What Is Ramadan.....

Originally from: samee2r2
                        
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What Is Ramadan

Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar. Every day during this month, Muslims around the world spend the daylight hours in a complete fast.
During the blessed month of Ramadan, Muslims all over the world abstain from food, drink, and other physical needs during the daylight hours. As a time to purify the soul, refocus attention on God, and practice self-sacrifice, Ramadan is much more than just not eating and drinking.

Muslims are called upon to use this month to re-evaluate their lives in light of Islamic guidance. We are to make peace with those who have wronged us, strengthen ties with family and friends, do away with bad habits -- essentially to clean up our lives, our thoughts, and our feelings. The Arabic word for "fasting" (sawm)literally means "to refrain" – and it means not only refraining from food and drink, but from evil actions, thoughts, and words.

During Ramadan, every part of the body must be restrained. The tongue must be restrained from backbiting and gossip. The eyes must restrain themselves from looking at unlawful things. The hand must not touch or take anything that does not belong to it. The ears must refrain from listening to idle talk or obscene words. The feet must refrain from going to sinful places. In such a way, every part of the body observes the fast.

Therefore, fasting is not merely physical, but is rather the total commitment of the person's body and soul to the spirit of the fast. Ramadan is a time to practice self-restraint; a time to cleanse the body and soul from impurities and re-focus one's self on the worship of God.

More Ramadan FAQs

http://islam.about.com/od/ramadan/f/ramadan_faq.htm

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Originally from: Ron
                        
Dictionary Definition:-

"Lent a fast of 40 days, (excluding Sundays), from Ash Wednesday to Easter Eve; a season of penitence and fasting in commemoration of Christ's fasting in the wilderness."

This is still celebrated by the Christian Church in varying degree to this day.

It is great pity that so many members of the various World Religions fail to live to the high ideals set by the founders of those same Religions. Surely we all worship the One God in our different ways.

In Peace, Ron.