Ramadan Kareem, lets keep it that way
Wishing everyone Ramadan Kareem.
Just to set a few facts straight for y'all who are still new to this place in this time of year.
Fasting Ramadan is when Muslims don't eat or drink from dawn till dusk
Not completely: Its an examination of self discipline to cleanse one's mind, body and soul from anything that satisfies the urges (in general). It is to teach people that there are others out there who are not as fortunate and who don't even have the privilege of basic needs such as food and water.
So in Ramadan, its not right to eat and drink yourself to death. During fasting, one is to hold urges like smoking, lust, anger, lying, random impulses such as the urge to beat the living daylights out of someone because he is a moron-on-wheels, the urge to slap the driver of the car next to you because he is a seasoned nose-explorer, the urge to shove your foot up the next door neighbor’s rear-end for being not so neighborly, the urge to honk sporadically at the White Nissan Sunny that’s hogging the far left lane at 45 kmph... and stuff like that.
When you see/experience any of the things above, and you will, just move away and move on …
Going to a Ramadan Tent is a daily religious ritual that all Muslims should follow
Wrong again; Many Muslims today go to more Ramadan Tents than they do to mosques. They spend more money on Shisha and snack food in a 1 month, than they ever did in donations, Zakat or charity in their entire life time. That's just wrong.
Fasting in Ramadan means Muslims do little or no work at all
Early Muslims went to war in Ramadan. There is nothing more divine and self disciplining than to struggle through the daily hardship of going to work to make ends meet while constraining self control. Those fasting laborers who spend 12hrs a day working under the scorching sun experience the true bliss of this holy month.
Ramadan means staying all night watching Arabic TV soaps and other forms of entertainment.
It also means staying all night contemplating, meditating and asking God for forgiveness for all the crap you've been doing all year long. Ramadan is a great opportunity to get closer to God, go through what you did wrong, and reach out to old friends and family you haven't spoken to in ages and so forth..
Iftar HAS to be a scrumptious 12 course meal
A LOT of food is wasted during Ramadan. I agree, no one said not to enjoy having a good Iftar meal; just bare in mind that while you do, there are many people like you in Iraq, Palestinian refugee camps, some parts of Africa and many other places where an Iftar meal during Ramadan is no different than any other time of the year: 1 tiny serving a day, if available.
Non-fasting people shouldn’t eat in front of Muslims
Like myself, many Muslims don’t mind it when non-fasting people eat or drink around them. Nevertheless, and out of consideration, if you do not fast, and end up being surrounded by fasting colleagues - you may wanna ask for permission if you can eat/drink/smoke/wear see-thru cloths/low cut tops/mini skirts/hip huggers with thongs sticking out … etc
Ramadan Kareem to all ..
Just to set a few facts straight for y'all who are still new to this place in this time of year.
Fasting Ramadan is when Muslims don't eat or drink from dawn till dusk
Not completely: Its an examination of self discipline to cleanse one's mind, body and soul from anything that satisfies the urges (in general). It is to teach people that there are others out there who are not as fortunate and who don't even have the privilege of basic needs such as food and water.
So in Ramadan, its not right to eat and drink yourself to death. During fasting, one is to hold urges like smoking, lust, anger, lying, random impulses such as the urge to beat the living daylights out of someone because he is a moron-on-wheels, the urge to slap the driver of the car next to you because he is a seasoned nose-explorer, the urge to shove your foot up the next door neighbor’s rear-end for being not so neighborly, the urge to honk sporadically at the White Nissan Sunny that’s hogging the far left lane at 45 kmph... and stuff like that.
When you see/experience any of the things above, and you will, just move away and move on …
Going to a Ramadan Tent is a daily religious ritual that all Muslims should follow
Wrong again; Many Muslims today go to more Ramadan Tents than they do to mosques. They spend more money on Shisha and snack food in a 1 month, than they ever did in donations, Zakat or charity in their entire life time. That's just wrong.
Fasting in Ramadan means Muslims do little or no work at all
Early Muslims went to war in Ramadan. There is nothing more divine and self disciplining than to struggle through the daily hardship of going to work to make ends meet while constraining self control. Those fasting laborers who spend 12hrs a day working under the scorching sun experience the true bliss of this holy month.
