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Date Posted: 06:48:25 09/14/07 Fri
Author: Rana
Subject: Re: Ramadan mubarak!
In reply to: Roger 's message, "Re: Ramadan mubarak!" on 15:15:07 09/13/07 Thu

>A local Muslim told me that, as a diabetic, I would
>not be expected to fast beyond what my doctor
>considers reasonable.

Yes, that's right. A Muslim doctor should decide if one can fast or shouldn't fast in which case he should pay a substitute for each day as I explained in the other post.

>I am pretty sure there is a 'standard' sunrise and
>sunset for Muslims around the world, so you don't end
>up with people above the arctic circle having to fast
>only three hours a day, while people in the Antipodes
>have to fast for eighteen hours. Rana can elucidate
>that, I am sure.

The 'standard' sunrise/ sunset time differs from one country to another across the world and ultimately, some people fast more hours than others in the same Ramadan. However, those who live in countries with particularly unusually short or long days are supposed to follow certain rules that I'm not familiar with... something like following the times of the nearest Islamic country.. or something like that... sorry, I know this is not very informative answer, but as I always say: although I am a Muslim who always try to live by the Islamic rules, but I am no scholar and I don't know everything about Islam.. so when I need a certain piece of information or when I am in a situation where I don't know the Islamically right thing to do, I refer to a book or ask someone who knows.

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