Ramadan!

by **dereon** » Sun Aug 31, 2008 4:29 pm

Starts tomorrow, to all the muslims; Ramadan mubarak! 8-)

by **NoAngels** » Sun Aug 31, 2008 7:51 pm

It's started today in "Libya" actually, we usually a day ahead.

Ramadan Mu'barak, I'm looking forward to watch a lot of series lol.

by **abi** » Mon Sep 01, 2008 12:21 am

it's starting today here in Indonesia!
i'm so excited!!!!!

by **Merci** » Mon Sep 01, 2008 12:24 am

Yeaah Happy Ramadan... :lol:

it's always the best month of the whole year!!!

by **abi** » Mon Sep 01, 2008 12:48 am

fo' everyone around d worlds (including all UKmixers that I luvvv)..
please fo'give all my mistakes I've ever done...

HAPPY RAMADHAN 4 Y'ALL! :wink:

well, sorry fo' the language..."Salam Ramadhan" = "Greetings for The Ramadhan"...

-abi-

by **Tiger** » Mon Sep 01, 2008 6:53 am

Ramadan Mu'barak to all of you!

by **greek_boy** » Mon Sep 01, 2008 9:01 am

HAPPY RAMADHAN :wink:

by **android** » Mon Sep 01, 2008 10:21 am

Happy Ramadan

by **dereon** » Mon Sep 01, 2008 2:48 pm

Tnx y'all!!!

i'm so hungry!

by **Gorkie** » Mon Sep 01, 2008 3:09 pm

The Ramadan Month is blessed to all of you. Hope you fast this month. Cant wait The Ramadan Bairam..

dereon wrote:Tnx y'all!!!

i'm so hungry!

Yes me too..This is the best way to understand situation of hunry people.

by **matthew_dixon** » Mon Sep 01, 2008 4:57 pm

Ramadan Mu'barak to all our Islamic brothers and sisters.

It always amazes me how devoted Muslims are in Ramadan - as Christians we could learn a thing or two for Lent!

(btw, I think comments of "Happy Ramadan" are somewhat misguided, as it's a season of fasting and penitence, not really a time to be happy and celebrate, no? I would feel odd if someone said "Happy Lent" to me one Ash Wednesday)

by **Merci** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 11:12 am

matthew_dixon wrote:Ramadan Mu'barak to all our Islamic brothers and sisters.

It always amazes me how devoted Muslims are in Ramadan - as Christians we could learn a thing or two for Lent!

(btw, I think comments of "Happy Ramadan" are somewhat misguided, as it's a season of fasting and penitence, not really a time to be happy and celebrate, no? I would feel odd if someone said "Happy Lent" to me one Ash Wednesday)

well really it's not bad at all.. the best tv shows produced exclusivly for this month :lol:

plus it's fun to spend times with my family more than regular days

and the food somehow taste better loool

by **UKMusicLova** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 3:50 pm

^^^ Yes my cousins say that too! They live in Iran, and even though they are not very religious (and don't pray regularly etc) they say it's great fun fasting for the Ramadan month!

by **Tiger** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 4:29 pm

UKMusicLova wrote:^^^ Yes my cousins say that too! They live in Iran, and even though they are not very religious (and don't pray regularly etc) they say it's great fun fasting for the Ramadan month!

I have to say I never expected THAT reaction

I know that in our Yom Kippur... well it's basically a nightmare of a day

by **dereon** » Sat Sep 06, 2008 11:33 am

UKMusicLova wrote:^^^ Yes my cousins say that too! They live in Iran, and even though they are not very religious (and don't pray regularly etc) they say it's great fun fasting for the Ramadan month!

ramadan shouldn't be about only the fun but you also should pray because no pray is no ramadan.

by **Zuzu18** » Sat Sep 06, 2008 11:36 am

Thank You Dereon and to everyone else!

