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rudeboy wrote:lol muslims dont fast and its ok lol WHO said its OK. if u r a muslim U should FAST.

i dont wanna sound like an extremist or something but if u r not a muslim you can still fast. Fast and see how it feels like to have no or little amount of food in your tummy. Think about those kids in africa who dont eat that much. So i m gonna be fasting because am a musi and i ll be fasting for one of those lil kids who dont get that much to eat ALL year long. And ill be grateful to god for giving me the money to feed myself in the morning, afternoon and in the evening. so thats y i m fasting. so if u r not a muslim and see how it feels to be in the shoes of one of those lil kids i suggest u fast. try fasting for 3 hours, then 4 hours and so on.

Yeah, so you stop eating for a few hours, you gorge yourself like a pig (no pun intended) at sundown and in the morning, then you pat yourself on the back by claiming you're doing it for the "lil african kids" (because we all know that hungry children can only be found in Africa).

So unless you're going for a month eating nothing but a half cup of rice a day, don't come in here with your pious holier-than-thou attitude and tell people who don't share your beliefs how inconsiderate they are for not postponing their lunch till 6:30 PM.

As with anything to do with this subject, your connection with God is yours and yours alone.

Do not criticise other people's connection and how they address it.

Peace out.

Mellow D.

Medvezhonok wrote:

rudeboy wrote:lol muslims dont fast and its ok lol WHO said its OK. if u r a muslim U should FAST.

i dont wanna sound like an extremist or something but if u r not a muslim you can still fast. Fast and see how it feels like to have no or little amount of food in your tummy. Think about those kids in africa who dont eat that much. So i m gonna be fasting because am a musi and i ll be fasting for one of those lil kids who dont get that much to eat ALL year long. And ill be grateful to god for giving me the money to feed myself in the morning, afternoon and in the evening. so thats y i m fasting. so if u r not a muslim and see how it feels to be in the shoes of one of those lil kids i suggest u fast. try fasting for 3 hours, then 4 hours and so on.

Yeah, so you stop eating for a few hours, you gorge yourself like a pig (no pun intended) at sundown and in the morning, then you pat yourself on the back by claiming you're doing it for the "lil african kids" (because we all know that hungry children can only be found in Africa).

So unless you're going for a month eating nothing but a half cup of rice a day, don't come in here with your pious holier-than-thou attitude and tell people who don't share your beliefs how inconsiderate they are for not postponing their lunch till 6:30 PM.

It's 1 of the 5 pillars of Islam, that's why we do it.

It brings us closer to God, it helps condition your mind to avoid temptation and remember where you stand in the bigger picture of life.

Before anybody says you should always do this not just for 1 month you are right ......Like they say the first step is the hardest and ramadan is a good way for most people to start and continue.

Exactly, since it is your own connection with god, it helps to avoid bragging about how righteous you are to strangers on the internet. You want to fast? that's great, but don't go around putting down people who don't.

The post I replied to earlier was suggesting that non-muslims should also fast in order to attain the same level of piousness as people who do. If you read between the lines, you notice that he is subtly implying that non-muslims have no consideration for the "little african kids" because they don't know what it's like not to have access to food.
My bull shit detector went off, so I chipped in to slam him in the face with the sledge hammer of fallacy.

I haven't read all your posts in this thread yet.

But I think it would be nice if they 'fast' with their bad mannerisms especially driving, and not just fast by abstaining from eating and drinking for hours in a day. I haven't come online for so long due to bad road accident. Thank God, I am still alive.

I am a muslim but CANNOT Fast anymore
I do miss fasting tho... i did enjoy the inner satisfaction I got when I could fast.

Ramdan Kareem everyone

Bleakus wrote:

Chocoholic wrote:Goo for the soul, bad for the body I'm afraid.

gives your stomach a break sometime which is good

Fasting technically commences within the first twelve to twenty-four hours of the fast.

A fast does not chemically begin until the carbohydrate stores in the body begin to be used as an energy source.

Due to the lack of incoming energy, the body is breaking down the fat stores in the body in order to produce energy.

A second benefit of fasting is the healing process that begins in the body due to the diversion of the body energy.

