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Ramadan
Ramadan (Arabic: رمضان Ramaḍān, Arabic pronunciation: [rɑmɑd̪ˤɑːn]) (also written Ramazan, Ramzan, Ramadhan, Ramdan, Ramadaan) is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. It is the Islamic month of fasting, in which participating Muslims refrain from eating, drinking, having sex, smoking, and indulging in anything that is in excess or ill-natured; from dawn until sunset. Fasting is meant to teach the Muslim patience, modesty and spirituality. Ramadan is a time for Muslims to fast for the sake of God (Arabic: الله) and to offer more prayer than usual. During Ramadan, Muslims ask forgiveness for past sins, pray for guidance and help in refraining from everyday evils, and try to purify themselves through self-restraint and good deeds. As compared to the solar calendar, the dates of Ramadan vary, moving forward about ten days each year as it is a moving holiday depending on the moon. Ramadan was the month in which the first verses of the Qur'an were said to be revealed to the Islamic Prophet Muhammad.
The name "Ramadan" had been the name of the ninth month in Arabian culture long before the arrival of Islam; the word itself derived from an Arabic root rmḍ, as in words like "ramiḍa"
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ryan: :) ama ramazan bayrami da ayni sekilde belirlendigi icin birbirlerini goturme ihtimalleri var... ama tekas'da gormusler ayi dun, ki cok sevindim neredeyse herkes ayni gun baslamis oldu...
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Heri NXI mari sahur kawan2 mimir...
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Judotens Budiarto selamat berpuasa!
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Hendy Irawan Parama... I've been wondering this for so long: In Indonesia fasting is about 14 hours. But in some countries the sun sets/rises earlier or later, sometimes significantly.. and in some places in north/south poles I think they don't even set/rise at all, depending on season. Does this mean the fasting duration varies across places?
And second, how do astronauts fast on the orbiting space station ? Do they just pick an arbitrary timezone on Earth as a baseline?
Sat, 21 Aug 2010 10:47:32 GMT View Conversation
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Parama Danoesubroto: yes hendy, fasting is different on every point on earth, and depending on the seasons too.
For example, right now in North America, fasting is from 5am to 9:30pm.
The more you go north, closer to the north pole, one "day", is one year.
You see the sun for 6 months and you see the moon for 6 month. it's called the midnight sun.
If that's the case, you choose the closest point that represents a real day, and just use their prayer/fasting time :)
I'm not a scholar, but, I think it's similar if we're an astronaut
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Sat, 21 Aug 2010 10:53:36 GMT
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Nisa Usman: Mas parama, kalo sekarang ini di US berapa jam puasanya? duh....
Sat, 21 Aug 2010 14:09:07 GMT
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Adrian Chang Happy Ramadan to all my muslim friends :)
Thu, 12 Aug 2010 01:19:59 GMT View Conversation
Dien Selamat menunaikan seluruh ibadah ramadhan
Wed, 11 Aug 2010 23:15:56 GMT View Conversation
Parama Danoesubroto: Selamat ramadhan pak dien :) happy ramadhan to you all
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Wed, 11 Aug 2010 23:51:28 GMT
syaifuddin sayuti beberapa jam memasuki bulan ramadhan..indahnya..
Mon, 09 Aug 2010 17:32:17 GMT View Conversation
Parama Danoesubroto: ramadhan sebentar lagi :) Happy ramadhan everyone
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