Isn't Eid al-Fitr a joke since you eat every night during Ramadan?
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How can you say that the beliefs of a person are a joke? You must learn to respect the beliefs of others if you wish for them to answer your questions with a sane mind. \n\nBut no matter. To your question. It's quite difficult. You might want to elaborate. BUT: Muslim people FAST during RAMADAN[the holy month] No eating or drinking from sunrise to sunset daily so that Muslims will feel the pangs of the needy and be tempted to give more charity on the event of Eid Al-Fitr. \n\nIf you look at the site below, you might want to direct your questions there. This is the best site that I have ever seen. Good luck in your quest for knowledge, but next time, try and be a little bit more sensitive to the beliefs of others.
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here is the problem with the translation. that's why i say the Bible of today cannot be accurate to the word of God. \n\ngood job making a big list of nothing so to make hard for anyone to correct it. as i will not spend a minute trying to explain things to you\n\nand to answer your question. it feels wonderful being muslim. and it feels peace. \n\ni understand everyone think his religion is the true one, but with this one (islam) it's exception. i don't think i actually Know it's a religion from the God who created the word. \naccept it or not, it's up to you. and once death comes to you then you will know.
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heheheheehe! I can take a joke. your questions are very good Lo! I sincerely do not know what to tell you! infidel is such a strong word you know.....
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you had to go and make me feel guilty, Azra :(\n\n\n**i do see food as a blessing but i am definitely guilty of wasting it. i've always thought of giving it to a homeless shelter...... but i suppose i've never got the initiative to actually do that. \n\ninshallah your question will motivate me to take action\n\nGod bless you for your consciousness and peace to all\nSakina
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It is usually like a normal breakfast but we should be health cautious too. A glance at some of the recommended diet for ramadan is as follows:\n\nAVOID:  \n\nFried and fatty foods.  \nFoods containing too much sugar.  \nOver-eating especially at suhoor.  \nToo much tea at suhoor: Tea makes you pass more urine taking with it valuable mineral salts that your body would need during the day.  \nSmoking cigarettes: If you cannot give up smoking, cut down gradually starting a few weeks before Ramadhan. Smoking is unhealthy and one should stop completely.  \n\nEAT:  \n\nComplex carbohydrates at suhoor so that the food lasts longer making you less hungry.  \nDates are excellent source of sugar, fibre, carbohydrates, potassium and magnesium.  \nAlmonds are rich in protein and fibre with less fat.  \nBananas are a good source of potassium, magnesium and carbohydrates.  \n\nDRINK:  \n\nAs much water or fruit juices as possible between iftar and bedtime so that your body may adjust fluid levels in time.
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Are you muslim, catholic or what?\n\nAs a muslim who fasts for a month every year, I can tell you that we certainly do see visions and neither do we talk to God (SWT). We talk to God (SWT) through prayer, but that's with nearly all religions.\n\nMaybe your religion requires you to fast in the extremes and that is why people have hallucinations?\n\nMuslims eat heartily before dawn and then fast until the sun sets, at which time they eat heartily again. So we're not really starving the whole day since we already ate so much. \n\nWhen Ramadan (The month we fast, it's in the lunar/Islamic  calendar) is in the winter, it's a breeze to do it, but during the summer, which I haven't experienced yet in Canada, it does get quite long. We can break our fast, of course, if we are about to die or something. \n\nFasting is meant to make you appreciate the things that you have in life and to feel sympathy for the poor. It is a time to reflect upon the many evils other people have to go through. It is a time to to be thankful to Allah (SWT) for giving you what you have.\n\nFasting is not meant to give you medical problems. If you're pregnant, sick, or travelling (there are more reaons than this), then you don't need to fast in Islam, but you have to make-up for it if you were travelling or if you had your period.\n\nSo yeah, you should have directed your question to the religion you are talking about becuase a lot of religions require followers to fast.
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This isn't a question, really, it's just silly.  It says that Muslims aren't allowed to eat pork.  Kissing is different.
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Oi! Soalan apa ni? Of course even 'india muslim' celebrate Hari Raya. All muslims do. Like Malay, like Singaporeans, like Indians, like Bangladeshis, like Europeans, like Americans... just as long as they're muslims... right after they fast for 30 days.
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I'm not one of "those guys" but the answer is that they fast all day and eat at night.  Not *easy* by any means, but it's not like fasting for a month straight with no break.  When Ramadan falls during the winter it's easier than when it falls during the summer, too...
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If you are asking about Eid El Fetr (End of Ramadan) you can't specify the day from now, still a whole year or 9 month to go and Ismalic months might differs coz it depends on the moon meaning that the month might be 30 days or 29 so it is still early to know by sure
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Unfortunately, I think they do but that's just from ignorant rednecks. Truth is, Muslim is a very peaceful religion (god knows how al-qaeda misinterpreted THAT one). I happen to have a lot of Muslim friends and even their families treat me like their own. Oh, and their food kicks serious arse! Never try the restaurant crap! Always go for the home cooked stuff! lol
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Perhaps your question arises out of the current situation. The muslims can tolerate every thing, but making jokes about relegion is a no no. As they them selves never joke about the prophets of other relegions. Among them selves they make really sadistic and some times down right dirty jokes about their current relegious scholars, leaders, but never about any prophet. Be it Moses, Jesus, David, Abraham, Solomon or Mohammad. Any muslim who makes a joke or insults any relegious book or prophet or God, automatically becomes a non muslim.To respect and pledge faith about all prophets is a must in Islam. If any one makes a joke about the prophet of Islam, of course the muslims will react. Other than that I have had the chance to work with Hindus, Sikhs,(in fact we used to live in the same house),Buddhists, Christians, and many others, I don't remember a single incident when we did not get along. In fact we were and still are good friends.
