wornout53 Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 I am a Christian so do not observe Ramadan but I would like to wish peace, joy and enlightenment to all who do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadingNorth Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 By whom? A human? Some official council of imams or something along those lines. I forget the details. There's plenty in the Qu'ran, so I'm led to understand, that allows dispensation for anyone who will have genuine difficulty in fasting, or following the dictates of prayer and so on. Surgeons halfway through a heart transplant aren't required to stop and pray in the middle of the procedure if it takes longer than it was planned to; things like that. (Although that specific example wouldn't be in the Qu'ran; they hadn't invented heart transplants in 600AD.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natjack Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 People doing potentially dangerous work shouldn't be going without food for longer than 8 hours or so? Was watching one of these police programmes the other night and they said that the lorry driver who caused a multi vehicle pile-up had been without food for 17 hours and had gone unconscious due to this, lack of blood sugar or something. And one of the coppers couldn't catch a suspect due to weakness from not eating as it was Ramadan, and then he was sick in the bushes. Having said that, people seem to make such a big deal of not eating for a few hours, a lot of people don't eat during the day anyway. I don't see how they're actually saving any money to give to charity by doing it? It's not like they're starving, they'll be stuffing their faces as soon as the sun goes down But if it floats your boat, have an 'enlightening and peaceful' one anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mj.scuba Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 Happy Ramadan, good luck with the fasting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CXC3000 Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 Happy Ramadan, good luck with the fasting Thanks ------------ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nagel Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 What does the word mubarak mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadingNorth Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 What does the word mubarak mean? Literally, "blessed." It's the Ramadan equivalent of wishing each other Merry Christmas. Similarly you might see "Eid Mubarak;" Eid is some kind of festival which comes at the end of Ramadan but I'm foggy on the details. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1love Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 Ramadhan Mubarak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1love Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 Giving rest to the digestive system. Ramadan is the period of rest for the digestive system, which is responsible for the metabolism process of food. Consequently, the liver also takes rest as it is the main factory of food metabolism. To achieve this benefit, Muslims should adhere to the tradition (sunnah) of the Prophet by abstaining from having too much food after breakfast. The Prophet (PBUH) said;"The son-of-Adam never fills a bowl worse than his belly. Some bites are enough for man to prop his physique. Had he wished otherwise, then one third for his food, and one third for his drink, and one third for his breath." It is of benefit to the body that the break of fasting starts with some dates (as indicated in the Prophetic tradition). Dates are rich in Glucose and Fructose, which have a great caloric benefit specially for the brain, and are useful in raising the level of sugar gradually in blood, thus reducing the feeling of hunger and the need for large quantities of food. Moderate loss of weight. During fasting, the consumption of sugars decreases, and so does the level of sugar in blood. This makes the body rely on providing the needed calories for metabolism by burning sugar stored in the body. Glycogen stored in the liver, and fats in tissues are decomposed and transferred into calories and energy needed by the body. This results in moderate shortage of body weight. Therefore, fasting is considered of great value for overweight persons and stable non-insulin diabetes. Decrease of cholesterol level in blood. Several studies proved that cholesterol level in blood during fasting, as well as the rate of precipitating on the walls of arteries have decreased. This in turn reduces the chances of cardiac and cerebrovascular accidents, and prevents the raise of hypertension. Shortage of fats in blood helps reduce stones of gall and choledocus. The Prophet (PBUH) said; "Fast! You will be healthy." Rest of renal system. Some studies revealed that abstaining from drinking water for about 10-12 hours is not necessarily bad; it is rather useful in many cases. Concentration of liquids in the body causes moderate dehydration that the body can tolerate, as there is a sufficient liquid reserve, and as long as man has no complaint of renal lithiasis, both kidneys get rest of the process of waste disposing. The prophetic tradition mandates that Suhur (a meal before the dawn) be delayed and Fotoor (the breakfast meal) be expedited, thus reducing the time period of dehydration as much as possible. Shortage of liquids leads in turn to moderate decrease of blood pressure that the normal man can tolerate and be of use to those complaining of hypertension. Educational and psychological benefits. Fasting Ramadan is useful as it has a restraining power over the soul's whimsies, and an urge to abandon bad habits, specially when the smoker is obliged to abstain from smoking even if for a temporary period, on the hope such abandon will be permanent. This is also applied to drinking too much coffee and tea. The psychological benefits are numerous. The fasting person feels complacent, attains mental and psychological rest, refrains from all that disturbs the integrity of his fasting, and maintains the proper behaviour controls, that all reflect positively on the general community. The Prophet said; "Fasting is restraining. When anyone of you is fasting, he should refrain from obscene language or any acts of ignorance. And if anyone slanders him or quarrels with him, he should say; 'I am fasting, I am fasting.'" Several studies revealed that crime rate in Islamic countries decreases during Ramadan . Just a few of the benefits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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