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RAMADAN 2014 |OT| Return of 18 hour Fasting, From Dawn till Dusk. Hard Mode Redux.
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Jimmyfenix
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How is it going guys ?
The weather has been really hot the past couple of days.
The weather has been really hot the past couple of days.
RustyNails
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Hanging in there. One more week to go until moon wars begin.
irfaanator
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I've definitely been out of it this ramadan. Probably because of work/the hours. I am expecting eid on monday but not too sure.
If I remember right there were some issues last year, right?
Rastafarian42
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Yikes that sounds horrible I remember last year I sprained my ankle playing basketball during Ramadan extra pain like this during fasting is no fun. Hope you get better man.
kobashi100
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I am exhausted every day. Like a zombie @ work and just want to sleep!
Weekeds cant come soon enough.
Sun has been killing here in The Netherlands, it's so sweltering. Trying to stay indoors as much as possible.
Rastafarian42
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Man in Houston it's been scorching in the high 90's not including the humidity I'm so blessed I'm working in well air-conditioned office lab.
irfaanator
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my brother lives in houston. I'll be visiting him after ramadan is over
RustyNails
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It happens every year. We have like two or three differwnt days of eid declared, depending on who you're following.
m_shortpants
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went to mecca a couple days ago
it was very crowded
i took some pictures
all the omra took from us about 2 hour , after aser and before 30 minutes from magreb
when we arrived at home we found this on the table
I really don't like the clock tower and hotels
But the Al Baik looks good
I really don't like the clock tower and hotels
But the Al Baik looks good
don't worry
they are all temporarily
the clock tower will be the last thing to be removed , after 15 years from now
every thing else from 7 to 12 years will be gone
its for the harm expanding process
m_shortpants
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Seems like a waste. And not such a great idea to demolish giant buildings next to the mosque..
RustyNails
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Dat al baik tho
Recidivus Crimen
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Ah congrats on performing Umrah. Also, you just had to post pictures of food!
They're temporary? What exactly are their plans for the area
You can also tell by the loudness of the Ameen. Well for us anyways, I can recall everyone saying the Ameen louder when Imam made dua for Palestine.
Such a sad situation, makes me sad right now thinking about it all.
I was wondering all Ramadan if there was an OT for it and now I've found it at the end...
Speaking of Qunoot, the masjid I go to for jumma did it a couple of weeks ago. I don't normally react to tajweed because I don't understand it, but when he started reciting it, I started sobbing, which is the first time I ever did. Not sure what it was but it was just so powerful.
Speaking of Qunoot, the masjid I go to for jumma did it a couple of weeks ago. I don't normally react to tajweed because I don't understand it, but when he started reciting it, I started sobbing, which is the first time I ever did. Not sure what it was but it was just so powerful.
My mannnn, we do the same.
Miles Quaritch
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Hadn't seen any relatively new pictures of Mecca, so thanks for those.
Those new buildings (hotels?) with the clock tower, they looks gaudy as hell. What the hell were they thinking?
Those new buildings (hotels?) with the clock tower, they looks gaudy as hell. What the hell were they thinking?
Ah congrats on performing Umrah. Also, you just had to post pictures of food!
They're temporary? What exactly are their plans for the area
thanks
they are expanding the harm area
they just finished level 1 , expanding the current tawaf area , they made 2 floors
next expand the area around the harm so they can expand the harm it self
SouSouRocket
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Somehow the last days are the hardest! I keep sleeping through suhoor and waking up with a headache. Just a few days left now! Eid will be on Monday for us, I'm so excited! Unfortunately for me, I have to be in court (I'm a lawyer) during Eid prayer though... what a bummer ;(
the clock tower is a gift from the king to the harm
it cost them around 3 billion dollar
its weird you just noticed the hotels
they are part hotel , part market
they were around for long time
the clock tower is the newest building in the area , i think the room for one night cost 500
and it could reach to 7000 SR
and it reach more then 10000 for the season ( Ramadan and Haj )
Miles Quaritch
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Maybe it's the position the photos were taken? I honestly didn't see any hotels in the last pictures I saw a few years ago.