In addition, there is a reduction in core body temperature, following a drop in blood sugar.

Finally, the most scientifically proven advantage to fasting is the feeling of transformation and extended life expectancy.

In conclusion, it seems that there are many reasons to consider fasting as a benefit to one's health.

SCY wrote:I haven't read all your posts in this thread yet.

But I think it would be nice if they 'fast' with their bad mannerisms especially driving, and not just fast by abstaining from eating and drinking for hours in a day. I haven't come online for so long due to bad road accident. Thank God, I am still alive.

oh god yeah, in ramadan, driving has been dangerous and stuff.....no offence and i fast too, I hate customers who fast...they get anger quickly

Modi777 wrote:Fasting technically commences within the first twelve to twenty-four hours of the fast.

A fast does not chemically begin until the carbohydrate stores in the body begin to be used as an energy source.

What are you talking about? Carbs are the primary source of energy for the body, by your logic I've been fasting all my life.

Modi777 wrote:Due to the lack of incoming energy, the body is breaking down the fat stores in the body in order to produce energy.

Wrong, the body breaks down protein before fat and uses that as energy. Additionally your body goes into starvation mode and starts storing lipids for survival. You lose weight because muscle density is greater than fat.

Modi777 wrote:A second benefit of fasting is the healing process that begins in the body due to the diversion of the body energy.

"Diversion of the body energy"? How about I divert my foot to your face?

Modi777 wrote:In addition, there is a reduction in core body temperature, following a drop in blood sugar.

Yep, hypoglycemia sure is healthy.

Modi777 wrote:Finally, the most scientifically proven advantage to fasting is the feeling of transformation and extended life expectancy.

If by transforming you mean turning people into incessant whining cats who can't seem to stfu about their diet, I agree 100%.

Modi777 wrote:In conclusion, it seems that there are many reasons to consider fasting as a benefit to one's health.

In conclusion, what you've just wrote is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever read. At no point in your rambling, incoherent writing were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this forum is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.

Medvezhonok wrote:Exactly, since it is your own connection with god, it helps to avoid bragging about how righteous you are to strangers on the internet. You want to fast? that's great, but don't go around putting down people who don't.

The post I replied to earlier was suggesting that non-muslims should also fast in order to attain the same level of piousness as people who do. If you read between the lines, you notice that he is subtly implying that non-muslims have no consideration for the "little african kids" because they don't know what it's like not to have access to food.
My bull tasty detector went off, so I chipped in to slam him in the face with the sledge hammer of fallacy.

LOL mate i m scared dont hit me with ur purse alrite.

Medvezhonok wrote:Exactly, since it is your own connection with god, it helps to avoid bragging about how righteous you are to strangers on the internet. You want to fast? that's great, but don't go around putting down people who don't.

The post I replied to earlier was suggesting that non-muslims should also fast in order to attain the same level of piousness as people who do. If you read between the lines, you notice that he is subtly implying that non-muslims have no consideration for the "little african kids" because they don't know what it's like not to have access to food.
My bull tasty detector went off, so I chipped in to slam him in the face with the sledge hammer of fallacy.

LOL mate i m scared dont hit me with ur purse alrite.

rudeboy wrote:LOL mate i m scared dont hit me with ur purse alrite.

OMG u rite 2 much like Prince 4 me!

Medvezhonok wrote:

rudeboy wrote:LOL mate i m scared dont hit me with ur purse alrite.

OMG u rite 2 much like Prince 4 me!

errr alrite keep your pants on i aint ur prince go find someone off the road to be ur prince

rudeboy wrote:errr alrite keep your pants on i aint ur prince go find someone off the road to be ur prince

Don't you hate people who write or say "errr" or "uuuh" before they speak?
You don't need to mimic a sound while your five good neurons crank out the next malformed sentence from your cretaceous skull, numb nuts.

Medvezhonok wrote:

rudeboy wrote:errr alrite keep your pants on i aint ur prince go find someone off the road to be ur prince

Don't you hate people who write or say "errr" or "uuuh" before they speak?
You don't need to mimic a sound while your five good neurons crank out the next malformed sentence from your cretaceous skull, numb nuts.

hmmm anything else you want to add on to that, EINSteIN????