Phenomenon: Be like that Jew
Its been 2 good years since I have slowly installed ideas in my head that speak of two major principles:
- None judgement.
- Total acceptance.
These two concepts are built with “respect” being the cloud that holds them together.
*Silence*
I learned recently that there is a group of people out there EATING/DRINKING in broad daylight, infront of everyone, some even tweet about it. Now, in Ramadan.
In Kuwaiti pop culture, we call these peeps “كلاب رمضان”
“Whats uglier than a sin is owning it, bragging about it infront of everybody” I have never fully understood the concept behind the prophet Mohammed message till now.
Everybody is asking for the society’s acceptance when really society did accept you but you chose to live in a jungle. You refuse to be human. You want to be a four legged creature, you insist to be a creature that yearns for bananas and peanuts. You claim you are free spirited and uncaged, yes, we get that, but when you come out from the jungle, live in nice houses, just like dogs and cats, there are things you should do/things you avoid doing to reach the master’s approval for you to stay in the house.
You are not in a jungle anymore.
You know that, you understand that, you see a poor man standing under the sun, underpaid, over worked, exhausted, all he could ask for is a sip of water. You just came out of your house, pampered as ever, at ease, thinking bout the next best thing to do, THEN, you see him and what do you do ? slowly drink water, with your eyes fixed on that poor soul, knowing that he is watching you.
Suppose you inhibit a filthy, ungrateful heart. Dont you have a place for mercy or compassion ?
Why ? – Knowing that you are intellectually capable of shutting yourselves up and maybe, just maybe act like humans sometimes ?
You may not know this, but the devil, lucifer himself, was an abducted prisoner of war before humans ruled this temporary earth. He was a good and faithful slave to GOD, till the famous story came across. Even lucifer was, the personality blamed for everything dark, evil and gloomy, was, at least good, once upon a time.
A jew was granted GOD’s forgiveness and mercy, was even promised to be in heaven, for scolding his child verbally when he was eating/drinking in broad daylight infront of muslims. This happened when the light on earth, Mohammed, was alive.
Why cant you be like that Jew ? – Why do you CHOOSE to be disregarded, down graded here on earth // cursed in your grave with GOD knows what kind of temporary hell you’ll be in // finally dragged to hell for eternity ?
Why my dear ?
You dont believe in GOD ? Thats fine, I respect that.
You dont believe in the afterlife/judgement day ? Fine, I respect that.
What about now ? Why do you choose to dis-respect us ? We are Kuwaiti citizens just like you. We are your neighbours, friends and some of us are family, do you dislike us that bad ?
Why do you represent yourselves well when travel abroad ? You know all the rules, the ins and outs to each and everything, because you are smart. Not only that, but YOU WANT THEIR APPROVAL. However you choose not to respect your fellow Kuwaiti brothers and sisters, even strangers, no one actually. That, my dear, is a choice, not a smart one.
I can go on and on.
I know exactly what is going on in your lovely brain cells.
I love this story:
“My christian friend was fasting, he was only having vegetables and juices, no meat or chicken, so I helped him cook a nice menu for him and his whole family. When Ramdan came upon us, he was so kind and prepared a big portion of soup for me to use for up till 3 days, it was that big, it tasted wonderful. Problem is I had it for breakfast and lunch.
When he knew I consumed the whole bowl in one day, he asked if I didnt like it or just threw it out, I said NO and explained that I CHOSE not to fast, I understand why im supposed to fast, I believe in GOD but I just dont want to fast, its not doable.
He was upset and confused, left the house”
Baby what were you thinking ? Ofcourse, he’ll leave, to him you are a hypocrite. If this is how you treat your creator, how will you treat the created ?
Conclusion
We all have the need to feel special, to be looked at, taken care of, HOWEVER, grabbing people’s attention to you by downgrading their religion, spiritual beliefs and culture is not at all admirable.
There is nothing wrong with being you, who and whatever you think you are as long as you respect everybody else. Look up the definition of Freedom if you like.
