Ramadan

chughes

I see on the news that Ramadan starts tomorrow. As I understand it, this means no food or drink from sunrise to sunset.

I presume this means that there are no muslims living above the Arctic Circle because if there is daylight for 6 months of the year, you'd get pretty hungry waiting for sunset. I wonder how muslims will deal with this if they ever find themselves living in northern Finland.

Gummy Panda

chughes wrote: »

I see on the news that Ramadan starts tomorrow. As I understand it, this means no food or drink from sunrise to sunset.

I presume this means that there are no muslims living above the Arctic Circle because if there is daylight for 6 months of the year, you'd get pretty hungry waiting for sunset. I wonder how muslims will deal with this if they ever find themselves living in northern Finland.

Its a bit more complicated then that. Even if its dark at 6pm, they might have to wait to 7.30pm

I know two muslim lads and they were trying to explain it to me.

Sea Sharp

No food means no energy for wife beating so I endorse ramadan.

dilallio

8am to 10pm here.

Muslim nightshift workers ftw

Bit of a strange practice. Some of the more diligent observers chew on a piece of material which absorbs saliva, the basic idea being you cant swallow anything.

seawolf145

Sea Sharp wrote: »

No food means no energy for wife beating so I endorse ramadan.

And no suicide bombers

mink_man

I was wondering does blasphemy come into play if you abuse religion online as on facebook I joined the "I am a muslim and proud" group and started leaving comments like "god is the man" and "jesus is my hero" ?

Dj Stiggie

dilallio wrote: »

8am to 10pm here.

So is it always a 14hour period, and they choose the times based on the location? As in, when the sun rises and sets in your area/country?

Kasabian

mink_man wrote: »

I was wondering does blasphemy come into play if you abuse religion online as on facebook I joined the "I am a muslim and proud" group and started leaving comments like "god is the man" and "jesus is my hero" ?

And you thought that was funny I presume

orourkeda

I dont think i'd survive 10 minutes of Ramadan.

mink_man

Kasabian wrote: »

And you thought that was funny I presume

no. its just funny the messages I get back from muslims!

Gummy Panda

Deleted User wrote: »

Bit of a strange practice. Some of the more diligent observers chew on a piece of material which absorbs saliva, the basic idea being you cant swallow anything.

Ramadan is suppose to be a time of reflection about people who are worse off then you e.g. starving/in famine areas.

iirc they do prayers thanking allah for the food they're about to eat after breaking the fast each day. From the lads i talked to they find it a very spiritual time.

In the UK, Asda does Ramadan Calendars for kids like advent calendars.

Kasabian

mink_man wrote: »

no. its just funny the messages I get back from muslims!

Fair enough , enjoy youself

orourkeda

mink_man wrote: »

I was wondering does blasphemy come into play if you abuse religion online as on facebook I joined the "I am a muslim and proud" group and started leaving comments like "god is the man" and "jesus is my hero" ?

go on the jesus christ

WindSock

Jaysus, Islam is taking over alright. Taking over AH :eek:

jesus christ I'm out of it.
I was about to post "ramadan, wtf are you on about that's august-september"
:rolleyes::rolleyes:

bluewolf, checking out...

Donkey Oaty

WindSock wrote: »

Jaysus, Islam is taking over alright. Taking over AH :eek:

Under AH's newly imposed Shariah law your account is suspended for apostacy.

Wibbs

Gummy Panda wrote: »

Its a bit more complicated then that. Even if its dark at 6pm, they might have to wait to 7.30pm

I know two muslim lads and they were trying to explain it to me.

There are all sorts of time tables for different parts of the world IIRC. They have all the bases covered, so Big Arsed Omar as he's known to his mates cant bugger off to the south pole to try and pull a fast one. No pun intended.

TBH I think its a good idea. The odd bit of fasting is good for the soul and body. Most people in the west have no idea what is actual hunger. They usually respond to a sugar drop or thirst. Might do more people good to actually feel it. Might help reset their insulin regulation too. There have been many studies which show low level fasting has very positive effects on the immune system and body in general. Though any Muslim lads I know wreck that by going hell for leather on the grub after sundown

Wibbs

WindSock wrote: »

Jaysus, Islam is taking over alright. Taking over AH :eek:

I for one welcome our new Caliph. Anyway all publicity is good publicity. Its a plot I tells ya. The buggers are taking names. "Here what if the infidel asks about X?". "Dont worry oul son, I've been through all the arguments on AH and have the answers" Hey worse case scenario? well drink will be gone, but on the bright side, we'll have less crime and burglers will have their scummy hands chopped off. Result.

