I wish someone told me when I was younger that Islam is made up with the facts we all have. I wasted 15 years of my life praying and fasting....for nothing!!! What a waste!

Muhammad didn’t have a 9-5 job, or a commute. He had a harem of women, slaves, and his henchman at his beck and call. Saying Islam is meant for all times and places is the biggest joke.

I'm an ex-Muslim but I still have to fast due to the nature of my environment. Tired af right now.

“Empathy” This word is why I subscribe, sir. Thank you. The balance you bring is greatly appreciated and needed.

I live in Sweden and in 2016 all Muslims in the northern of Sweden would've died if they had fasted in the proper way, because the sun never sets there in july. *But* on the other hand they who survived, don't have to fast at all during Ramadan in a couple of years because the sun doesn't raise at all in December 🙃

I appreciate the Muslim's honesty. Ramadan is definitely exhausting. The fasting and praying is a waste of time but Ramadan is a nice cultural event in Ramadan as it brings Muslim families together and encourage charitable giving

Did you get consent from AP to use ‘ stay away from Islam’ 😂

Whatever " good reasons " Muslims give for fasting during Ramadan, once it is forcefully enforced as a COMPULSORY part of faith , then there can no longer be any " good" in it. That is also true of Islam's compulsory prayers!

I do feel sorry for those around the world who have to do physical labor in hot weather. It's not like many people can just nap and do zoom calls.

I'm imagining Yasir Qadhi leading a seminar for fans of the band "No Doubt" and chuckling to myself right now at the visual.

I am not a Muslim but from my mid 20's I always had ONLY one meal a day (dinner).I always did my normal work at the office followed by simple exercises after work and then dinner and housework once or twice a week.I could never understand muslims who make a big show about fasting.I admit I always had my cup of coffee throughout the day but at the end of the day muslims will gorge themselves silly. During the day they will slack off in their work with the excuse that they are "exhausted".

All of this tiredness/lack of energy during ramadan is self inflicted (or rather Islam inflicted) and I hear this from my muslim friends who moan how tired they are. I mean, I sympathise, but in my head I am thinking "If you are banging your head against the wall, don't complain to me if you have a headache!"

I have no issues with people fasting, but they are like we are on fast, we cannot work, we have to pray, cannot attend the meeting... so yes, it gets troublesome, as all don't follow the same rituals. I wonder if there is an emergency, will these people give up prayer and attend to it? And they go around saying unpleasant things to people who don't fast. What's so holy about being "hangry"?

That's my first Ramadan as an exmuslim. I just wasted a hole 20 years fasting for nothing. It's really exhausting. But now I'm so happy I left this bullshit

What offends me, is that everybody else, including or especcially the employer, have to "accomodate" for the praying all year and put up with totally self-inflicted exhausted employees during Ramadan.

I work in special education with young adults. Around half of my students are Somali and most of them fast. Ramadan is so hard for them. We do what we can to make it easier but here at the end, many are tired and struggling and looking forward to being done. I feel for them.

Ramadan is more of time of feasting in the guise of fasting. Food consumption in Muslim societies go up during Ramadan. Muslims party at dawn and dusk and overeat and sleep during the day for a whole month..

If Mohammad was able to negotiate the impracticality of praying 50 times a day to 5 why could he have not negotiated with Allah this destructive form of fasting. It is destructive physically, socially, economically and in many other way.

Hi Ex_Muslim from Iraq

Please don't say anything negative about samosas 🙂 I still go to my mother's place and eat the samosas without fasting lol

I live in Kuwait, and you are not allowed here to eat in public. If you eat you can get fined and/or get prison for up to 1 month You can still eat in your house or office though

Just to clarify about your statement about Malaysia, Mc Donald's doesn't shut during Ramadan here. Its open to the non muslim's however they have these signs up, to 'inform' the public. However there are muslim restaurant that do shut down during the month because they are not willing to cook and be tempted I guess? Thats not the bizarre part, fasting is suppose to be between you and God Here they have religious police to go about and police muslim's. They will catch those who break fast, those who are caught in bars, etc etc But your point is accurate, many do it blindly not because they want to but because they are forced to. Ironically Ramadan is suppose to remind them of the less fortunate, pray and seek Allah... on the contrary Ramadan is known over here for buffet deals and food markets when they break fast. You can see muslim's crowd these places to stuff their faces. I remember one absurb news where non muslim students were asked to bring their food and consume in the toilet because muslim students were fasting. Yup I kid you not, its brain dead administration. The theme has always been the same, its about control... its about submission ... its about enslavement Keep up the good work Friendly Exmuslim, glad you are out of this cult

Thank you, Abdullah.

