Ramadan 2006

Mum made brown rice and sweet rice yesterday we could smell the rice from upstairs and it totally made me feel hungary whilest I was reading in my room! but near to iftari time the hunger died down!!

mmm Rice!!!!!!!! 😛

Not to mention couple days ago mum made Gobi Paratta's!! mmmm they were nice!!!

i read that and my stomach is rumbling!
the annoying thing is that when you start eating at iftari or whatever, you dont feel as hungry, but you want to eat a bit of EVERYTHING, but your too full. (hope you understood that)

Totally understand Lol! 😛

[quote][b]Austrian Muslims unify Ramadan start[/b]

Austrian Muslims agreed to follow Saudi Arabia in determining the start of the holy fasting month of Ramadan following years of division among different ethnicities who make up the Muslim minority in the northern European country.

"The council of Muslim organizations and societies in Austria has recommended that all Muslims in the country start fasting on the same day this Ramadan and follow the Saudi moon sighting," the council's coordinator Mohammad Abdel Ghani told IslamOnline.net.

Abdel Ghani said Austrian Muslims had been split on the start of the holy month with some following their native country like Egypt, Syria and Turkey.

"We want all Muslims to start fasting and celebrating `Eid in unison," he said.

"We already follow Saudi Arabia in pilgrimage and most of Muslims tend to be guided by it," in religious affairs, he added.

The Muslim leader noted that the council's decision is non-binding.[/quote]

i wish muslims in england would start ramadan on the same day.

[quote][b]Who is behind all this yawning?![/b]

Have you ever noticed that as soon we stand up for prayer, want to read the Qur’aan, or some other act of worship, we suddenly get this irrepressible urge to start yawning? And it’s not like it is our bedtime either! It’s the middle of the day, we were fine a few minutes ago and now, all of a sudden, we get this irresistible desire to yawn. Why is that?

That is because yawning comes from the Shaytaan.

The Prophet (pbuh) said:

"Yawning is from Shaytaan, so if any of you feels the urge to yawn, let him resist it as much as he can." (Muslim)

In another hadeeth he (pbuh) said:

"Yawning comes from the Shaytaan, so if one of you feels the urge to yawn, let him suppress it as much as he can, for if one of you says ‘haa’ (the sound made when yawning), the Shaytaan laughs." (Bukhaari, Muslim).

The Ulama said, explaining the concept of yawning: "Yawning is attributed to the Shaytaan in the sense that he approves of it and wants it to happen, i.e., the Shaytaan likes to see a man yawning. Also, every makrooh action is attributed to the Shaytaan in Islam because he is the means behind it. Yawning is caused by a full stomach and leads to laziness, and that is by the means of the Shaytaan."

In other words, the Shaytaan wants to make us lazy, especially when it comes to worshipping Allaah, and so he distracts us from prayer, worship, etc. by making us yawn. And, of course, that pleases him.

The Prophet (pbuh) also said:

"Allah likes sneezing and dislikes yawning….." (Bukhaari)

"If any of you yawns, let him cover his mouth lest the Shaytaan enter." (Abu Dawud)

"When one of you yawns, he should keep his mouth shut with the help of his hand, for it is the devil that enters therein." (Muslim)

Now, I know some of us ‘educated’ ones out there will argue…. "But, yawning is due to lack of oxygen in the brain" or something like that.

To them I say…."It doesn’t matter whether there is lack of oxygen or surplus of oxygen or whatever. There is one thing that has to be CRYSTAL CLEAR in the mind of the Muslim and that is…. If the Prophet (pbuh) said that yawning is from the Shaytaan, then yawning is from the Shaytaan and that is the end of the matter, no matter what science or anyone else says!

To minimize yawning during prayer or other worship

1. Start your prayer when you are energetic and active

2. Don’t delay Isha prayer too late when you know you will tend to be lazy and sleepy

3. Remember that the Shaytaan is your enemy so regard him as such, and try to resist him as much as you can

4. Ask Allaah to protect you against yawning and distraction in your prayer or worship

5. Focus on the meanings of what you are reciting or saying

6. Renew your wudu to help you ‘wake up’ before every Salaah or act of worship

7. Also, stop reciting until the yawning has ended, or else you may distort the recitation with the yawning. (Fath al-Baari)

8. And, don’t eat too much, since overfilling the stomach leads to heaviness and lethargy

Al-Nawawi said: "Yawning is attributed to the Shaytaan because it calls to desires, as it is caused by heaviness of the body and lassitude and fullness. What it means is: beware of the causes that lead to that, which is…eating too much."

9. If you DO end up yawning, make sure to cover your mouth and, DON’T make the ‘haa’ sound associated with yawning. Surely, you don’t want the Shaytaan laughing at you!

Remember, don’t disregard yawning as a trivial matter as there are no trivial matters when it comes to our deen and following the instructions of the Prophet.[/quote]

[color=magenta]As'salaamu alaykum

just wanted to let you knw that tonight 10.30pm (or when east loondon mosque finish Tarawih) there will be this programme with Fredrick Kanoute (yes the footballer) and East London mosque's resident imam Shaykh Abdul Qayyum to help raise money for orphans in mali, so inshaAllah try tune in. for local listeners its:

[b]101.4FM[/b]

those who arent local tune in online at:

[b]http://mcrlive.net/[/b][/color]

[quote="MuslimBro"]

Prophet (pbuh) said:

"Yawning is from Shaytaan, so if any of you feels the urge to yawn, let him resist it as much as he can." (Muslim)

[/quote]

Thanks for that Muslim Bro - I didnt know that!
I thought it was a pretty innocent act.

