I have nothing but admiration for all who fast for one month ,today was my first attempt ,I managed it ,but it was so hard in the heat. Tomorrow I wont fast ,I will prepare myself for the next day. All I  seemed to do all day was ask what the time was ,than when iftar came I was so excited about having a glass of water ,how we take these luzuries for granted ,but that glass of water tasted like pure heaven to me ,and this was just one day of fasting ,you guys that fast for a month are unbelievable ,I. admire your strength and commitment.

I´m not sure I understand the whole ´fasting´ part of Ramazan really.  

As far as the not eating goes it´s no particular hardship to go without food for a day.  I frequently only eat an evening meal and have done so throughout my adult life.  And once the iftar gun has gone off the restaurants here are doing big business with special iftar dinners and everywhere you look people are gulping food down as if there was no tomorrow.  Wiki says: ´Fasting is meant to teach the Muslim patience, modesty and spirituality´ and ´is a time of reflecting and worshipping God´ - when for a lot of people most of their thoughts seem to be occupied with how soon sundown will come around. (I suppose it keeps the wicked thoughts away to a certain extent!)  

It´s the ´not drinking´ that is the difficult thing and it´s not just difficult but, in this heat, seems to me downright dangerous.  I´m sure it helps people feel spiritual - they are probably feeling so light-headed they are seeing things.

However - a quick straw poll of people around here showed me that it´s the not being able to smoke that´s the most difficult part and many people seem to not ´do´ Ramazan because they can´t manage without a cigarette for 3/4 of a day!  The Evil Tobacco wins over Islam!

(Please Alameda, Canlý and QueenT etc. - no long posts explaining the true meaning of Ramadan/Ramazan to me - I am not disrespecting Muslims, Islam or Ramazan - just voicing my opinion)

I have nothing but admiration for all who fast for one month ,today was my first attempt ,I managed it ,but it was so hard in the heat. Tomorrow I wont fast ,I will prepare myself for the next day. All I  seemed to do all day was ask what the time was ,than when iftar came I was so excited about having a glass of water ,how we take these luzuries for granted ,but that glass of water tasted like pure heaven to me ,and this was just one day of fasting ,you guys that fast for a month are unbelievable ,I. admire your strength and commitment.

But I also think it says that if you are not well or in some way sick at all handsom then you do not have to fast at all.  It is for those of us who are healthy and able to fast without causing harm to the body.....as far as i am aware.

 It is wrong and extremely unhealthy not to eat during the day and eat at night.

And also quite dangerous to feast straight after.

I hope you know that.

 fair enough..you can have that veiw point.  I disagree.

While admiring eachother, please be careful with your health

Dangers of fasting

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Fasting can harm all organs. It is extremely dangerous to health, especially for those who are malnourished by chronic illness, yet some proponents recommend fasting to treat chronic illnesses. The slimmer the individual, the more dangerous a fast will be. ....

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