I Fasted With 1 000 000 Muslims - Ramadan in Medina
I joined Ramadan celebration in Medina and fasted together with locals
to learn more about this special holiday.
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We are Joe and Liisu, full-time travelers from Estonia on a mission to break stereotypes, show diverse cultures and wander in the magical nature. Joe, a seasoned traveler of 8 years, began his journey while working in Australia, New Zealand and Canada (holding over 25 different jobs). Liisu, a former medical doctor, joined the adventure 2 years ago. Now we live on the road, exploring the world either from our backpacks or in a van.
I've recently made the decision to convert to Islam as i believe its the only true religion left & that all the other religions have lost there ideals, it is a beautiful & simple religion.....Alhamdulliah P.s neither my mother or friends are accepting of my conversion to Islam & my friend of over 2 decades was going to walk away from our friendship because I'm converting to Islam 😔😔😔
Welcome brother! You have made the right decision. Inshallah your family will accept your conversion to Islam soon. Unfortunately, the media distorts the truth of Islam, describes it with the ugliest descriptions, and promotes homosexuality and atheism as if it were a normal thing. Islam is a beautiful religion. Islam is the continuation of the rest of the religions. It believes in all the prophets and messengers. It believes that it is not possible for a human being to be the son of God, and that it is not possible for a human God gave him the sins of all human beings. What is his sin? The Bible and the Torah were distorted and some of the prophets were described with the most horrific things. They described Noah as a deviant. How could God create a prophet who was a deviant and then wanted people to follow him? If God creates a prophet, He will place him in the best form so that people will follow him Ask me if you have any questions about Islam ❤
@Noufa2004 Alhamdulliah Brother i will
Welcome brother, may Allah grant you Jannah and guide your family. 😃
@totallynotthefeds36 I took my Shahada yesterday and I'm officially a converted Muslim brother....Alhamdulliah
@@Hakim.Sayeed Alhamdulilah. Have you been able to fast brother? If so can you tell me about your experience. These last 10 days of ramadhan are called Laylatul Qadr, your prayers hold immense power during this time. Do you have a support network of brothers around you?
You know what is "scary"! You understand! I am born and raised a christian yet I feel, truely feel the love from Muslims! I have visited many Muslim countries and never once felt afraid, never once felt unwelcome. It is a "scary" religion ONLY because of the media! Thank you for being so honest, so true with your travels. Me, I am not a religious man, I find a lot of religion horrible, yet it is unspoken! Islam has an "inner peace" that must be experienced first hand, not read in the tabloids of hateful christian countries!
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It's the truth. May God guide you to find the truth (Islam)
Thank you dear ❤❤
You recognised it correctly dear brother, the inner peace is very tangible. Ramadan is a wonderful opportunity to reset and renew this spiritual peace and of course the 5 daily prayers are a wonderful way for your soul to keep reconnecting to its Maker. I pray you too find it one day. Ameen
Thank you for being soo kind to us muslims always stay blessed
I am an ordinary Russian girl who converted to Islam. There are many people who convert to Islam in Russia. I am writing to you from Russia. Islam is a wonderful religion. I am in harmony with myself and feel at ease. Alhamdulillah 🤲
Ma Sha Allah...
ماشاء الله ...الله يثبتنا على الاسلام
اللهم وفقنا لما تحب وترضى
Алина я хочу тебя замуж я мусульман тоже з Марокко ❤
We congratulate you for embracing the religion of Islam, the religion of truth The correct one is based on the Book of God and the Sunnah of His Messenger Muhammad, may God bless him and grant him peace, his family and all his companions.
As a Brazilian 🇧🇷 revert I Loved watching your experience and shared tears praying for your guidance to such a beautiful religion . I’m so grateful Allah has guided me , Al hamdulillah. I miss Mecca 🕋 and Medina with all my heart . I’m sure you will feel somehow homesick once you are out of such blessed land. May Allah accept from me and you . Amen
Happy for you , dear brother/sister. Love from Saudi.
We congratulate you for embracing the religion of Islam, the religion of truth The correct one is based on the Book of God and the Sunnah of His Messenger Muhammad, may God bless him and grant him peace, his family and all his companions.
