Just blew one right now...oh wait, "fasting". Sorry misread.

Yes sir, Im fasting as well. The great thing about fasting this year for me is that I cant smoke while i'm fasting, this gave me an idea to quit smoking all together because I was thinking about doing that alltogether anyways.

Basically, you eat a bit b4 sunrise and from that point until sunset you cant eat, drink (even water), swear, smoke, sex, anything 'bad' basically. It doesn't say you cant listen to music. :P

i'm fasting too
i woke up at 7am cuz i had skool at 8am and it was a longggggggggg ass day
but i can do it .
happy ramadan

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Originally posted by fayraree And the whole "music is haraam" bs...I don't really believe that but for Ramadan I sorta step up to my best behaviour!

uhhhh. I've never heard of this.
If it so, I am assuming you are not suppose to listening to music to do with swearing, fornicating or whatever. It's unlikely.

Who told you this?

i'm fasting as well, i dont have a problem with not eating the whole day but i find that my energy level goes way down. i tend to eat alot more during ramadan thats why i have a hard time staying fit.

i remember when i was a kid i would try to trick myself in forgeting that i'm fasting and try to go eat( because if you forget its ok your fast is still fine ).

another time me and a friend of mine we would open the fridge and start eating everything we find. then we would lie and tell everybody that we are still fasting, we would do it a bunch of times untill we got caught by my older brother, we tried bribing him by offering him food and we would promise that we wont tell if he wont tell( we were kids at the time ).

^^^lol...yea i remember those days....we would come up with variations like u cant eat but drinking is fine or fast only till noon...lol...ahh the good old innocent days

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Originally posted by ravinjunkie Who told you this?

Music being haraam is debated at the scholar levels constantly. There is a lot of research and literature on the merits of each side of the argument.

Some researchers say that the only use of music at the time of the Prophet was for a drum beat during war, and any other form (i.e. today's modern form) is not permitted.

One aspect of music (especially trance...lol even the title says so) is that it can put you into a "trance" where you're not thinking clearly; kind of like the effect of alcohol or drugs...Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (may he rest in peace) was notorious for this kind of music and getting his listeners into a state of "mast".

That's the extreme effect that I would imagine makes music off-limits to strict Muslims.

In general, my logic tells me that it's just another distraction from thinking about God all the time (which is what the most pious and devout Muslims would support). But I'm not one of them, so bring on THRILLSEEKERS!!!!

But, uh, it's for that distraction point that I don't listen to music this month (and each moment that I miss the music I instead concentrate on God and be thankful for His blessings...more than I would for any other month)...

...yeah that kinda sucks and we should be more consistent with our approach and stuff; but one good month out of 12 is better than NO good months! LOL!!!

Heaven, HERE I COME!!! (after 11 lifetimes in hell LOL!!!)

day 3

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Originally posted by fayraree Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (may he rest in peace)

A truly excellent and frontier-breaking musician.

Much respect to those devout Muslims who are performing their duty of Siyam and observing Ramadan. This is by any measure no easy task and is a good reflection of the strength of faith. My thoughts are with you in this time of worship and contemplation.