I am a person who looks for love, joy and beauty in everything. I failed this time.
This time I am glad I failed, I want nothing to do with this. GOD, his angels and everybody who’s reading this are my witness.
Now, as for those who know about this phenomenon with their mouths shut, know that your are a dysfunctional extra/silenced devil. You have witnessed this mess and said/acted/showed no-concerns what so ever. You are responsible now and later on infront of his holly grace.
Lord forgive us, I beg you to wake the unawakened
Forgive them, for they know not what they do
*Clarification*
This post is intended for Kuwaiti citizens who live inside the borders of KUWAIT and view themselves as rebels.
This is not in anyway shape or form intended for those who follow any organized religion or any other way of life chosen. All religions and spiritual paths are respected on this platform.
This is also not intended for those who eat or drink in broad daylight, inside KUWAIT, because they need to or have to.
This post is not intended for foreigners either.
I know, in my own way, that I made it clear up there in the message’s body, however some of you, somehow, fail to get the full picture. That is why, I think, a clarification is due.
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100% right people who eat in the daylight should respect other people you don’t fast it’s your choice. but you have to respect other people, and believe me some of them think that it’s a “kafi” thing but it’s not, freedom have it’s limits which is not to cross other people rights
a9ara7a kalamik 10/10 *thumbs up*
Thank you F, glad you liked it ;D
“grabbing people’s attention to you by downgrading their religion, spiritual beliefs and culture is not at all admirable.”
9a7 lsanik
9a7 ibdinich ooo 7ayallah min jaanaa ;P
allah y7ayeeeeeeek!!
WOW!!,,9aa7 Lsaniik oo Mashallah Ur Writing Skills Are AMAZING! Itshid el8ari2 eb 6aree8a :O(Y)
Hey there Manayer, Thanks for dropping by and for your kind words.
Super glad you like it, THANK YOU !
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Why do you feel disrespected if a non-Muslim ate in front of you? How would you like it if Muslims in western countries were forced to abide by the religion of the majority of the population in public?
Or is your faith so weak that whenever you see someone eating in Ramadan you feel like breaking your fast right there and then? If that’s the case, then do you not watch TV before Futoor because you’re afraid that you will eat if there is a scene in a restaurant?
If an MP feels disrespected when he sees hijab-less women, w 6ali3aw qanon ena y7ajbon all females, would ur family members be living in a jungle if they decide not to abide and to stick to their own principles?
Secularism FTW!
Hey there, thanks for dropping by e2.
I am not addressing non muslims or foreigners. did you read this ? “We are Kuwaiti citizens just like you. We are your neighbours, friends and some of us are family”
I was addressing Kuwaitis.
Who mentioned anything about foreigners? I meant non-muslim Kuwaitis.
ee wallah you are totally right.
was trying not to be mean, hah!
yes i know a lot of friends and family too who don’t fast !! i have seen a lot since college and in the work place , its strange .. one time i had to talk to a guy who was chewing gum in Ramadan and i needed to act professional and continue the meeting with him !
EEE for them not to fast is fine, lakin to brag about it and say it out loud is another issue completely
I Coulden’t have said it better myself !
AJN, glad you liked it ;D
I loved the post..
It’s like, finally someone spoke up.
You know whats sad? that fasting is not the only thing they do; they are doing many things and expect us to shut up, and if you speak up they would eat you alive saying ‘freedom’ well there are limits;\
Also, whats more shocking is that the westerners would ALWAYS, I repeat ALWAYS respect us when they are in our country, it’s weird how some Kuwaiti’s don’t respect their own country.
allah yahdeehum w yahdeena inshallah..
Hey there, thanks for dropping by ;D
Yeah well, thats how it is. However, we should not judge anyone if they are keeping whatever it is they are doing to themselves.
