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Happy Ramadan Tota! I haven't experienced it, but it seems you are all very excited about it. I must say, I have never before seen people excited about fasting.
Kayla it’s true we r excited not about fasting but about the month itself :)
Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic Calendar, is considered as one of the holiest months of the year. It was in 610 A.D. when the prophet Muhammad was said to have received revelations from God that later became Islam’s holy book, the Quran (Koran). The month of Ramadan is a time for spiritual reflection, prayer, doing good deeds and spending time with family and friends. The fasting is intended to help teach Muslims self-discipline, self-restraint and generosity. It also reminds them of the suffering of the poor, who may rarely get to eat well.
And in this most sacred month, fasting helps Muslims feel the peace that comes from spiritual devotion as well as kinship with fellow believers.
During fasting we may eat or drink nothing, including water, while the sun shines. Fasting is one of the Five Pillars (duties) of Islam. As with other Islamic duties
After the sun sets, the fast is broken with a meal known as iftar. Iftar usually begins with dates and sweet drinks that provide a quick energy boost.
"Fasting is not only to restrain from food and drink, fasting is to refrain from obscene (acts). If someone verbally abuses you or acts ignorantly towards you, say (to them) 'I am fasting; I am fasting.'" (Ibn Khuzaimah) Indeed, fasting will not be complete until one observes three elements: 1. Restraining the stomach and the private parts from the breakers of the fast - food and drink, 2. restraining , the other body parts, which may render the fast worthless despite the main factors of hunger and thirst; so the tongue, for instance, must avoid backbiting, slander, and lies; the eyes should avoid looking into things considered by the Lawgiver as unlawful; the ears must stop from listening to conversations, words, songs, and lyrics that spoil the spirit of fasting; and, 3. restraining of the heart and mind from indulging themselves in other things besides remembrance of Allah. More
U r welcomed roora :) .. a little fact about that song and the singer as well .. His name was Cat Stevens … of the biggest solo artists of the 1960s and 1970s, he received a translation of the Qur'an as a gift and then he embraced Islam in December, 1977. later he changed his name to Yusuf Islam and walked away from the music business Since 1994 he has once again turned his attention to the recording studio More
It's interesting that you should mention Cat Stevens and the fact that he became Muslim. This reminds me of an incident that I heard in the news here recently. He was detained and questioned when he was checking in at an airport here, solely because he now has a Muslim name. It says a lot about profiling and discrimation that happens in many places in the USA now ever since the 9/11 incident.
Welcome Shirazi Tota Means Parrot? :) I know that it means “a certain amount” in Italian .. it’s just a cuddle name my friends used to call me by,, although it gives the indication of something small or that what I feel when I hear it,, but in our language it has no meaning or as far as I know :) .. thanx for the info.What is your lang btw?
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Ramadan Kareem Tota :)
Kol sana wenti tayeba Tota!! :D
Happy Ramadan Tota! I haven't experienced it, but it seems you are all very excited about it. I must say, I have never before seen people excited about fasting.
kol sana we enti taiba ya Tota
Happy ramadan for you too :)
and thnx for passing over my blog, by the way, are you in computer science ain shams?
OR were you in it one day?
Because i feel like having heard your name before :)
Charismatic , *~$&!~* :)) Welcome to my Blog ... Happy ramadan to you too :)
Happy Ramadan to all of you and specially to you Tota. May all your prayers come true. I miss blogging so much. I hope to meet you soon in a new post.
Kol sana wenti tayeba Tota !!
Kayla
it’s true we r excited not about fasting but about the month itself :)
Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic Calendar, is considered as one of the holiest months of the year. It was in 610 A.D. when the prophet Muhammad was said to have received revelations from God that later became Islam’s holy book, the Quran (Koran).
The month of Ramadan is a time for spiritual reflection, prayer, doing good deeds and spending time with family and friends. The fasting is intended to help teach Muslims self-discipline, self-restraint and generosity. It also reminds them of the suffering of the poor, who may rarely get to eat well.
And in this most sacred month, fasting helps Muslims feel the peace that comes from spiritual devotion as well as kinship with fellow believers.
During fasting we may eat or drink nothing, including water, while the sun shines. Fasting is one of the Five Pillars (duties) of Islam. As with other Islamic duties
After the sun sets, the fast is broken with a meal known as iftar. Iftar usually begins with dates and sweet drinks that provide a quick energy boost.
"Fasting is not only to restrain from food and drink, fasting is to refrain from obscene (acts). If someone verbally abuses you or acts ignorantly towards you, say (to them) 'I am fasting; I am fasting.'" (Ibn Khuzaimah)
Indeed, fasting will not be complete until one observes three elements:
1. Restraining the stomach and the private parts from the breakers of the fast - food and drink,
2. restraining , the other body parts, which may render the fast worthless despite the main factors of hunger and thirst; so the tongue, for instance, must avoid backbiting, slander, and lies; the eyes should avoid looking into things considered by the Lawgiver as unlawful; the ears must stop from listening to conversations, words, songs, and lyrics that spoil the spirit of fasting; and,
3. restraining of the heart and mind from indulging themselves in other things besides remembrance of Allah.
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Thanx ikhnaton2 :)
happy ramadan to u all ...
Welcome back Wonderer :)
Kol sana we ention tayebeen , ramadan numrak for you and all the Muslims ISA, take care
thanks for the song , u really enjoyed it this morning
U r welcomed roora :) .. a little fact about that song and the singer as well ..
His name was Cat Stevens … of the biggest solo artists of the 1960s and 1970s, he received a translation of the Qur'an as a gift and then he embraced Islam in December, 1977. later he changed his name to Yusuf Islam and walked away from the music business
Since 1994 he has once again turned his attention to the recording studio
More
It's interesting that you should mention Cat Stevens and the fact that he became Muslim. This reminds me of an incident that I heard in the news here recently. He was detained and questioned when he was checking in at an airport here, solely because he now has a Muslim name. It says a lot about profiling and discrimation that happens in many places in the USA now ever since the 9/11 incident.
Happy Ramzan Kareem. BTW, what is tota? On our language this word stands for parot.
Welcome Shirazi
Tota Means Parrot? :) I know that it means “a certain amount” in Italian ..
it’s just a cuddle name my friends used to call me by,, although it gives the indication of something small or that what I feel when I hear it,, but in our language it has no meaning or as far as I know :) .. thanx for the info.What is your lang btw?
Happy Ramadan to you
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