Fasting is feasting to fast (sehri) and then fasting to feast (Iftaar).

Greetings from the Netherlands!

Yasir Qadhi ‘Saving Islam’ You kill me dawg. Keep it up!!!

There are elderly or severely ill Muslims who would rather fast and put their life at risk because the burden of guilt is heavy.

Regardless if a person believes in GOD or not, this forced fasting in this modern world can be very dangerous. Truck drivers, people who commute or have any job that requires a person to be in top form.

I am ex Muslim from Somalia. I came across your video few hours after I had a discussion with another closeted young ex Muslim about using the month of Ramadan to as way to improve our health by practicing the more healthy evidence-based intermittent fasting. Instead of suffering during Ramadan young ex Muslims by eating stored food in hiding or struggling thru senseless faith based depriving 12 hour hunger games, we could just drink plenty of water and abstain from food which is healthy way to fast and is supported by science. Mr Sameer you can do a video about how ex Muslims can use Ramadan as an opportunity to practice IF to promote thier healthy and help them assimilate into thier communities.

Totally agree I’m an ex Muslim but I was fasting to build my will power and I might do it in the future but it’s ok if I don’t either and do other things to boost my will power and there’s no benefits to cutting out water

I think fasting is good and meaningful if you're doing soul searching. But I think it's better to do it personally, in your own time, in your own way. You can do it as intermittent fasting.

the muslim fast is a front, the food they eat during ramadan is richer, more meat is consumed, more carbohydrates etc. they gain weight, they fast thinking others should look at them and feel pity for them. Muslims go fast but you are not doing anyone else a favor, in fact your fast and "suffering" is affecting others. stay home and stay in bed.

What kind of fast that is when you are having a feast every evening once sun sets? How is that fasting?

Ex muslim here. I wasted so much time and energy on that cult. Ironically, once I decided to actually delve deeper, is when it turned me off completely. I’m happy that I no longer say that greeting to other Muslims segregating other people around me like they are outsiders. Amongst thousands of other things. I’m happy that I’m no longer there. I’m finally free!

A girl in our elementary school told us her parents are bribing her to fast with really expensive 👟 shoes

It's not fasting if they are feasting at night.

Nothing makes you feel the struggles of the poor more than stuffing your face every night

Isn’t part of this fasting period for people to do their work normally with the extra struggle of fasting? What is the point otherwise? In Christianity when you fast, you are supposed to do it with a smile and in secret! Not make a show of it. This is a bit irritating

Hearing that Muslim man talk about being exhausted at work and then needing to take prayer breaks from work and meetings, all I could think was entitled demands. The rest of us don’t need to know about the five pillars and how close to Allah fasting makes them. We need the business to be running, the restaurant to be open and the planes to stay in the sky.

Ramadam is not fasting, they eat all night and not during the day, big deal, I just do the reverse 365 days a year. The only thing is not drinking anything, and thats just stupid!

Thanx

I have a very interesting exmuslim story I was wondering if you would like to interview me about, because I think it's something people should hear

Actually dry fasting is very unhealthy… especially for people with pre clinical conditions… stay healthy keep hydrated..

I religiously do Ramzan fast, it’s so much fun very thought that pork chop is waiting for iftaar keeps me driving

Alhamdulillah

No one mentions surgeons, emergency room doctors, and all other doctors and medical practicioners, pilots, bus drivers, policemen, and political leaders making daily decisions affecting lives of people in their town/region/country. All these professions and many others where fast and precise reactions are required, should be legally banned from fasting. Regardless of whether the fasting is religion- or diet- based.

please do a video on comparing different fast from different religion. Such as lent fasting but there is obvious changes at least from my area.

I had a good friend who died in a traffic accident. Reason, the driver of the car who hit her was in a hurry to reach home before the sunset. I don’t know if this is also one of the spirits Muslims get from fasting Ramadan.

Abdullaah, These guys are actual demons. You put a real question as to how eating three times in a space of eight hours amounts to fasting, and they'll break open all the barriers of curse right at you. So much for their peaceful behavior during Ramadan!

I do fast many times without water...I believe in Mahakali I do it not because there is some obligation to make her happy I do because I love to do.... In Hinduism there is no obligation of fasti ng if u wanna do fast you can and if u don't then it's also fine whereas islam obliged muslims to keep fast...

