Bush Sends Best Wishes for Ramadan

Associated Press | Tuesday, November 5, 2002 -- Election Day

[JohnHuang2]

Bush Sends Best Wishes for Ramadan

.c The Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush sent his ``best wishes for a blessed time'' on Tuesday to Muslims preparing to celebrate Ramadan, their faith's holy month of daytime fasting.

Calling Islam ``a peace-loving faith,'' Bush celebrated the diversity that the millions of American Muslims bring to the United States and praised Muslim nations that support the U.S. war against terror.

``Muslims observe this month by renewing their dedication to caring for those in need, doing good deeds, and strengthening family and community ties,'' Bush said in a statement. ``These actions reflect many of the values that Muslims share with people of other faiths across our nation and around the world, including courage, compassion and service.''

Ramadan is the holiest time of year for Muslims, marking God's revelation of the Quran to the Prophet Mohammed almost 1,400 years ago. Muslims abstain from food, drink and sex during daylight hours in acts of sacrifice and purification. Each day of fasting ends with family and friends gathering for a meal.

The holiday is marked on a lunar calendar and begins at the month's first sighting of the crescent moon, which should take place on Wednesday in the United States.

Last year, the holiday came two months after the Sept. 11 attacks and during the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan. This year, it falls as Bush is attempting to rally allies around the possibly of acting against Iraq for trying to develop caches of weapons of mass destruction.

``America remains committed to freedom, justice and opportunity for all people,'' Bush said. ``During this season of reverence and examination, we continue to work together for a future of peace, tolerance and understanding.''

[xm177e2]

Ramadan is the holiest time of year for Muslims, marking God's revelation of the Quran to the Prophet Mohammed almost 1,400 years ago. Muslims abstain from food, drink and sex during daylight hours in acts of sacrifice and purification.

But do non-Muslims have to abstain from targeted killings?

[Lil'freeper]

LOL, I'm sure your spelling would have been better. Beind = behind. Might be something wrong with my keyboard ;)

[xm177e2]

Or, better yet:

Do Muslims have to abstain from being killed by America?

[CARepubGal]

Happy BOMBadan and may the Predators run fast and hit dead center. I wonder if a shipment of Pigsfeet to the local mosques would be in order.

[Billthedrill]

Ah, yes, happy Ramadan! I see a jolly old elf dressed all in red, riding an F18 loaded to the gills with presents, guided by eight tiny Predators with one little cruise missile with a red nose leading the way.

My personal best wishes to everyone in al Qaeda. I hope to have "Made in the USA" imprinted on everyone's forehead in reverse...just before the warhead goes off. Happy Ramadan to all, and to all a good night!

[foreshadowed at waco]

I like this article about our president. He seems like such a good man and his consistent respect for Islam will begin to help peel away the knee-jerk ethnic loyalty felt by too many Muslim Americans. I plan to make a copy of this article and give it to my neighbor who is an ex Catholic who married an Egyptian and became a Mulsim. Her children have had a hard time dealing with criticism from schoolmates about 9/11.

[sheik yerbouty]

I'm reaching launch velocity! Ready to hurl! !0, 9, 8, 7........

[STD]

God Bless President George Bush!

He's really smart as a whip!

The last thing we need is the President of the United States admitting what all of us already know, islam is a whacked out religion!

Just keep talking nice smiling and sending special ops and Hellfires!

DrMike

[Dajjal]

HAPPY RAMADAN!!!

[SwordofTruth]

Please tell me this is a humor article.

I'm not in the mood for this tonight.