A Filipina at heart, from the city of smiles in the sugarlandia of Central Philippines. I was born in the year of the tiger during the mermaide month.
A mother of two kids, our invaluable treasures, Colleen who just turned 17 last July and Alexandre who is 14 years of age. United to my Romeo for more than 18 years, life has been a blissful one. He is from the city of light and he means that truly to us.
Juggling my career, motherhood and wifehood is a gift yet I miss my being with them at all times. Taking care of them in timelss moments is one of my greatest achievements. But in the course of our expatriate life, being a working mom will always be a challenge.
For knowledge purposes, I would like to share this as we are celebrating here the month of Ramadan. Ramadan is derived from the Arabic root word ramida or arramad intense scorching heat and dryness, especially the ground. From the same root there is ramdaa, sunbaked sand, and the famous proverb: "Kal Mustajeer minar Ramadaa binnar" - to jump out of the frying pan into the fire. And in a hadith the Messenger of Allah (saas) said : "The prayer of repenters is due when the young camel can feel the sun's heat early in the morning." Thus, the Ramadan is so called to indicate the heating sensation in the stomach as a result of thirst.
Ramadan is the 9th month of the Muslim Calendar. It is the most sacred month in the islamic calendar. The islamic calendar is a lunar calendar that moves back about 10 days every year, which explains why there is a different date each year for the feast days of Eid-Ul-Fitr. It is an important event in the islamic faith because fasting is a reminder to each muslim that during this month the Quran was revealed to their prophet Mohammed. People of the muslim faith not only refrain from eating or even drinking water from sunrise to sunset but also from using any impure language or showing any anger. Special prayers and reflection are common as the faithful strive to improve themselves spiritually and to develop compassion for those less fortunate.
Fasting for them is to give the ability to rise above great pain and see calmness and peace in any situation. By fasting they focus on sentiments that promote harmony. Fasting promotes them to find inner strength and eliminate hatred.
We hope the effect of fasting to linger longer than ramadan time for the world to have peace (smiles)
2 comments:
Maayong adlaw or gabii diha sa imoha dai.. they do celebrate that here too. I sort of know a little about it because Herb used to work with two people that are in the religion, and they take days or partly of the days off para lang mag adto sa simbahan nila.And also like you said, they say prayers at certain time of the day and they also wash their feet at certain time of the day wherever they are , must stop whatever they were doing and particapate in the celebration or practise the religion.
And also geri had a classmate that takes days off to celebrate. and plus they have that when the sun goes down they can't eat until the next day or some sort, like you were saying...
anywho, thanks for sharing this. It make our minds somewhat open to other religions.. not sure if that is right spelling.. Good reading for me..
Take care.
you always look fabulous darling phoebz keep it up wink hug muah
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