Carl Sagan

I ate once a day for about 2 months. It was pretty much the same as ramadan without the religion. Was pretty interesting. I was full of energy all day and way more alert.

skelliser

Basically Ramadan is their version of lent

Benny Lava

skelliser wrote: »

Basically Ramadan is their version of lent

Except they actually keep to its rules.

dsmythy

Benny Lava wrote: »

Except they actually keep to its rules.

I'd imagine practising Christians also follow lent closely.

mink_man

ya, then jews love their religion!

dsmythy

dsmythy wrote: »

I'd imagine practising Christians also follow lent closely.

I'm not sure "I'm giving up the internet for a while" is really what the point was. Especially not considering the original was fasting for 40 days

starbelgrade

dsmythy wrote: »

I'd imagine practising Christians also follow lent closely.

And therein lies the rub - there are millions of practising Christians across the globe. But very few of them are devout.

Swampy

I like deep fried ramadans with sweet chilli sauce.

Daroxtar

......and then the hairy fairy said "Dont eat anything" and all the people who believed in fairies ate nothing. Which left more for people who dont believe in fairies or fairytales.

JONJO THE MISER

chughes wrote: »

I see on the news that Ramadan starts tomorrow. As I understand it, this means no food or drink from sunrise to sunset.

I presume this means that there are no muslims living above the Arctic Circle because if there is daylight for 6 months of the year, you'd get pretty hungry waiting for sunset. I wonder how muslims will deal with this if they ever find themselves living in northern Finland.

Well there is a small muslim population mostly first generation Arab's up in Inuvik in the Nortwest Territories
in Canada.
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/mosque-being-shipped-to-inuvik-90919234.html

tallus

Family Guy's Take on Ramadan:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPWTWy0rXgc

Bonito

Mozoltov?

vibe666

i think it's a good idea in principle, but like everything else it's just an excuse to overindulge once it's over and a lot of the true meaning of it is most likely lost on a lot of the people taking part.

muslims in general do seem to be a pretty devout bunch but i imagine there's no shortage of cakes and such once the sun has gone down at the end of the day.

Stinicker

vibe666 wrote: »

i think it's a good idea in principle, but like everything else it's just an excuse to overindulge once it's over and a lot of the true meaning of it is most likely lost on a lot of the people taking part.

muslims in general do seem to be a pretty devout bunch but i imagine there's no shortage of cakes and such once the sun has gone down at the end of the day.

I once had a glass of some very nice sort of tea from a Muslim man whom I bought a car from in London. Still I think the religion should be banned.

Terry

Gummy Panda wrote: »

Its a bit more complicated then that. Even if its dark at 6pm, they might have to wait to 7.30pm

I know two muslim lads and they were trying to explain it to me.
But then they had to go off and pray for salvation after speaking to an infidel.

FYP

WindSock wrote: »

Jaysus, Islam is taking over alright. Taking over AH :eek:

Quiet, you. Get back into the kitchen. I want some spicy chicken wings cooked for me.

If you even try to disagree with this, then we will take it up on 9/11. *


Dear pedants and those who may have been insulted by the post above. It was just an in joke. That's all.

craggles

Could almost justify a megathread.

questionmark?

mink_man wrote: »

I was wondering does blasphemy come into play if you abuse religion online as on facebook I joined the "I am a muslim and proud" group and started leaving comments like "god is the man" and "jesus is my hero" ?

Kasabian wrote: »

And you thought that was funny I presume

mink_man wrote: »

no. its just funny the messages I get back from muslims!

Kasabian wrote: »

Fair enough , enjoy youself

Well i did some CIA style work their with my secret search engine starts with a G and i find this on facetube "
I Am A Muslim And Im Proud!Everyone One Please Report "Jay Ashcroft" For Making Fun Of Muslims


If thats you hang your head in shame.............................so we can cut it off and feast on it after sundown!!! <said with an angry face>

biko

chughes wrote: »

I see on the news that Ramadan starts tomorrow. As I understand it, this means no food or drink from sunrise to sunset.

I presume this means that there are no muslims living above the Arctic Circle because if there is daylight for 6 months of the year, you'd get pretty hungry waiting for sunset. I wonder how muslims will deal with this if they ever find themselves living in northern Finland.

Ask in Islam forum.

A few bans in this thread, when do I get my next star?