Ramadan (Islamic fasting month) starts August 10/11.

[Sam_777]

Ramadan is about to start on either Tuesday 10th or Wednesday 11th of August (depending on the lunar phase), for around 30 days, daily abstaining on all types of foods and drinks from dawn to dusk.

Families usually gather together to eat one big meal after dawn then another one before dusk, also there is more praying activity during this month, however, this month is targeted by most entertainment companies since it’s the best month on audience basis which led to shift this month from being a holy month to be called entertainment month!

So Ramadan Mubarak to everyone and may The Most High show you the true path.

 

[CMatt25]

Ramadan is about to start on either Tuesday 10th or Wednesday 11th of August (depending on the lunar phase), for around 30 days, daily abstaining on all types of foods and drinks from dawn to dusk.

Families usually gather together to eat one big meal after dawn then another one before dusk, also there is more praying activity during this month, however, this month is targeted by most entertainment companies since it’s the best month on audience basis which led to shift this month from being a holy month to be called entertainment month!

So Ramadan Mubarak to everyone and may The Most High show you the true path.

Thanks for the reminder! I always wish my Muslim neighbors a blessed Ramadan and they reciprocate with Christmas greetings toward me. Sometimes we even exchange gifts! We’ve broken bread together. We try doin all that Golden Rule stuff. United among the human race and in our belief in our Creator whether we call Him God or Allah. Peace and blessings to all our Muslim friends for a holy Ramadan.

 

[famdigy]

On the auspicious occasion of the arrival of the month of Ramadan, the noble prophet (pbuh&hf) gave the following sermon about the merits and virtue of Ramadan

O people, verily Allah’s month has arrived with blessings and mercy and forgiveness.

In Allah’s sight it is the best of all months, its days are best of all days, its nights are the best of all nights and its hour is the best of all hours.

It is a month in which you are called to be Allah’s guests and are honoured by Him. Your very breaths (in this month) are chants, your sleep is worship, your (good) deeds are accepted and your prayers are answered. So ask Allah your Lord with true intentions and pure hearts that he grant you success in fasting and reading his holy book. Verily the miserable person is the one who has been deprived from Allah’s forgiveness in this great month.

Remember with your hunger and thirst in this month the hunger and thirst of the day of judgment. Give in charity to your poor and needy. Have great regard for your elderly and be merciful towards the young ones. Connect with your blood ties and guard your tongues. Keep your eyes and ears away from what is forbidden to look at and listen to. Be kind towards the orphans of others and they will be kind to your orphans. Repent towards Him from your sins and lift your hands to Him in supplication during prayer times, for indeed it is the best hours where Allah looks with mercy towards his servants. He answers them when they confide in Him. He responds when they call Him.

O People, your souls are pawned by your deeds so free it with your (seeking) forgiveness. Your backs are heavy from your burdens so lighten it by extending your prostration (in prayer) and know that Allah (swt) has taken an oath by His Glory not to punish those who pray and prostrate and not to frighten them with the fire on the day people will be gathered to their Lord.

O people, whoever among you improves his manners in this month, Allah grants him a firm pass to cross the straight path (siratul mustakeem) on the day that people’s feet will be shaky. Whomever is easy on his subordinates this month Allah will be easy in taking his account. Whomever keeps his evil away, Allah will keep His anger from him on the day he meets Him. Whomever honours an orphan in this month, Allah will honour him on the day he meets Him. Whomever connected with his kinfolk, Allah will connect him with his mercy on the day He meets him. Whomever severed ties with his kinfolk, Allah will sever him from His mercy. Whomever volunteers extra prayers Allah will write for him an immunity from the fire.

Whomever fulfils an obligatory deed will have the reward of one who fulfils 70 obligatory deeds in the other months and whomever increases in sending peace and blessings upon me, Allah will make his scale heavy on the day the scales will be light. Whoever recites one verse of the Quran will have the reward of reading the Quran from cover to cover in the other months.

O people, verily the gates of heaven are open in this month so ask your lord not to close it on you. The gates of Hellfire are closed so ask your lord not to open it on you. The evil ones (shayateen) are chained so ask your Lord not to unleash them upon you.

Source: Mafatihul-Jinan Page 225

 

[dolphinlove]

Hi Sam,
Ill pray for you so the day you will be free of that false religion and you can become Christian. Jesus is with you through this time my friend.

 

[Tide210]

Hi Sam,
Ill pray for you so the day you will be free of that false religion and you can become Christian. Jesus is with you through this time my friend.

Is that really necessary? I mean, really? What kind of response do you expect from a post like that? Obviously most of us here aren’t Muslim, the least we can do is treat our brothers and sisters with respect. If you disagree with his religion, fine, but keep your snarky comments to yourself.

 

[DebChris]

Is that really necessary? I mean, really? What kind of response do you expect from a post like that? Obviously most of us here aren’t Muslim, the least we can do is treat our brothers and sisters with respect. If you disagree with his religion, fine, but keep your snarky comments to yourself.

I agree. I work in the Middle East and have received only respect from my Muslim brothers and sisters.
We are all descendants of Abraham.
I return to the Persian Gulf during Ramadan. Everybody, Muslim and otherwise, is expected to maintain the public fast. The hardest day is Saturday as I maintain my own fast through the hour before Mass.
The fast from Dawn to Dusk includes no water even though the weather is hot.

