Fasting

[Balti]

Is Anyone fasting?

Im fasting because it's Ramadan(a special muslim month where people need to fast)

[The Chosen One]

Nope I don't fast.

I love food too much :P

[Dib86]

Hey, I know about ramadon. No, I dont fast.

[Balti]

Nope I don't fast.

I love food too much :P

Well,when you're 14 you must fast according to muslims.
I used to eat 2 sandwiches for lunch.

[Dib86]

Well,when you're 14 you must fast according to muslims.


I know but im 13.

EDIT:

Are you also in Sharjah?

[Balthasar]

No, I'm not fasting, but I do know of some people who are fasting because of Ramadan. If I'm not mistaken, you are allowed to eat before sunrise and after sunset, right?

[Knockey]

No, I'm not fasting, but I do know of some people who are fasting because of Ramadan. If I'm not mistaken, you are allowed to eat before sunrise and after sunset, right?

you're right :). I'm not doing Ramadan but people in my school do. My class is learning about Islam this year for out Junior cert next year.

I remember last year after Ramadan all the muslims in my school got a party in a room with loads of food and we didn't know why....they gave us lollypops to go away:D

[Snoopy4life]

nah Im not fasting.

But I do skip meals sometimes:rolleyes:
*takes out big juicy burger* OoOoOoh!!!

[Rod Rego]

I'm not, but my friend Mido is! He's from Lebanon...

[walmartshrty]

If what Balthy says is correct then I have heard of Ramadan (Or however you spell it.) I think I almost did it a few years back but something happened and I ended up not doing it. My dad has fasted before when he thought he had a tumor on his back, it was huge, I still don't know what it was, it just disappeared like a couple weeks after he started fasting. Fasting and praying. He ended up all right.

[Sixpenguin]

Well, for one, I'm not a Muslim. Then there's the fact that I absolutely LOVE food and would barely get through the day. Also, I'm only 13, so I wouldn't be old enough to fast anyways.

[waterycool]

Well, for one, I'm not a Muslim. Then there's the fact that I absolutely LOVE food and would barely get through the day. Also, I'm only 13, so I wouldn't be old enough to fast anyways.

Well, from what I hear from muslms, mulsims of all ages fast, even if they are one years old or fifty. Anyway,I'm not a mulsim nor do I fast.

[Dominati0n]

I'm actually doing quite the opposite.

[ak47]

I am fasting and I'm also the only one at my school.
There's no muslim kids at the school, exept me
This is my second year I'm fasting, started since I was 13 :]
I also go to mosque and pray with my dad.
The ''Imam'' reads parts of the Qur'aan. It takes arround an hour.

Imam = Muslim ''priest''



I remember last year after Ramadan all the muslims in my school got a party in a room with loads of food and we didn't know why....they gave us lollypops to go away:D

That's called Eid!
That's the "Party" the muslims celebrait when the Ramadan is over.

[Dib86]

I'm not, but my friend Mido is! He's from Lebanon...

Im also from lebanon and I just loved all those moutains.

[acef596]

No I don't fast but I know people who do.I do something similar though around easter I give up something I really like for a week.

[Heat 4eva]

If I'm not mistaken, you are allowed to eat before sunrise and after sunset, right?

Correct, but you cannot eat loads to compensate for your lack of food during the day. I mean you cannot have a feast for dinner and breakfast, you have to eat a normal, standard sized meal.

Well, for one, I'm not a Muslim. Then there's the fact that I absolutely LOVE food and would barely get through the day. Also, I'm only 13, so I wouldn't be old enough to fast anyways.

My friends 13 and he's fasting. He fasted when he was 12 too. Until he ate some pasta like 3 weeks in :rolleyes:

[Miss 100]

Nah, I'm an atheist. I know plenty of people who are fasting, though. Approx. half of my friends are muslims.


No I don't fast but I know people who do.I do something similar though around easter I give up something I really like for a week.

Lent?

[256log]

No I don't fast but I know people who do.I do something similar though around easter I give up something I really like for a week.

Lent is for 40 days.

And no. I'm not muslim. So...I don't fast. But kids a couple years ago at my old school were crying because they were so hungry.

[smartguy911]

No, I would not last 5 hours with low food supply!
http://myskitch.com/smartguy911/cake-20070923-131525.jpg

[Dib86]

No, I would not last 5 hours with low food supply!
http://myskitch.com/smartguy911/cake-20070923-131525.jpg

Actually, that's not funny, smartguy911 (no offence).

[soccer686]

I fast for about 40 days febuary-march

[smartguy911]

Actually, that's not funny, smartguy911 (no offence).

If you have noticed that I have been putting a pic in like everyone of my posts, it is because I got this neat new program called skitch and I have been trying to learn how to use it. I wasne't trying to be funny, lol

[Frozen Angel]

I'm not a muslim so I don't fast. I remember last time when I was in the afternoon session in school, muslims were allowed to go home slightly earlier than the rest - to break the fast.

[!~Hi/2 o o 6~!]

I only fast during Lent.

I love eating, so its hard for me. (You don't want to know how much I eat for Breakfast and Lunch...) :P

[Dominati0n]

I love eating, so its hard for me. (You don't want to know how much I eat for Breakfast and Lunch...) :P

You don't know what I want and don't want to know.

