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newtefler · Joined: 23 Jun 2006 Posts: 80

starts tomorrow... but when?? Sunrise tomorrow.. sunset tomorrow.. or midnight tonight?? Thinking of using the time as a marker to give up smoking... if my students are going to be ratty I might as well join em!!

newtefler · Joined: 23 Jun 2006 Posts: 80

darn :0( was hoping it would be tomorrow night... chainsmoking till dawn for me then

scot47 · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343

By Islamic reckoning the new day starts at sunset. This thing about the day starting at midnight is a modern and Western innovation. Certainly in Ancient Rome the day began with the setting of the sun. And that was also the way of measuring time. "One hour after sunset" etc.

Sheikh Inal Ovar · Joined: 04 Dec 2005 Posts: 1208 Location: Melo Drama School

It's a criminal offence here ... and where Mr Scot47 is ...

newtefler · Joined: 23 Jun 2006 Posts: 80

ooo goody I'm much preferring the sunset option (dragging merrily on a Marlboro as typing) looks like I can squeeze in a lunchtime pint and a few more bifters today... and what a beautiful day it is for an outdoor pint!

Laura777 · Joined: 13 Apr 2004 Posts: 101 Location: Istanbul Turkey

As I am fasting here it is:

Today Thursday 13th eat before 5:06am and they fast all day and iftar tonight at 19:30. After that its eating and such until the next morning at about 5:07 or so and so on until the end of Ramazan.

I have heard that it starts theoretically last night after Maghrib but no fasting of course just prayer.

Its a nice time of year.

hobo · Joined: 28 Jan 2005 Posts: 91

dmb · Joined: 12 Feb 2003 Posts: 8397

newtefler · Joined: 23 Jun 2006 Posts: 80

Goddammit.... i've failed already then... just like trying to give up at New Year

Pubs have been alarmingly quiet in recent weeks anyway - there appears to have been a mass expat exodus :0(

mindweave · Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2007 12:44 pm Post subject: Ramadan Mubarak

You people are really disrespectful of what Muslims consider to be a holy month of self-discipline. Perhaps you ought to take a cue and learn a little self-control and respect from your colleagues and people in your host culture. I think your attitude is disgusting.

I am an American and have been teaching for decades, although only recently internationally (in Asia). But, for those who appreciate the beauty of Islam, especially in such an open-minded and flexible interpretation of it such as that which exists in Turkey, I say Ramadan Mubarak! Enjoy your prayer time, iftar feasts breaking fasts and enjoy this time of comraderie with other Muslims all over the world.

I apologize for the insensitivity of the people who have posted such crap in this thread of this forum.

Sheikh Inal Ovar · Joined: 04 Dec 2005 Posts: 1208 Location: Melo Drama School

justme · Joined: 18 May 2004 Posts: 1944 Location: Istanbul

Golightly · Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2007 8:20 pm Post subject:

I won't bother dignifying such a pompous, self-regarding and arrogant posting with a reply. Nor will my Turkish muslim wife, who I must say saw the post, and said, 'he sounds like a bit of a w****r, doesn't he?'

somnambulist · Joined: 25 Jul 2007 Posts: 30

The thing about Iftar, "Oru�" and so forth, as I'm sure any muslim woman out there will surely attest, is that it really screws up your carefully planned diet and slimming regime.

burdik · Joined: 06 Jul 2007 Posts: 33 Location: izmir

One thing I don't understand about Ramazan is 'sahur'. That is when people wake up early in the morning eat and then go to bed again so they won't feel hungry (or very hungry) the next day. I mean if you don't feel hungry the next day, what is the point of fasting?