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Fasting is the act of willingly abstaining from some or all food and in some cases drink, for a period of time. Depending on the tradition, fasting practices may forbid sexual intercourse, (or any sexual desire), masturbation, as well as refraining from eating certain types or groups of food (e.g. meat).\n\nFasting for religious and spiritual reasons has been a part of human custom since pre-history. It is mentioned in the Qur'an, in the Mahabharata, in the Upanishads, and in the Bible, in both the Old and New Testament.\n\nIslam\n==========\n\nIn Islam, fasting starts from fajr (dawn), until maghrib (sunset) is observed during the month of Ramadan. Fasting in the month of Ramadan is one of the Pillars of Islam, and thus one of the most important acts of Islamic worship. By fasting, whether during Ramadan or other times a Muslim draws closer to his Lord by abandoning the things he/she enjoys, such as food and drink. This makes the sincerity of his/her faith and his/her devotion to Allah (God) all the more evident. The believer knows that Allah will love him/her when he/she is ready to abandon worldly comforts for Allah's sake.\n\nAllah informs Muslims in the Qur'an that fasting was prescribed for those before them (i.e., the Jews and Christians) and that by fasting Muslim gains 'taqwa', which can be described as the care taken by a person to do everything Allah has commanded and to keep away from everything that He has forbidden. Fasting helps prevent many sins and is a shield with which the Muslim protects him/herself from jahannam (hell).\n\nMuslims believe that fasting is more than abstaining from food and drink. It also means to abstain from any falsehood in speech and action, from any ignorant and indecent speech, and from arguing and fighting. Therefore, fasting helps to develop good behavior.\n\nFasting also inculcates a sense of brotherhood and solidarity, as a Muslim feels and experiences what his needy and hungry brothers and sisters feel. However, even the poor, needy, and hungry participate in the fast. Moreover, Ramadan is a month of giving charity and sharing meals to break the fast together.\n\nWhile fasting in the month of Ramadan is considered fard (obligatory), Islam also proscribed certain days for non-obligatory fasting, such as on each Monday and Thursday of a week, or six days in the month of Shawal of the Islamic calendar (the month following Ramadan).\n\nEastern Orthodox Church\n========================\n\nFor Orthodox Christians, there are five fasting seasons, which include Nativity, Meatfast, Great Lent & Holy Week, Apostles' Fast and Dormition. Fasting during these times refers to abstention from animal products, olive oil (or all oils, according to some Orthodox traditions), wine and spirits -- see Eastern Orthodoxy (Fasting). Fasting can take up a significant portion of the calendar year. The idea is not to suffer, but to use the experience to come closer to God, to realize one's excesses and for alms giving. Fasting without prayer and almsgiving (donating the money saved to a local charity, or directly to the poor, depending on circumstances) is considered useless or even spiritually harmful by many Orthodox Christians.\n\nJudaism\n========\n\nJudaism views three essential potential purposes of fasting, and a combination of some or all of these could apply to any given fast. One purpose in fasting is the achievement of atonement for sins and omissions in Divine service. Fasting is not considered the primary means of acquiring atonement; rather, sincere regret for and rectification of wrongdoing is key (see Isaiah, 58:1-13).\n\nNevertheless, fasting is conducive to atonement, for it tends to precipitate contrition in the one who fasts (see Joel, 2:12-18). This is why the Bible requires fasting (lit. self affliction) on Yom Kippur (see Leviticus, 23:27,29,32; Numbers, 29:7; Tractate Yoma, 8:1; ibid. (Babylonian Talmud), 81a). Because, according to the Hebrew Bible, hards
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Thank you for a very interesting question. I think the gentleman who claimed to be a Muslim did not understand the question. \n\nI am an American Muslim Imam and although we have no areas above the Arctic Circle where I live I have also pondered this question and asked some knowlegeable people I know. The answer is as the first person guessed. There was a ruling in the past that Muslims who live above the Arctic Circle or below the Antarctic circle should follow the times of prayer and beginning and ending of fasting in Ramadan and at other times of the year according to the times in Mecca.\n\nPlease feel free to ask any questions you might have for me.\n\nPeace and Blessings,\n\nSalim
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Oh, please! I mean this is all hogwash!!! The truth is that Mohammad didn't say such things. If he had said, he wouldn't help his wife with the housework!!! Actually, I know that there is a section in the Quran called "Nisa" which meant "The Women" which shows that Quran gives importance to women. And isn't the God same everywhere despite different religions? Would he choose a prophet who find women deficient?! Some sensibility, please!!! As I am a Turkish muslim, I find such ideas "Women are a bad omen." ridiculous and I can't even tolerate those who think in similar ways. Ignorant people make up these stories "Mohammed said: Women are bla bla..." Millions of muslims (at least the Turkish ones) are disturbed by these stories. Some ignorant (and muslim) countries introduce Islam wrongly. I am bored with it.
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Yes you can I did. You are a Muslim LOL :)
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Fist of all bobfartly is completely idiotic. Second of all, why is this in the Basketball section. Third, my Muslim friends live perfectly normal daily lives. Not a good question. bobfartly should not be saying this- it is a major stereotype, and I take offense, dummy.