So it's no eating for 18 hours eh?
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I am a Muslim, and I have been fasting for quite a few years. The first few days are always pretty hard, but then it gets easy.
It is really hard to do Ramadan in the summer for obvious reasons. The Islamic calender uses the lunar calendar, so Ramadan is always moving back about a week or 2 each year. So Ramadan will just get harder over the years, until it gets back into winter.
It is really hard to do Ramadan in the summer for obvious reasons. The Islamic calender uses the lunar calendar, so Ramadan is always moving back about a week or 2 each year. So Ramadan will just get harder over the years, until it gets back into winter.
Um, funny thing is that you simply don't eat meat. Everything else is fair game. It's a pain in the ass for ME.Instinct Blues said:
I'm allergic to seafood.
I would find it challenging, given that I live in Tucson, Arizona. Not being able to eat wouldn't be so bad; I'd just need to find something to distract myself from any hunger pains until my body was used to it. Work, video games, and hanging out with friends all qualify, so I think that wouldn't go too badly.
Going without water, though, is dangerous here. I guess I'd have to stay inside as much as possible, get a humidifier (dry air + dehydration = bloody nose), and gulp down a ton of water as soon as I was possibly allowed.
Going without water, though, is dangerous here. I guess I'd have to stay inside as much as possible, get a humidifier (dry air + dehydration = bloody nose), and gulp down a ton of water as soon as I was possibly allowed.
what do you guys have for sahur?DesiPrinceX09 said:
I remember staying with a muslim family for a while and they cous cous with this sour kind of milk stuff i think they called leben before that fajr prayer you were talking about
I fasted with them, I was inspired when my friends dad told me that one of the reason you guys do it is to experience what the poor have to go through every day and that will always help you to remember to be thankful for what you have, gotta admit that's kinda deep.
GOOD LUCK TO ALL THE MUSLIMS FASTING THIS YEAR! 18 hours this time huh
.. might fast this year too .. i didn't even know it started, do you know when it ends?? and the exact time you have to break your fast?? .. might go over to Tariqs house over the weekend to stay over, his mum loves it when I take interest in islam.. and they have some epic meals when they're finished fasting.
Well friend, what we Muslims eat all depends on what culture we are from and what specifc cultural traditions we follow (obviously). I am from an Indian/Pakistani/Khoja and Mexican/Native American family so we eat pretty interesting stuff. Curiously, what culture/ethnicity is your friend?SsilverR said:what do you guys have for sahur?DesiPrinceX09 said:
I remember staying with a muslim family for a while and they cous cous with this sour kind of milk stuff i think they called leben before that fajr prayer you were talking about
I fasted with them, I was inspired when my friends dad told me that one of the reason you guys do it is to experience what the poor have to go through every day and that will always help you to remember to be thankful for what you have, gotta admit that's kinda deep.
GOOD LUCK TO ALL THE MUSLIMS FASTING THIS YEAR! 18 hours this time huh
Also leben? Don't know of prayer called Leben but the optional early prayer before Fajr is called Tahajut (my dad does but I don't, too early).
If you want specifics on what my family eats:
We may have mexican stuff like Rancheros or chalupas. Or we go full Indian and have heavy dishes like haleem or biryani which are useful for keeping you well fed throughout ramadan. We break fast at 9ish.
It started yesterday and just like all islamic months it will have either 29 or 30 days so it depends on the moon. Also, thanks
If I weren't doing much of anything during that time, I probably wouldn't have too much trouble. Especially if I was able to have a big meal before sun-up.
If I were having to do a hard day's work on top of that, though, I would probably have some issues.
I work interline baggage at the airport, and have several Muslim co-workers. I've noticed that they tend to get lethargic and have trouble keeping up with the busy hours during Ramadan. I likely wouldn't do any better.
If I were having to do a hard day's work on top of that, though, I would probably have some issues.
I work interline baggage at the airport, and have several Muslim co-workers. I've noticed that they tend to get lethargic and have trouble keeping up with the busy hours during Ramadan. I likely wouldn't do any better.
One of the pharmacists at my work has it easy, we work night-shift, so he just eats a ton during most of his shift, goes home at 8am, and sleeps till dusk. Since I also work that shift, if I was Muslim, I'd have an easy time of it, as it is, I haven't eaten anything for 14 hours (it's currently 4:30pm).
Nice, always loved Indian food. My friend is from Algeria, him and his family are Berber so they usually have this Mediterranean style salad with this red soup they call shourba, and all this stews with lam, chicken and beef.DesiPrinceX09 said:
Your setup sounds quite nice, wish you and your family the best this year bro.
You can't eat meat on Friday during Lent, but considering that a majority of what I eat is meat it can get to be a bit of a pain.TrilbyWill said:
I know that I'm not trying to start a dick-waving competition over which religion is harder thats just stupid. Its just a minor inconvience for me to not eat meat, however it takes away my bacon and I can't stand not having bacon with my breakfast. Not that I even pay attention to what I eat on Friday during Lent anymore. I don't even go to church anymore and I don't think I'll be going anytime soon.Dr. wonderful said:
Technically you don't have to do it and like most of organized religion i fail to see the point, if you want to help the poor give them money and stuff you not eating won't change a thing and not eating for part of the day is no comparison to not eating for days at a time or eating dirt or horrible things as you are starving to death in a refugee camp or impoverished nation when you are still in a house and know you will get food at x time and they don't know when they will get their next meal...
To be honest, it probably wouldn't bother that much. On my "in house" days I usually don't do much in terms of energy burning, so it's not uncommon for me to not eat for 12 hours at a time and not notice because I haven't done enough to warrant the need for consumption. Also I'm a bit of a night owl, so I do about half of my eating in the dark hours anyway.THE_NAMSU said:
Cool! I love shourba. I have always been a fan of Mediterranean and North African food having had quite a few Lebanese and Moroccan friends. I also like Irani food since there's a lot of Irani people that go to my Mosque. There's a halal Mediterranean buffet restaurant near my house so I plan on going there a few times this Ramadan after breaking my fast. I appreciate itSsilverR said:
if you do any fasting then I also wish you the best but whatever the case may be i wish you the best regardless.
Not being muslim, but having gone without food for 30 hour fast its not that hard. i thik the difficulty would be in the drink (we didnt do that for our fast, we were just allowed water [and juice, if you really needed it and thought you would pass out or something, we also had crackers for that] with no flavorings or anything), because if you're not eating, then usually you want to drink just to take the boredom and fill in the role of eating.
