RAMADAN 2016 Any muslims planning on secretly not fasting?

I hope he doesn't, because but he's not my God. There is no we, there is a you and a me.

Every human wants to share beliefs that they agree with. That doesn't make any of those beliefs acceptable, real or true. But to assume that you know the divine answers of the world and others do not, that is proof of your arrogance right there. You obviously do expect praise and reward if you're following the laws of someone or something you believe has power over you. You expect to go to paradise don't you? And that is a reward for being a good follower, so don't act like it's out of the goodness of your heart. While you have the right to tell people about your faith, I have the right to tell you why I disagree and will not join in it.

I had flyers handed to me from Catholics and non-denominational Christians today the minute I stepped out of my door, telling me I should repent. What makes you right and them wrong?

Truth is we will all find ourselves 6ft below and being eaten by maggots. Or burning in a cremation chamber and our ashes scattered.

Wake up!
Go educate yourself on the deen before death overtakes you which can come at any moment, then there are no second chances if you lived your life worshipping your desires which you are clearly doing right now then there is no good ending. The whole point of being Muslim is to submit yourself to god and live according to the laws set by god. Sorry for being intrusive but not fasting while you are clearly able to fast and know that it's obligatory seems hypocritical to me, and hypocrisy belongs to the lowest level of hell.

sigh... And Allah knows best.

Look I'm gonna hold my hands up in the air and admit it. I do fast, basically everyday. I end up skipping breakfast and lunch and don't have dinner until like 9pm. That doesn't mean its healthy. Its very very unhealthy in fact and can increase weight gain. There are only mild advantages to fasting but only if you still eat at least 600 calories on that day. Otherwise your body reduced its metabolism so you have less energy because it thinks "OK, no food, better go into energy conservation mode". That means you have less energy to move, think etc. so you are less productive, efficient and alert.

Furthermore, you ARE NOT SERIOUSLY quoting me the dailymail. You did not just do that. You expect me to believe the dailymail over the NHS! Are you a lunatic?! The Daily mail is just sensationalism designed to sell papers and make money, whereas the NHS is actually in existence to improve people's health so.... there you go.

And I might have quoted the NHS website:

http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/Healthyramadan/Pages/fastinghealthrisks.aspx

But you quoted us a passage from a religious text! So I don't see how that proves anything either (and I don't accept that quoting the NHS website doesn't prove anything, it absolutely does). You justify your argument with the teachings of a medieval text, whereas I justify mine with modern medical advice from an independent body whose vested interest is in improving the health of people in Britain.

And I don't expect you to change your mind about your religion, if you want to believe an outdated ideology then that's up to you, just don't try to justify your beliefs to other people using your own book. That would be like a communist justifying communism with the communist manifesto or a facist justifying racism with main Kampf. You can't do it, you make think it justifies what you say because you believe it but it won't convince others. At least try and prove your belief with real evidence. Your response was a little better, but you still ended up quoting the DailyMail, I mean seriously? SERIOUSLY!

As for what I just highlighter from your essay, which lacks so much knowledge!

For example, the QURAAN was not written by a "group of uneducated medieval men" It was written from God.

Now you can't just bash another religion, since your points do not even make sense!

The Bible was written by men themselves, even still, they are for fasting. AND I QUOTE, "Biblical fasting is a spiritual discipline which was encouraged by Jesus, Himself, while He was on earth. When questioned as to why the Pharisees and the disciples of John the Baptist fasted while Jesus disciples did not, Jesus answered, "How can the guests of the bridegroom mourn while he is with them? The time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast” (Matthew 9:15). "

Most of the answers you gave aren't relevant to my comment, don't know why you are mentioning about agreeing and disagreeing etc. etc.. And I didn't challenge your rights nor did I attempt to take them away.

With 'we' I meant the Muslims.

Yes I clearly implied that the Muslim should expect only reward from Allah. How that is arrogant I don't know. I am not acting like its from the goodness of my hearth, its a command from the lord of the heavens and the earth who has blessed me with countless things.

sigh...

your preaching makes you sound arrogant and self-righteous and it's unlikely to make the OP see the light that you want him or her to see. Your only muslim because you were indoctrinated from birth, if you had been born in christian family you'd be saying Jesus is God right now so let's not descend into petty dawah tactics.