Ramadan means staying all night watching Arabic TV soaps and other forms of entertainment.
It also means staying all night contemplating, meditating and asking God for forgiveness for all the crap you've been doing all year long. Ramadan is a great opportunity to get closer to God, go through what you did wrong, and reach out to old friends and family you haven't spoken to in ages and so forth..
Iftar HAS to be a scrumptious 12 course meal
A LOT of food is wasted during Ramadan. I agree, no one said not to enjoy having a good Iftar meal; just bare in mind that while you do, there are many people like you in Iraq, Palestinian refugee camps, some parts of Africa and many other places where an Iftar meal during Ramadan is no different than any other time of the year: 1 tiny serving a day, if available.
Non-fasting people shouldn’t eat in front of Muslims
Like myself, many Muslims don’t mind it when non-fasting people eat or drink around them. Nevertheless, and out of consideration, if you do not fast, and end up being surrounded by fasting colleagues - you may wanna ask for permission if you can eat/drink/smoke/wear see-thru cloths/low cut tops/mini skirts/hip huggers with thongs sticking out … etc
Ramadan Kareem to all ..
posted by moryarti at
9/23/2006 09:27:00 AM
14 Comments:
Ramadhan Kareeem
By
Jassim, at September 23, 2006 at 11:51 AM
Ramadhan Kareem Brother :-)
Great post.
By
1234dsfs, at September 23, 2006 at 2:18 PM
Ramadan Kareem.
Brilliant post, I wanted to say these things a long time ago, but, considering the history of my blog, I thought I'd be sticking my nose in other people's business, for no reason... thanx for saying it for me.. ;)
By
Yazan, at September 23, 2006 at 4:14 PM
Ramadan Kareem!!!!!
Moryarti you should join us at our Ramadan Blog, and cross post this post on it.
http://ramadankareem.blogspot.com
By
Shaykhspeara Sha'ira, at September 23, 2006 at 5:01 PM
Ramadan Kareem Moryarti! My first year in 5, away from Dubai during Ramadan. I can't belive I'm almost missing it!
By
Abha Malpani, at September 23, 2006 at 5:57 PM
Ramadan kareem Professoré, Mrs.M and Baby M.
Please join us at
http://ramadankareem.blogspot.com
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*, at September 23, 2006 at 8:35 PM
I expect the thinking fraternity in the U.A.E., sparsely populated as they seem to be, would be extremely indebted to you for voicing their opinion on Ramadan [what it should it be and what it is]. Far from the local think tank as I am, I, too, would like to make known my gratitude.
I've wanted to tell the world what you told them [about Ramadan] for a long while now, and I've been sitting on quite a few ways to approach it. Thanks to you, I won't have to squirm in my seat everytime someone wishes me 'Ramadan Kareem' and expects to me tell them how much I'll be eating, sleeping, etc. I'll only have to paste a link to this post.
Once again, thank you very much.
By
Anonymous, at September 23, 2006 at 9:50 PM
Ramadan Kareem, Mory - to you and all your family and loved ones.
By
nzm, at September 24, 2006 at 3:30 PM
Thank you guys .. wishing you Ramadan Kareem to all of you
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moryarti, at September 24, 2006 at 10:49 PM
RAMADAN KAREEM ya Abu L. Yin3aad 3leik bil kheir wol 3afye lil jamee3. Siyam maqbool + iftar shahee :)
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BuJ, at September 25, 2006 at 12:06 AM
It also means non smoking malls- at least during the day
I am conducting a mini survey on attitudes to passive smoking and would appreciate it if you could take 2 minutes to complete it. The link is shown below. Thanks
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=572381385396
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Anonymous, at September 25, 2006 at 8:26 PM
GREAT POST REALLY!
You have hit the main points!!! 12 courses.. I have seen more ;)
By
Anonymous, at September 26, 2006 at 12:32 PM
oh and Ramadan Kareeeeeeeem ..
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Anonymous, at September 26, 2006 at 12:32 PM
Informative post. As a non muslim, I've often had muslim friends say its a time of fasting, they dont know why. They break the fast with a feast and the focus is often more on the feast than the fast. This post helps us better respect the culture here. Thanks.
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Anonymous, at October 8, 2006 at 12:30 PM
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