Tuesday, October 4
Few words about Ramadan:
- Month of peace? Who said that? my country was invaded by another Moslem country in a holy month as I recall.- Month of worship? Pretending is more like it; some are pretending to fast, some fast from food and drinks but not from bad manners, traffic goes nuts and accidents increase due to low morality which is noticeable during this month, street flirting also is more palpable during this month and I’m not talking about night time, I’m talking about broad daylight, some would even stash alcohol for Ead even though black market prices shoot rocket high.
- Month of family gatherings? Yes for more gossip and envy, not to mention showing off wealth.
- Month of longer nights and TV shows? Most TV shows are repetitive, crap and boring, not to mention how brain damaging they are.
- Month of charity? Why? Does charity have only one month/year? One look in the garbage bins tells you how much food is going to waste while there are thousands of people around who don’t have a bite to eat, notice how much stray cats increase during this month.
- Month of mercy? Sure, where is mercy when I impose my rituals on people of other religions forbidding them to eat or drink in public, even in the gyms where people sweat and need to drink have to go to the locker rooms for water coolers.
- Month of less working hours? Sure, and with it less productivity; as if Kuwait needed that, yoba; Kuwaities are lazy by nature.
- Month of health? May be for some who use the rituals to lose the extra kilos, for most it’s the month of over indulgence, over eating and higher mortality rate.
- Month of girgai3an? Sure along with drivers, fancy cars and maids taking kids from door to door.
- Ramadan kareem? Yeh, it used to be; now Ramadan is a hypocrite that I don’t know and can’t relate to anymore.
Name::AyyA
From::Kuwait
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23 Comments:
Its the month when a person gather sins just by breathing and watching TV
Its the ultimate excuse for everything and anything wrong in our lives.
Not waking up early - its Ramadan and I'm fasting
Not going to work - Its Ramadan and I'm fasting
Not going to wait for the green light - Its Ramadan and I'm fasting
Not going to act like a human being - Its Ramadan and I'm fasting
Not going to eat that food just throw it away - Because Its Ramadan and I'm fasting
Not going to blog - Its Ramadan and I have to show others that I care about my religion
Wake up people...If you cant follow the true teachings of Islam or any other religion and respect yourself and be compassionate to others, then stop the silly act and just be you, the person who is killing you deep inside.....aha...can you hear that...WAKE UP
first of all, happy ramadhan.
If I may add, the month of hectic schedules (i.e. visits)
I second bo jaij, "I'm fasting" is the ultimate excuse for everything.
by the way Kuwait was invaded in Muharram (1st month in the hejri calendar, Ramadhan is the 9th)
Not sure what you're getting at actually... Ramadhan embodies the whole Arab and Muslim spirit of the day: hypocrisy.
So what's the problem?
Tariq
Candid Camera was good when it started, not the Arabic version though.
Bo Jaij
LOL, you said it all
iDip
Thanks for correcting me, I’ll fix that, but that shouldn’t make much difference, there’re both the month of peace where fighting is supposedly forbidden as per Islam.
Mohamad
You're damn right.
Love you, Ayya..
You're sounding like an old friend of mine.. alla yathkera belkhair :)
Happy Ramadan to you, dear :*
Dear AyyA,
Mbarek 3alech el-shahar.
Truly,
Misguided
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that comment was intended to Zaydouns blog sorry about that
IM FASTING!! SEE!!!!!
They have critics from every religion on the face of this earth. I've noticed this when some in the Christian faith fast for lent (or something like that... seen many people "do" it). I'm American. I'm not a Muslim, but I am doing my best to attempt to fast and whatnot in public because my friends are. Even giving it my best so far in private.
I don't mind being "forced" to abide by the laws because I'm foreign. I would find it really irritating and disrespectful if a bunch of people came to my home and ate, drank, and smoke in plain site.
Anyway, good luck to everyone who plans on fasting or giving it their best shot.
Shurouqa
The feeling is mutual dear, and I wish the best for you :*
Misguided
Kil 3am wi inta bsa7a wi salamah.
Shopa
Enjoying this aren’t you? Shaitona ;)
Bo Jaij
LOL, Baitik wi matra7ik, mako farq baini wi bain big Z
Mishari
It’s not about you and me, I have no problem fasting because fotoor time is my regular one meal a day timing all year, but this is beyond my point; Ramadan used to have its special flavor that it had lost with time.
