Ramadan 2012

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Is anyone going to try fasting for Ramadan this year? A friend of mine brought it up about a month ago, and I'd never done it before, so I figured I'd try. Ramadan starts either sunset today or tomorrow. The tradition is to refrain from eating, drinking, and sexual relations from dawn to sundown according to wikipedia. I can't say that it'll be particularly fun, but it will be an interesting experience.
 
Are you just trying this out of curiosity? I'm kinda curious about it, now that you bring it up. From what i remember from my religion class, you can drink only water through the day if needed, but nothing else. If that's the case, i think it could be done.

But man, sunsets around here are at like 8:30. :hmmm: still, good luck with your attempt.
 
It depends how strict you are about it. We have a player on our football team who is Muslim, and he won't drink water until sundown. A bit concerning when it's 100 degrees out, and he's sweating profusely at practice.

I will not be participating as I personally don't see the point of denying oneself something based on religious reasons. But I respect anyone who is so inclined.
 
.InuYasha said:
Are you just trying this out of curiosity? I'm kinda curious about it, now that you bring it up. From what i remember from my religion class, you can drink only water through the day if needed, but nothing else. If that's the case, i think it could be done.

But man, sunsets around here are at like 8:30. :hmmm: still, good luck with your attempt.
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Yeah, I'm just doing this out of curiosity. I'll probably just do it this one time for the experience. Since it's so hot outside, I may drink water during the day if I really need to. And, yeah. Day is really long this time of year. I'll have to get up before the sun rises if I want to have breakfast. Honestly, it's more like having an early breakfast, skipping lunch, and having a late-ish dinner if you think about it.
 
I gave up stuff for Lent, so I'm gonna skip on the whole Ramadan fasting. lol. But good luck to you if you want to go for it.
 
i really don't see how fasting like this can be good for you spiritually or physically. maybe it's just because i'm not religious in any way, but logic should tell people that not eating or drinking through the daylight hours is a really bad idea
 
Yep. I'm fastin' in a couple of hours. We gotta pray at the consistent times from morning, midday, afternoon and twilight in an event called 'iftar', the breaking of the fast. You either eat dates or whatever's right infront of you surrounded by family or friends.


There's a ton of things one must be absolved of too like:

-smoking
-watching porn
-swearing
-discussing taboo topics


Been ready for a while now myself :ryan:
 
The Dоctor;1017296 said:
but logic should tell people that not eating or drinking through the daylight hours is a really bad idea
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Actually the only thing bad about it is if you do not drink water. Otherwise it is perfectly healthy and fine to not eat a meal for an entire day. It's not even an entire day, it's just sunrise to sunset.

Also, I am not participating in this because I love food too much and do not care for anything religious.
 
Izanagi said:
-watching porn
-swearing
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well i'm screwed :wacky:

anyway as i'm christen I won't be taking part in this, but well done to everybody that taking part and follow that religion :yay: I do something like it on good friday in the fact that I don't eat any meat or have alcohol :)
 
I don't see why curiosity makes you do this, my parents are Muslims so I have to fast but you can't drink water or anything, you're fasting from food and water altogether.
If you forgot you're fasting and mistakenly ate or drink then remembered later on you can continue your fasting normally. Like what Izanagi said, smoking, cursing, fapping are all prohibited.

I usually don't fast all of Ramadan, I just do 10 days or so. <_<
 
Thank God I'm not Muslim :lew:

No offense to Muslims of course, for those who do this on a yearly basis: you got more willpower and determination that I do. No porn or food? Forget that!
 
Chuck said:
Actually the only thing bad about it is if you do not drink water. Otherwise it is perfectly healthy and fine to not eat a meal for an entire day. It's not even an entire day, it's just sunrise to sunset.

Also, I am not participating in this because I love food too much and do not care for anything religious.
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i know, but you can eat after sunset. surely it would be really bad practice to starve yourself through the daytime and then have food through the night.
 
The Dоctor;1017436 said:
i know, but you can eat after sunset. surely it would be really bad practice to starve yourself through the daytime and then have food through the night.
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It isn't the healthiest thing, no. I guess I really want to test how much self control I have. It's actually quite difficult. I had a couple glasses of wine and a couple crackers today before I caught myself. I didn't even think about it. I'll just have to be more aware of what I'm doing.

Izanagi said:
Yep. I'm fastin' in a couple of hours. We gotta pray at the consistent times from morning, midday, afternoon and twilight in an event called 'iftar', the breaking of the fast. You either eat dates or whatever's right infront of you surrounded by family or friends.


There's a ton of things one must be absolved of too like:

-smoking
-watching porn
-swearing
-discussing taboo topics


Been ready for a while now myself :ryan:
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No porn and swearing? This will be a bit more difficult. :wacky:
 
PhoenyxAngel said:
Thank God I'm not Muslim :lew:
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I appreciate this on several levels.

Yes, you can eat at night but no one can really argue that fasting throughout the day is healthy for you. Just because your body CAN take it doesn't mean that it should.

Also, I really doubt smoking and wanking were originally part of Ramadan, so whose fucking bright idea was it to add them in later?
 
Kerrigan said:
Also, I really doubt smoking and wanking were originally part of Ramadan, so whose fucking bright idea was it to add them in later?
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I don't know about smoking but sex is not allowed during fasting time and ejaculating breaks the fast so that pretty much eliminates wanking.
 
Smoking is considered prohibited because smoking is considered a forbidden thing since it's a slow suicide or so they say. Others prohibit it because they say it enters the stomach, I don't know why and what not but meh, I don't really care.
 
well dinner time happens after sunset so I am not sure why eating after sunset would be considered so bad :hmmm:
Also if i was doing it I would probably have a snack and just go to bed and eat in the morning. There is nothing unhealthy about it at all.
 
Don't get me started on the sex/fapping thing, Kerrigan. They got a complex thing going on with this matter. Smoking as they say, is a slow ass suicide and not because it enters the stomach. My technique is that I eat my breakfast, drink alot of water, do my prayers and fall asleep from 7 am or 8 am till 3 pm or 2:50 pm then wake up and do my nightshifts. Today, my coworkers brought alot of food, dates and soy milk for breaking of fast. Then a couple of hours of dining~!


If someone broke fast by accident, they pray first and carry on with fasting normally. I think its alot more difficult to perform in UK due to the sunset. According to my homeys anyway. Even in Canada or somewhat! I will find it interesting to fast during the holy month next year when I'm off for vacation.
 
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