Ramadan begins June 29, 2014

A bit of Ramadan talk.  Both Adnan and Tahir are in love with Ramadan.  For Adnan, he calls it a holiday for the stomach and underscores it’s health benefit.  Tahir tells me that  during Ramadan, all of your activities are considered to be prayers and Allah returns the favor with 10,000 blessings per each and every activity.  It’s a big deal. 

Tahir tells me that normally there are seven layers between humans and Allah. Not so during Ramadan where there seems to be some sort of direct contact.  I'll assume this means that he is in direct contact with Allah and Allah hears him along with the other 1.3 billion Muslims.

The local FedEx in Brooklyn here, in the Arabic area have signs wishing customers a happy Ramadan, selling what looks like after hours sweets. 

It began on Sunday, June 29^th, 2014.  The FedEx fellas told me a few days before it began that they were not entirely sure of the start date.  New technology is involved to accurately tell Muslims around the world of the actual start date.  I’m not sure exactly what the issue is. 

Oddly, the same day as the New York City Gay and Lesbian Pride March.  Later that day I read in some Muslim advice web site of some poor Muslim who is deeply depressed at his homosexuality and the guidance of others, while sympathetic to his depression, had little to offer beyond God has given this to you so suck it up.