by Soccergirl on July 11th, 2009

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Muslims fast for Allah, if Allah was God, why would he be happy to see people starving?

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  • by Nice Guy In Bay Area on July 11th, 2009

    Nice Guy In Bay Area

    Fasting is not starving.

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  • by Smakkie on July 11th, 2009

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    Christians are supposed to fast as well...

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  • by Kizz miazz on July 11th, 2009

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    Jews fast too, so do a lot of religions. I wish the hating would just stop.

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  • by Tallyman on July 11th, 2009

    Tallyman

    People are not really starving, a little fasting is good for you.

    It would be better if they worshipped Jesus than Allah because He is the Son of God.

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  • by LarryH54 on July 11th, 2009

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    Fasting is NOT starving. It's a choice, a declaration that the purpose of the fast outweighs ones need or desire for food or whatever the fast involves. God honors this recognition on our part that our belief/desire for Him is greater than our desire for more of what this world offers. And it's more than just Muslims who fast.

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  • by merry1 in a Texican COAT on July 11th, 2009

    merry1 in a Texican COAT

    This is a fallacious premise. Muslims do not starve for god; they eat huge feasts each night. Fasting is common in many religions.

    It is not for done strictly for god; it is to remind people that they are more than just bodies, that there are more important things than their bodies. Ramadan is a time when Muslims concentrate on their faith and spend less time on the concerns of their everyday lives. It is a time of worship and contemplation.

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  • by Mikelbf2000 on July 11th, 2009

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    Its to show that you are willing to not eat for a certain amount of time to show your love for god. Its not unhealthy because its just for a small amount of time. Most dont give up all forms of food for more then one day.

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  • by ACCOUNT CLOSED on July 11th, 2009

    ACCOUNT CLOSED

    I love how you keep asking questions which you think specifically deride Islam, but in fact, deride all three of the Abrahamic religions.

    Christians and Jews fast as well; in fact, some denominations of Christianity call for fasts which last much longer than the daily fasts done by Muslims for Ramadan.

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  • by IntotheForge on July 11th, 2009

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    One, they don't fast long enough to hurt themselves; two, fasting makes the body cleanse itself, so it really is a good habit; and three, it is a reminder that one of the greatest destroyers of a man's dignity is excess, and that the cure for this is moderation and light asceticism. This is just a secular answer, regardless of what Muslims believe. It's good for us.

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  • by jshm22 on September 22nd, 2010

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    Where do you get the notion that Muslims fast for Allah? There are many reason people fast and the reasons Muslims fast are many too. as for Allah was god if you pick up the old Scoffield version of the bible and turn to genesis 1:1 it says Alah (which is Elah in Hebrew) and Allah in Arabic.

    Seeing people starving is not because of fasting it's a test for you to see what you are doing to feed them and cloth them. After all, politicians and people make themselves out to be generous and caring about poverty but they are happy to give away public money or money they would have given away in tax anyway but not from their own pockets. Don;t see where you get happy from either. A teacher would be happy if all his students passed but if they are not studying, learning and passing he can't just wave them on either.

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  • by Anonymous on July 11th, 2009

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    If, and that's a big if, God exists as Allah, he probably isn't happy to see his people groveling like this. I bet he tries to tell them from time to time, but Hell, there's a war on.

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  • by didymos on May 11th, 2010

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    Ummm wasn't Jesus crucified under some sick and twisted ritual to redeem the evils of man? Clearly god crucifying someone is far worse than fasting.

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