[flagged]
[flagged]
Tell HN: Eid Mubarak
241–250 of 371 posts
Re: Tell HN: Eid Mubarak
#242Earlier quoted context omitted.
You're right, most people do... > Breakfast is the first meal of the day usually eaten in the morning. The word in English refers to breaking the fasting period of the previous night.
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/breakfast-adults-sk... > One in four adults skip breakfast most days, says survey
[deleted]
Re: Tell HN: Eid Mubarak
#243Re: Tell HN: Eid Mubarak
#244Another note, one of the main ideas of Ramadan is to experience the struggle of the poor, who can't find food to eat. > its purpose being to cleanse the soul by freeing it from harmful impurities. Muslims believe that Ramadan teaches them to practice self-discipline, self-control,[65] sacrifice, and empathy for those who are less fortunate, thus encouraging actions of generosity and compulsory charity (zakat).[66] ht…
Hate to be that guy, but that's not at all what Islam says about why fasting was prescribed, and it's actually super clear about the purpose. I mean this is pretty basic, so I don't know why I keep hearing that same old line. "O you who believe, fasting is prescribed for you as it was prescribed for those before you, that you may develop God-consciousness." https://quran.com/2/183
Do you have a source beyond your own "clear" interpretation of this verse? I think if you dig deeper you will find that it's what the tradition says, what the recognized commentary on these verses say, and certainly if you ask Muslims what they think it's about, this is what they'll point to. That matters too.
Re: Tell HN: Eid Mubarak
#245[flagged]
[flagged]
Please don't use scarequotes to demean a religion and its adherents. Being welcoming of others with varied backgrounds is wonderful and something I'm hopeful more of us can do on HN; it's a great way to give broader perspectives a home and give us all more opportunities, both to connect as well as to build.
Re: Tell HN: Eid Mubarak
#246Re: Tell HN: Eid Mubarak
#247Earlier quoted context omitted.
As a non-religious gay, I fully agree that continually denying yourself something that makes you happy isn't a virtue. However, raiding the cabinet of historically religious practices and stripping god out of them can be helpful. A lot of things we do on impulse don't actually make us happy, and cutting them out for a bit can be a good way to examine whether they've become unhelpful/unskillful habits. I don't think d…
> I fully agree that continually denying yourself something that makes you happy isn't a virtue. Murder? Mayhem? Destruction? Greed? I agree homosexuality is a fine thing, but your comment is altogether far tooo broad. Societal morals are often about denying ourselves things we want to do: often because our actions affect others or offend others, but also often for no strong reason at all. Virtue is almost defined by…
> > I fully agree that continually denying yourself something that makes you happy isn't a virtue.
> Murder? Mayhem? Destruction? Greed?
The bar is so low you consider not being a dangerous sociopath a virtue?
Re: Tell HN: Eid Mubarak
#248Re: Tell HN: Eid Mubarak
#249I 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…
Fasting from sexual desires is the hardest part for me.
Re: Tell HN: Eid Mubarak
#250[flagged]
It is consistent with the scope of intellectual curiosity. With the occasion of a kind greeting to all.