oruc vskti geliyor.the holly month is coming in 4 days.in a month we will have "bayram". which is our national holiday.

and i will be in Turkey with my friend 2 days after Ramazam begins. i will fast with him, but I will not give up drinking water during the day and as for smoking well....

if you gonna fast than you cannot drink water or smoke.you canno put any in your mouth on porpuse.if did it by mistake than its ok.

Well. i'm not a muslim and i'm going to fast only because it would make me uncomfortable to eat when my friend cannot. I do not want to make him sit with me in a cafe or restaurant while i eat. i can get up and have breakfast with him and i can wait to eat for the evening meal. It will be a pleasure to share these meals with him.

BUT

I think not drinking water is very bad for you. You should drink at least 2 litres per day and more it it is very hot. I personally could not drink 2 litres just in the morning and night time, so i will not stop drinking water. I'm afraid i feel very strongly about this. it is very bad for you not to drink water during the day. If I didn't drink water, i would probably faint in the day time.

I know I shouldn't smoke. He also finds it hard not to smoke. This will be very very hard for me, but I will try because that will also be hard for him to watch me smoke when he can't do it himself.

its a research that human can dare 3 days without drinking a water... you know fats when they are burnt gives 3 mole water per one mole fat

Well yes that is correct. You can go 3 days without water WITHOUT DYING, but that doesn't mean you are healthy!

that is correct.humans can stay 3 days without water and not die.

lyndie cant you stay at most 12 hours without water actually you sleep 1/3 time of fasting adn you have chance to go on a diet

Hheheh - I dont' mind the dieting part really, but go without water NEVER! It keeps your skin nice and your eyes bright and all your internal organs working properly. I would never go even 2 hours without water.

hehe,you wot mind dieting.

Of course not - losing a little weight is always a good thing (well for me anyway)

good.losing a little bit is good but if you loose lot than it is not healthy.wright?

Exactly - not healthy! just like not drinking water!

exactly!

just like not drinking water.

yes
in the ramazan, ppl dont eat and drink smth for muslim.. and it is a meaning manth than any month..
why?
it has some religional and spritual meanings..
what do ppl in ramazan?
1)the difference bentween the poors and riches vanish.. both of them does not eat and drink.. so then could understand what the hungery is..
2)at the same time, bot of them understand that what God gives for human.. like food, water, sea, natural beauty etx..
3)at the same time ppl who are not muslims dont fast not necesaary dont eat smth.. they can drink and eat.. in anywhere even in muslim country.. but the should not provacate other ppl...
4)fast (oruç] provides to be more healthy.. less eating, less driking but same movements..spending same energy, taking less food..
5)ppl can get deal each other more easily.. they can give eavh other some foods at nights.. ally the poors etc etc..
6)at the night azan time ppl smile and cheer up easily....
and ramazan is beneficial than 1000 months..

This was a very nice posting dusk, actually I understood all these things about Ramazam, but you have reminded me what it is all about. My friend who i will be in turkey with has explained all this to me. He doesn't mind me eating and drinking in front of him, it is me who feels uncomfortable about it.

Last year I shared his (and others) Iftar on the first day of Ramazam and it was a very wonderful thing for me to be invited to it. I will fast with him, because then i can enjoy so much more the companionship of sharing the food in the evening if I am also very hungry.

I just won't give up the water because I will look tired and horrible! (no natural beauty for me without water!)
Thanks for the nice post.

ppl who dont fast have to respect the not fasting ppl..
muslim cant insult, cant behave badly etc etc..

This is very interesting because a university student got killed in a cafe inside the university just because he bought something to drink or eat in ramadan.
In many cities you are not allowed to smoke on streets. When you do someone will come and tell you that you must not.

it should not be..
it is their fundamental and islam forbits the fundamental behaviour.. ppl can be died coz of this..
it is totallly awful..
i am muslim too and i curse them who killed a stodent

well this is the whole problem isn't it? Everyone has something to say on the subject of what is and is not allowed, but everywhere people break this rule.

Muslims are not allowed to insult etc, but still we see them killing people! and i'm not just talking about erdinc's post - I'm talking about all the killings that go on in the name of islam/christianity etc.

Anyway - I won't eat, but I will drink water and enjoy being with my friend and his family for their holy time.

lyndia, whatever u want to do in ramazan do it.. dont suspect

lyndie if you wanna drink water then drink water but dont drin water in front of your frien

Oh - now why not? Everyone else is telling me to do what I want to do and it will be alright

because you are free to do whatever you want to do.

3 days left

Is there someting turkish people say to each other during ramazan? like a wish or something? can u say : happy ramazan? or this is weired?

