The Reaperman

Sunday, October 22, 2006

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Oct 10

i hope you dont mind me asking what > ramazaan is all about..is it the birth of Allah?is that why your'll fast and> pray?

I'm no expert on the subject of Ramazan....

Fasting and ramazan

This is the most important month for Muslims. It is seen as an opportunity for Muslims. The opportunity is to be absolved of you sinsand gain reward for all the good that you do. Because in this monththe good you gain is multiplied. It's a gift and not a burden. Fastingis like a fire that consumes all your sins, and cleanses you.The prophet suffered in his spreading the word of Islam. Thissuffering caused God to reward us with Ramazan through a littlesacrifice on our part.

Also this prophets life span was short compared to the other prophetswho lived (before him) for over 100 years. Ramazan gives us anopportunity to gain good, faster, during our short life spans.Fasting is not only about rewards, it's about training. Training your senses� to see only pure and do only good. Even your thoughts,actions, all parts of your body are disciplined. It's not about lackof food. Its about fasting all your sences. Impure thoughts, seeingimpure things etc. Its not only fasting your stomach, but all your sences. It' about what you do in hunger. You do this so that you canfully concentrate on doing good and praying. So that you are notdistracted. It also makes us healthy and controls out diet.After all, you are given 11 months, and God asks for 1 in return. It is a very holy month also because this is the month the quran came down in.

Eid � ul - Fitr

The Eid is a celebration of the successful completion of the month ofRamazan and the fasting. This is a celebration or reward for all your hard work during Ramazan, and of a celebrating the absolution of allyour sins. This is the last day of ramazan, when we eat more yummyfood and wear new clothes and on which a holiday usually falls.

See, the thing is that the english language is not the best. It fully cannot ever translate the meaning of what the arabic word means.'Fasting' is a very simplistic word that does not capture everything isaid about it.

Do you know that because english is so basic, we are never supposed to read the quran in any language other than arabic. Becauseits meaning can never ever be accuratly enuf translated.

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