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If only Christmas was more like Ramadan

10 Aug 05:55am

Filed under: Christmas, Islam, Ramadan, Religion, Society

The 150th floor of the Dubai’s Burj Khalifa would guarantee a great view of the vast desert city. But if you’re Muslim and observing the holy month of Ramadan, it’ll also make you hungry.

Ramadan wins hands down. Photo:AFP.

Residents occupying the loftier levels of the world’s tallest building, will have to wait two minutes longer than their neighbours on the lower floors to break their fast, given how much longer their elevated position frames the sun on the horizon.

That’s how seriously the Islamic world takes their festival of Ramadan.

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social says:

06:01pm | 10/05/12

DRTnnB Thanks for the article post.Really looking forward to read more. Much obliged. Read more »
Dalal says:

04:32pm | 09/04/12

There is a way of setting rules in Islam for things that weren’t invented or there at that time which is to take the meaning of the action. Like fasting is for food and water but why. It is because people are trying to be modest and live in hunger… Read more »

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