Fasting in the way of Islam does not make you understand how poor people feel nor poverty when in the end of day you celebrate eating like kings and queens, and whole month is about preparing amazing food that you wouldn't normally do outside Ramadan. It was nice to see you used right terms "breastfeeding woman" and "pregnant woman" these days it should be gender-neutral

This practice forced on humans is irrational, nonsensical. You should do things by reason and compassion and not because you are being forced to do it. I find this practice so hypocritical.

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To put things into context! Can you imagine the followers of Jesus or The Lord Buddha following a man, from whom they seek a moral compass, who proudly practiced deceit, lies, broke treaties and promises, encouraged and took part in robbery, received 20% of all the stolen goods, and encouraged the rape and murder of the defenceless - including women and children?!

why Quran says earth is like carpet? if Quran actually meant that earth is round then why not have 2 mosques facing 180-degree opposite to each other since both will be on same line which reach at same point on other side of the spherical earth?

To those Muslims who say they have to do this fasting/praying etc.......what happened to Quran 2.256 "There is no compulsion in religion", which is often wheeled out to make Islam look mild.

From the view of reality - i.e. the actual, verifiable and very real effects of fasting - the objective is quite clear. It's - again - the exact same tactics offsetting the exact same response, and it's a practice evoked by "the higher ups", the leader, the controller - the titel changes with the circumstance, but the methods, and the end goal does not. And they all do it fully aware, and with full intentionality. Be it a destructive cult, an totalitarian autocratic regime, an authoritarian religion, an abusive relationship, or a destructive workplace. But - as a nevermuslim (as never I was , so never I am, and never, while my mind's still sound, for sound of mind, will I ever become one either) - with an interest in religious practices (primarily from a cultural, and historical stand point), and religious doctrine as part of the historical human experience: these elaborate stories that acted to tie us together in groups, that became city states, that became nations... These narratives that acted to explain the unexplainable, to create order in chaos, provide a feeling of safety, in an unpredictable and dangerous surrounding; narratives that served to provide a sense of belonging, importance, and the crucial element of the group. Narratives whose words were married to physical actions - rites - and became (birth) magic; control and power - one after the other, building on each other - off each other: raising up, and tearing down - laying ground, molding strata, casting hierarchy in every corner of the base. .... But I digress down (one of) my personal favorite rabbit holes (got to watch out for those: there's only a short distance between a rabbit hole, and a rabid hole...). Please, forgive me! I did actually have a question, and I promise: no more diversions - not even a single rapid rabid rabbit ravine rerouting! My question is: from a religious view point - [I'm sad to say, I'm not English and - at least at the moment - I don't know, or don't remember, the correct terminology. What I'm after, trying to explain the essence of it rather than the actual word, I'm thinking in terms of Justification | Purpose | Religious doctrine | Teachings| Scriptural backing etc.] ... In other words: what are the _claimed_ purpose, goal and / or event for Ramadan according to Islam? And if it differs between the various branches of Islam, I'd love to know how they differ and why. Of course, realizing the potential for it to be a behemoth of an engagement and task to answer these questions fully and thoroughly, I completely understand if that is the case, and either way: If I get an answer - any answer - to any of it, I'd be very happy and grateful! (Truthfully: with the amount of nonsens I - as I'm, unfortunately, prone to do so - have managed to spew out all over this thing ... and apparently continue to do - I'm happy for anyone just reading it all and _not_ coming away with a feeling of being robbed of something. Kind of ;) ) Anyway Stay Safe, and Stay Sane! Cheers!

''and of course, why should i skip water? that's stupid'' that's what I've been thinking all the time when they that ramadan is healthy. Like yeah, being dehydrated must be great for health

I do fast too. Its called sleep😁

You look tired in this video like someone who is fasting. Have you secretly reverted to Islam 😁

Well, the Quran says fasting is mandatory, especially the Ramadan fast. I was catholic I left that church and accepted Islam. I think Islam is perfect, and I love the Ramadan fast.

It does not logically proceed from not believing in Islamic religion that all religion is false. Have you really addressed the question of theism, merely by critiquing the Islamic religion?

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So why should the western world make concessions for muslims because they are fasting?

I eat during day and fast all night

6 years without fasting

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Fasting has its benefits. If done properly for non-religious reasons it can also yield results.

what kind of software developer where you man?