William:
There is a difference between wanting to do something and forced to do something, check this.
The essence of fasting is to be able to resist the good offerings of God during the day and still keep good manners throughout the month and dedicate it for worshiping him, and I don’t see any disrespect in eating or drinking in the company of someone fasting, on the contrary; I see it a disrespect to force this on others especially when they are from a different ethnic background, after all, the ones who are fasting are doing it willingly and they are not supposed to be attempted, they should maintain a willpower and this is the whole idea behind fasting.
My pet peeve is people who use work time to sit and read Koran or Dua3a in a very obvious manner. If it is your break time, fine; read and meditate and pray all you want instead of chatting with your co-worker but not when you should be earning your salary.
My other pet peeve is using office time (especially females), foregoing sitting down to work, and swapping recipes. It's just not the time.
You should go to work on time; do your best to assist others and get your work done especially those in public service areas.
I respect foreigners like William who respect the traditions and customs of the country they are in.
Further to my comment on William and Mishari's comment: Many non-Muslims do semi-fast during Ramadan. They might make do on a coffee or tea the whole day until break fast, especially if they are living with Muslims or friends that share the futoor. I feel that non-Muslims can be very sensitive to the issue of fasting
wow....if I take everything you said and over analyze it..I think I'll just get too depressed and never leave home!!...Oh well...at least I'll say,, very well put my dear...Happy Ramadaning!
Lady J
Thanks for reminding me; I also respect all foreigners who respect my traditions, my gratitude is extended to William.
Badoor
:)
MissCosmoQ8
Sorry to spread my depression, but my observation is general, which does not exclude the fact that there are a few who believe in the soul of Ramadan and try to give it their best shot as William put it.
Many happy returns to you too. .
people act really weird when you take away food from them! LOL
Embarak 3aleech al Shahar babe :*
LOL, Ms.B, that was the shortest comment I get from you so far, kil 3am wi inti bekhair.
Jellyo
Inti 7i6i balich 3ala droosich, you’re not missing much here LOL, allah yewafqich, and same to you dear :*
This is my first Ramadan after 14 years abroad. I must say, I used to practice Ramadan in a Western country better than I am here, and Im very much disappointed to see a Muslim country practice like this.
Well, right or wrong, forced or not, it's becoming a willpower thing with me. Not doing that badly so far either, lol.
ramadan mbarak oo 7ilo o khafef 3ala galbich enshallah ya ayya
3 years ago i had this logo for myself for ramadan ' Lets Make This Month Different '
what ever it is differnt now bas mo bil way elle i wished ;p
Hope
I hear you sis
William
In my last comment to you I meant tempted and not attempted; typo.
And I know of many foreigners who use Ramadan as an opportunity to cleanse their bodies by fasting willingly, and I know others who work long hours and get frustrated because they are forced to do that especially the ones who smoke and can’t find a hiding place to have a puff during Ramadan, some would even hide in bathrooms for a puff, having to bear the mischievous looks on the others who enter the bathroom and disapprovingly sniff around as if they have caught a criminal in action, some working places are more sympathetic and they do provide a special place like the kitchen or under the stairs for whoever is not fasting regardless of Government’s threats.
Eva
Ramadan for me is 7ababa, Bo Jasoum, 7algam, iftar cannon and running around in the streets with other kids gathering gergai3an and teasing each other with the amount each gathered, kids nowadays don’t even have to bother with that, gergai3an comes to them where they are sitting lazily on their butts watching crap on TV, or playing computer games, and gergai3an comes to them in different fancy packaging nowadays where each house competes with the other on the decor of the package and expenses, and if you don’t follow their recently acquired rituals, you are considered an alien, and to avoid all that I have personally stooped family gatherings in Ramadan about two years back, I only visit the old and the sick members of the family.
Tantalize
It was more like venting out my frustration LOL.
gereaaaaat post!
Mama
Thanks dear and welcome, btw, I like your name :)
Shady
By all means ;)
Salaam Ruby,
I stumbled upon your site. I wanted to say from the other side of the world (in regards to Ramadan) that we should never allow man to have so much power over us..If they chose to be hypocrites and not practice true islam then that is on them. We should not allow these types to tarnish the beautiful faith of Islam. Take care sister.
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