Ramadan Mubarak to all my fellow peeps!

by **dereon** » Sat Sep 06, 2008 11:37 am

Tiger wrote:
UKMusicLova wrote:^^^ Yes my cousins say that too! They live in Iran, and even though they are not very religious (and don't pray regularly etc) they say it's great fun fasting for the Ramadan month!
I have to say I never expected THAT reaction I know that in our Yom Kippur... well it's basically a nightmare of a day

if you're really feeling the islam, then it doesn't feel like nightmare at all because all mulims know that it's a blessed month and a family month to enjoy.. being so close with your family is just really one of the reason that makes it a blessed month.

by **dereon** » Sat Sep 06, 2008 11:38 am

Zuzu18 wrote:Thank You Dereon and to everyone else!

Ramadan Mubarak to all my fellow peeps!

ramadan mubarak aghie! :wink:

by **SmoothKid** » Sat Sep 06, 2008 1:37 pm

Ramadan mubarak!

Well, I actually sleep most of the time. That way the time goes by faster. LOL

But the food on al-iftar is the most yummiest ever^^

I enjoy being around my family more often during ramadan since we always go for tarawih at night!

Enjoy your ramadan my dear fellows!! :wink:

by **naughty** » Sat Sep 06, 2008 2:52 pm

Ramadan Mubarak all , I'm abit late , Ramadan is great month as it' really makes you be a better person even a bit (as fasting not only from food , but from bad behaviour , bad talks) anyway

@ Matthe_dixon ( maybe ramadan is not bout being happy , it's about feeling people who lives in hunger and who are deprived from the implest things FOOD , BUT it's also a chance for muslims to get closer to got by praying , reading holy Quran and doing O'mra (going to the Ka'aba) so it' happy at some point ,

PS: didn't know there's alot of muslim here

by **matthew_dixon** » Sat Sep 06, 2008 2:59 pm

dereon wrote:ramadan shouldn't be about only the fun but you also should pray because no pray is no ramadan.

Definitely. I feel the same way in Lent. Devoting more time to God (in whatever form we believe in him) is a very important part of the penitential season of the year.

Maaian - it's interesting to know the Jewish perspective on Yom Kippur - I don't know nearly enough about Judaism, and interesting the way it is felt. We would probably feel very similarly in Christianity (the idea of fasting during Lent sounds WAY too hard!) and so I have to commend our Muslim brothers and sisters for their dilligence during Ramadan.

(Oh, and I made a bit of a silly mistake today - I went into the shop across the road from the church to get some washing up liquid to use as we were having a coffee morning. I said "If any of you are free you should come over for a cup of tea..." and then realised it was Ramadan and the whole family are Muslim! Whoops! :oops:

)

Can I also say how amazed I am (as someone else has said) just how many Muslims we have on the site! As a Christian, I'm starting to feel positively outnumbered!

by **Zuzu18** » Sat Sep 06, 2008 10:33 pm

matthew_dixon wrote:
dereon wrote:ramadan shouldn't be about only the fun but you also should pray because no pray is no ramadan.
Can I also say how amazed I am (as someone else has said) just how many Muslims we have on the site! As a Christian, I'm starting to feel positively outnumbered!

Yeah ALOT of posters here have suprised the hell out of me lol. I totally wouldnt think they were muslim, for some strange reason. It is a nice thing to see!

One of my closest friends was Christian, and before she moved back to Africa she would join me on an odd day here and there during Ramadan to fast too. Observing the basic rules of it, just for self control. That was so cute of her!

But really that is what Ramadan is about. Self control. Are you strong enough to be able to tame your desries and phsyical needs, all in the name of pleasing your Creator.

This year it has been super hard for me as im living alone in London, away from the family! Dont have that feeling of excitment and boundless positvity as I normally have during this month, coz I miss being around them and spending this month doing all the lil' things that we do to make it special!

But I shall endevour on! lol..

by **revolta** » Sat Sep 06, 2008 10:39 pm

Merry Ramadan everybody!

by **Zuzu18** » Sat Sep 06, 2008 10:53 pm

revolta wrote:

Merry Ramadan everybody!

Your avatar is toooooooo cute!

by **matthew_dixon** » Sat Sep 06, 2008 11:18 pm

Heh - I'm sure that verse from the Qu'uran has an almost identical verse somewhere in the Christian bible, but I can't remember for the life of me where it is!

and yeah - gotta love Revolta's nun in his avatar!