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Ramadan 2025

Foaming DraughtFoaming Draught Shipmate
in All Saints
Ramadan Mubarak to my fellow daughters and sons of Abraham!

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  • Foaming DraughtFoaming Draught Shipmate
    Upon reflection, should this be in All Saints, O hosts of both boards?
  • ChastMastrChastMastr Shipmate
    And also to you and any Muslim Shipmates!
  • LatchKeyKidLatchKeyKid Shipmate
    I will let our Syrian Refugee family know.
  • MargaretMargaret Shipmate
    Did anyone in the UK see the livestream from the Greenwich Observatory yesterday evening? There were parties in parks and open spaces all over the country of people watching for the first sighting of the crescent moon to signal the start of Ramadan. It wasn't sighted last night, so Ramadan in the UK begins this evening!
  • Baptist TrainfanBaptist Trainfan Shipmate
    Didn't see that, but it reminds me of seeing Istanbul's Sultanhamet Square packed with families picnicking together as they broke their fast in the evening.
  • Nick TamenNick Tamen Shipmate
    Our Muslim across-the-street neighbor just brought us some homemade pastries. As I reflect on it, I think she’s done that at the start of Ramadan for some years now.


  • TelfordTelford Shipmate
    My main involvement with Ramadan as been on the subject of Cricket teas. Followers of Islam had to be catered for at normal times but not during Ramadan when they didn't have food.

    A minor involvement happened when I worked part time in this hotel on a couple a night shifts a week. About 3.30am a chap came down to the foyer office and asked me if I could heat up his prepared meal in the microwave and supply some cutlery. I was pleased to be able to do so.
  • TurquoiseTasticTurquoiseTastic Kerygmania Host
    A (Christian) friend of mine once attempted a sunrise-sundown fast during Lent, inspired by the Ramadan fast of Muslim colleagues. Of course Lenten fasting of various sorts has historically been a Christian discipline but physical fasting seems much less common in modern practice. Do any Shipmates have experience of it? Lent and Ramadan overlap this year which reminded me.
  • chrisstileschrisstiles Hell Host
    Nick Tamen wrote: »
    Our Muslim across-the-street neighbor just brought us some homemade pastries. As I reflect on it, I think she’s done that at the start of Ramadan for some years now.

    I've had a privilege a few times of having neighbours who would invite us along for Eid.
  • Gracious RebelGracious Rebel Shipmate
    TurquoiseTastic wrote: »
    A (Christian) friend of mine once attempted a sunrise-sundown fast during Lent, inspired by the Ramadan fast of Muslim colleagues. Of course Lenten fasting of various sorts has historically been a Christian discipline but physical fasting seems much less common in modern practice. Do any Shipmates have experience of it? Lent and Ramadan overlap this year which reminded me.

    The particularly hard thing about Ramadan fasting, is no water or other drink allowed either (during daylight hours). I run a singing group in the library, and one of our regulars is a Muslim convert (she married a Muslim guy and converted) - she said she may not be able to make it during Ramadan as singing makes you thirsty. At least its not summer this year, which makes it so much harder with the longer days.
  • PigletPiglet All Saints Host, Circus Host
    I'd have thought not even having water all day would be positively dangerous.
  • Celtic KnotweedCeltic Knotweed Shipmate
    I remember doing conservation volunteer work some 15-20 years ago when Ramadan was about June, and one of the blokes in the group was fasting. He'd asked his iman, and since we were cutting down small trees and scrubby bushes to open up an area of grassland again, he got permission to drink water in the daytime when we broke for lunch. Hot work...
  • Lamb ChoppedLamb Chopped Shipmate
    TurquoiseTastic wrote: »
    A (Christian) friend of mine once attempted a sunrise-sundown fast during Lent, inspired by the Ramadan fast of Muslim colleagues. Of course Lenten fasting of various sorts has historically been a Christian discipline but physical fasting seems much less common in modern practice. Do any Shipmates have experience of it? Lent and Ramadan overlap this year which reminded me.

    I’ve done it, but no longer now that I’m diabetic. What would you like to know?
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