The Difficulties of Fasting in a Non-Islamic Country
This week I have watched a very influential video about fasting in Ramadan as an American. This video helped me understand more about the hardships people go through while fasting in a non-Islamic country. It also helped me think more about why exactly, as a Muslim, do I fast in this particular month. It also shows the great importance in coming together as a family to break the fast together. Ramadan teaches us as Muslims why we fast exactly and what its significance towards Allah.
There are many hardships a Muslim can go through in a non-Islamic country just like America. First, for people in this country it is hard for them to get the concept about us not eating from sunrise to sunset without eating or drinking. For them fasting is not like this, it is rather different. For example, there fast iz like only eating simple foods and drinking water, for us we are not allowed to put a single thing in our mouths or then the fast does not count towards Allah. In the video it showed a girl that was in college still going through ...
Watching “30 Days Living as A Muslim” really did not teach me anything, but surely made me angrier. First of all I found it very offensive for someone to attempt to make most of the ignorant people in this world to comprehend what Islam, which is receiving such hatred and insult, and Muslims who are going through too many victimization just to survive and be treated equally as other followers of God’s guidance within 45 minutes. I felt ashamed and disgusting. What does it mean? If it is more than an hour, won’t people watch it? Is it too long for us to be exposed and thought about our people who are not treated fairly as human right in front of our eyes? The worse part is Dave, the man who was chose to live as an Muslim for only 30 days did not prove to us that he learned anything, did he? Dave had
Things are as bad as the Muslims say they are -- in fact, they are worse. . . . There ...
...es and try being a non-Muslim in a Muslim country. The next generation that appears to look Muslim is becoming targets for discrimination and hate crimes. “It scares me that it only took a few radical Muslims to bring down two buildings and we’ve brought hundreds of thousands of them here to the United States, “ an American says (Somali). While many Muslims are making America their new home, it’s all up to them on how to give Muslims a new reputation.
Juice fasting has become very popular as a way to better one's health and lose weight. Juice fasting, also known as juice cleansing, is a controversial fasting method and a detox diet. It involves the consumption of only fruit and vegetable juices to obtain nutrition. Juice fasts may last anywhere from a few days to several weeks. Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead is a documentary that follows the 60-day journey of Australian Joe Cross across the United States as he undergoes a juice fast to regain his health. At the end of his fast Joe had lost 100 pounds and discontinued all medications. During his road-trip Joe meets Phil Staples, an obese truck driver with the same autoimmune disease Joe has. Joe takes this opportunity
First of all, I would like to say that the video was very enlightening and also a reminder
Many people believe that fasting is not recommended. That is a false notion to many because they believe that fasting will affect the concentration of a person when one is hungry. This might be true at the beginning but in long run it does not. It has been proven that those people who adopt a serious program of fasting improve their attention, concentration span, focusness and alertness.
...slims after this act of terrorism. Fortunately, attitude towards Muslims in USA became better than it was 7-8 years ago. At first year’s attitude were terrible, because citizens thought that Muslims have done this act, but some time later, they understood that not all Muslims are terrorists, they are victims too. But now, Muslim Americans have the freedom to practice their faith openly and there are more than 1,200 mosques in USA. American Muslims have a very high level of satisfaction and they can be found in every kind of profession from doctors to teachers to tech entrepreneurs to government worker. Muslim Americans, like every other faith group, can practice their religion freely and openly in America and there is no fear of being suffered of racial discrimination. So, to conclude I want to say that Muslim Americans were and are part of a great community of USA.
For example: you can have your last meal of the day at 5 o'clock in the afternoon. Next day, you can eat breakfast at 9 in the morning. That’s an easy 16 hours of fasting.
...g problems in one’s life and identifying evil. Based on my experience I discovered that Muslim people seek to reach out to others and welcomed me with open arms as a part of their community. They painstakingly answered my questions and remained open and honest with me. I am extremely glad that I took this opportunity to experience this ritual because it gave me a new perspective on the Islam faith and a deep respect for those who participate in Ramadan.
In Iran, one of their human rights that they violate is that they have really strong religious expressions and beliefs, and not letting other religions be practiced. Ramadan is an especially holy time for Muslims. The entire month is taken up by various festive events and various fasting. Breaking ones fast during Ramadan days is treated very harshly. In Iran, it cost a 14-year-old boy his life because ...
There are multiple cases of muslim women being harassed, fired from jobs, denied access to public places, and otherwise discriminated against because they wear hijab. Muslim women in America have the same rights as any other women, or human being in America. They have the right to practice their religion, to be treated equally and the right not to be discriminated against or harassed because of their religion, their gender, or perceptions about their nationality or ethnicity. However, to this day there are many people who believe muslims should not be aloud to live in
The history of fasting goes back thousands of years. Many religions, including Christianity, Judaism, and Eastern religions used and still use fasting as a healing process for spiritual purifica...
That implemented a bad taste for many Americans and they tend to degrade the Muslim community at all costs. Some women who have come to the country wearing their Hijab have felt the devaluation against their ethnicity. Therefore, many women have chosen to remove their Hijab in order to fit in with the community and not be stereotyped as a “Muslim” or “terrorist”. The same goes for Muslim men, in order to not be labeled, many men have chosen shave off their long beards to look less Muslim and to fit in with their
growth(www.alinaam.org.za).Fasting has also been used in nearly every religion in the world, including Christianity, Islam, and Judaism. Many of history's great spiritual leaders fasted for mental and spiritual clarity, including Jesus, Buddha, and Mohammed. Fasting is an important element in religious practices.
17 Dugan, Kathleen M. “Fasting For Life: The Place of Fasting in the Christian Tradition.” Journal of the American Academy of Religion. Vol. 63 Issue 3 (Fall 1995): 547