Comments on: Ramadan Advice from a C+ Muslim http://muslimmatters.org/2007/09/12/ramadan-advice-from-a-c-muslim/ Discourses in the Intellectual Traditions, Political Situation, and Social Ethics of Muslim Life Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:17:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: nunu http://muslimmatters.org/2007/09/12/ramadan-advice-from-a-c-muslim/#comment-26033 nunu Tue, 09 Sep 2008 21:01:18 +0000 http://muslimmatters.org/2007/09/12/ramadan-advice-from-a-c-muslim/#comment-26033 What time do you break your fast in Wisconsin ? What time do you break your fast in Wisconsin ?

]]> By: muslimmatters.org » Thoughts and Observations on Ramadan 1428 http://muslimmatters.org/2007/09/12/ramadan-advice-from-a-c-muslim/#comment-8137 muslimmatters.org » Thoughts and Observations on Ramadan 1428 Tue, 16 Oct 2007 15:53:46 +0000 http://muslimmatters.org/2007/09/12/ramadan-advice-from-a-c-muslim/#comment-8137 [...] *Is it wrong to feel proud about losing weight from fasting? And was it a result of the one-plate pledge? [...] [...] *Is it wrong to feel proud about losing weight from fasting? And was it a result of the one-plate pledge? [...]

]]> By: Juwayriyah http://muslimmatters.org/2007/09/12/ramadan-advice-from-a-c-muslim/#comment-7563 Juwayriyah Sat, 29 Sep 2007 20:45:41 +0000 http://muslimmatters.org/2007/09/12/ramadan-advice-from-a-c-muslim/#comment-7563 Yes i did take her to the doctor, they gave her stress pills and sleeping pills but she just throws them away. She asked the name of my uncle and told me he was guna die today and stopped eatin food. We hav to keep the keys to stop her frm runnin away. I think all she needs is sum care becoz wen u massage her she stops worryin and goes to sleep. She maybe sufferin from dimensia, but im not sure. Inshallah she will get better but i doubt it. Yes i did take her to the doctor, they gave her stress pills and sleeping pills but she just throws them away. She asked the name of my uncle and told me he was guna die today and stopped eatin food. We hav to keep the keys to stop her frm runnin away.
I think all she needs is sum care becoz wen u massage her she stops worryin and goes to sleep. She maybe sufferin from dimensia, but im not sure. Inshallah she will get better but i doubt it.

]]> By: Amad http://muslimmatters.org/2007/09/12/ramadan-advice-from-a-c-muslim/#comment-7561 Amad Sat, 29 Sep 2007 18:50:06 +0000 http://muslimmatters.org/2007/09/12/ramadan-advice-from-a-c-muslim/#comment-7561 Juwayriyah, did you all take your grandma to a doctor? As you get older, esp. in the really old age, people can tend to lose some of their memories and can take on aggressiveness. My grandmother (may Allah grant her Jannah) could also become aggressive and unreasonable on small issues. Juwayriyah, did you all take your grandma to a doctor?

As you get older, esp. in the really old age, people can tend to lose some of their memories and can take on aggressiveness. My grandmother (may Allah grant her Jannah) could also become aggressive and unreasonable on small issues.

]]> By: Juwayriyah http://muslimmatters.org/2007/09/12/ramadan-advice-from-a-c-muslim/#comment-7556 Juwayriyah Sat, 29 Sep 2007 17:09:32 +0000 http://muslimmatters.org/2007/09/12/ramadan-advice-from-a-c-muslim/#comment-7556 I know this is not abt Ramadan but it is something i wanted to know for ages. Basically my great grandma is over 100 and she still keeps her fast but the problem is she seems to think ppl are out to get her and she tries to kick open the door so she can get whoever wants to shoot her. To start off with she fort my uncle was shot and then she fort someone was guna kill my bruva. She swearz sumtyms when she thinks noone believes her tht sum1s ded. I wish i cud help her.... Wat is this? Is her time cumin near? Am reeealli worried.... I know this is not abt Ramadan but it is something i wanted to know for ages. Basically my great grandma is over 100 and she still keeps her fast but the problem is she seems to think ppl are out to get her and she tries to kick open the door so she can get whoever wants to shoot her. To start off with she fort my uncle was shot and then she fort someone was guna kill my bruva. She swearz sumtyms when she thinks noone believes her tht sum1s ded. I wish i cud help her….
Wat is this? Is her time cumin near?
Am reeealli worried….

]]> By: Editor http://muslimmatters.org/2007/09/12/ramadan-advice-from-a-c-muslim/#comment-7369 Editor Wed, 26 Sep 2007 06:46:17 +0000 http://muslimmatters.org/2007/09/12/ramadan-advice-from-a-c-muslim/#comment-7369 Was I the only one who clicked on this thinking "Oh, advice from a Muslim programmer?" :-/ The One Plate Pledge is awesome for self-discipline. We could also follow it according to the increasingly popular healthy diet of eating smaller portions throughout the day rather than three set meals a day (applicable post-Ramadan!). So instead of literally sticking to one plate of rice for example, we could eat smaller portions of the foods available for us during iftar. That means a smaller portion of biryani to make space for that samosa and perhaps a couple spoonfuls of pudding. It gives the impression that we're eating a lot (much to our heart's delight) but in actuality we're still sticking to consuming only one plate's worth. Yeah. Was I the only one who clicked on this thinking “Oh, advice from a Muslim programmer?” :-/

The One Plate Pledge is awesome for self-discipline. We could also follow it according to the increasingly popular healthy diet of eating smaller portions throughout the day rather than three set meals a day (applicable post-Ramadan!). So instead of literally sticking to one plate of rice for example, we could eat smaller portions of the foods available for us during iftar. That means a smaller portion of biryani to make space for that samosa and perhaps a couple spoonfuls of pudding. It gives the impression that we’re eating a lot (much to our heart’s delight) but in actuality we’re still sticking to consuming only one plate’s worth.

