Comments on: Fast! http://www.black-iris.com/2007/09/13/fast/ A Jordanian Blog Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:24:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Petra, Jordan’s Wonder of the World » Blog Archive » Ramadan: a special time in Petra http://www.black-iris.com/2007/09/13/fast/#comment-86912 Petra, Jordan’s Wonder of the World » Blog Archive » Ramadan: a special time in Petra Fri, 14 Sep 2007 11:26:11 +0000 http://www.black-iris.com/2007/09/13/fast/#comment-86912 [...] The Black Iris blog quotes a 13th century verse about the daily fast: There’s hidden sweetness in the stomach’s emptiness. We are lutes. No more, no less. If the soundbox is stuffed full of anything… no music. If the brain and belly are burning clean with fasting, every moment a new song comes out of the fire [...] [...] The Black Iris blog quotes a 13th century verse about the daily fast: There’s hidden sweetness in the stomach’s emptiness. We are lutes. No more, no less. If the soundbox is stuffed full of anything… no music. If the brain and belly are burning clean with fasting, every moment a new song comes out of the fire [...]

]]> By: secratea http://www.black-iris.com/2007/09/13/fast/#comment-86745 secratea Thu, 13 Sep 2007 11:19:51 +0000 http://www.black-iris.com/2007/09/13/fast/#comment-86745 Allahhhhhhh 3ala Rumi... I wish I can feel that way when I fast ;) Allahhhhhhh 3ala Rumi… I wish I can feel that way when I fast ;)

]]> By: Sana http://www.black-iris.com/2007/09/13/fast/#comment-86722 Sana Thu, 13 Sep 2007 08:17:21 +0000 http://www.black-iris.com/2007/09/13/fast/#comment-86722 Hi Batir, Surprisingly and unfortunatly, this is the case not only in Jordan. I live in London and went to the Algerian butcher yesterday to get stuff for Ramadan, the queue at the till took aroung 30 minutes!!!! Somehow we have misread the meaning of Ramadan! Hi Batir,

Surprisingly and unfortunatly, this is the case not only in Jordan. I live in London and went to the Algerian butcher yesterday to get stuff for Ramadan, the queue at the till took aroung 30 minutes!!!! Somehow we have misread the meaning of Ramadan!

]]> By: Nas http://www.black-iris.com/2007/09/13/fast/#comment-86713 Nas Thu, 13 Sep 2007 06:58:04 +0000 http://www.black-iris.com/2007/09/13/fast/#comment-86713 Batir, can you check your nets (email) account! Batir, can you check your nets (email) account!

]]> By: Batir Wardam http://www.black-iris.com/2007/09/13/fast/#comment-86712 Batir Wardam Thu, 13 Sep 2007 06:56:26 +0000 http://www.black-iris.com/2007/09/13/fast/#comment-86712 It seems you are one of those who enjoy Ramadan. For me I just cave in away from the streets until the month is over and life goes back to normal. I just hate the chaos and consumerism associated with the Jordanian Ramadan. Hey, I may blog about this later today! It seems you are one of those who enjoy Ramadan. For me I just cave in away from the streets until the month is over and life goes back to normal. I just hate the chaos and consumerism associated with the Jordanian Ramadan. Hey, I may blog about this later today!

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