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Pre-Islamic observation of fasting[edit] During the Jahiliyyah (i.e. pre-Islamic period), the Quraysh tribe and the Jews used to fast on the day of Ashura.[43][44][45] It marks two important events: the day Noah left the Ark and the day that Moses was saved from the Egyptians by God.[46] Ashura may or may not be referring to the Jewish practice of fasting on Yom Kippur.[47][48][49] Abu Zanad, an Arabic writer from Iraq who lived after the founding of Islam around 747 CE, wrote that at least one Mandaean community located in al-Jazira (modern northern Iraq) observed Ramadan.[50] Historically, Ramadan comes "from the strict Lenten discipline of the Syrian churches."[51]
I read a portion of an old 1840 book that said that the Bible scripture John 6; 53 read "If you do not eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood you have no life in you". This story past from generation to generation that Christians warned their children against the Jewish Boogeyman, who kidnaps young Christians during the Holy week to drain their blood for baking the unleavened bread and other obscure rituals.
David can you find out whether this myth has any truth to it.
Tuesday, January 28th 2014 at 8:43AM
Helen Lofton