I received a message from my turkish friend saying ( hayirli ramazan)

mara,
hayırlı ramazan is more useful and has more meaning..
coz the source of ramazan is religion..
so it is better to say "hayırlı ramazanlar"

thanks , but can u translate please "hayırlı ramazanlar"

u can say "have a good ramazan"

but the original of "hayır" comes from arabic.. so it is more religious or it has been uused for a hundred centuries...

Hayırlı Ramazanlar everybody!

for the fitting in pronouciations... you can say as "ramadan" actually it passes as ramadan in english stuff...

thanks for the explanations. soooo i guess i can say than "hayırlı ramazanlar" for all the turkes from this site and not only.
HAYIRLI RAMAZAN !!!

Hayırlı Ramazanlar!

i have to add too "hayırlı ramazanlar"

i have to add too "hayırlı ramazanlar"

Ramazan is the sultana of the 11 months

11 ayin sultani ramazan geliyor!

aferin lam ufaklık ABD de yetişmişsin ama unutmamışsın bazı şeyleri..takdir ettim seni..

hic unutulurmu oyle onemli seyler.

aferin..herşeye atlıyorsun ama dindar olman hoşuma gitti..kal sağlıcakla...

sende saglicakla kal abi.

2 days left.

on wednesday is ramazan..
so 1 day left according to turkey...

evet according to turkey 1 day left.
im sorry.

it is not tuesday in abd.

im soory again..

the days can be different from a country to another country..

there is 7 hours of difference.

for example:when its 8:00 in turkey it is 1:00 here.

would 1 be 3?
nice accounting

bo 1 will be 8.

bo=no

no 1 will be 8

mubarek ramazan.

Assalamu Alaikum

Merhaba@
I am just wondering when ramadan begins tomorrow...what do i say to my turkish friends?

Also could anyone please translate this?

Happy Ramadan my love. I hope this time of year brings you peace and happiness. Inshaallah time will pass with ease and you will get what you want.

-------------------------------------
Also I am wondering what the name of the prayer is...(hard to explain but something is wrapped in black leather and placed around your neck and then you pray)....what is the name..and also how do you pray for it?

Thanks

ramazanin mubarek olsun askim.insallah ramazan sana mutluluk ve saglik getirir.insallah zaman kolay gecer ve sen istedigini alirsin


i think this is how you say it in turkish. but im not sure.

few more hours left to fast...

according to istanbul, 5 hours left...

MY DEAR CLASSMATES,

MAY YOU AND YOUR FAMILY BE BLESSED
WITH PEACE AND HAPPINESS...
MAY ALL YOUR DREAMS COME TRUE!
WISHING YOU HEALTH, PROSPERITY AND LUCK
DURING RAMADAN AND THROUGHOUT THE COMING YEAR!


Regards Bliss

according to istanbul 2 hours left.

acoording to new york 9 hours left.

i had a great breakfast for dday
it would take nearly 12 hours a day..
good luck for us
1 hour left...

what did you eat for your breakfast duskahvesi?

as usual
tea, cheese, tomato, olive etc etc...

i also had the same. Cheese, tomato, cucumber, olives and my famous Sarimsakli carrot and yoghurt - and coffee

i had borek this morning.

oh be amma da acikmismim.ahepinizin orucu munarek olsun.

Bursali - what is borek? My favourite turkish food is Sigara boreğı and i can make them as good as any turkish yenge!

borek is like a sigara boregi. borek is made by flour.

Sigara böreği is my favouritte also but you are thirsty very much!!

yeah sigara boregi makes me thirsty.

how is the fasting going everyone?

by fasting

It is going very tired because I dont study well but it worths everything in this world..we are living our religion,it sounds good

sawasdee ka.
i think fast is good for health. it's look like detox. if you fast only 12 hours for water and meal, it is not mean you will not drink water 2 lites. becasue you can drink after you fast. i think it's good time for control mind. don't forget now weather at Turkey is autumn, so it's not hot. i think if you want to fast really, you should not smoke because cigarette will give bad health for you too.
wishing everybody will get a good health.

Certainly you are right...Fast is good for health because body needs rest sometimes and fast is the best way it for resting..Imagine how machines need mend body is same..

i think u decided to be an active member

I havent any aim like that..I have no time

any way, being active is good.

3rd day of fasting is over.

In Saudi Arabia, It is the 4th day of fasting.

in New york this is the 4th day.in Turkey it is also the 4th day.hayirli ramazanlar.

1 hour left for İftar in İstanbul..

7:30 hours left for iftar in new york.

ulem New York'ta 11 Eylül'den nasıl kurtuldun sen??..ne şanslı çocukmuşsun

11 eylul de ben turkiyedeydim.

senin gibilere burda balık derler...yada andan doğma şanslı...

bence balik degil ama anadan dogma sansli olabilirim. freshman balik enayi veya salak demek olmuyomu.

bence balik degil ama anadan dogma sansli olabilirim. freshman balik enayi veya salak demek olmuyomu.

bence balik degil ama anadan dogma sansli olabilirim. freshman balik enayi veya salak demek olmuyomu.

yok..balık şanslı manasındadır..

o ok.ben yanlis biliyomusum..

