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Non Muslims: anyone of you going to fast?

Gharib

I want Khilafah back
I might fast this year, if my health permits me to. :)

it is very nice to hear that.

but one thing though, the english trio is no more LOL :D england isn't going to fast nor is kai, that leaves only you, but only if your health improves that is.

i hope you do get better, if Allah wills. you haven't fasted before have you, odion?
 

Breathe

Hostis humani generis
Hehehehe :D

I've fasted for a day now and then, before surgery kind of things - but I've never done the whole "sunrise -> sunset" thing for 40 days or anything like that. :D
 

Peace

Quran & Sunnah
Hehehehe :D

I've fasted for a day now and then, before surgery kind of things - but I've never done the whole "sunrise -> sunset" thing for 40 days or anything like that. :D


Ramadan is just one month Odion, 29 or 30 days according to the new moon.
May Allah grant you good good health Odion!

Peace
 

Breathe

Hostis humani generis
Actually, I forgot to ask.
Do you think I'd be able to work my daily tablets in? E.g., would I be permitted in taking one glass of water to take my medication - but after that nothing until sunset?
 

Peace

Quran & Sunnah
Actually, I forgot to ask.
Do you think I'd be able to work my daily tablets in? E.g., would I be permitted in taking one glass of water to take my medication - but after that nothing until sunset?

The Muslims who take the medication and prefer to fast, change the time of taking their medication either before dawn or at the sunset breakfast.
 

Breathe

Hostis humani generis
The Muslims who take the medication and prefer to fast, change the time of taking their medication either before dawn or at the sunset breakfast.
Hmmm, I'll have to see what I can do.

I'm supposed to take 2 tablets 4 times daily for one of them, though. :cover:
 

MSizer

MSizer
To Omar Al Khayyam,
I'd like to say that fasting makes Muslims feel the poor around the world, and it teaches them to give, you can't imagine the amount of free food tables that are held in Ramadan for anyone and the amount of charity that is given to those in need.

Fasting isn't necessary for charity. The giving of food to the poor should be done at all times, not just when you're reminded for a month by an ascetesitic ritual. If a person requires some form of ritualistic abstinence to be remindeded about charity, that person needs to think about his or her ethical priorities. By that logic, one of the 5 pillars couldn't exist, because you couldn't give any of your income to charity if you deprived yourself of wealth.
 

ThereIsNoSpoon

Active Member
Can you site somthing to support this?
The Effect of Fasting during Ramadan on Traffic Accidents in Turkey, Mahmut Tolon and Herman Chernoff; Does fasting increase or decrease accidents? The answer depends on the time of year, Chance (Spring 2007, Vol. 20. No. 2 p10)

A quick look gave me the link above. I am not sure if that was the study i saw a few days ago but nevertheless it says the same.

 

Tiapan

Grumpy Old Man
I was just contemplating those less fortunate than us, the theme of this fasting business.

What if you switched off your computer for 12 hrs a day. Would that have a similar effect?
 

Tiapan

Grumpy Old Man
nah its not aussie ya drongo

I guess I'm the drongo cause I assume people understand what I'm talking about. Bad assumption.

I live in Oztralia, the great southern land, we are a pretty backwater in the to and throw of world news perception. Many europeans think we are Austrians but we are not. But we are loaded as far as the earths riches are concerned, yet our public have been convinced by capitalistic authorities that we are only what we earn. 20 million people sitting on $1000 trillion worth of mineral assets indicates to me that each Ozzie is worth about $50,000,000. A few beyond our shores get most of this, and the rest are told we should be grateful. A new government may address this inequality.

Having addressed this situation, I do love this nation as the best of the best, no other country compares. We are very lucky here. We have our faults but every where else is worse off. We are the best of the worst.

We are a multicultural society which actually enhances and contradicts the Australian ethic. We are not British or Irish or Greek or Italian or Chinese or Vietnamese, but we were once aboriginal. The native population was often dismissed as a nomdic primatives, but closer examination makes one marvel at their complexity, ingenuity, appreciation of the land and how to survive well beyond the precepts of "civilsed" european man. Europeans brought sheep and goats cloven hoofed ******* foriegn crap grazing animals, that have denuded the landscape and given us famine and errosion. One must respect the aborigines who rely on the three toed marsupial herbivore kangaroo as the staple of their diet. No erosion a, disease free, and drought resistant. Advanced civilized people can be so stupid at times. Slaughter all your sheep and goats then farm kangaroos, they are far more environmentally friendly a fat free excellent protien source, and taste heaps better, low cholesterol too..

In respect for Banjo Patterson (An Australian Poet) and the Aboriginal nations of my continent I offer the world a new perceptive through the eyes of "Tiapan" an Oztralian, incorporating, out of respect, the current language of our native people hence terms like Brudda = brother Lubra = wife, Rainbow Serpent = creation myth, etc etc all pidgin english versions of cross cultural perspective in language.

Language is the thing that sets us partially above the animals, ie not having to re-invent the wheel because we have the capability to look at previous peoples mistakes, and the opportunity to take advantage of their experience and by pass the problem.

The word "terran" means "of the planet earth" eg "Terra Firma" and does not necessarily imply human, as animals are also manifestations of the true life form DNA.

Cheers
 
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.lava

Veteran Member
Oztralia is one of the places i would like to visit :D

i have a request...please let us know if you're willing to try fasting. i really want to know if you are going to. because i want to pray for you. you know, that's the only way we can be with you. so please let us know.

ps: thanks for explaining slang for me.






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Gharib

I want Khilafah back
I was just contemplating those less fortunate than us, the theme of this fasting business.

What if you switched off your computer for 12 hrs a day. Would that have a similar effect?

if you are going to pay charity also, then yeah it would have a simmilar affect. but people don't die for not having a computer.

fasting is to remind us that there are people who struggle to live due to not having food, it makes us feel for the poor and give charity to them. instead of going and wasting thousands of dollars on a casino or on horse racing.

i am convinced that if we shut down all the casinos in the world, the effect of it would be much greater than that of ramadan.
 
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