[Mikepain911]

No, I would not last 5 hours with low food supply!
(pic here)

So how would you sleep at night. You need at least six hours of sleep per night.

[Frozen Angel]

So how would you sleep at night. You need at least six hours of sleep per night.

Ya, lol. You wouldn't survive the night.

[Dunya13]

:O I've heard that fasting isn't healty.
I mean, you're starving all day long and then suddenly you start eating continuously and excessive with that hunger.
It's really exhausting for your stomach and you keep tiring it systematic during a month.
It's even more unhealty for children. (i mean -18)

[Dib86]

:O I've heard that fasting isn't healty.
I mean, you're starving all day long and then suddenly you start eating continuously and excessive with that hunger.
It's really exhausting for your stomach and you keep tiring it systematic during a month.
It's even more unhealty for children. (i mean -18)

How do you know about that, Dunya13?

[Dunya13]

How do you know about that, Dunya13?

My uncle's wife is muslim. She doesn't fast, she told me those.
She also doesn't wear turban, she said it's unnecessary and absurd cause
God didn't tell Muslims to wear them. She told me it's not wrriten in muslims book.
(karan or w/e)

[Tortoli]

I have to fast for a day on Yom Kippur. Im Jewish. It is hard to fast!

[soccer686]

well I still eat when I'm fasting i just don't play video games, watch Tv, use electronics, or eat sugar or meat

[smartguy911]

So how would you sleep at night. You need at least six hours of sleep per night.

Well, excluding when I sleep (but sometimes I do get late night snacks)

[Dunya13]

well I still eat when I'm fasting i just don't play video games, watch Tv, use electronics, or eat sugar or meat

Um.
Like, you go across the main intention of the bairam. :rolleyes:

[!!Boom!!]

I am a muslim and i am fasting but not everyday because i am still
13 and sometimes i could not stand staying without food for 14 hours so i just eat -_-

[Dragon Lord]

I fasting becuase im a muslim
But im hungry all day!:sick:

[walmartshrty]

My uncle's wife is muslim. She doesn't fast, she told me those.
She also doesn't wear turban, she said it's unnecessary and absurd cause
God didn't tell Muslims to wear them. She told me it's not wrriten in muslims book.
(karan or w/e)

I don't think it's nessecary to fast if your a muslim either. It can be very unhealthy for some people.
But there are different kinds of fasting, some where you can only drink liquids, others where you can
only eat after sundown, even others where you can only eat fruit/vegetables. All different kinds of fasting. They're not all unhealty. Even some of them can keep your colon clean.

Hah, I know these Dividian people and the women always wear these hats and socks, sandals and these long skirts that reach to the ground. It's like this, "Oh, my gosh! I just saw her ankle! Oooh, she's going to hell." That's seriously how they do it. It's just what their "prophet" said they should do. It's ridiculous. :rolleyes:

[Bsbgirl]

Well I'm Catholic, so on holy days of obligation people over 14 must fast and abstain of meat. In Lent (if you have heard of it) you have to give up something you really love.

[Lilly 309]

I fast because I'm fat. J.K im skinny!!! Hooray!:D

[I'm so clever, it's cool]

I do not fast myself (since I am an atheist and cannot survive without food) but I do respect those who undertake fasting in the festival of Ramadan. Muslims fast to empathize with those stricken by poverty and malnutrition (if I am not mistaken). In my opinion, this is a wonderful thing, as it shows that there are some who truly care about others in this world.

[Dib86]

I do not fast myself (since I am an atheist and cannot survive without food) but I do respect those who undertake fasting in the festival of Ramadan. Muslims fast to empathize with those stricken by poverty and malnutrition (if I am not mistaken). In my opinion, this is a wonderful thing, as it shows that there are some who truly care about others in this world.

Exactly, they also say that people fast for medical reasons.

[JuneBelle]

My Muslim friends told me that modern Ramadan only requires people to fast during the day. They can eat before sunrise and after sunset. When I told them that we have done that every day of our solid food eating lives, they were amazed and told us that our God must be really pleased with us. My maternal grandmother wasn't such a great cook. So my mother would chuck out her packed lunch everyday. Well, she got into that habit and passed it on to us.
So, according to modern Muslim definitions of fasting, we do that every single day. According to Christian terms of fasting, no, we don't fast because Christians see fasting as going without food, period.

you're right :). I'm not doing Ramadan but people in my school do. My class is learning about Islam this year for out Junior cert next year.

I remember last year after Ramadan all the muslims in my school got a party in a room with loads of food and we didn't know why....they gave us lollypops to go away:D
Are you in public school? I wish our public schools would teach Christianity, too. Then maybe I wouldn't get asked some of the dumbest questions on the face of the planet, such as "How can Jesus be God when He died?"

Answer: He is the "spirit/soul" of God that entered a conceived child and was born a human. The physical human body could die, especially since Jesus Himself had the power to make it die; but the God-soul could raise it back up again.

[Black Skully]

Well, I'm muslim, but I do not fast simply because it's hard to do. I did it for one day and I couldn't take the suffering. It's a good lesson to learn, but you'll starve!