very best in the coming year..may your families be blessed. Don't worry, I say this kind of stuff at christmas too..so have a great holiday!

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Happy Ramadan !
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Happy Ramadan.



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happy ram a lamb

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Thanks all - will be a looooong day tomorrow.


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Quote: "Hoping this is not against AUP and otherwise pointing out that Ramadan, like Christmas, is an important date and should as such be allowed, and otherwise requesting not to be facing consequences since this is well-meant."


There have been both Christian and non-Christian threads like this in the past, that have eventualy decended into ugly places.

While "religeous" discussion IS against the AUP, I personaly don't believe that wishing someone a happy whatever is against any rules. As a warning though, anyone that turns this into a debate and/or discussion about what you BELIEVE will be slapped and the thread will be locked. It doesn't matter what any person's beliefs (or non-beliefs) are here. Keep your opinion to yourself about that minor detail and just wish a fellow forum member a happy day.

So, happy Ramadan to you and all other muslims here!

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Rami-Do you fast? I've heard that some religions practice this on holidays but don't know if the muslims do.

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Well, the Ramadan is practically a month long of fasting from sunrise till sunset. So, yes . Check the links in the starting post for more info. Most muslims, nonetheless see the Ramadan as something good, as a holiday.


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Wow, that would be hard to do! Good luck

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You get to eat after sunset though? That makes it a bit easier, at least you can have a snack or something to tide you over. If I'm not mistaken most religious fasts are meant to forgo food completely for a set period of time.

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A month would be rather hard to do, wouldn't it. Yes, the fast is from sunrise till sunset, and thus varies per location. I would hate to live near the poles. Here fasting time is 13 hours.


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That would definately be difficult for me!


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Happy ramadan!.
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Posted: 13th Sep 2007 17:22 Edited at: 13th Sep 2007 17:23
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i'm starving, and have several parties to attend between now and going off to uni.. and i just got this letter reminding me to pay zakat, im skint and just been underpaid >.<

btw, as far as i know, the hours for the poles work differently, isn't it that it goes by the daylight hours of the nearest civilian settlement (same applies for prayer times etc)?

btw, thanks everyone for being so nice this year, not giving a repeat of last yr..
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Yup, exactly that - yet still, the further north/south you go, the longer/shorter the days become. If you've got a bad day, you could even have half a year of sun. Ever seen the movie Insomnia?


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happy ramadan to those celebrating it, you certainly have much more dedication than I think I could muster.

@El Goorf: I was looking down that thread, thinking "Well, this seems quite nice so far...... oh"

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What Kent said

"It's like floating a boat on a liquid that I don't know, but I'm quite happy to drink it if I'm thirsty enough" - Me being a good programmer but sucking at computers
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Quote: "@El Goorf: I was looking down that thread, thinking "Well, this seems quite nice so far...... oh""

lol, thats what I did .
Happy Ramadan!

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Happy Ramadan

I'm not Muslim but I lived in Aaiún (Morocco) for five years when I was a child.

Kind regards.


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Well, the first day of fasting is complete for me. Had a great meal, so everythings top notch with me .


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Happy Ramadan to all.

Quote: "Had a great meal, so everythings top notch with me "


I still have 4 hours and 14 mins. I'm thinking of going to an Indian place and having some of their awesome chicken Tikka...

Cheers,

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Chicken Tikka (L)


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Happy Ramadan guys.

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im currently stuffing my face all night. just had a fish and chips before going to an indian with some friends. now will be snacking away at junkfood all night until i have a pair of wheatabix at 4am before going to bed

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Does that not kind of defeat the purpose? Fasting, then stuffing yourself at night? Unless, of course, you normally eat that much before bed.

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@Jeku: I think Ramadan is more to do with spiritual symbolism than losing weight. lol

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I think Manic is right . You could read the link that's not wikipedia in my first post, it explains why we actually fast.


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Happy Ramadan!

I have a roommate who for some reason only eats dinner. I don't know why, but he skips all the other meals (I do know it's not a religious thing). Whenever I do that, I can't function anymore. I salute anyone who has the resolve to last the entire month.

and because there's so few other Jews on the forum (as in not making another thread), Happy Passover.

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Quote: "@Jeku: I think Ramadan is more to do with spiritual symbolism than losing weight. lol"


Well that's exactly my point Okay, I won't ask anymore questions for fear of breaking the AUP

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jeku, im nocturnal anyway, im still recovering form working night shifts all summer. lets just say, im eating that extra bit more

PS: happy passover ^_^

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Happy Ramadan and Rosh Hashanah.

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Happy Ramadan .....

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Do Muslims get offended when we say "Merry Christmas!"?

I would think not.

I'm not Muslim but Happy Ramadan!

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Whoa, did I port Passover? I need to get more sleep. I meant Rosh Hashanah...

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Happy Ramadan all of you, I love religious festivals/holidays - don't see why society has gone politically correct on them because they're good fun - though I only celebrate the Christians ones, though I'm a Buddhist.

Quote: "Do Muslims get offended when we say "Merry Christmas!"?"


Not as far as I have seen - Muslims I know are happy for people to openly celebrate Christmas...those who are offended tend to be bigots who want to be politically correct and are often quite miserable sods - but their attitudes have nothing to do with being a Muslim,
we get them in all walks of life...plus it's the extremists as well, but they all tend to be minority bigots that don't reflect the views of the majority, just like those old ladies that say 'video games are evil'.

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Quote: "I would hate to live near the poles. Here fasting time is 13 hours."

ha! no joke, when i was in Russia the sun set at about 12:30 (got dark by 1:30ish)... and rose at about 4:30

so that would make it a 20 hour fast every day

(I'm not muslim but i've fasted before so i know that wouldn't be easy ha)

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Happy Ramadan!

I envy the muslims here, I can't go two hours without a snack, let alone from sunrise to sunset!

Let's see how many people actually take the time to read this...
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Quote: "I can't go two hours without a snack"


what made you think i could?

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Sep- So nice to hear from you again, how have you been? I didn't know you were a buddhist, thats wonderful. I used to follow those teachings but fell out of it, and now I realised how much good it did for me as well as believing in god too..so I guess I'm going to begin following the teachings again.

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Cool cool, if that's what you want to do to improve yourself then I am happy, good to see another guy who likes Buddhism here, though I don't follow a belief in God - I suppose the good thing about it is, by joining both 'paths' you're finding more solutions to everyday issues, your faith/philosophical opinion and your way of life.

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Happy Ramadan (sorry if I spelt it wrong)
Everyone should just F'ing relax about the whole religion thing
"Hey this religious festival doesn't include ME!" Boo-F***ing-hoo
Grow up people.

I think the fasting is a really cool idea, don't a lot of people pass out though? I mean from lack of day-time sex not food
How far are you gonna go Rami? No water!?

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Quote: "don't a lot of people pass out though? I mean from lack of day-time sex not food"


People pass out if they don't have sex during the day?

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lol

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