And a link for Ramadan Prayer times for major cities / towns in CH ( please verify with your Mosque first for accuracy ).
Muslim Communities in CH
Do you know if there are mosques organizing collective fast breaking meals for students, singles etc.. during ramadan?
It used to be done in geneva, but can't find the information.
I haven't a clue MrVertigo but I think member Fareehasharafat might be able to shed some light.
Are Muslims supposed to embrace the opportunity to fast or fear it?
where have you seen fear? It's totally different experience to have ramadan in a muslim country and in a non-muslim country.
what most people forgot about ramadan, it's not just a matter of eat & drink. It's about having deep thoughts about ourselves and how we behave with other, it's about solidarity. It's the month of spirituality.
Yes to fast during the day and feel the hunger is also a way to understand what is it to be poor and not be able to eat everyday.
And then sucking double amount of normal daily intake in the night and 4get about damn poor people!
Yes, this is why I think it lose the meaning of it!
Please remember the less fortunate in this ramadan. My country Pakistan is under severe floods and millions have been displaced. There is fear of starvation... even a donation of 5 EUR would buy one meal for whole family. USAID, UN and other international organizations are collecting money....
You may need to call them to ask them if there is any such thing happening. To my understanding I am afraid not.
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I understand the pain they have which is quite disturbing, but I was more upset when I saw on TV that a guy there, preferred to keep his family in the mud but not going to the tent, claiming that he doesn't want his wife to be exposed to the others in tent camps! And he is one of 1000s.
The other one was saying, our god given house is taken by flood, while I think it's the other way, the house they had built has been taken by god!:-(
And I am sure many there, will complain about USAID as it's related to US.
Sorry for that, but people should get rid of superstitions and outdated custumes and belief in order to overcome poverty and have more decent life. Letting family suffer for the sake of such beliefs will not help them at all. This is a damn sad fact which I wanted to point out, though many may not like to hear it.
Ofcourse this particular area is very conservative but u need to understand that in 2005 there was a big earthquake in which over 75,000 were killed, then taliban took over this region and there was a big military operation and over a million had to flee and they stayed in camps in extreme cold and then hot weather. They were collecting pieces of their shattered lives that this flooding occured. All the fields, livestock everything is destroyed. Its a poor region. They are not getting any support (yes our dear president is on a european tour to launch his son's career).
How the help will come to the population if the Taliban are in control?
Perhaps another thread is deserving to discuss the disaster and the appeal for funds / donations ??
it was, Pakistan military regained control last year.
Der Ramadan 2010/1431 beginnt am Mittwoch, den 11. August 2010 / starts on tomorrow Wed 11/08/2010.
More details on www.islam.ch
I wish you all strength and patience this Ramadan.
Macchiato, take it to another thread.
http://www.islamicfinder.org/articles/article.php?id=389〈=english
This might be useful to some
Not managed to keep a single fast due to some flu
i'll be in istanbul for ramazan and looking forward to binge eating with the locals.