You're welcome.

As it's Ramadan, people will be praying taraweeh, reading the Qur'an more and will be sleeping less so I knew the above article would be very useful.

if you live in a really hot country, do you still have to fast?

[quote="zara"]if you live in a really hot country, do you still have to fast?[/quote]

[color=indigo]Yes[/color]

but what if your really really really thirsty?

drink more water before starting your fast.

[quote="Admin"]drink more water before starting your fast.[/quote]

yeah but that just makes u pee more, coz ur body can't hold too much water in one go. So it makes no difference.

U can actaully get this type of powder that stops u from losing too much water.

Contarary to the common beleif that fasting in hot countries is `dangersous` its actually really good for u. And Allah designed our bodies to tolarate such conditions as well. However if u start fainting and getting black outs its best to break ur fast. I think if u find fasting too difficult u can give charity instead to atone for dat.

Yoghurt apparently helps too.

crisps help you not get hungry, i always have a packet and im not hungry for AGES

eating a packet of crisps apparently has the same effect of drinking 5 litres of cooking oil.

and it makes your hands greasy.

[color=magenta]yeah i heard that abt crisps too, but i dont even like, i was craving a cup of tea today cuz i hvnt had it for ages.

my chemistry teacher asked us the other day, like in places where the sun doesnt rise or set when to people strt n break the fast?i said probably along the lines of before fajr strt fast n after maghrib or on maghrib time break it, any1 knw when they break n strt fasts?[/color]

[quote="zara"]crisps help you not get hungry, i always have a packet and im not hungry for AGES[/quote]
They make me feel thirsty

too much salt in em' maaaaaaaaaan

my scottish m8s sed porridge stops them from feeling hungry all day.

[quote="Exquisite"][color=magenta]yeah i heard that abt crisps too, but i dont even like, i was craving a cup of tea today cuz i hvnt had it for ages.

my chemistry teacher asked us the other day, like in places where the sun doesnt rise or set when to people strt n break the fast?i said probably along the lines of before fajr strt fast n after maghrib or on maghrib time break it, any1 knw when they break n strt fasts?[/color][/quote]

when you hear the azaan on the radio?

[quote="Admin"]eating a packet of crisps apparently has the same effect of drinking 5 litres of cooking oil.

and it makes your hands greasy.[/quote]

Not "a packet"...but a crisp packet a day for a year.

BTW is anyone eating more/less this year? Any tarawih experiences to share? Is this year's fast more or less spiritual than the last?

i am eating less this month. i never experience any 'spiritual' stuff in ramadan. tarawih experience- i read 40 rakaats instead of 20
i have a really good idea of how to survive tarawih. every time you read 2 rakaats you have a samosa or chocolate, and that way you have something to look forward to when your praying. and i usually have a mini party after i've finished all of tarawih- makes you enjoy it more.

[quote="MuslimSister"]BTW is anyone eating more/less this year?[/quote]
Depends on what food it is.

[quote="MuslimSister"]Any tarawih experiences to share?[/quote]
Not any yet...

[quote="MuslimSister"]Is this year's fast more or less spiritual than the last?[/quote]
I dnt no to be honest..

They have gone waaay too fast...

I've had my up and down days.. but when i've been in a gathering of zhikr i have felt the spiritual boost..

[quote="zara"][quote="Exquisite"][color=magenta]yeah i heard that abt crisps too, but i dont even like, i was craving a cup of tea today cuz i hvnt had it for ages.

my chemistry teacher asked us the other day, like in places where the sun doesnt rise or set when to people strt n break the fast?i said probably along the lines of before fajr strt fast n after maghrib or on maghrib time break it, any1 knw when they break n strt fasts?[/color][/quote]

when you hear the azaan on the radio?[/quote]
[color=magenta]
but what if they dont have radio, im tlking abt places like the north pole, i doubt they have ramadan radio[/color]

[quote="Exquisite"][quote="zara"][quote="Exquisite"][color=magenta]yeah i heard that abt crisps too, but i dont even like, i was craving a cup of tea today cuz i hvnt had it for ages.

my chemistry teacher asked us the other day, like in places where the sun doesnt rise or set when to people strt n break the fast?i said probably along the lines of before fajr strt fast n after maghrib or on maghrib time break it, any1 knw when they break n strt fasts?[/color][/quote]

when you hear the azaan on the radio?[/quote]
[color=magenta]
but what if they dont have radio, im tlking abt places like the north pole, i doubt they have ramadan radio[/color][/quote]

phone someone who lives in another country which is near you?

[color=indigo]What if they dont have a phone? Then what?[/color]

msn

[color=indigo]They may not have the internet.[/color]

close it when you stuffed and open it when your stomach starts rumbling?

[color=indigo]Your tummy can start rumbling 2 hours after you've closed it. Everyones different.[/color]