It wasn't an essay, it was a quote from NHS: http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/Healthyramadan/Pages/fastinghealthrisks.aspx

Furthermore, don't quote me the bible. And the Quraan was not written by god, nor was the Torah, the bible, the vedas, or any other religious text. They were all written by oppressive rulers who wished to consolidate their control over their subjects by transforming the ancient beliefs and religion pre-existing their rule into a form they could manipulate for their own self-benefit. Furthermore, Allah, god, the brahman or whatever else you want to call it does not, will not and never has existed. In fact, the universe suddenly becomes a much more beautiful place when you realise the beauty of nature and the series of metaphysical events that took place that culminated in our existence. Although culminated is the wrong word, since it suggests Earth and humanity is somehow special the "end point". We aren't and it isn't. We are tiny and insignificant compared to the vast outreaches of the universe.

The idea of a god was simply a biological and evolutionary necessity to maintain social order during the period pre-civilisation. The concept that there were consequences for our actions allowed the human race to bind together and live in communities thus promoting our advancement and existence. It instilled a sense of fear should a person try to steal or kill another by providing punishment, determined by all-seeing all-knowing deity or deities. However, this has now served its evolutionary purpose and has allowed us to develop into a civilisation with the technology to defend ourselves against nature. Therefore it is no longer required and outdated and should therefore be disposed of as it now does more harm than good to the survival and prosperity of the human race.

I invite you to join the fastest growing religion, no not islam, atheism. See what I did there? Anyway point is, religion is simply a solution to an old problem and a cause of a new one.

I was never a Muslim to begin with.



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Ahh man, STILL your essay lacks knowledge! JUST STOP WITH REFERRING THE QURAN TO A MEDIEVAL TEXT

Going in the order that I've highlighted...

Were you unaware about the fact that Muslims wake up "in the middle of the night" in simpler terms, to have a heavy meal before fasting?

The meal itself consists of nearly 600 calories... this means we have enough energy to function through the day.

Secondly, the passage from the Quran holds facts which scientists are discovering TODAY.
For example:

[25.53] And He it is Who has made two seas to flow freely, the one sweet that subdues thirst by its sweetness, and the other salt that burns by its saltness; and between the two He has made a barrier and inviolable obstruction.

Science has only recently discovered: Modern Science has discovered that in the places where two different seas meet, there is a barrier between them. This barrier divides the two seas so that each sea has its own temperature, salinity, and density.[Principles of Oceanography - Davis, pp. 92-93]
Many many points to go with the second one.

Third highlight, outdated ideology?
ISLAM is one of the fastest growing religions in the world, yet you somehow find an excuse to call it outdated? EVEN when scientists are discovering facts which have were revealed 1800 years ago?

Listen buddy, argue all you want. To you be your belief, and to me be mine.

I remember when I was young(nearly 7), I waited until the Ramadan to fast, because I feel that Ramadan is the most beautiful days of the year.
but i'll not fasting this year, because i have GCSEs exams,so my parents told me i can fast after my exams

I wish I believed, I really do, because Ramadan seems like such a rewarding and fulfilling time of year for Muslims.

For me, however, it's a (very long) month filled with emptiness, sadness, suffocation, grief, and misery.

The hardest part for me has nothing to do with food, it's all the other imposed restrictions and limitations, the complete lack of freedom, it really gets to me the days leading up to Ramadan, and the whole month just feels like a dark cloud is hanging over my head.

Oh and of course taraweeh. You girls who don't go to the mosque to pray in jama'ah don't know how lucky you are.

Okay first off, the NHS Quote, was barely a quote, but an essay, copied and pasted from their site. LOL.

Secondly, you are ignorant to say that the Quran and Bible and other religious texts are not words from God himself.

Quran: Then do they not reflect upon the Qur'an? If it had been from [any] other than Allah , they would have found within it much contradiction.(4:82)
Bible: In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God,
and the Word was God. (John 1:1)

Yet you're telling me, with no proof whatsoever, that the scriptures were not written by God himself?


Moving on, 0+0 can never be equal to 1.
So you claim athiesm is the path to follow?
How were we created? Through evolution or the big bang as you may believe?
the answer is NEITHER.
How can the world evolve with all it contains, be formed through a so called bang? or even through the growth of humans through monkeys?

Not be mean any offence but your parents are wrong here. Muslims can't actually skip fasts for exams. I used to think they could but then I did some reading, I was proved wrong