Khair Mubarak!
Tell HN: Eid Mubarak
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#42Eid Mubarak everyone!
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#43Ramadan has little to do with intermittent fasting: the former is a religious prescription enforced by law in some countries [1], the latter is completely up to the individual. Happy Eid. [1] https://www-lepoint-fr.translate.goog/monde/algerie-2-ans-de...
Fasting is one of the 5 pillars of Islam. Maybe someone could explain what "non-intermittent" fasting would be?
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#44Another 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…
UK Midlands city of a million, neighbourhood close to city centre with a majority(?) Muslim population drawn from diverse ethnic traditions.
The guys with the buckets have been out on most main roads all through the month - respectfully offering the chance to donate - no 'compulsion' in evidence. People are generous round here. I pop my coins in and others are putting in fivers and tenners.
Definitely party time here at the moment. Excited children and huge amounts of food being cooked.
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#45Eid Mubarak! > no food or water But really no water? That doesn’t sound healthy. Of course you can easily make it through a day without fluids but…
People sit exams during ramadan, I don't know how
In Germany, Muslim students had their exams excused this week, when everyone else wrote them. They can take them next week
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#46Eid Mubarak! > no food or water But really no water? That doesn’t sound healthy. Of course you can easily make it through a day without fluids but…
Not unhealthy, unless you don't drink enough before dawn
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#47Earlier quoted context omitted.
Its not particularly healthy, though many ancient cultures prior to Islam have used fasting as part of a way to cleansing of the gut. The relevance to the moon is also from Pagan cultures
The gut naturally cleanses itself.
There is some weak evidence out there that periodic fasting can induce a host of salutary changes in the GI-tract microbiome.
https://www.inverse.com/mind-body/fasting-gut-health-science
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#49I 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…
No smoking all day is a big deal for many Muslims in the Middle East. One year I was living in Cairo during Ramadan, and each day when it got close to the sunset call to prayer (which heralds the end of the fast), it seemed like all the cab drivers had cigarettes in hand, waiting eagerly to light up.
It is a shame that it didn't lead them to stop smoking
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#50Fasting 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.
I don't think that's healthy either. For instance, I broke the fast on sunset, with water, some fruits and something else I don't remember. In the morning I started the fast with a couple of dates, a handful of shelled peanuts, and water.
By the time Eid comes, I feel my "hunger hormones" have gone back to normal, allowing me to get full with just the amount I need. No more, no less.