2007-09-10 10:29:34 · 21 answers · asked by TURKEY FOREVER 2 in Travel ➔ Europe (Continental) ➔ Turkey
Yes,Hurricane,you are right...
But what I mean by "social reasons" is reasons like " I do it because the others do it, and If I don't do they will criticize me"...Sometimes, I feel that some people just do it because they feel themselves "obliged", that's why I used the word " social".
2007-09-10 10:56:16 · update #1
Last year was the first time I was in Turkey during Ramadan. I decided to fast, together with my boyfriend during the time I was there. For me, not being a Muslim, this had no religious reasons; they were social (only with maybe a different meaning than you stretched out).
For me the focus on realizing what you have in life and sharing with others was my reason to participate in the fasting, as well as sharing this experience with the one I love (all social reasons). I don't see it as a bad thing that I didn't do it for religious reasons, but for social reasons, I feel I learned a lot from it.
2007-09-10 20:47:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
Definitely religious reasons. Some of my family members actually discourage fasting. It's actually kind of complicating my social life as well, since my friends constantly make plans to go out for lunch and i have to tell them I can't come since I'm fasting.
2007-09-13 13:41:26 · answer #2 · answered by kirin575 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In my belief religious reason is a social reason,you believe in a religion because of social reasons,if you were to born somewhere else your religion would be different .And most important part is you can not act as you like in the small cities or towns in Turkey,you can ; but you shouldn't if you care about yourself.We shall see and hear what will happen to the people who are not fasting in small towns in the newspapers and TV's soon as we see it every year,but we may not this year since our whole media is in the hands of one man and he has other businesses with the government.
2007-09-11 18:08:59 · answer #3 · answered by mertev 4 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Well, isn't religion a "social reason" in and of itself? I think a lot of people don't recognize that it involves more than just abstaining from food and drink during daylight hours. Once last year during Ramadan, I saw a covered woman (thus probably fasting) drive by getting down in her car to that Pussycat Dolls song, "Don't you wish your girlfriend was a freak like me?"
I've also seen old esnafci men spend all night during Ramazan in kiraathanes, drinking tea, smoking and playing backgammon with their friends, eat their sahur, then they sleep all day only to wake up at 6 pm or so gleefully to break their "fast". Doesn't seem like there's much religious repentance there, does it?
2007-09-11 02:50:02 · answer #4 · answered by YabanciKiz 5 · 7⤊ 0⤋
Basically,the Ramadan fasting not only means abstaining yourself from eating,drinking and having sex from dawn to dusk,but it also means not lying,not saying and doing evil things,being helpful and friendly,helping those who are in need indeed....it never means staying hungry and thirsty all day long,ignoring other required aspects,which are a must,as most people tend to do today.
These are the truths about the fasting,but on the other hand,you must have heard about people who were attacked,beaten badly and even killed just because they weren't fasting.
You look around and try to guess the genuine articles.
2007-09-10 19:15:58 · answer #5 · answered by edd 3 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Religious reasons
2007-09-11 02:19:10 · answer #6 · answered by Irmak 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Yes, some people do it for social reasons, some not even aware of it. I can't blame them. Seeing people fasting around you indirectly tells you you should do too. And you feel you have to fast because everybody else does around you.
And I know so many people like this.
2007-09-11 00:36:41 · answer #7 · answered by Earthling 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
lol if it is down to social reasons it would be better for me NOT to fast. The people here are not particularly the religious ones...
2007-09-11 11:44:32 · answer #8 · answered by :] 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Hi,
Ramadan Fasting, For Religious Reasons ...
Every year, I am trying to fast ...
But sometimes, When my stomack was feeling bad, I stopped ...
2007-09-11 03:16:06 · answer #9 · answered by Tanju 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I don't do it because of health issues but I can't believe anybody would do it just to be with the "flock".
It is a religious obligation for individuals, nobody can force or put a pressure on you to fest- well it was like that at least until now.
We will see what will happen in the future :(
2007-09-10 18:24:38 · answer #10 · answered by Ipek K 7 · 8⤊ 3⤋