Once again this post from Qatar Living portrays some "information" which are far from facts.
The writer of this post has failed (and failed miserably) to carry out some fact-finding research before posting this article and has gone about saying "Like Lent, Ramadan is a time for ...")
First of all, the writer compares "Lent" practised by Christians to Ramadan practised by Muslims. There is no comparison between the two. Here are the major differences between Lent and Ramadan:
Lent is over a period of 40 days while Ramadan is over 30 days.
Lent prohibits eating of meat or poultry during the period of abstinence but allows the eating of fish, eggs, fruits etc. In Ramadan while fasting, one abstains from all food and drink during the period of fast.
Lent is restricted to eating certain solid foods and not to drinks. As such during Lent one can drink any beverages, including alcohol. During fasting in Ramadan, Muslims do not eat or drink anything while fasting --- and alcohol is totally out of the question for Muslims.
As such,there is just NO comparison between LENT and RAMADAN.
Secondly, the post says "Public Displays of Affection are a bad idea. PDA between the opposite genders ...during the day in this month." This is simply a "wild" statement. Public Display of Affection is not permitted or restricted to the month of Ramadan alone. It is not permitted throughout the year. PDA is not part of the culture and has nothing to do with Religion. Public Display of Affection cannot be seen in countries such as Myanmar, Bangladesh , India, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Afghanistan just to name of a few countries from the east let alone the Middle Eastern countries and several African countries. The culture of these countries that do not permit Public Display of Affection. It has NOTHING to do with RELIGION. As such, religious requirements should not get mixed up with cultural requirements.
lastly, writing just for the sake of writing does not make sense. Any posts from QL should be based on facts and be as near to facts as possible.
Once again this post from Qatar Living portrays some "information" which are far from facts.
The writer of this post has failed (and failed miserably) to carry out some fact-finding research before posting this article and has gone about saying "Like Lent, Ramadan is a time for ...")
First of all, the writer compares "Lent" practised by Christians to Ramadan practised by Muslims. There is no comparison between the two. Here are the major differences between Lent and Ramadan:
Lent is over a period of 40 days while Ramadan is over 30 days.
Lent prohibits eating of meat or poultry during the period of abstinence but allows the eating of fish, eggs, fruits etc. In Ramadan while fasting, one abstains from all food and drink during the period of fast.
Lent is restricted to eating certain solid foods and not to drinks. As such during Lent one can drink any beverages, including alcohol. During fasting in Ramadan, Muslims do not eat or drink anything while fasting --- and alcohol is totally out of the question for Muslims.
As such,there is just NO comparison between LENT and RAMADAN.
Secondly, the post says "Public Displays of Affection are a bad idea. PDA between the opposite genders ...during the day in this month." This is simply a "wild" statement. Public Display of Affection is not permitted or restricted to the month of Ramadan alone. It is not permitted throughout the year. PDA is not part of the culture and has nothing to do with Religion. Public Display of Affection cannot be seen in countries such as Myanmar, Bangladesh , India, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Afghanistan just to name of a few countries from the east let alone the Middle Eastern countries and several African countries. The culture of these countries that do not permit Public Display of Affection. It has NOTHING to do with RELIGION. As such, religious requirements should not get mixed up with cultural requirements.
lastly, writing just for the sake of writing does not make sense. Any posts from QL should be based on facts and be as near to facts as possible.