If its out in daylight, thats a different issue. We dont want our kids to be affected. Thats all I care for.
amazing how you keep on writing stuff like ” don’t be judgmental” blah blah and then you devote your time for a full post about people who don’t fast
didn’t your learn something from eckhart tolle? are you aware about this hadeeth? “ألتمس لأخاك سبعين عذر فإن لم تجد فقل علّ لديه عذر لاأعرفه”
have you heard of the phrase ” jehad al-nafs”?
do you what is means??
now lets take this on another view … you’re fasting and your thirsty and you happen to walk into someone who is drinking water at 3.00 p.m ? cool ? no? you feel like he’s disrespecting you ? but i thought the whole purpose of ramdhan is to feel the pain of a poor man who can’t find his food
a poor man doesn’t walk around in a country where people dont eat
poor people watch you eat and feel disrespected cause your munching on food in front of them and they have nothing !!! NOTHING.
…..
Wicked, I think you misunderstood me, this post and the whole message behind it.
hi wicked
the message behind this post is to not disrespect ur own brother/sister muslim, example:
2 poor guys (A and B) were working, “A” found a small piece of bread and ate it in front of “B”. Although, he was not hungry.
“A” = should’ve kept the bread for later and ate it with his friend “B”.
Note: tara ilakel iljama3y fe ebreka;p
I hope u understand.
Am really glad u wrote about it and am very proud of u poch
) not only because it’s dis respectful for us and disgusting but also coz ur so cool,modern and open minded and yet ur spirtiual and u respect GOD in his blessed month .. It’s so sad that many q8y’s don’t fast,pray or even believe in GOD !! That’s some thing we never saw before and no it’s not a matter of chic or freedom we’re talking about! It’s a human need “fe6ra” to believe in GOD and obbey him. If this article comes from some one like u it would be very powerful and it will show them that yep being cool,educated,modern and updated doesn’t mean disbelieving in GOD or disrespecting our religion and identity .. Agaian and again and again am super proud of u 
)) god bless u and ur lovely writings “thumps up”
WOW, THANK YOU VERY MUCH ! Thats so sweet of you to say ;D
On the other hand, I have to clarify this one more time, I really dont care what anyone thinks or believes as long as they respect one another and keep a nice/classy boundary in between. Thats all im saying.
Once again, thank you very much and im super glad you found this interesting/appealing.
إنك لا تهدي من أحببت ، ولكن الله يهدي من يشاء
Loved the post, i agree with you 100%
Thank you amna for dropping by and for your kind words ;D
Alla yhaadehom inshala
3asALLAH yahdee el jamee3 ;D
I tottaly agree with u that once u start to disrespect others beliefs and rituals u start to cross the RED LINES …. Well raised point and loved the subject
god bless u
Thank you Obnoxious ;D
“س: ماذا تفعل اذا رآ يت شخصا مفطرا ؟
ج: آولا احسن الظن بآنه مفطر لآجل عذر و أنه ليس متعمدا، قال تعالى: (يا أيها الذين اجتنبوا كثيرا من الظن)
ثانيا: اذا كان يجاهر بالفطر فانصحه بأن يستتر على عن الناس، ولكن بأسلوب فيه حكمة و موعظة حسنة و ابتسامة وكلام طيب..
ثالثا: احمد الله أنه عافاك و جعلك صائما لوجهه الكريم و قد حرم غيرك.”
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Hey there S.N, well said !
What if they want to do it just to irritate you ?
Abdullah , although I usually agree with wat u say here … I disagree with this post … (unless you are talking about those muslims (or non) who do it with the intention of making others suffer or rebellious or of that sort …which maybe the case but I mighta got lost a bit ) … I believe that since we also ask to be respected we should also respect that we are a culture of muslims and also non muslims … and we should not expect nor force anyone to do what we chose to do … God had given us this challenge of Ramadan for many reasons and one thing is that it’s not meant to be as easy as people want it to be today… muslims are all over the world and from what I see around me at the moment (in the UK) i see many amazing people who are working hard and surrounded with people who are eating and drinking all day and yet that did not change in anyway their fasting … So yes I do belive when a non muslim labour on the street is thirsty for doing his job he can take a sip of water in Ramadan and when a non muslim want to grab something to eat after a long day they can do that because that is their right and its in noway disrespects me or my religion or my fasting …Islam is a religion and not necessariliy a culture so being a Kuwaiti doesn’t mean you have to be a muslim .. Thanks for the post … sorry for blah blah’ing for too long and if I misunderstood your point here which maybe the case since its almost 2am …just ignore
Oh how I wish everybody who disagrees with me talks to me the way you do. You, my dear, are amazing.
