Comments on The Square Circle: Ramadan reflections

@Sheeraz Thx! I kinda realized I was drawing a bla...

2009-09-13T12:18:48.031+02:00

@Sheeraz
Thx!
I kinda realized I was drawing a blank on the other blog. The reason I started that was because I tried to follow someone's (wrong) advise that you need to have separate blogs for each topic etc.

And regarding the fasting years, yes, I know the verse as well...but I was referring to what is currently Islamic fasting (dawn to dusk).

@Rayees
Congratulations!!
(That's for the other thing :)
Hope your new life's going on good.

And you're right about Eid as well. Its really a pity that even most muslims don't know its called "Eid ul-Fitr" or what "fitr" stands for.

jazakallah... the concluding line is simply super...

2009-09-12T19:20:20.978+02:00

jazakallah...

the concluding line is simply superb. I think that is exactly the essence of ramadhan, realize the sufferings of the poor, pay zakath, pay Fitra(charity), thus it concludes with Eid-ul-Fitra (The festival of charity)

Congrats dude..... this is for NOT-separating u r ...

2009-09-10T14:12:35.311+02:00

Congrats dude..... this is for NOT-separating u r worldly blog with Islamic blog...
It was right thing u posted here..
i would rather suggest u to use this same blog instead of using broken fish tank for islamic post.

one small addition to point 3. Fasting is being done by people who lived before Prohpet Mohammed (PBUH) as per quran.. i know u wrote atleast 1400 yrs b4.. but fact is may be from the time of existance of human on earth. as there is no time frame in Quran.

Last... you hit the right points, which teaches lesson not only for people following other religion's but for muslims too..
May Allah reward u for this...

@issam Thx! And may this Ramadan be of much benefi...

2009-09-08T21:29:10.226+02:00

@issam
Thx! And may this Ramadan be of much benefit to you too!

So nice to see you back :) And yes.. beautiful way...

2009-09-07T19:00:40.456+02:00

So nice to see you back :)
And yes.. beautiful way to present Ramadan...
May the Almighty bestow His blessings upon you for the enlightenment you provide...

@Mohammed Musthafa Thx...yeah, I'm kinda staying a...

2009-09-07T15:09:16.072+02:00

@Mohammed Musthafa
Thx...yeah, I'm kinda staying away from blogs and the like for a while now (what I refer to as the "Social Internet" ).
What I do use is the "essential internet" such as my banking and stuff

There is so much hunger and suffering in the world that it now becomes our responsiblity to do something about it.

@A new beginning Ameen to that! Most ppl I know si...

2009-09-07T15:07:22.319+02:00

@A new beginning
Ameen to that!
Most ppl I know simply look at Ramadan as the opportunity to brush up more on their culinary skills :)

@Darshan
Hmm, I wonder why that happened?
:D
And thx!

@Dhanya
Well, its not exactly stomach shrinking...I know lots of ppl who eat a ton after the fast breaking.
But even from a purely medical perspective, its not a good idea to eat a lot after being without food for a while.
Besides, overeating isn't good in any case.

Glad to see ur back...was wondering where u'd gone...

2009-09-07T12:38:58.913+02:00

Glad to see ur back...was wondering where u'd gone...spot on observations about Ramadan....especially the last one...

I think smokers are ridiculous too! It's SO not co...

2009-09-07T11:48:06.106+02:00

I think smokers are ridiculous too! It's SO not cool to smoke...

I heard from one Muslim that when you break your fast, you don't actually feel like eating much or eat as much as you thought you would. Stomach shrinking does that to u I guess :)

Wow! First of all, I did not know you are a Muslim...

2009-09-07T06:49:31.160+02:00

Wow! First of all, I did not know you are a Muslim. Hm... :) And this was a very enlightening post. Subject is serious but it's written which such lightness that makes it all the more interesting. The point about smokers was sharp, and the "world record" thing was humorous but wittily said... Ramzan, it's a nice thing.

The conluding line I must say is worth being appre...

2009-09-07T03:46:00.515+02:00

The conluding line I must say is worth being appreciated :)Yes thats exactly what Ramzan is all about, it teaches us to be thankful for the innumerable blessings that the Almighty has showered upon us, there are many people who go without food every single day of their life,for them let alone food being a bare necessity is a luxury, and thats what Ramzan truely makes us realise.
May the blessed month bring peace in the world and hapiness to all, especially the less fortunate.Amen