DOs and DONTs this Ramadan for all

and shop at really Odd times if you do not want to be stuck 3 hours :)

then there is no need to rush home. If you there are no dates then he /she can break fast with water. If water is not available then he/she can still break fast

To answer your question yes, Kikay, all regardless they are fasting or not should follow shorter time as i understand

What are the road accident statistics like during Ramadan? I bet they are horrendous! I will play safe and keep out of the way...I'd like to still be here at the end of Ramadan,not a statistic!

Ramadan

There are companies never follow the especial 6 working hours for non-muslims. The reason, still they can take their lunch but not in PUBLIC. And some companies giving equal work timings for muslim and non-muslims.

Maximum working hours during Ramadan are 6 (six) as per Labor Law.

Yes kikay, wait from your cmpany advise, some cmpanies after 6 hours it is overtime as per labor law. But some non-humanitarian cmpany straight 8 hours for non-muslim and if you go after 6 hours that is under time!

please can you send the link so that i will show it to my boss..thanks..

Thanks my Sense...but i already sense that we are not going to have a 6hrs working, its gonna be the same as normal days...8hrs.

working law - overtime is paid....

Never in the 4 years(this will be my 5th Ramadan here) have our company paid any overtime to anyone working more than 6 hours during Ramadan.... We still work our full 8 hours + at least 2 hour overtime everyday.. never been paid for any of it....

The Muslims in our company get 1 hour to break fast and pray.. khallas... then its back to work....

If you take that law to our bosses, they tell you straight... what the laws says and what is practiced are two very different things....

Still PMSL.....

Xena, same here in our company...
8-12am work
12-5pm break
5-8pm work

meaning 7 hours work during Ramadan.
i hope our boss make it straight timing this year. (fingers crossed)

im excited of the 5-day or 3-day no work. :)

However in the hotels you can eat and drink during daylight hours if you need.

Is it me or does anyone else get the feeling that the celebrations and anticipation leading upto this weeks event are somewhat muted - I was in City Centre yesterday and barely a mention of the celebration - certainly no decorations - in the past shops and the public areas are very well decorated (I dont mean well in the sense of a tasteful display you understand) and I have seen on occasion a large "creation" downstairs depicting a "typical scene" - but this year nothing. That is true for most if not all areas of the city. Perhaps the novelty is wearing a bit thin. Thanks for the advise but I shall do what I bloody well like.

quit being sarcastic ;-)

I was under the impression fasting wasn't supposed to be easy.

Seems pretty pathetic if you can't fast without laws being applied to force you.

Its supposed to be hard to fast. That's the point. The whole suffering for God thing. Doing this just makes it easy and takes away the purpose.

No not really, the government is actually commended for doing things that make fasting (not easy) but possible.

The weather is still gonna be hot, people will still have headaches and other problems cause of hunger, we're still required to work/study.
People who don't like the rules might wanna go somewhere else, just saying.

Funny that Muslims everywhere else in the world can fast without the government making it easy for them. Frankly I think these laws are a sign of what weak faith Muslims in this region have. Are they going to have to make laws to force people to pray to?

Yes. let's persecute other religions. That's enlightened.

Over the years there was some flexibility in applying these laws to foreigners. In fact many international companies allows their staff to eat/drink at their offices, the same with EDC Staff. In addition all 5 star hotels continues to serve food in some of their restaurants, gym & spas
Honestly , I no longer see any reason for flexibility in applying these laws. Specially since conservatives in the west are continuing to pass laws to prohibit any public display of islamic practices / celebration
The law was issued in the first place to preserve the traditions of the holy month according to our religion(you'd be naive to think it's only applied as a courtesy to those who fast ) . How would this month be any different then ?

THatZ NICE DEAR,

The law was not made for Muslims, but rather for non Muslims like yourself to comply with the tradition of this country during the holy month
Israel observe yom kippur till date, during that The whole country goes dead. And it's impolite to eat in public...I'm sure you don't find that hilarious ;)
As for your last sentence , maybe you should read my post properly. I said all sector (including non governmental ) get affected by the goverment offices shorter working hours.

