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Happy Ramadan

Laila

Laila

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Ramadan mubarak everyone.

I know no one else celebrates it but wishing you all well

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Isn't it supposed to be unhappy?
You fast and all that for a whole month.
 
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Happy Ramadan to all who celebrate it!
 
Laila, what do you have to do exactly? From what i can remember, you fast from when the sun rises to sun dawn, correct? Can you not drink ANY water or food in that period of time?
 
Apocalypse said:
Isn't it supposed to be unhappy?
You fast and all that for a whole month.
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Considering i smoke and love eating ... and sleeping ... and seeing and hugging (amongst other things) my boyfrined. I should be unhappy

But surprisingly i have been looking forward to it, i have been neglecting my religion and this is a perfect time to re connect with it
 
Laila said:
Considering i smoke and love eating ... and sleeping ... and seeing and hugging (amongst other things) my boyfrined. I should be unhappy

But surprisingly i have been looking forward to it, i have been neglecting my religion and this is a perfect time to re connect with it
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Is'nt your BF a Muslim? And men do it too, right? Oh and why cant you cuddle your BF?
 
kaya'08 said:
Laila, what do you have to do exactly? From what i can remember, you fast from when the sun rises to sun dawn, correct? Can you not drink ANY water or food in that period of time?
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I fast.

No water or food ... or smoke.
Nothing can enter the mouth

And yes, it is from sunrise to sunset exactly.
 
kaya'08 said:
Is'nt your BF a Muslim? And men do it too, right? Oh and why cant you cuddle your BF?
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No he is not Muslim.
And Ramadan is for every Muslim outside of the elderly, ill, young or pregnant to participate in.

I don't want any sexual contact during the ramadan period and i always get hot and bothered when i'm near my partner so he's off limits for me.

Sex is also not allowed during fasting
 
Laila said:
No he is not Muslim.
And Ramadan is for every Muslim outside of the elderly, ill, young or pregnant to participate in.

I don't want any sexual contact during the ramadan period and i always get hot and bothered when i'm near my partner so he's off limits for me.

Sex is also not allowed during fasting
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Laila said:
Nothing can enter the mouth
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Seriously? Why? Sex doesnt have to involve putting things in your mouth?
 
kaya'08 said:
Seriously? Why? Sex doesnt have to involve putting things in your mouth?
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The idea of fasting is to demonstrate self control and discipline of both the mind and soul not to indulge in sex.

It is a month solely for God, this was ofc the month in which the Qu'ran was revealed to the world known as The night of power.

Ramadan is a time when Muslims can learn and re connect with their religion.
I may be lax more or less with praying, missing a prayer here or there but Ramadan re enforces my commitments and i pray the 5 times a day starting with Fajr.

Zakhat is crucial in this month.
Without the luxuries of food and water we can empathise with those in the world who do not have what we have, it makes us grateful for what God has given us and reflect on life.
 
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Laila said:
The idea of fasting is to demonstrate self control and discipline of both the mind and soul not to indulge in sex.
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Oh, i understand.

It is a month solely for God, this was ofc the month in which the Qu'ran was revealed to the world known as The night of power.

Ramadan is a time when Muslims can learn and re connect with their religion.
I may be lax more or less with praying, missing a prayer here or there but Ramadan re enforces my commitments and i pray the 5 times a day starting with Fajr.

Zakhat is crucial in this month.
Without the luxuries of food and water we can emphathise with those in the world who do not have what we have, it makes us grateful for what God has given us and reflect on life.
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I think its quiet important. Reinforces that notion of "don't know what you got till its gone". Brings us back down to earth a bit, especially us westerners with all the luxuries we could possibly ask for. Thanks for your answers.
 
kaya'08 said:
Oh, i understand.

I think its quiet important. Reinforces that notion of "don't know what you got till its gone". Brings us back down to earth a bit, especially us westerners with all the luxuries we could possibly ask for. Thanks for your answers.
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Ramadan is also a time of worship, reading of the Quran, charity and doing good deeds. For us Ramadan is an opportunity to gain by giving up what we may take for granted.