Yeah.

]]> By: ibnabeeomar http://muslimmatters.org/2007/09/12/ramadan-advice-from-a-c-muslim/#comment-7295 ibnabeeomar Tue, 25 Sep 2007 14:37:03 +0000 http://muslimmatters.org/2007/09/12/ramadan-advice-from-a-c-muslim/#comment-7295 btw br. musa it feels strange to mention this, but your 'one plate pledge' was a <a href="http://muslimmatters.org/2007/03/31/why-some-ideas-survive-and-others-die/" rel="nofollow">STICKY</a> idea. every time i get dinner and everyone gets up for seconds, i pause, think to myself if i really need more, and then in my mind i remember 'one plate pledge' and then stop eating :) jazakallahu khayr btw br. musa it feels strange to mention this, but your ‘one plate pledge’ was a STICKY idea.

every time i get dinner and everyone gets up for seconds, i pause, think to myself if i really need more, and then in my mind i remember ‘one plate pledge’ and then stop eating :)

jazakallahu khayr

]]> By: UAS http://muslimmatters.org/2007/09/12/ramadan-advice-from-a-c-muslim/#comment-7294 UAS Tue, 25 Sep 2007 14:32:35 +0000 http://muslimmatters.org/2007/09/12/ramadan-advice-from-a-c-muslim/#comment-7294 “Also I am wondering if I’ll be able to run in Ramadan? Any fitness geeks online have any suggestions??” Not anywhere near a fitness anything, but I run for a few minutes right before iftar time as well. I of course stop to leave 5-8 minute gap before I eat my date to make duaa ( the best time to make duaa). “Also I am wondering if I’ll be able to run in Ramadan? Any fitness geeks online have any suggestions??”

Not anywhere near a fitness anything,
but I run for a few minutes right before iftar time as well.

I of course stop to leave 5-8 minute gap before I eat my date to make duaa ( the best time to make duaa).

]]> By: UAS http://muslimmatters.org/2007/09/12/ramadan-advice-from-a-c-muslim/#comment-7293 UAS Tue, 25 Sep 2007 14:26:17 +0000 http://muslimmatters.org/2007/09/12/ramadan-advice-from-a-c-muslim/#comment-7293 JazakAllaho khaiurn for writing this most beneficial article. The simple yet crystal clear truth is most of us (I even boast a 97% figure) are “C+” Muslims. The fact is, you don’t have to be a new Muslim to feel this way; you just have to be human:) This is an is an A+ article, by far one of the best I have read so far on Ramadan, on the diseases of the heart, gluttony. We don’t have enough articles like this catered for our needs. Keep on writing; your words will make us all better Muslims inshaAllah. JazakAllaho khaiurn for writing this most beneficial article.

The simple yet crystal clear truth is most of us (I even boast a 97% figure) are “C+” Muslims.
The fact is, you don’t have to be a new Muslim to feel this way; you just have to be human:)
This is an is an A+ article, by far one of the best I have read so far on Ramadan, on the diseases of the heart, gluttony. We don’t have enough articles like this catered for our needs.

Keep on writing; your words will make us all better Muslims inshaAllah.

]]> By: AnonyMouse http://muslimmatters.org/2007/09/12/ramadan-advice-from-a-c-muslim/#comment-6773 AnonyMouse Fri, 14 Sep 2007 21:24:43 +0000 http://muslimmatters.org/2007/09/12/ramadan-advice-from-a-c-muslim/#comment-6773 Sister Jazmine - yes, the Qur'an says that any sexual relations outside of marriage are forbidden. Chapter 17, verse 32: "Nor come nigh to adultery: for it is a shameful (deed) and an evil, opening the road (to other evils)." Chapter 24, verse 2: The woman and the man guilty of adultery or fornication,- flog each of them with a hundred stripes: Let not compassion move you in their case, in a matter prescribed by Allah, if ye believe in Allah and the Last Day: and let a party of the Believers witness their punishment. If you mean relationships as in girlfriends/ boyfriends (without neccessarily having sex), then this should help, insha'Allah: http://islam-qa.com/index.php?ref=1114&ln=eng&txt=boyfriend%20girlfriend%20relationship Sister Jazmine – yes, the Qur’an says that any sexual relations outside of marriage are forbidden.

Chapter 17, verse 32: “Nor come nigh to adultery: for it is a shameful (deed) and an evil, opening the road (to other evils).”

Chapter 24, verse 2: The woman and the man guilty of adultery or fornication,- flog each of them with a hundred stripes: Let not compassion move you in their case, in a matter prescribed by Allah, if ye believe in Allah and the Last Day: and let a party of the Believers witness their punishment.

If you mean relationships as in girlfriends/ boyfriends (without neccessarily having sex), then this should help, insha’Allah:

http://islam-qa.com/index.php?ref=1114&ln=eng&txt=boyfriend%20girlfriend%20relationship

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