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RE: I'm not eating. YAY!
August 2, 2011 at 12:34 pm
Rgr that, just amused that there was even a provision which could be manipulated by the less than scrupulous. I never knew it existed before this moment.
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RE: I'm not eating. YAY!
August 2, 2011 at 12:41 pm
(August 1, 2011 at 5:35 pm)Rayaan Wrote: Because it's Ramadan. 
No food nor water for about 16 hours (from 4:20 A.M to 8:15 PM).
It's kind of hard, though, especially in this hot weather in August. But I'm used to it and time seems to go really fast when I'm fasting. And we have to do this for a month.
Ramadan pictures from last year:
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/08..._2010.html
No water for 16 hours thats just stupid!
No wonder a lot of muslims get antsy.
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RE: I'm not eating. YAY!
August 2, 2011 at 12:52 pm
(August 2, 2011 at 12:41 pm)downbeatplumb Wrote: No water for 16 hours thats just stupid!
Well, it's not as if the custom originated in a place where dehydration would be a problem, like say, a desert country. Oh, wait.. 
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RE: I'm not eating. YAY!
August 4, 2011 at 12:27 am
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(August 2, 2011 at 9:39 am)Rayaan Wrote: The healthier way to eat is to start with a water (or a juice like Tang or lemonade) and small fruits and dates before eating anything else. The reason for this is to put fluid into the body first since that is what our bodies need the most. Then, we are supposed to eat a light meal and not something too heavy because the digestion system has been on a rest for quite a long time. It's not going to be good for our health if we eat too much food all at once (or at one sitting). So, it's important that we eat slowly and moderately upon breaking the fast and especially drink lots of water.
No, what our bodies need the most is a sane diet not dictated by imaginary friends 
(August 2, 2011 at 11:28 am)Rayaan Wrote: Yeah, and that's why it is suggested that if a Muslim lives there, he should move to a city with a more 'normal' day and night so that he can start fasting.
Or he could just get a more normal approach to life so he doesn't have to sell his house and move somewhere else because of the dictates of a big book of fairy stories.
(August 2, 2011 at 12:26 pm)Rayaan Wrote: Compassion is for fools! 
That might be why many Muslims are okay with stoning a woman to death for getting a divorce.
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RE: I'm not eating. YAY!
August 4, 2011 at 12:31 am
Quote:Otherwise, he may skip the fast and pay redemption money
Yep, Rayaan. The priests have always got their fucking palms out for a few shekels. Nothing new there.
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RE: I'm not eating. YAY!
August 4, 2011 at 12:31 am
(August 2, 2011 at 12:52 pm)Darwinian Wrote: (August 2, 2011 at 12:41 pm)downbeatplumb Wrote: No water for 16 hours thats just stupid!
Well, it's not as if the custom originated in a place where dehydration would be a problem, like say, a desert country. Oh, wait..
You have to get the people delirious before they'll find the idea of a man on a winged unicorn credible.
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RE: I'm not eating. YAY!
August 4, 2011 at 12:57 am
(August 4, 2011 at 12:31 am)theVOID Wrote: (August 2, 2011 at 12:52 pm)Darwinian Wrote: (August 2, 2011 at 12:41 pm)downbeatplumb Wrote: No water for 16 hours thats just stupid!
Well, it's not as if the custom originated in a place where dehydration would be a problem, like say, a desert country. Oh, wait..
You have to get the people delirious before they'll find the idea of a man on a winged unicorn credible.
Really high on shrooms?
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RE: I'm not eating. YAY!
August 4, 2011 at 12:58 am
I've never heard of teh concept of paying a Fidya, Rayaan.
I'll read about it now. But it had better be connected to one's Zakaat.
Stuffing your face at sunset? Try it, then attend Taraweh prayers of 20 Rakats. Haha. Not a very good idea.
You need something light. Something that will sit well - also not too much water so you don't have to use a bathroom until it's over. It's all a balance.
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RE: I'm not eating. YAY!
August 4, 2011 at 2:51 am
Boy, I feel dehydrated and I'm not even on this silly fast.
<--- drinks some water.
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RE: I'm not eating. YAY!
August 4, 2011 at 5:48 am
(August 4, 2011 at 12:58 am)Abu Taj al Deen Wrote: I've never heard of teh concept of paying a Fidya, Rayaan.
I'll read about it now. But it had better be connected to one's Zakaat.
Stuffing your face at sunset? Try it, then attend Taraweh prayers of 20 Rakats. Haha. Not a very good idea.
You need something light. Something that will sit well - also not too much water so you don't have to use a bathroom until it's over. It's all a balance.
Why would I try that when my diet, free of superstition, means I can eat whatever I feel like whenever it pleases me?
I don't see the need to subject myself to your banal fantasy, frankly
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