OFCOURSE im talking about those who act as rebels. Thats who Im talking about.
That is why I linked society’s acceptance to the piece.
really? you respect those who don’t believe in allah
“but” you don’t respect those who don’t respect kuwaiti people?
that’s really weird, thought that you wont deal with any of those who don’t believe in allah, alah e3enek
You thought ? Your choice.
No one told you to think anything.
“S” allah i3eena cus he has some respect? wow. Great post Abdullah! I utterly agree with it.
Hey there Sarah, thanks for dropping and your kind words.
I loved the post Abdullah, I really like the way you state your opinion and I agree with you in every single word.
I have two stories that I’d like to share with you:
About a month ago I had the chance to win a tour in US embassy, my tour guide was an American intern came to Kuwait for a summer internship at the embassy, he was born year 1988, he’s christian, and you know what? he fasted Ramadan last year, the whole month, just because he had Muslim friends that he respected, and he is intending to do so this year too, he did fast the past days, and will continue fasting until the end of the month.
I’m at the US right now, yesterday we intended to have our “F6oor” at Olive Garden Restaurant. The place was jammed, we reached before “ilathan” in about 20 minutes. They informed us that we needed to wait for 15 minutes until a table clears out, the receptionist guessed that we were fasting because she was from Marocco, she rushed the manager to prepare a table for us since we’re fasting, the employees took great care of us and brought the food as soon as they were prepared, they’d check every minute or so if we needed anything more. I really respect the way the treated us because we were fasting, they really didn’t think that we had different religion than they did, they respected us and were there to help anyway they could.
Hey there Abrar, thank you for dropping by and for your kind words.
Thank you for sharing these two stories, its so refreshing to find these kinds of responses here, it just makes me smile to see how you grasped what I typed and took it all in.
Trust me I know what you are talking about, I do understand how great it feels to find all that great attention and respect to you and your believes, you feel special. Not in a me me me my my my i i i way, no more like “finally, some good old, proper, human interaction”.
Ramadan should be another month where everything should operate as normal and those devout muslims who chose to fast can do so. But here in Kuwait, timings change to cater to easy fasting, all restaurants close so that the devouted muslims do not get tempted to eat food, anyone seen in public with food or drinks is fined and put in prison. So I guess the meaning of Ramadan and respect is the rule of force. With all respect, your article defines Ramadan as the rule of force.
Jude, thank you for sharing your point of view, know that it is highly respected.
Here is the deal:
1- You are in an arab muslim country. What does that mean ? You have law + religion. What do they say ?
Law: If anyone is caught drinking/eating in public without the need to do so, will be punished.
Religion: Only asks that you respect this limited period. Thats all.
2- When restaurants close and open at certain times, my dear, no one is tempted, why would they be tempted ? Not kids anymore.
I sometimes fast in regular days, you can only imagine what i’d encounter from early morning till futooor, not to mention pressure from here and there, still, i dont mind it at all, nor does it shake me a bit. Restaurants are not the case at all.
3- I have said this again and again, I SWEAR, i do not care who does what or believes in, i dont care, its none of my business at all. All im saying is, do whatever you like discretely, is that so hard ?
Yes, you may be mature enough to do whatever you like, do as you please, still, there are kids around you, people who are confused, people who need guidance in the midst of this month “regardless of what they believe in”, to them, finding a minority that does not fast publicly and are proud bout it is shaky on so many levels.
I hope you take this to heart and really try to understand what I mean.
