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Though yes the solitary opening of the fast is a lot more rewarding, however the joy of arranging to open the fast with all your family or people at the Masjid, that is another joy onto itself.

I wish you luck with the next three weeks and inshallah you will come out of it a stronger person and a stronger Muslim.

Arfan

It is a quiet time a place for peace. I do also love the gatherings on Saturday here in our community with the potllucks and prayer. That is wonderful that they can happen more frequently and the visiting. I am happy to do this but sometimes I struggle with this. It would be interesting to know if anyone else has had this issue as well. The hardest is the giving up of water.

I am glad that you talked about the purpose and I read an article too that stated and reminded me that the fast should be very private so that no one would know….then it becomes a more personal experience.

Continue the good work for this was a needed supoort in my faith walk.

Peace – Lynnea

Personally speaking, I am an atheist and do not believe in any religion or god (though I was born and stamped a Hindu) Fasting once in a while may be good to clean the system and for self discipline but I never did it for more than say 8 hrs Because of this I couldn’t attend many religious stuff in the childhood as well LOL

Your questions about the credibility of those priests and law makers are valid but that’s the case with all religions.

Happy Ramadhan season to you

Thank you very very much…. My knowledge is likely to soar in the next month and I will definitely ask if I get any more questions pop up.

I have a copy of the Koran, in English, transcribed by a guy called Maulana Mohammed Ali and I shall be reading it very soon so that should help me out a little.

Yep the aim is to eat as much fatty food after sunset as possible :p

In regards to women in general if you look at the scriptures in detail they are given an equal share if not greater in some parts of rights, respect and acknowledgement. The things you see in the media are more often then not countries own social culture being integrated into islam (which is not allowed) and then these actions justified under it. Example being burying female children this is prohibited i Islam expressly. Arranged marriages, Islam states that there has to be mutual agreement of the parties etc etc

In regards to prayer. I cannot recall the exact quote or reference, but in Islam it is more beneficial (religion wise) to pray at home as opposed to the Masjid. However there is always a separate area in the Masjid where females can pray. This is because Islam preaches segregation of males and females.

Hope that answers your questions and glad I could enlighten you a bit. If you have any more feel free to ask and i’ll try my best to answer (even though my knowledge is limited).

I needed this post to explain a few things to me and I am very grateful.

As you may know I just moved to Cairo and although I have lived amongst Muslims and had Muslim friends my whole life I have never lived in a Muslim society…. And it’s truly fascinating.

Cairo is amazing and the Muslim faith makes me feel nothing be safety and kindness amongst people. Almost everyone is very giving, has a great sense of humor and is tolerant and interested in me as a non-Muslim Westerner.

I am unlikely to ever pick a religion for myself so will never make a judgement on which one is right or wrong but from a social perspective Islam has a lot of things right.

Ramadan started two days ago and the slightly more grumpy daytime dwellers are becoming party animals at night. Here fasting seems to do nothing to improve health as night is the time to consume as much sweet fatty goodness as you possibly can

I am going to enjoy this month very much!

Now I do have a few questions and maybe badly conceived notions of Islam and most of those come from the place of Woman in society. Hopefully progressive feminism and re-imagined ideas of what it means to be a Muslim will allow for the rise and respect of women in the Islamic society.

Just a silly question…. Where do Women go to pray of an evening during Ramadan, I have only seem Men at the Mosque’s?

Thanks again for this post and I hope that my views do not seem ignorant or misinformed.