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I will fasting in Ramadan
- Thread starter Starlight
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Gargovic Malkav
Well-Known Member
I do fast from time to time (though I have been getting sloppy the past year or so 
), but it's not dependent on the tradition of Ramadan.
Are you going to partake in other traditions from other religions, or is it just Ramadan?
), but it's not dependent on the tradition of Ramadan.Are you going to partake in other traditions from other religions, or is it just Ramadan?
Starlight
Spiritual but not religious, new age and omnist
I see. Good thing you're fasting, it's probably good for the soulI do fast from time to time (though I have been getting sloppy the past year or so
Are you going to partake in other traditions from other religions, or is it just Ramadan?
Im going to partake in traditions from christianity and judaism also
Exaltist Ethan
Bridging the Gap Between Believers and Skeptics
It's funny that you should mention this now, because today is the last day of fasting for Baha'is this year. Most Baha'is partake in what's called the "19 Day Fast" that begins on March 1st and ends on March 20th. Ramadan isn't for several months. Maybe if you value all religions equally maybe you should have fasted already this year, huh?
And to answer your question, I don't fast. If I don't eat anything for a long time I will literally shake until I do. Not good.
And to answer your question, I don't fast. If I don't eat anything for a long time I will literally shake until I do. Not good.
Starlight
Spiritual but not religious, new age and omnist
Hehe you do have a good point. Now is also christian fasting. The christians is fasting to easter.It's funny that you should mention this now, because today is the last day of fasting for Baha'is this year. Most Baha'is partake in what's called the "19 Day Fast" that begins on March 1st and ends on March 20th. Ramadan isn't for several months. Maybe if you value all religions equally maybe you should have fasted already this year, huh?
And to answer your question, I don't fast. If I don't eat anything for a long time I will literally shake until I do. Not good.
I will not be able to follow all the traditions of all the religions. it is almost impossible
Gargovic Malkav
Well-Known Member
I think some traditions would also be unappealing to you.
You don't strike me as the kind of person who would sacrifice an animal to show your devotion to God.
Starlight
Spiritual but not religious, new age and omnist
You are correct. I am against killing animals. I am vegetarian
Exaltist Ethan
Bridging the Gap Between Believers and Skeptics
I did not know Ramadan was approaching so soon. I thought Ramadan was like August or September. Please excuse my ignorance.
JerusalemBull
Member
We live among Mulsim here in Jerusalem and they impose on us being as Arab Christian this type of fasting but i do not like
How is your fast going, @Starlight ?
That’s really dislikable of them. Do they assume that if you are Arab, you must fast like they do?
Starlight
Spiritual but not religious, new age and omnist
Not so good. I lack motivation
Its a hard fast; even harder to do alone, I suspect.
Truthseeker
Non-debating member when I can help myself
Baha'is fast during the Badi month of Ala (loftiness), which runs from March 2nd through the 20th. However I'm 72, technically have diabetes though symptoms haven't surfaced for a while because i lost weight, so I didn't fast. (Baha'is are not required to fast if they are 70 or older)
Truthseeker
Non-debating member when I can help myself
You could also do the short obligatory prayer that Baha'is do:I see. Good thing you're fasting, it's probably good for the soul
Im going to partake in traditions from christianity and judaism also
TO BE RECITED ONCE IN TWENTY-FOUR HOURS, AT NOON
I bear witness, O my God, that Thou hast created me to know Thee and to worship Thee. I testify, at this moment, to my powerlessness and to Thy might, to my poverty and to Thy wealth. There is none other God but Thee, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting.
(Compilations, Baha'i Prayers, p. iv)
Technically, noon is anytime between noon and sunset. We also do ablutions before this (just washing of hands and face), but as you are not a Baha'i, that is not necessary for you.
YoursTrue
Faith-confidence in what we hope for (Hebrews 11)
On the other hand, a person can be a vegan, right?
Truthseeker
Non-debating member when I can help myself
I've arrived here late, but Ramadan started not long after the Baha'i fast ended this year. As they are on a lunar calendar, when Ramadan is varies from year to year. i don't recall the exact time when it started.
Truthseeker
Non-debating member when I can help myself
That's okay. The month of fasting is still going on for Muslims. They also have a festival called Eid al-Fitr at the end of the fast. We have Naw-Ruz, which is a festival observed by Muslims in Iran, only it is different from what Baha'is do. That festival is not Islamic in origin but originated in Zoroastrianism, which was the religion in Iran before The Muslims conquered Iran, and over the years their numbers dwindled to only a small number of people today. Actually, I think there are more Zoroastrians in western India now, and they are called Parsis. I don't think I've seen any Zoroastrians here. The conductor Zubin Mehta is a Zoroastrian, though.
Truthseeker
Non-debating member when I can help myself
That's a shame it's imposed on you.