Tell HN: Eid Mubarak

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Post by asim » Fri, Apr 21, 2023, 5:55 AM UTC

To the Muslims on HN, Eid Mubarak! And to everyone else, Eid Mubarak!

For those who don't know. Eid is a day of celebration after the month of Ramadan, in which Muslims fasted for 30 days from sunrise to sunset with no food or water. It's something 2B people around the world celebrate to today or tomorrow (moon sighting permitted).

A note on Ramadan. To those interested in intermittent fasting, longevity, and coming back to a more human experience not drowning in technology, food and consumerism I would say check it out! After over 20 years of doing it I'm still learning something new every year, or I should say, unlearning bad habits we've created for ourselves as a society through abundance.

Hope you all have a great day!

Re: Tell HN: Eid Mubarak

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Post by msmakhlouf » Fri, Apr 21, 2023, 6:28 AM UTC

Eid Mubarak :)

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Post by yousifa » Fri, Apr 21, 2023, 7:17 AM UTC

Eid mubarak!

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Post by crakenzak » Fri, Apr 21, 2023, 7:18 AM UTC

Eid Mubarak all! So grateful for this community -- feels like I've learnt more through here than all of university ;)

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Post by shamiln » Fri, Apr 21, 2023, 7:19 AM UTC

Eid Mubarak; thank you - it's nice to hear it from someone other than my close circle

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Post by yousifa » Fri, Apr 21, 2023, 7:20 AM UTC

I will add, the fasting from food and water is the easy part. The more important fast is fasting from everything that is bad -- cursing, backbiting, lying, etc -- and from your own desires. All these things are things you shouldn't do anyway, but this is a time to refresh commitment to not doing those things.

As the Quran says: "Oh, you who believe! Fasting is prescribed to you as it was prescribed to those before you, that you may learn piety and righteousness" [Quran 2:183]

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Post by jimmyed » Fri, Apr 21, 2023, 7:26 AM UTC

Fasting is a great idea, but most of the Muslim friends I have eat through out the night after breaking the fast at sunset. I don't think that is very healthy.

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Post by tradertef » Fri, Apr 21, 2023, 7:28 AM UTC

yousifa wrote: post #6

I will add, the fasting from food and water is the easy part. The more important fast is fasting from everything that is bad -- cursing, backbiting, lying, etc -- and from your own desires. All these things are things you shouldn't do anyway, but this is a time to refresh commitment to not doing those things. As the Quran says: "Oh, you who believe! Fasting is prescribed to you as it was prescribed to those before yo…

>> I will add, the fasting from food and water is the easy part. Yes, sleep deprivation is the most difficult part. Going to bed late due to invitations, prayers.. getting up early morning to eat breakfast and waking up for work :)

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Post by velid0 » Fri, Apr 21, 2023, 10:03 AM UTC

Eid mubarak gençler!

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Post by omneity » Fri, Apr 21, 2023, 10:07 AM UTC

Eid Mubarak Said, back at you and to everyone in HN. In our traditions this is also a day of honey and almond-paste based sweets.

For anyone currently in Berlin who wants to try the moroccan Eid experience, hit me up! And make sure you’re ready for an exquisite sweetness rush :)