Hey Abdullah .. i know you missed me
hehe
Anyways great post .. I just love the way you wrote all that ..
Some Kuwaitis may not be able to fast .. but that doesnt mean they can have lunch in the Avenues .. ti8ada ib baytkom!
And to be honest .. you can eat in front of me min il yom lah bachir .. baf6ur mathalan? bashtihi ok maybe .. bas ma ra7 af6ur!!
o ya36eek il 3afya .. keep them great posts comming!
Hey BABY ! missed you a whole lot ! where you been ?
THANK YOU for your kind words and for understanding the overall message.
I do believe that people at times confuse “open minded” with disrespecting others just because you do not agree with them. Whether you believe in fasting or not, that is a personal opinion that a person will take to the grave and no one will judge, but respecting others is a must, you don’t have to think fasting is right no one asked people of that but the least they can do is RESPECT those who do fast. Especially if you are living in a country where the majority does fast.
When I recently visited the Vatican city I wore proper clothes, even though I am not a Christian, but out of respect and knowing that I am going to a place that many Christians dream of visiting I had to look presentable modest even in the killer summer heat in Rome!!
See that ? That is exactly what I am talking about. You took words out of my mouth!
Brilliant !
proud of you well said. I wish ppl who didnt understand the post would go over it again with an open heart and mind.
Hey there Latifa, Thank you for your kind words
i ment no harm by my comment;s
i did understand ur post but i just thought it would be better if a play with it eshway, so every1 is involved (all nationalities).
my bad;p
Dont be sorry. Wish everyone who disagrees acts like you.
Your comments are always welcome here.
You claimed not to judge people, yet, you just did. You called people who refuse to abide by your ideals dogs, and you reserved a special shout out for a jew. In what is morally acceptable for all the above people who left you rather flattering comments(for the most part).
I see your whole hypothesis as fraudulent and unappealing, because;
First of all, you should never call another human being, a Dog, regardless of how theyve offended you, they’re humans and prolong the right to be referred to as one.
You might find the world chalb rmuthan innocent, but so did the confederates who oppressed black people for 300 years, or the nazis who killed 6 million jews.
Secondly, if someone doesnt believe in god, why do they have to abide by your rules, if someone is godless and unwilling to waver, dont you think, such minority should not have to abide to religious beliefs that they’re not fond of. The majority like your self, should show some kind of willingness to compromise, that is what islam was really about.
Let them eat out in open, they dont believe in what you believe in and shouldnt have to abide to it.
With accordance to your hypothesis, all my q8i friends should refute from tweeting about food till around 4am kuwait time, because thats when I have my f6oor.
“just had the best g6ayef” “yaditi makes the yummiest gaimat” never hurt my commitment to the holy month, why should it hurt yours?
Hey there, Thanks for dropping by.
I really wish you would read this with an open mind and heart, here goes:
- I did not judge anyone. I said clearly, I dont not care or mind whatever you believe in.
- I did not say that those who do not follow a rule are dogs, I just mentioned a Kuwaiti proverb that is commonly used in this country addressing this issue.
- I do not find the chalb irmothan innocent. I just find it funny.
- I never gave out any rules for you to call them MY RULES.
- Minority or majority, you are living inside an arab muslim country. Because you do, you should respect where you are. Its just common sense. Plus, if a cop sees you, you know what happens. So the law does not allow it, the majority and the religion ruling this country.
- I never ever care what anyone believe in, why cant you see that ?
- I’ll tell you what, I challenge those Kuwaitis, since they want to officially do whatever they want, to first of all change the religion status in their Passports and Nationality Certificates from Muslim to whatever other religion they like, anything, let them change it. When they do that, then we’ll talk. Cuz right now ? According to the law and what they “supposedly” believe in, they just cant act they way they do. No sir. Still, I dont care. It does not bother me. It never did.
