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Re: Ramadan
Kaiokenred:
--- Quote from: Emil on May 22, 2012, 01:11:43 PM ---Dear friends, brothers and sisters
As you know Ramadan is getting close and tis the season to be arguing with family..
Most of us agree that Allah has left the purpose of fasting open to let his children better themselves in whatever they need to improve. There is not much "guidance" given in the Quran except it will help in being more righteous and that we can never imagine all the benefits.
For a lot of people fasting is a reminder that whatever little or much we possess we should never take it for granted, the hunger and thirst during the day acting like the message....For others it is about reaching out and giving a hand to those in need, and for some it is a way to focus on praying and trying to understand the Quran.....For a few it is all of the above..
Anyways, I think I am not alone in the QA community when I state that if one wants to change his or her life and uses the month of Ramadan as a "boost" to really get going he or she should really go for it. I talked to a sunni about this today and I gave him a hypothetical alcoholic. What would be more pleasing in the eyes of Allah, that the alcoholic admits to his problem and uses Ramadan to kick the habit OR that he doesnt eat during the day (for you who are not experienced in the field of alcoholism keeping fast and detoxication on the same time is virtually impossible, the detox takes up all of your mental and physical stamina)........The answer I got was "There are eleven more months to kick the habit, why should he do it during Ramadan? Besides there are no alcoholic muslims."
Sigh..........That brings me to what I need help with. Bruce Springsteen is coming to town and I managed to get tickets. I know a person who would just looove to take this chance of a lifetime and go with me......But he doesnt want to go because it is during Ramadan and he doesnt want to make Allah angry.....I completely respect my friend but I know it in my heart that if he does realize that Allah wouldnt be angry and Bruce has come and gone already he would regret it for the rest of his life.
Can somebody please help me explain to my friend why it is OK to enjoy a concert during Ramadan after sunset. I tried to find some liberal sunni homepages but all I came up with was that music is not allowed, Ramadan or not.
BTW, there are no articles on FM about Ramadan, why is that so?
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That is not the purpose of Ramadan, at least not the way you put it
Emil:
--- Quote from: Kaiokenred on May 22, 2012, 01:21:13 PM ---That is not the purpose of Ramadan, at least not the way you put it
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Ok my little friend, what is the purpose? Back it up with the Quran please.
Kaiokenred:
--- Quote from: Emil on May 22, 2012, 10:49:34 PM ---Ok my little friend, what is the purpose? Back it up with the Quran please.
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Sorry the Quran has no complete translations that's any good at the moment.
Make a little experiment and see if it works for yourself. In the hottest month fast for 40 days while asking a question in your mind
Mr.Q:
--- Quote from: Kaiokenred on May 23, 2012, 03:25:29 AM ---Sorry the Quran has no complete translations that's any good at the moment.
Make a little experiment and see if it works for yourself. In the hottest month fast for 40 days while asking a question in your mind
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And seeing as you can't read Arabic then how do you know anything that the Quran says or teaches? Likewise, with your admitted lack of knowledge and understanding of Quran, how can you repeatedly claim this is wrong, that is wrong, this doesn't mean that, etc?
Where do you get your Quranic guidance when you don't have a book you can read or follow?
Kaiokenred:
--- Quote from: Mr.Q on May 23, 2012, 05:25:16 AM ---And seeing as you can't read Arabic then how do you know anything that the Quran says or teaches? Likewise, with your admitted lack of knowledge and understanding of Quran, how can you repeatedly claim this is wrong, that is wrong, this doesn't mean that, etc?
Where do you get your Quranic guidance when you don't have a book you can read or follow?
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Because they're stupid and nonsense things. If they were really true, it means Muhammad was a liar. I don't believe that either
I can understand the Quran, but with the right translations of course, and we still have a shadow of the accurate meaning by bad translations
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