I agree with u XEna, same us our company here... we worked 8 hours but dont have overtym pay.. i dont know whats happening to Qatar ryt now... it is a muslim country and we should respect and follow their rules and traditions...

I was pointing out that other religions like Judaism also Preserve this tradition...anyway ;)

As for construction business, labors in construction sites are not fined for drinking/eating in public. Work progress is reduced due to the fact that many governmental approvals takes more time than other time of year

In Israel it's impolite to eat during Yom Kippur genesis, not illegal. The Israelis aren't throwing people in prison for drinking water in 50 degree eat to preserve their "traditions" and I don't think it was a "tradition" of the Prophet to throw people in jail for eating during Ramadan if they weren't Muslim.

This silliness is a result of the fact that the Muslims here are incapable of fasting if it's not enforced on them through fear of punishment.

The true test of ones faith and determination is when one can control with all temptations around. By forcing everyone not to eat, it is like keeping the temptations off so that one doesn't lose control.
I have no idea of Islamic laws, but the idea of prohibiting everyone from eating sounds not so right.

Again saeedkhan why should I go back if you can't follow your religion by seeing me eating or drinking?
You are the one with the problem, not me.

Well Fatimah, I can tell you that I have greater respect for you for fasting with all the temptations not to around you, then for the vast majority of the people who fast here under threat of imprisonment if they don't.

AmgadHatem don't give me that made-up reason, tell the truth. You guys can't resist it if you see anyone else eating or drinking so ban all of them from eating to ensure you can keep your fast.
Atleast tell the truth like it is.

saeedkhan are you threatening me with violence there by reminding me of the Denmark issue??
Sorry didn't get the relation between the two subjects.

Nobody is arguing the importance of it for Muslims saeedkan, what we are arguing is the practice of imprisoning NON MUSLIMS who eat during the day in public.

Saeedkhan WAKE UP, these DOs and DONTs are for people from all religions not just Muslims.

genesis I am sure deep down, you don't quite agree with imprisoning people for eating during Ramadan ;)

Saeedkan do you actually live in this country? This isn't about Do's and Don't s for Muslims this is Do's and Don't s for EVERYONE in Qatar, Muslim or not.

I need to grow up? You can't even carry out a discussion without making a fool of yourself.

Nope saeedkan I have no interest in knowing any religion. Atheism works fine for me.

Oh...the yearly routine thing... the state wants us to do something, someone doesn't agree and year on year the arguement continues ... lol

stop that Saeedkan , it is wrong to do argue like that

as long as they cannt understand wat respect mean and devaite wat we say or the whole article meaning . it is better to stop ... Who didnt respect will nt be respected :p

Yeah Chairboy Dawkins rocks :o)

I agree..sadly Ramadan seems to many a time of "celebrations" at Ifthar & suhoor than what its truly meant to be..ie a month of sacrifice & intense worship.Its supposed to then make us better Muslims for the rest of the year.Allah says in the Quran ""O you who believe! Fasting is prescribed for you as it was prescribed for those before you, that you may become Al-Muttaqun (the pious)"

If it wasn't so scary I'd laugh at some of the ifthar promos with stuff that are actually haraam anytime of the year let alone in the sacred month of Ramadan..Audubillah! Oh well may Allah grant us all knowledge and guidance that will benefit us not just in Ramadan but throughout our lives..aameen!

May Allah blessed you and your family

I remember something i couldnt hold , Can u read Arabic ?

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
{ وَلا تَسُبُّوا الَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ فَيَسُبُّوا اللَّهَ عَدْوًا بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ }
صدق الله العظيم

I hope u will understand wat i meant by it :) ?

Happy Days for all , Ramadan or not .. Just be tolerant and respected to be respected and esteemed :) :) :)

Now look, saeedkhan & amgedhatem are not locals, and yet they were offended by what you wrote. Can you imagine the reaction of the local public if there was no law imposed and what impact it has in the country's security

Only with posts like yours do locals grow more conservative and unfortunately xenophobic

You can rant all you want, this law will not change. Not now, not ever

Yes we should live and forgive and respect people of all faiths and beliefs in all countries.