ramadan-binge SERI MENANTI: Ramadan binge Submitted by Najiah on Monday, August 9th, 2010 Rusdi Mustapha Monday, August 9th, 2010 11:04:00 Ramadan break fast FAST OR FEAST: A customer (right) makes his choice of food, from a wide spread, in preparation for the break fast LET’s cut to the chase. During the Holy month of Ramadan where Muslims around the world fast, here in Malaysia and for me, the most indelible impression in my mind is that Muslims here go berserk on a food binge. This was what my religious teacher at Kampung Baru mosque taught me about the reason Muslims fast during Ramadan. If he has lied to us about the reasons, then I am very sorry because I can only impart my understanding of what my teacher has given me. He said that during the fasting month we fast so we can feel the sufferings of the poor and the unfortunate who cannot manage to have a square meal each day for him/her and can’t provide the same for his/ her children. During this month, it is incumbent upon Muslims to be aware of their fortune and to reflect on how lucky they are to be blessed, to practice self-reflection and then try to give alms to the poor. When I was growing up, we did not splurge on food and neither did my parents go on a food binge on the “table”. Actually, when I was growing up, we all sat on a straw mat on the floor and had only five types of food for all of us. I remember there was always ulam and salted fish on the tray. My favourite was always sambal ikan bilis, or …
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there is a door called Ryan for fasting people to enter from it in heaven , fasting mouth smell is better in allah sight than Mask, all adam deeds are for him except fasting as AS Allah rewards specially for it, 3 will have their suplication responded : the oppressed,just ruler & the fasting , have suhor as it is a blessing & Allah & his angels pray for those having suhoor , have breakfast quickly & delay suhor , in Ramadan hell is shut, heaven is open ,devils chained? & sins expitted,hadiths
Comment by bicyclist7610 — November 17, 2010 @ 4:38 am
Ramadan mubarak bro, hope u have a blessed one!
Comment by Naimahveiled — November 17, 2010 @ 5:08 am
ramadan mubarak
Comment by chowdharyz — November 17, 2010 @ 6:08 am
Ramadan Kereem Brothers & Sister….
Comment by fatima130784 — November 17, 2010 @ 7:05 am
Asalaam Alaikum ..I loose weight during ramadan, I believe if we stay steadfast and focus more on why we are fasting and stay reading Quran and working on correcting, improving and adhering more to the deen we would not focus on the food as much.. I do not believe we feel the pain of the hungry and the weak BUT we count our blessings for we are not in such a state..Allah (SWT) shows us what we take for granted…May Allah (SWT) keep the Ummah steadfast..Amin..
Comment by sensualwisdom570 — November 17, 2010 @ 7:33 am
ramadan in a few days time good thing.
this shows islam is superior to other religons. we feel the pain of the hungry and the weak
Comment by rogerwilsonwilson6 — November 17, 2010 @ 8:24 am
jazakalah khair for the great reminder akhi.
Comment by suad5 — November 17, 2010 @ 8:31 am
Jazak Allah khair.
Comment by webdawah — November 17, 2010 @ 9:06 am