And it is my pleasure Kaya :)
And that is the exact reason my parents placed so much time on Ramadan.
We grew up in UK where there was clean water and always food on the table and to effectively ground us to realise how lucky we are we fasted every month. I started when i was 12.

But just as a pre warning, if i get snappy on the forums. It means i haven't had my fag yet and will not for hours
 
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Laila said:
Ramadan is also a time of worship, reading of the Quran, charity and doing good deeds. For us Ramadan is an opportunity to gain by giving up what we may take for granted.

And it is my pleasure Kaya :)
And that is the exact reason my parents placed so much time on Ramadan.
We grew up in UK where there was clean water and always food on the table and to effectively ground us to realise how lucky we are we fasted every month. I started when i was 12.

But just as a pre warning, if i get snappy on the forums. It means i haven't had my fag yet and will not for hours
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Too late. Ramadan started 5 minutes ago!
 
Laila said:
Ramadan mubarak everyone.

I know no one else celebrates it but wishing you all well

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Happy Ramadan to you too, Laila. My niece and her husbands are Suni's, so they'll be celebrating it along with you. :2wave:
 
kaya'08 said:
Too late. Ramadan started 5 minutes ago!
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LOL

I just noticed as well, had my fag a few minutes ago. Should last me till afternoon .... and then i'm in trouble :shock:
 
Laila said:
The idea of fasting is to demonstrate self control and discipline of both the mind and soul not to indulge in sex.

It is a month solely for God, this was ofc the month in which the Qu'ran was revealed to the world known as The night of power.

Ramadan is a time when Muslims can learn and re connect with their religion.
I may be lax more or less with praying, missing a prayer here or there but Ramadan re enforces my commitments and i pray the 5 times a day starting with Fajr.

Zakhat is crucial in this month.
Without the luxuries of food and water we can empathise with those in the world who do not have what we have, it makes us grateful for what God has given us and reflect on life.
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What a lovely and admirable statement.
 
Anima said:
Happy Ramadan to you too, Laila. My niece and her husbands are Suni's, so they'll be celebrating it along with you
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Oh that is lovely. I never knew Anima.
Converts?

And i'm sure they'll have a fun time ... kinda :p
 
Laila said:
LOL

I just noticed as well, had my fag a few minutes ago. Should last me till afternoon .... and then i'm in trouble :shock:
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Ooh, good luck. I think I'd be climbing the walls if I had to go that long without my Berkley Superkings.
 
Laila said:
Oh that is lovely. I never knew Anima.
Converts?

And i'm sure they'll have a fun time ... kinda :p
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My niece's husband is Pakistani Suni, and she converted to marry him. And this is her first observance of Ramadan, so I'm wished her all my luck!
 
Anima said:
My niece's husband is Pakistani Suni, and she converted to marry him. And this is her first observance of Ramadan, so I'm wished her all my luck!
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I give her all my blessings and wish her luck, i still remember the first time i fasted.

It'll be easy for the first two weeks then gets harder as it draws closers to the end.
 
Anima said:
Ooh, good luck. I think I'd be climbing the walls if I had to go that long without my Berkley Superkings.
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That is going to be my hardest challenge.

I have one every few hours on the dot .... if i master this control. I have jumped over my biggest hurdle.
Food and water is nothing compared to that tbh :(
 
Laila said:
That is going to be my hardest challenge.

I have one every few hours on the dot .... if i master this control. I have jumped over my biggest hurdle.
Food and water is nothing compared to that tbh :(
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Oh yeah, I think I could go without food and water easier during the day than I could my ciggies. Is this your first Ramadan as a smoker, or have you managed without them before?
 
Anima said:
Oh yeah, I think I could go without food and water easier during the day than I could my ciggies. Is this your first Ramadan as a smoker, or have you managed without them before?
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I have done without it before but the amount i smoke has increased and the time between my ciggies has decreased so it's going to be hard.
 
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