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Happy (?) Ramadan
I believe Ramadan starts today. Ramadan is, broadly, the month of fasting celebrated by Muslims. It changes dates every year, & lasts just short of a month.
Firstly, I hope "Happy" is the right adjective to use in conjunction with Ramadan. It's fascinating to see how others observe their particular Religion or God. One of life's great mysteries & sorrows is that people of different religions don't always get along so well.
A few random thoughts follow. If we have any Muslims here, I'd be interested to hear their thoughts.
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Did you know that big Online Gaming Sites such as SB&G include Ramadan in their forecasting, as they know & expect that business will decline during Ramadan?
Amazing the things that can affect the volume of business.
Perhaps the currently most well-known or famous Muslin in the UK is Mohammed Salah, the Liverpool goal-scoring machine.
I like everything about Salah, he seems to be a genuinely good man.
Before a game, or after he scores, he can often be seen doing the sujood. That's when they face Mecca, on all fours, with forehead, nose, hands, knees & toes all touching the ground;
My question would be, how does a professional sportsperson who is Muslim balance that with some of the Ramadan requirements, especially "fasting"?
Fasting is obligatory during certain hours:
"While fasting from dawn until sunset, Muslims refrain from consuming food, drinking liquids
That's impossible for a pro Sportsperson such as Salah, surely? Is there some special exemption?
I do understand, that not every Muslin follows these edicts, though most I know do seem to. Very different to Christianity, where most "celebrate" Christmas despite not really knowing what it represents, they just use it to eat & drink to excess.
If I had my time again, & could choose such things, I'd like to be a Muslim I think, look at this for a lovely facet of Ramadan;
Muslims are also instructed to refrain from sinful behavior that may negate the reward of fasting, such as false speech (insulting, backbiting, cursing, lying, etc.) and fighting except in self-defence
https://islamqa.info/en/4013
Think you can safely assume that many Muslims gamble.
lol luv it but how would it be in the political correctness thread
prime example of funny but for sure someone would complain
VespaPXVespaPX Posts: 4,655Member
May 28
hhyftrftdr said:
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Coming over here, stealing our bets.
No just the innocence of thousands of young girls
Sigh
hhyftrftdr Posts: 6,309Member
May 28
VespaPX said:
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No just the innocence of thousands of young girls.
Evening Tommy.
lol
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We were working at a resort in Cornwall at the time.
After I had finished work for the day, I decided to pop into the bar for a quick pint.
Imagine my surprise when Javid was sat there, tucking into a big plate of fish and chips, whilst drinking a pint of lager.
I pointed out that this didn't seem much like fasting to me. However he quickly explained that Ramadan was pretty flexible, and you could just add a day or two on at the end.
I didn't outright call him a liar, but it did seem like a bit of a pitch to me.
I was with a friend of mine at the time, and for years after, if Ramadan was mentioned, we used to mention to each other how flexible it seemed.