Those were from a friend who had just been on his Hajj. Really spectacular photos. Wish I has asked him for copies.
yah, i was in tawaf when i took the photos
i didn't have any chance to take any photo outside of harm because it was too crowded i couldn't;t stabilized the camera
Miles Quaritch
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Those are really great pictures. Many thanks for sharing.
I love seeing pictures of the various religious landmarks and places of historical/cultural significance. I'd love visiting them even more, but that's not something that's possible for all of them, so I have to made do with what's on offer.
infinityBCRT
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The first 2 weeks were super hard for me. I also got sick twice during that time and had trouble eating at iftar time.
The second half definitely has been much easier (which is a flip from most years where the last 10 days are usually the toughest), but I think it's more me just learning to ignore the hunger pangs and continuing to go on my business. This is the first year where I felt like the effects of fasting have had a minimal effect to my work efficiency.
Hard to believe it will be over in 2-3 days but at the same time will be relieved.
when we arrived at home we found this on the table
Even though I went to Mecca for Haj a few years ago I never ate from that restaurant, even though everyone seemed to love it.
That unfortunate. Eid Mubarak in advance.
m_shortpants
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Haven't weighed myself in a while, but I'm certain I must've lost 10 lbs. I feel really gaunt. Gonna hit the gym hard on Tuesday.
RustyNails
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m_shortpants
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Some people interpret it that way. That it must be seen with the naked eye. Others rely on calculations.
you forget the national TV ( where i live anyway )
Lamel
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My neighbor a Pakistani fellow says they are going to celebrate Eid on Tuesday. My Father and I was like O_O Why? He said because we will have 30 days of Ramadan because they started a day late and its the same day as Pakistan. We are like O_O ok and move along. We both *sighed*. >_> :\
This is the first time I will be missing Eid prayers in the morning and I have to teach how students how to dissect a fetal pig at 8 am. *sigh*
This is the first time I will be missing Eid prayers in the morning
and I have to teach how students how to dissect a fetal pig at 8 am. *sigh*We're more interested in ritual than accuracy when it comes to Eid.
Human beings just being Human Beings.
RustyNails
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BlerghMy neighbor a Pakistani fellow says they are going to celebrate Eid on Tuesday. My Father and I was like O_O Why? He said because we will have 30 days of Ramadan because they started a day late and its the same day as Pakistan. We are like O_O ok and move along. We both *sighed*. >_> :\
This is the first time I will be missing Eid prayers in the morning
I am only hearing Monday so far. Our masjid all but declared Eid for Monday. I also heard Nigeria spotted the new moon today, so their Eid is on Sunday.
SouSouRocket
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My neighbor a Pakistani fellow says they are going to celebrate Eid on Tuesday. My Father and I was like O_O Why? He said because we will have 30 days of Ramadan because they started a day late and its the same day as Pakistan. We are like O_O ok and move along. We both *sighed*. >_> :
This is the first time I will be missing Eid prayers in the morning
I have to miss Eid prayer too because of work, I feel you old buddy
RustyNails
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I'm lucky to have a mosque that holds eid prayer an hour or so after Fajr (around 6 I think). That works out best for me so I can make the prayer, have a breakfast somewhere and go straight to work. Maybe look for mosques that have earlier eid prayer?I have to miss Eid prayer too because of work, I feel you old buddy
All the ones here do. I still won't be able to go to any of the prayers because of work.
SouSouRocket
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Nope, some of them do two prayers, like one early and one later but it's like 8 AM and 10 AM, and they only do it that way because they can't fit everyone in at once. Small community mosques I guess!
Recidivus Crimen
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Looks like the moon was spotted in Fiji, so we Australians will be having Eid tomorrow as well.
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