My comments earlier about muslims being "exhausted" was about white collar workers that is those who sit comfortably in air conditioned offices.I was not referring to blue collar workers that is those who have to do heavy work outdoors - this admittedly is tiring but at the end of the day does fasting help the poor.

I would like to know what they are praying for, could you let us know?

Pfander Films, Holy Humanist, Lloyd de Jongh and Rob Christian channels are doing a great job.

Ramadan is party time, in the evenings the best food is served during this time.

R u from South East Asia?

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Ramadan was practiced by the Sabians in pre-islamic days.

Quran 21:25 ".... There is not deity except Me, so worship Me".. Sounds like Allah needs constant worship to feel happy.

Dear mighty know all, I just got questions:whenever I see Muslims do prayer it sound like they are singing, I feel like they are lying to towards people that "they dont do music" the reason I said this they are harming sounds which is part of music. also dance around the preacher.

Take the night shift Muslims.

Personally I feel no objection to fast for a month and sacrifice a little for the almighty. But no one should be forced to do it. Also I believe God Himself really couldn't care less about this religious ceremonies. In all religions.

The good news is God doesn’t care if you fast or not. It’s very simple. Then when you die and find out hell is actually real then you realize oh shit I should’ve fast and not complain about it🙂

Check out Red Judaism channel. He has some very interesting research on Islam history. He also had a video posted today May 2nd about how the Ramadan always used to be in December. Like Jesus birthday month

We all fast daily. We call it sleeping.

Is it just me or, why doesn't any creation story from any religion describes dinosaurs? How come 4200 religion that existed till our date, that god forget to mention about dinosaurs?

Fasting is a good practice when you are praying and reaching toward discipline and virtue ethics like those taught in the Sermon on the Mount. Matthew 5: 19.

Why are his eyes so dark? Is he possessed by jinns?

He s still at it. Shameless o Person. They have the audacity to call non hijabi women shameless

Intermittent fasting makes more sense to me.

Ramadan is feasting not fasting . Gourge in the morning and Gourge like hell after evening special additions sweets etc ..What the heck?

Ramadan is the most annoying Muslim feast of the year. There is just so much eating at night and people take time off work to sleep all day so that they don't feel hungry in the day. Even when they are taking time off they feel so irritable and it is not normal to be extreme about this issue. Abdullah is actually losing weight when the majority of Muslims doing the religious feast - they claim it is a fast but food bills go up and they put ON weight. It's not even real. They make themselves irritable and take it out on others and expect others to change their normal lives to fit in with the Muslims night feasting.

8:17 - Sorry you are missing out on pakoras & samosas 😋😄.

Kyrie Irving, NBA finals fasting

Can we really call this fasting? Most Muslims I’ve known eat a breakfast of some sort by American standards, then they don’t eat during business hours and then at sunset pig out. I wouldn’t call that fasting. That’s just skipping a meal. Let’s be honest here. If you are fasting, you’re either not eating the entire 24 hours OR no more than one full meal a day. Now that’s fasting. When I didn’t have much money, I ate one meal a day. Was able to work, be active, hang out with friends, while my stomach can be heard miles away. Did I walk around all “exhausted” no, did I walk around looking for everyone to make concessions for me? No. I sucked it up, and kept on moving. Let us look at the truth, shall we? “Moreover when you fast, don't be like the hypocrites, with sad faces. For they disfigure their faces, that they may be seen by men to be fasting. Matthew 6:16 Strange, who does this sound like? Tell me again how Jesus isn’t the Truth, the Way, and the Light?

