9 September 2010, 1:06 am
According to Muslims the word of the prophet has been sent everywhere and one of the rules of Islam is to observe the Ramadan fast. This is from sunrise to sunset. Given that the Islamic lunar calendar is not in synch with with the solar (gregorian) calendar it is possible that a Muslim living above the Artic Circle in the northern summer would be forbidden to eat or drink for 1 month if Ramadan were to fall in this time, as the sun doesn't set for 6/8 weeks. What would he do? Is this another case of "gingoistic" geographical religion as was with Noah and the ark. He managed to get all the animals into the boat and therefore sailed to the North and South Poles as well as the Americas which hadn't been discovered. As they say "God is great", or is that man's credulity?... Read More »
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