Actually, Ramadan is the name of a month in the Islamic calendar (Ramzan) and not a holiday at all. The relevant holiday would be Eid. Does anyone agree that this displays stupendous lack of understanding of an ancient world religion?
2007-02-11 10:35:27 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Ramadan
Well if you are not Muslim and spotted this then you must be very good human being
and for me when i came to this category i have spotted that
in fact was wondering that people in this world haven't got any knowledge of Islam they only got the idea from media that Muslims are terrorist though this is very common thing that we fast during Ramadan and celebrate 2 Eids one after Ramadan and one during HAJJ
2007-02-12 02:32:43 · answer #1 · answered by ImGodgifted 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Hello:
Thank you for making me aware of my ignorance.
I do know that during the MONTH of Ramadan Muslims fast and Eid is the holiday because it is the last day.
Yes, we are ignorant because most people don't want to bother with other cultures, languages, or religions.
What a shame.
2007-02-11 10:46:05 · answer #2 · answered by villafane55 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I see most of the answerer's understood your point, Ramzan is one month of fasting from dawn to dusk and Eid is celebrated after the fasting is over
2007-02-11 18:27:09 · answer #3 · answered by akband 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
We only know what it tells us on the telly. If it don't say Eid, we don't know Eid. Put it in 'The Sun', stick a picture of **** near it, tell us that Madonna and the Beckams think its just fantastic, and we'll all decide that Eid is the very festival for us.
2007-02-11 10:50:37 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
As does most cultures when talking about some other non-native culture. A muslim once asked my friend if chinese new year is applicable to everyone in the far east (even if half of the far east is not chinese)!
2007-02-11 10:42:46 · answer #5 · answered by beanie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thank you for clarifying that. I must confess, however, that my Muslim friends and students have always referred to this particular occasion as "Ramadan." This may be what is adding to the "stupendous lack of understanding."
2007-02-11 10:39:45 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Isn't the entire month set aside for fasting, or some such? What does Eid. stand for? I was not aware of that.
2007-02-11 10:40:10 · answer #7 · answered by hasse_john 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I thought that there was a religious significance to the day-time fasting throughout the entire month, not just the single day of Eid...I guess I was wrong and I shouldn't respect the whole 30 day time period.
2007-02-11 10:41:24 · answer #8 · answered by rosends 7 · 1⤊ 4⤋
It is a mistake alright, but I wouldn't call it deliberate. Mistakes can happen because of ignorance of other cultures. And ignorance in Latin means not knowing, not stupidity.
2007-02-11 22:28:06 · answer #9 · answered by Aadel 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
i agree with u. most musim countries arent developed but inshallah they will overcome this ane be the best in the world.
i like your question!!
2007-02-12 02:03:26 · answer #10 · answered by frost 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