Poll Question: Question: What does Ramadan mean to you?
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Eat lots of food at Iftaar time
(1 vote, 1.1%)
More time viisting the Mosque
(16 votes, 17.7%)
More time in the Kitchen preparing
(1 vote, 1.1%)
Lack of sleep
(1 vote, 1.1%)
Plenty of time to sleep
(1 vote, 1.1%)
Think of the poor and needy
(11 votes, 12.2%)
Month of Fasting
(23 votes, 25.5%)
Plenty of worship, salat & Qur'an
(8 votes, 8.8%)
Help me to lose weight
(1 vote, 1.1%)
Family togetherness
(12 votes, 13.3%)
Ask for forgiveness remember Allah
(12 votes, 13.3%)
Other reason: Please state
(3 votes, 3.3%)
Poll Totals:
Total Votes: 90 Total Voters: 90
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Ramadan Meaning Vote - Poll closed « Thread Started on Sept 25, 2006, 5:01am »
Assalamu 'Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu
We have created this ramadan poll in order for you vote and tell us what Ramadan means to you. As to some people ramadan can mean different things, ultimately our aim and objective should be the same
So brothers and sisters tell us what this Blessed month which carries great rewards means to you and cast your vote.
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Re: Meaning Of Ramadan poll - Please vote « Reply #1 on Sept 25, 2006, 5:38am »
Assalamu 'Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu
I had a choice between asking for forgiveness remembering Allah and a month of fasting and I voted a month of fasting. As asking forgiveness remembering Allah should be done every day 24/7 365 days of the year
Wa'alaykum 'Assalam wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu
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Re: Meaning Of Ramadan poll - Please vote « Reply #2 on Sept 25, 2006, 7:01am »
Assalamu 'Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu
Excellent thread respected sister
Ramadan, to me means making a conscious effort to make more time for praying, reading the Quran and also to improve my way of living in islamic measures. Which of some of these acts i shamefully dont do enough of, due to my work load and constant travel. However in this month i put everything else on hold and make time just to pray and read more.
As I always travel to Pakistan for ramadan, I truely aswell enjoy the social elemet of ramadan here. For hence almost every day there is an invitation to an iftar party in the neighbourhood, and then sometime at the end of the month I would arrange an iftar party at my house aswell before i leave for the UK. I love the spirit,the enthusiasm and the atmosphere and all the positive energy that flows in gatherings.
Also, there are many blessed momments which mean a lot to me, such as listening to azaan live and direct from the mosque, regualr wake up calls being announced at early hours for sehri, everyone talking about ramadan throughout the day, the rush of everyone trying to get home 10 minutes before iftaari , everyone sitting silently a minute before iftaar waiting for the loud siren to be played by the local mosque to let us know when we can eat.
Thats something I always look foraward to every year.......and thats what ramadan means to me
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Re: Meaning Of Ramadan poll - Please vote « Reply #4 on Sept 25, 2006, 1:37pm »
Assalamu 'Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu
I voted for the option "thinking of the poor and needy" on the basis that i personally have a lot to be thankfull to Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala for. Therefore going 12 hours or so, without food or water is not a problem because the poor and needy have it far worser than me.
Re: Meaning Of Ramadan poll - Please vote « Reply #5 on Sept 25, 2006, 2:32pm »
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Assalamu 'Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu
I voted for the option "thinking of the poor and needy" on the basis that i personally have a lot to be thankfull to Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala for. Therefore going 12 hours or so, without food or water is not a problem because the poor and needy have it far worser than me.
Assalamu 'Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu
Snap I have also voted for thinking of the poor and needy brother Hafeez youn have said it for me.
Re: Meaning Of Ramadan poll - Please vote « Reply #7 on Sept 26, 2006, 10:18pm »
Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem
Assalamu 'Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu
I hope and pray that I find you all in good health and Imaan ameen
This is an excellent thread sister Nomee, good way to get ideas.
Well I have voted for ‘Ask for forgiveness remember Allah ‘ as this is the blessed month, I have read that in the month of ramzaan shareef the angels say Ameen, Alhamdulillah this month is do blessed. Subhanallah
Even sleeping is counted as ibadat (reasonable)
Is gunagaar ko dua mien yaad rakna
[i]Wa'alaykum 'Assalam wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu[/i]
Re: Meaning Of Ramadan poll - Please vote « Reply #8 on Sept 27, 2006, 11:49am »
Assalamu 'Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu
A good poll sister nomee. Although I voted for the month of fasting, as fasting is the first thing I think of when I think of ramadhan, I would also combine the giving to the poor and needy and the asking for forgiveness and remembering Almighty Allah as well as praying more. Salaat and time spent in worship. Although we pray everyday, this month is spent all day and night in prayer and Zikr of Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala and Praising His beloved Prophet Sayedina Muhammad Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam through Durood and Sallam.
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Re: Meaning Of Ramadan poll - Please vote « Reply #10 on Sept 27, 2006, 9:31pm »
salaams, i voted for thinking of the poor and needy, as essentially this is a big reason for the this blessed month. it is a time for us to think about how much we have and be thankful and also to think of those who are less fortunate. however the month of ramadhan also means alot more to me like the month of fasting, a month to reflect, to become closer to Allah swt, to seek forgiveness and concentrate more on namaaz, quran etc.
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Re: Meaning Of Ramadan poll - Please vote « Reply #11 on Sept 28, 2006, 11:09pm »
Assalamu 'Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu
A good poll.
Actually it isnt any one thing that 'means Ramadhan' to me, its a combination of things already mentioned.
The obvious is fasting, but why do we fast, the answer has been given in several options, but in the end i chose to remember Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala by seeking forgiveness.
"Allah and His Angels pray on and Praise the Prophet. O believers! Send blessings to (and praise) him (alayhi asalam) And send to his utmost greetings."
May every blessing be upon thee, O sweet and beautiful Madani
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Re: Meaning Of Ramadan poll - Please vote « Reply #12 on Sept 29, 2006, 9:37pm »
Assalamu 'Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu,
I found it hard just to choose one option as Ramadan means a combination of things. Ramadan essentially means 'a month of fasting' however, it also means to perform zikr-e-Ellahi more regularly, think of the needy and poor, do Qur'an tilawat etc.
I do think 'a month of fasting' will be the clear winner of this poll, so perhaps it would have been better to ask people "other than being the month of fasting, what does Ramadan mean to you?". An interesting poll nevertheless.
Re: Meaning Of Ramadan poll - Please vote « Reply #13 on Oct 5, 2006, 12:46pm »
Assalamu 'Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu
A good poll, but for me like others it s a combination of 4, the month of fasting which reminds us of the poor and how they feel, which again combines with the giving of Zakaat, which all relate to Zikr of Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala, which then combines with praying Quran , namaz, repenting etc...
Re: Meaning Of Ramadan poll - Please vote « Reply #14 on Oct 7, 2006, 7:09pm »
Assalamu 'Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu
I like everything about ramzan and they all mean something to me, even the family togetherness is special in ramzan . I voted for fasting as that is the one thing we do only in ramzan besides nifl roza's on big days.
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