Turkey - İncirlik Air Base officials have warned American soldiers to be "respectful and informed" during Ramadan.

Turkey - İncirlik Air Base officials have warned American soldiers to be "respectful and informed" during Ramadan.(HD).İncirlik Air Base officials have warned American soldiers to be careful during the month of Ramadan, listing a series of important points to keep in consideration, Anatolia news agency reported. The statement released called for the soldiers to be "respectful and informed" while telling them that from July 20 until Aug. 18, Turks "will not be eating or drinking during the day." Gardeners during Ramadan will not be accepting any food or water even if they are offered, the statement said, and soldiers should not take the rejections personally. Soldiers were also told not to eat or drink in public to "respect the Muslim faith," the statement read, while warning soldiers to be patient with drivers who may "be driving aggressively right before iftar." The statement also sought to inform soldiers by giving background information on Ramadan, stating that it will be followed by a three-day Ramadan bayram holiday. İncirlik is a U.S. Air Force base that is also used by Turkish Air Force in the southern province of Adana.Hmmmm...........Obama: "“We will hold sacred the beliefs held sacred by others.”Read the full story here. 

From 'MuslimConverts':



The purpose of fasting is not to just get hungry and thirsty but it is to become pious.

Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Whoever does not give up false speech and false actions and ignorance, Allah has no need of his giving up his food and drink." Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 6057.

He also (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "A fasting person may get nothing from his fast except hunger and the one who prays at night may get nothing from his qiyaam but a sleepless night." Narrated by Ibn Maajah, 1690; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh Ibn Maajah.

Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Fasting is not just (abstention) from food and drink, rather fasting is (abstention) from idle and obscene talk.” Narrated by al-Haakim and classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Jaami’ (5376).

So one should stay away from Un-Islamic things such as:

• Getting angry
• Using Bad language
• Back biting and gossip
• Arguing and fighting with Muslims.
• Promoting Un-Islamic ideologies such as democracy and socialism. ??????
• Being rude and impolite
• Looking, touching , flirting with non-mehrems of the opposite sex.
• Lying and cheating
• Engaging in riba (interest, usury)
• Women wearing improper dress.
• Men shaving beards and having cloths below ankles
• Allying with the enemies of Islam against the Muslims
• Anything that is Haram