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Re: Tell HN: Eid Mubarak

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Post by lwhalen »

codersfocus wrote: post #139
elashri wrote: post #97

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yes there is two main opinions for scholars. The first one is obvious, people in this place follow the fasting time of the nearest place that have sound sunrise/sunset times. The other is to follow the fasting times of mecca.

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ssshhhhh, it's not irrational superstition if it's been practiced for > 200 years. At that point it becomes quaint tradition. After 500 years, it's 'cultural practice'. Beyond that, unquestionable dogma.

Mankind will only be free when the last priest is strangled with the entrails of the last politician.

Re: Tell HN: Eid Mubarak

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Post by ESTheComposer »

codersfocus wrote: post #139
elashri wrote: post #97

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yes there is two main opinions for scholars. The first one is obvious, people in this place follow the fasting time of the nearest place that have sound sunrise/sunset times. The other is to follow the fasting times of mecca.

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I mean I'm not going to go into it too much because there's a lot of reasons why something being divine doesn't mean it needs to spell everything out letter for letter, but I am going to invite comments because your "food for thought" is really just a veiled smirk at people who believe in a divine.

Most people who believe in a higher power aren't stupid and have already thought of your point for centuries before you

Re: Tell HN: Eid Mubarak

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Post by RajT88 »

rsynnott wrote: post #98

I was unaware until this year that it was based on when the moon was _sighted_, not just on a conventional lunar calendar. This leads to very short notice public holidays in a couple of countries AIUI.

I didn't either, but my boss (who is Turkish) mentioned that there was middle-eastern countries where holidays were not totally predictable. This was in the context of some work-day report which had funky options.

Makes more sense now.

Re: Tell HN: Eid Mubarak

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Post by ESTheComposer »

lwhalen wrote: post #151
codersfocus wrote: post #139

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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ssshhhhh, it's not irrational superstition if it's been practiced for > 200 years. At that point it becomes quaint tradition. After 500 years, it's 'cultural practice'. Beyond that, unquestionable dogma. Mankind will only be free when the last priest is strangled with the entrails of the last politician.

Ironic that you're preaching violence I think lol

Re: Tell HN: Eid Mubarak

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Post by hd4 »

counttheforks wrote: post #149
hd4 wrote: post #138

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That sounds like you're coming at this from a similar standpoint to one of the other major religions which I would rather not mention as I don't want to start a religious war here. In Islam you're not hated or judged for what you call your true feelings. You are however instructed to gain mastery over those feelings and make them subordinate to you rather than the other way around. Fasting is one of the things that c…

So you are saying they are invited as long as they are willing to endure people trying to change them?

No I didn't say that at all, and that's a petulant response honestly. Re-read my comment. I said Islam instructs people to make their feelings subordinate to them rather than the other way around. The other replies to the GP were not so different from what I'm saying. You're hardly required to state your sexual orientation each time you pray, if that's the sort of line of reasoning you're taking here.

Re: Tell HN: Eid Mubarak

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Post by tstrimple »

IndigoIncognito wrote: post #64
kioleanu wrote: post #45

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In Germany, Muslim students had their exams excused this week, when everyone else wrote them. They can take them next week

I wonder why, Muslims only make up 5% of Germany's population, fiscally this wouldn't make much sense given that they would have to make a second exam paper & provide more labour

For some people, not everything is reduced to being as cost effective as possible.

Re: Tell HN: Eid Mubarak

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Post by bena »

Ratavata wrote: post #90
bena wrote: post #36

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From sunrise to sunset. Today, sunrise was about 6:30am and sunset will be about 7:30pm. That's only 11 hours with no food or water.

That's 13 hours.

Yeah, I subtracted instead of added for some reason. Good catch.

Re: Tell HN: Eid Mubarak

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Post by abeppu »

ESTheComposer wrote: post #155
lwhalen wrote: post #151

Earlier quoted context omitted.

ssshhhhh, it's not irrational superstition if it's been practiced for > 200 years. At that point it becomes quaint tradition. After 500 years, it's 'cultural practice'. Beyond that, unquestionable dogma. Mankind will only be free when the last priest is strangled with the entrails of the last politician.

Ironic that you're preaching violence I think lol

I think that line is a paraphrase of something often attributed to Diderot. Since he lived in the 18th century, this falls into the "quaint tradition" category.

Re: Tell HN: Eid Mubarak

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Post by omneity »

mdp2021 wrote: post #35
omneity wrote: post #10

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 :)

If you involve qatayef, cheveux d'ange , you are really tempting to drive... Present in spirit, if not in flesh, mate! Cheers.

Cheers mate, another time!
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