Ramadan/fasting

[glacidtek]

I normaly try and observe a solidarity fast throughout Ramadan - I'm not Muslim, but also fast at other times of the year.

I normaly do 3or4 4day fast through the year, but Ramadan allows for a month of fasting from dawn untill dusk 22 August 19 September for 2009.


Anyone care to join me?

[zarah]

I normaly try and observe a solidarity fast throughout Ramadan - I'm not Muslim, but also fast at other times of the year.

I normaly do 3or4 4day fast through the year, but Ramadan allows for a month of fasting from dawn untill dusk 22 August 19 September for 2009.


Anyone care to join me?

I fasted during Ramadan two years ago, and found it to be one of the most challenging experiences of my life. Fasting generates an extremely powerful emotion in me, which I find difficult to explain.

I think I'd like to try again, actually. I've been thinking about it since Friday.

[glacidtek]

Zarah -

yeah, the bennefits of fasting are vast..... I do find complete fast quite hard unless I'v free time off work, and can just sit at home meditating....

A month of dawn - dusk fasting is much more easily achievable....

If you decide to give it a go, we can support each other here?It does get easier as the month goes on.

Are there any practising Muslims on the board?

[godgoo]

I normaly try and observe a solidarity fast throughout Ramadan - I'm not Muslim, but also fast at other times of the year.

I normaly do 3or4 4day fast through the year, but Ramadan allows for a month of fasting from dawn untill dusk 22 August 19 September for 2009.


Anyone care to join me?
I am not muslim either but have thought about this, I can't fast yet though not until I am on fatloss. Then I'll do the fasting, I though about doing 3 days solid?

[glacidtek]

I do 3/4 days fasting a few times a year - it is well worth it.... I just dont often have the time off work to devote to it.

[islamvslizards]

im fasting too, for me the benefits are more wordly than spiritual for some reason:

- i live like a poor man, who cant afford to eat regularly, which makes me understand poverty better and give charity more generously

- i learn self control, not just giving into my whims and desires whenever i feel like it, making my willpower stronger

- i feel part of a community, when we gather at dusk in the mosque to pray together and open our fasts together and catch up on what we did that day

- the lack of food and sparse meal at the end of the day are a wonderful way to lose weight

and zarah - i know what you mean by challenging. but then again, nothing worth getting to is ever easy is it ;)

[zarah]

Zarah -

yeah, the bennefits of fasting are vast..... I do find complete fast quite hard unless I'v free time off work, and can just sit at home meditating....

A month of dawn - dusk fasting is much more easily achievable....

If you decide to give it a go, we can support each other here?It does get easier as the month goes on.

Are there any practising Muslims on the board?


That's the problem, it's difficult while being at work. I have problems thinking clearly when I'm fasting, and I'm in charge of a largeish company which means I've gotta be on the ball.

I think I am going to give it a go...you've inspired me :p


There's a few practising Muslims on the board who're fasting too.

[cafetimes1991]

I took part in Ramadan in 200...7? It was torture, especially keeping it a secret. Last week when I was in Tunisia, it seemed unbelievable that I took part all those years ago.

[glacidtek]

Cafe...

it seems like torture, but you get used it.....

it only involves a slight change in lifestyle for me.... I usualy only eat two meals a day, so they are just more spaced out now.

[glacidtek]

I forgot to eat this morning, so lastnights dinner was my last meal - dinner tonight will be all the more wonderfull and appreciated!

[glacidtek]

Managed to last the whole day yesterday - had a little hunger pang around 3pm, and the last hour was a drag.....

on the upside, my plate of Borscht to break the fast tasted absolutely devine.....

just shows that a small sacrafice, makes what you do have all the more precious.