Ramadan on our doorstep

[Turkish Delight]

1 sleep to go til Ramadan.

I am so excited. The hours are nice and short too!

[Heaven]

I am not Muslim but I just wanted to say how nice it was to read your post. You can feel your excitement and passion through the computer screen iykwim. I read a similar one from brontide too.

I don't know if this is the right place to ask or if I should start a new thread but for those who don't know much about it would you mind sharing why you look forward to it so much and what you enjoy about it?

Sorry, I'm a sticky beak aren't I? LOL. But I really love learning new things about any religion!

[Turkish Delight]

Please, you are not being a sticky beak at all. I love finding about other religions too. You would have seen my posts in the "general"section of religion on here. I am intrigued about the similarities and differences and POV about different religions.

I too, have so many questions about other religions, which i often ask on here. We are human, we are curious creatures.

The thing i love about Ramadan, is it is a time year, when Allah is in your mind day and night, especially of those who are fasting.
It is a time of sharing, when the wealthy/well off/fortunate give and share with those that aren't as fortunate as you may be.
It is time of family and friend closeness, family and friends invite one another over for dinner and catch-ups.
It is a time when you are closest with Allah, your breath as putrid as it may seem to non-fasters is the smell of paradise to Allah.
It is a time when you know what it is like to be unfortunate, being hungry and thus sharing what you have with others
It is a time of detoxification of the body, cleansing toxins by fasting.

I don't know, i just love it. It brings back old memories of Ramadan when i was a kid.

[Heaven]

Thanks TD!! Yeah, I have read your other threads. I agree, the similarities and differences are fascinating!!

So, how would you greet a Muslim person during Ramadan?

[Tinks]

I was talking to a delivery boy at work the other day about Ramadan. He was excited as well. He's going on a holiday to Turkey after it has finished.

[Phteven]

Did you fast today TD? We follow the moonsighting so hopefully we'll start tomorrow inshAllah.
Everyone is getting so excited. The supermarket was a crack-up today. Everyone was buying dates by the carton. I saw one family with 2 cartons - that must be almost 20 kg of dates - you could feed mosque with that lol.
I found the first mangoes of the season - once Ramadan moves back into winter I'm goig to miss mangoes for desert.

[Turkish Delight]

I was talking to a delivery boy at work the other day about Ramadan. He was excited as well. He's going on a holiday to Turkey after it has finished.

Smart boy. If you were fasting in Turkey now, the fasting ends like at 8-9pm because that is when the sun goes down. They are experiencing their longest days. I do feel sorry for them. It is very hard.

Bron - i did fast today. It was quite alright since its only from 5.30am til 6pm. I did get really cold at about 4.30pm, so i told the kids and DH that i'm taking a nap. I broke my fast and had cup of caramel latte. I had purchased coffee beans today and i had to pull my head away as the smell was just awesome.
i tend to break my fast with an olive. I will have to buy dates tomorrow as i am having an iftar with about 20 women who i invited over. I've been preparing some delicacies tonight and more cooking tomorrow.

Dates..yummo. You have to find some other dessert, Bron!

I hope Allah accepts your fasting Bron, Inshallah. We say that in Turkish, when somebody fasts. I hope the hours fly for you tomorrow as it did for me today.

Man also my son said he was going to start fasting tomorrow. <-- my son typed that.