- Please understand that I do not mind sharing news about food, pictures, what you ate, what happened to you, I do not mind that at all. I even do that in my posts, didnt you see my Open Flame Kitchen review ? everybody loved it and no one saw it as a means to provoke or act nasty, they know my intentions, my intentions are clear, out and open. I know you know this, however, a cook in islamic teachings can taste food before serving it, islam is not uptight, yet flexible for those who understand it well.
Basically, if I saw anyone eating in public, it would not bother me. Again, I would not care what anyone is doing wither its ramadan or not.
They believe in what they believe in, later on, GOD/Energy/Spirits or what have you will take care of everything.
All im saying is this:
- There are those who are too young or too confused to to be exposed to such acts.
- Its just a matter of respect. Do whatever you want, at least be considerate or show that you are giving attention to whats out there even if you do not believe in it. Its that simple.
Example: My boss is a faithful christian, he’s one of the sweetest people on earth, in ramadan, for our sake, he shuts his office down and stays in, tries to eat quietly, hell, he is so considerate that he tries to bring food that does not need to be heated so we wont smell it.
Aint that something ? I mean, im not a kid, I would understand if he eats or drinks or does whatever, but he is doing it out of respect and THAT is HUGE in my book, he’s like way way way way up there in my book. Thats a wonderful act of kindness.
Do you see where im going ?
The people im addressing are those who act in a way that want to intentionally and un-mistake-ing-ly push and provoke you.
I wish everybody who disagrees with me, addresses me the way you do.
Thanks for sharing !
I once again disagree, yet, i admire your courage to stand firm on you beliefs and for the tolerant respect bestowed upon me by yourself.. For that alone, kudos my friend.
Going back to what you said, i must urge you to think of the words you invoke, “we call these people كلاب رمضان” thats a quote right out of your post, now I can clearly sense a tone of genius marketing in your latest reply, which is indeed smart, redirecting me to one of your posts so shamelessly, am just kidding my friend, about the shamelessness of your reply, not your tone of marketing which is apparent in almost all your posts.
Rather, than calling for people to change things on their ID cards, although (I dont believe your asked for your religion on any official government papers), would signal a catastrophe, Google “Lebanses civil war” to better understand why calling for such a scheme would be greatly devastating. Especially with all the racial tension going on in Kuwait.
Now if this were a misunderstanding which apparently seems to be the case, It was only caused by my careful reading of your posts, for which, I apologize.
In a graceful manner, I once again applaud you on your excellence and good work. Good luck.
TheRex, thats so sweet and kind of you.
I love to agree/disagree as long as we have a mutual understanding on where our minds lead.
You do have a point, id cards mess, I think it would indeed cause lots of craziness. My bad.
You dont have to apologize for anything, your views and responses are always welcome and respected here.
However, I apologize if I came out as a human rights basher, trust me im not, I was just a bit upset by the time when I typed this post.
Guess I better calm down next time, HAH!
Kuwait is a secular country, and should act likewise.
Criminalizing those who eat publicly is just ridicules. we are NOT Saudi nor Iran. Also, Abdulah, putting a picture of a dog eating is not ”None judgement” and “Total acceptance”. try reinstalling
Shall, should, would, could are all in the “maybe” phase. However facts state other wise.
The pic was a reference to the Kuwaiti proverb.
Nobody criminalized anyone.
Hello. I’ve recently started reading this blog and I just wanted to say that I especially like this post. I agree with what you said, especially the following:
“Why do you represent yourselves well when travel abroad ? You know all the rules, the ins and outs to each and everything, because you are smart. Not only that, but YOU WANT THEIR APPROVAL. However you choose not to respect your fellow Kuwaiti brothers and sisters, even strangers, no one actually. That, my dear, is a choice, not a smart one.”
Because it pisses me off when people go abroad (whether for vacation or something else) and you see them follow every single rule yet when they’re in Kuwait, it’s like being rebellious makes them above everyone. I personally don’t get it and I’m not saying I’m a saint or anything, but I just don’t like it.
Thanks for the post. Very well written mashAllah!
Hey there T, Thank you for dropping by and your kind words.
Thanks for sharing ;D