 

[jtodisco]

May God bless all of our Muslim brothers and sisters! I hope this year’s Ramadan may be a truly fruitful one for you all as you fast and pray in order to grow closer to the Creator. I apologize on behalf of my Christian brothers and sisters who are hostile and intolerant. I look forward to the day when all Christians and Muslims, in fact all people regardless of their faith, may give glory to God by living in loving peace with each other.

 

[famdigy]

Hi Sam,
Ill pray for you so the day you will be free of that false religion and you can become Christian. Jesus is with you through this time my friend.

that’s right dolphin, keep your snarky remarks to yourself

 

[Dale_M]

So Ramadan Mubarak to everyone and may The Most High show you the true path.

Kul 'am wa enta bi-khair

(I think that is right )

 

[kamaan]

Is that really necessary? I mean, really? What kind of response do you expect from a post like that? Obviously most of us here aren’t Muslim, the least we can do is treat our brothers and sisters with respect. If you disagree with his religion, fine, but keep your snarky comments to yourself.

Should not we pray for the conversion of all peoples, whether they be Muslim, Jewish, Protestant, atheist, Hindu, et cetera? Why assume that the poster is being “snarky”? And why should they keep their comments to themselves? We have a duty to try and correct our brothers and sisters when they sin.

Please believe that I am speaking with charity not trying to be “snarky” when I say that I will also pray for the conversions of the above posters

 

[MugenOne]

Ramadan Mubarak to my Muslim brethren! Remember not to eat too much! Fact, most Muslims gain weigh during the month of Ramadan.

 

[Advance]

I thank all those who have severed the lines that divide us muslims and christians, even if momentarily…It is better this way for the sake of all people.

In this month, we should reflect on our blessings and give many thanks.

There are children in many nations with nothing to eat tonight…Surely that is more important.

 

[DebChris]

This thread is about Ramadan.I would not like to see it deteriorate into something it is not meant to be.
Yes, there are many differences between what Christianity and Islam teach. As Pope Benedict XVI says, “Dialogue is communication across differences.” Let us begin with what we share.
Jews, Christians, and Muslims share a common spiritual heritage that can be traced to Abraham. We all believe in the one true God.
Islam means “submission to God.” The great Saints all speak about abandonment to God.
The Ramadan fast involves not only disciplining the body, but also other areas of the flesh. One day while waiting for the bus, a Muslim explained to me how he had broken the fast by arguing with his wife that morning. The Hebrew scriptures likewise talk about the importance of this type of fast from strife being more important than the physical fast.
Jews have Yom Kippur and Christians have Lent. Each of these–Ramadan, Yom Kippur, and Lent–are times of repentance for sins committed against God.
Should we pray for one another? Of course. I pray for my Muslim friends all the time, often at their request.
Let each of us strive to do God’s Will.
En Shallah

 

[CMatt25]

Is that really necessary?

:nope:

 

[CMatt25]

Let each of us strive to do God’s Will.
En Shallah

It kinda sounds like our Muslim friends will be doing that during Ramadan… Good deeds, giving in charity to the poor and needy, regarding with esteem the elderly, with kindness toward orphans. Peace to all.

 

[Sam_777]

Tide210;6924556:

dolphinlove;6923665:

Hi Sam,
Ill pray for you so the day you will be free of that false religion and you can become Christian. Jesus is with you through this time my friend.

Is that really necessary? I mean, really? What kind of response do you expect from a post like that? Obviously most of us here aren’t Muslim, the least we can do is treat our brothers and sisters with respect. If you disagree with his religion, fine, but keep your snarky comments to yourself.Should not we pray for the conversion of all peoples, whether they be Muslim, Jewish, Protestant, atheist, Hindu, et cetera? Why assume that the poster is being “snarky”? And why should they keep their comments to themselves? We have a duty to try and correct our brothers and sisters when they sin.

Please believe that I am speaking with charity not trying to be “snarky” when I say that I will also pray for the conversions of the above posters

:hug1: dolphinlove is my friend in Christ, so I know exactly what she have meant…

you all…:shamrock2:

 

[Sam_777]

Jews have Yom Kippur and Christians have Lent. Each of these–Ramadan, Yom Kippur, and Lent–are times of repentance for sins committed against God.
Should we pray for one another? Of course. I pray for my Muslim friends all the time, often at their request.
Let each of us strive to do God’s Will.

We try doin all that Golden Rule stuff. United among the human race and in our belief in our Creator whether we call Him God or Allah.

I hope this year’s Ramadan may be a truly fruitful one for you all as you fast and pray in order to grow closer to the Creator.

In this month, we should reflect on our blessings and give many thanks.

 

[Sam_777]

Fact, most Muslims gain weigh during the month of Ramadan.

Unfortunately that is common nowadays…

Kul 'am wa enta bi-khair

(I think that is right )

100% right…

 

[Sam_777]

The hardest day is Saturday as I maintain my own fast through the hour before Mass.

It’s good that you will maintain your own fast during this month … http://forums.catholic-questions.org/images/icons/icon14.gif

 

[dolphinlove]

Is that really necessary? I mean, really? What kind of response do you expect from a post like that? Obviously most of us here aren’t Muslim, the least we can do is treat our brothers and sisters with respect. If you disagree with his religion, fine, but keep your snarky comments to yourself.

Excuse me, before you go shoot down my statement, do you even know the reason Sam is here, he *WANTS * to become Christian! That is why i said what i said, i wasnt been disrespectful thanks very much, just saying im praying for what he wants!