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Message board > The benefits of fasting the holy month of Ramadan
The benefits of fasting the holy month of Ramadan
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zagoracity
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The benefits of fasting the holy month of Ramadan
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1-Fasting has been used by patients for weight management, to rest the digestive tract and for lowering lipids. There are many adverse effects of total fasting as well as of crash diets. Islamic fasting is different from such diet plans because in Ramadan fasting, there is no malnutrition or inadequate calorie intake. The calorie intake of Muslims during Ramadan is at or slightly below the nutritional requirement guidelines. In addition, the fasting in Ramadan is voluntarily taken and is not a prescribed imposition from the physician.
2-during Ramadan, we basically miss lunch and take an early breakfast and do not eat until dusk. Abstinence from water for 8 to 10 hours is not necessarily bad for health and in fact, it causes concentration of all fluids within the body, producing slight dehydration. The body has its own water conservation mechanism; in fact, it has been shown that slight dehydration and water conservation, at least in plant life, improve their longevity. 3-The physiological effect of fasting includes lowering of blood sugar, lowering of cholesterol and lowering of the systolic blood pressure. In fact, Ramadan fasting would be an ideal recommendation for the treatment of mild to moderate, stable, non-insulin diabetes, obesity, and essential hypertension. -There is a peace and tranquility for those who fast during the month of Ramadan. Personal hostility is at a minimum, and the crime rate decreases. Muslims take advice from the Prophet who said, "If one slanders you or aggresses against you, say I am fasting." |
9 Jul 2013
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Peter Hardy
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Here in Australia we are on the second day of Ramadan already, and I �ve noticed my students are not on the ball as usual. They are sleepy (due to the early breakfast?), lack concentration, a few were rather grumpy and participation in class was very low. Last year, over 50% of my students stayed in bed most of the Ramadan. Not to forget the bullying and peer pressure of those who don �t want to celebrate Ramadan, now they live in a none Muslim country. In short, during this time the hostility (between different types of Muslims, from different countries) is greater than ever. I �m in favour of religious freedom, preferably outside the classrooms, but that, in my experience, clearly doesn �t go too well together with any learning. Cheers anyway.
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10 Jul 2013
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elderberrywine
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PLEASE; I DO NOT WANT RELIGIOUS INDOCTRINATIN HERE
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10 Jul 2013
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frere
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i was amused to see the teenagers in medan and kaltim on the porn sites during their ramadhan holiday. of course, none of us has ever done so!
nor do i want indoctrination but the item on fasting was not dogmatic and quite interesting. |
10 Jul 2013
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manonski (f)
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I do not want to add fuel to the fire but I agree with Elderberrywine here.
There is a difference for me between wishing someone a happy something (Christmas, Hannukah, Ramadan... ) and defining why its customs are good. In the first case, I �m totally fine with it, in the second one, I feel uneasy and I don �t think this forum is the place for it.
Finally, according to the rules of the sites, wishes should be made in the caf�, not the main page forum:
If you want to share photos, wishes, funny
videos, etc. please use the "teachers �
cafe", not the forum.
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10 Jul 2013
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dutchboydvh
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I found the information interesting, but not appropriate for the forum. I �d suggest to you zagoracity, make a worksheet out of the information. Use it as a reading with comprehension questions, or as a speech, focusing on persuasion. My two cents.
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10 Jul 2013
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Jayho
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What was the purpose of this post? It wasn�t to express a wish or to ask an opinion. If it was to impart information it doesn�t seem to have been in response to a post here. It isn�t a worksheet. I really don�t understand why the poster put it here.
But what I can say is that Ramadan impacts greatly in my classroom and teaching program. For a teacher here it is challenging when some of the class is fasting (and the implications that come from that) and the rest aren�t. What would help is some techniques for both teachers and students on how to achieve their academic goals during times of religious observance (and not just Ramadan). For example, if Ramadan doesn�t fall in a vacation period it will equate to one third of the academic semester which is a significant period of time for post secondary and tertiary Islamic students in a country such as Australia where many religions are observed and where teachers (and employers) do their best to accommodate these observances.
Cheers
Jayho |
10 Jul 2013
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