Hayatta daha öğreneceğin çok şey var ufaklık..

sen de 100 yaşındasın di mi çocuğa ufaklık diyon

valla ondan epeyce büyüğüm o yüzden benden öğrenmesi gereken çokşey var ufaklığın...

abi
korkulur senden

saol be ne korkulacak ki??

bulduğun her yerde çocupu azarlıyorsun be

merhaba abiler nasilsiniz.ramazaniniz nasil geciyo.insallah iyi geciyodur.

iyi geçiyor
onun da benim de
her gün görüyorum vatandaşı
bıktım artık

benimde iyi geciyor.bu aksam yengemler gelcek iftara.

ufaklık saol..selam söyle yengenlere...hayırlı iftarlar..az ye he

tamam soylerim. ama az yiyemem abi karnim cok ac!!!

tamam soylerim. ama az yiyemem abi karnim cok ac!!!

ulem açlığa da dayanamıyorsun he,tabii orda alıştın pizzaya abur cubura kilo yapar ufaklık,spora git..

i think it is great you are so compationate towards your friend that you would go without food thoughout the day how ever i must say not drinking water is nothing nomatter how hot it gets i am a muslim and i fast and i have yet to see one of us faint also i am a docter and i can asure you that going without water for less than 12 hours has no negative effects on your body what so ever. have you ever heard of detoxing...it is the exact same thing as vasting(physically atleast) only difrence lies in the purpose for it people fast to become better people and to become more diciplined. while detoxing is only done to cleanse the body of accumulated substances that enter our body everyday.

but since you dont believe in Allah i see no purpose in trying to convice you of drinking water.

i believe in allah i think you understand me wrong.

i think you confused me with some one else.............

is it still going good.i missed 3 times.how many times did you miss.

good for you ufaklık...not bad...

thanks how about you abi.did you miss any.

I havent miss any ufaklık...

great for you abi.

im doing a project on turkish food.i have to write a menu and describe the food can some one help me?

You should have some cold starters for your menu.

My speciality is Sarımsaklı Havuç
You can describe it this way.

grated carrots gently heated in olive oil until they release some of their juice and colour into the oil.

They are served on a flat dish so the orange coloured oil puddles around them. They are covered in yoghurt with minced garlic. Decorate with a little chopped parsley

slurpp.....mmmmm.....

How is going Ramadan?After Ramadan we will celebrate our Bayram...

Well Hi freshman,
Further to our earlier discussions about whether I fast or not. I'll just say that for 3 out of the 7 days I was in Turkey i did fast! Well actually i did drink water. We had breakfast at 4am, ate and drank like pigs for 40 minutes, drank a lot of tea, chain smoked 2 or 3 cigarettes and then fell back into bed. The rest of the day everyone else spent laying around and not doing anything much. I was bored and went out a lot for long walks. This was a mistake because on each of the three days i was fasting, by 6pm I was nearly fainting. On one occasion I had to be dragged into the salon and put on a sofa to lie down! Offfff. very hard work! I hope everyone else is managing with more dignity and fortitude that I! (well i am sure you are of course).

its going very well freshman.

how is it going guys.

Its going very tiring but good ufaklık..how amny days missed you again??You can invite us for İftar

i missed five because of school and tests. you are welcome to come to my iftar on octomber 32. if you can please try to come.

sana okul yaramıyor galiba..çekerim kulağını ufaklık..

yaramaz olurmu abi okul demek bilgi demek. gelecek demek.

when is the first kandil?

Are you muslim? Ottomanbayan?

What is to be muslim? What is the meaning of holidays in any religion?

Why some days are a holiday, while other days not holidays?

What is a religion? Dont you think a kind preference? People can not make up with their born?

fasting is almost over, less than a week left. today we are having a iftar with vour dernek"asociation".

bayram is on thursday.and im not going to school on thursday.

Hayırlı Bayramlar herkese şimdiden...

Could you tell me please about most important rules about Ramazan?And do they need to be observed in every circumstances?for example travel.Thanks a lot!

herkese mutlu bayramlar...

To all my wonderful classmates!
I am sending to all of you special wishes across the miles for your joyus and wonderful Eid.
Be blessed with peace, happiness and prosperity.
Hayirli Bayramlar!

Best regards Bliss

To all classmates
BAYRAMINIZ KUTLU OLSUN!
Wishing you and your families good health, prosperity and a lot of personal happiness.
From all my heart,
Slavica

ramazan and the bayram is over.have a nice day everyone.

I am sure next bayram will be better for you freshman

Because he has been a very naughty boy Bursali. I am sure that he will tell you about it in a pm.

i guess