Was the Prophet of Islam an Atheist? Yes the heading will certainly raise some eyebrows but please bear with me and be open minded as I present to you an unconventional but certainly probable exposition on Muhammed, the final Prophet. According to Muslims, Muhammed was a 7th century Arab who received revelations from God through an angel intermediary over a period of 23 years, thus forming the basis of the Quran - a scripture containing all the revelations. But this is where we run into problems. When you open the Quran and read these alleged "revelations" (from an ALL knowing powerful God) you encounter the following irregularities and discrepancies.... 1.Verses originating from myths and legends (Syriac Legend of Alexander and The 7 Sleepers of Ephesus) 2. Verses originating from rejected apocryphal biblical and gnostic sources (The Infancy Gospel of Thomas) 3. Verses lifted straight from the bible (Universe created in 6 days, Camel through the Eye of a needle) 4. Verses that seem to serve the personal whims and fancies of Muhammed (who he can marry, which wife he can spend more time with, war booty only for him.. etc). 5. Verses that keeps repeating immoral intercouse with married female captives.(4:24, 23:1, 70:29, 33:50 etc) 6. Verses that undermines the status of women. (beat them, testimony is worth less than than that of a man, 4 months seclusion) 7. Verses that are confusing and strange (3.7 basically says the entire Qur'an is unclear and if try to understand it you have a disease. 3:81) 8. Verses that places a bizarre emphasis on sexual pleasure for men (and Jinn) in the afterlife (55:56). 9. Verses that provide zero context or explanation (Who is Abu Lahab?) 10. Verses that repeatedly confirm the inspiration, preservation, authority and authenticity of the 7th century bible even though Muslims insist it's been corrupted from the 1st century (3.3, 5:47, 7:157 etc) 11. Verses that are completely wrong on how it depicts science, biology and cosmology. (All alleged scientific "miracles" can be easily refuted using Quran itself) 12. Verses that challenge the reader to its Divinity even though the same challenge can be applied to any book in history. 13. Verses mostly end with a threat of punishment or humiliation for the individual who doesn't submit. 14. Verses that practically copy and pastes it's moral laws from the Jewish Talmud and other scriptures.(5:32-33) 15. Verses that has nothing new to say so just repeats the same thing over and over again. 16. Verses that quote biblical characters as if they're 7th century Arabs. 17. Verses that are contradictory (no compulsion in religion vs fight those that those who don't believe) 18. Verses that start and end abruptly, arranged haphazardly and gives no context. 19. Verses that have zero benefit for mankind and if removed affects nothing. 20. Verses that are different to other versions of Qur'an so its not 100% perfectly preserved (Hafs vs Warsh) .....and many more. Looking at these issues objectively - one thing becomes absolutely clear - the Quran could NOT have come from an All Knowing and Perfect Divine Source but rather a human/s making standard fallable errors, taking many years to perfect it, but still falling short. >>>So what type of human scribe is this? If this author believed in some kind of Deity or Higher Power that judged him according to his actions, he would NOT be as brazen, confident, arrogant, shameless, narcissistic, fearless and determined enough to fabricate this entire verse revelation fallacy. He'll be far too afraid of the repercussions, yes? Therefore the ONLY conclusion that one can draw is that the author/s of the Quran MUST have been an atheist or at the very least agnostic with zero accountability or culpability for his elaborate campaign. (Notice how the Quran keeps saying - "there is no blame on you" for immoral verses such as 23:1-6, 33:50 and 70:29-30. >>>Now why is the Qur'an essentially a book that implores people to believe in a God that he personally did not believe in? Muhammed noticed one thing that with the Jews, Christians and Pagans and all other groups, that motivated his campaign. The ONLY thing guaranteed to get a large amount of people to follow a single cause is through belief in some type of supernatural Deity that can't be seen or heard. It's the belief/faith that He/It is there that matters. And then proceed to make up countless promises of eternal bliss if you submit to this Deity or a torturous eternal punishment if you don't. How do you think the Christian missionaries managed to spread a complex 3in1 belief that no one understands so rapidly? >>>What was his end game - if not to begin a new religion? Belief in "Allah" is just the deception. The ultimate goal was subjugation and control to get people to submit to your will on the pretext of being a Prophet where you have access to vast amounts of wealth (jizya) and assets (war booty) and copious amounts of sex slaves but do it on the pretext of a Divine instruction. This is what "Allah wants" but ultimately it's me who gets it. (His own child bride Ayesha even declared - your "Lord" rushes to fulfill your desires). Wow. Over the next next few hundred years Muhammads status was honed, shaped manipulated and fabricated into the "best of creations" where he has now achieved an almost God like status, occupying a position closer to your average Muslim than his/her own mother. I'd say he was something of a 7th century religious cult leader many of whom typically still practise their "craft" today.

But why.. all struggles because of the heaven and hell..

WITHOUT LIES ISLAM DIES

ANCIENT AGAMAM COPY IS RAMADAN

what is free will when u force ppl to do it .how is it a offence to force ppl to fast .ppl shld vote in a secular leader who can first decriminalise this law and make sure religion is a private choice n not something u force upon others .

The last 50 yrs I have been fasting daily for 6 hrs between lunch & dinner. I cant understand whats the big deal.

People fasting and just for the health sometimes. You are saying then is hard? Well, if you don't like don't do it. Is not about forcing you do do or belive something. Belives comes from heart. So you don't try you don't are Like. So what's is up? Is not Islam problem. Is about your heart. So ex? You never been one.