As a Saudi Arabian woman, I'm telling you, eating in public is not a crime, 99.9% of people fast here, but there are many non muslim foreigners, so there aren't forced to fast during the day.. Not to mention, there are muslims who can't fast due to illness, or pregnant women who can't fast or women on their period. Also, travelers are given the choice not to fast in Islam. People wouldn't care about you eating in public because they would assume you have an excuse not to fast. If someone did intentionally and clearly eat to disrespect the holy month or the religion, he'd be surely arrested. No tolerance for any disrespect to our faith and values by the Saudi people or government.
My dear you are contradicting yourself, it’s rather not a crime to eat , but don’t eat in public with disregard of the religious sentiments, of course non Muslims and other situations you mentioned should eat in privacy
الذين لديهم عذر شرعي لا يفطرون أمام الناس ولا حتى أمام عائلتهم عليكي الاعتزاز بإرثك الديني ولا تبرري الأعذار للغرباء فعليهم إحترام تصرفاتنا في بلادنا كما نحترم تصرفاتهم في بلادهم حيث انه شأنهم لا علاقة لنا به.
@@mariamd3368👍👌😎
aslm hopw r u
So, its may be national law to give fine and get deported which is not exist in the religion
Beautiful video. Mashallah. I became a Muslima 10 years ago. I've been blessed indeed. Mashallah.
That's great
@@WildVikingTravelseating is not a crime even in Ramadan totally false
كان جريمة قبل مجيء ابن سلمان ... ابن سلمان يقود حملة تغيير للبلاد من الإسلام إلى الليبرالية @@arifbutt6262
Just to correct, eating food is not a crime punishable by law in Saudi Arabia or any other Islamic country. These are just rumors. There are many non-Muslims. Fasting is an Islamic obligation in order to feel what the poor suffer and be humble and more humane. Fasting also has health benefits.
I think In Saudi it is, you can't break fast in front of the mosque in Madinah that's not good.
@misteryoww5026 no it's not, it only becomes an offence when you start disrespecting the people and the mosque. But if you eat or drink water even in public, people will look at you but nothing will happen to you.
You can eat but not in public place,It be would be much better in your home .. to give respect to the people who is fasting in this holy month . Which is Ramadhan😊
Fasting builds the character of taqwa.
@shine-yb1gv funny you mentioned Iraq, I'm iraqi from Basra and I was in Basra during Ramadan last year for 10 days, I was a traveller so I didn't fast, I drank water outside it was boiling, I ate outside and in restaurants, me, my sister, brother and father and police saw us and guess what nothing absolutely nothing happened. So when you say talk about your country, I just did. As long as you're not disrespecting people or mosques you will not be in trouble.
Accept Islam my brother and Sister it's overwhelming and the truth, May Allah grant you tawfeeq ameen
Lmfao. Literally, the delusions of a lunatic in a desert. In fact, if you are not from Arabia, this religion and the context in which it was created ought to be alien to you. This couple comes from the land of the all father. Storied traditions and beautiful mythology. Please leave them alone.
I'm from the USA. This was a wonderful video. I felt how honest you were. You gave the people a chance to explain to u the reasons behind why they fast, etc. Please post more content. I really enjoyed this. Thank you
Thank you so much! That is just so sincere and beautiful comment!
@@WildVikingTravels Hello , how are you ? Your video was so good , and i hope that your next destination will be the Moroccan kingdom , i am sure that you will like it and you will have such an amazing experience🇲🇦🌴😊😊👋👋🇲🇦🇲🇦, you are welcome at any time🇲🇦🇲🇦👋👋
@@WildVikingTravels @2:23 You were mistaken. The lady was not trying to sale you something. She was saying to you Sadaqah which means Charity so O think she was trying to give it to you for free for the sake of Allah as Sadaqah and this is common for us Muslims in the Holy Month of Ramadan.
The reason why we Muslims fast because Allah ordered us to fast in the Holy Quran (2:183) O Believers, the Fast has been made obligatory on you just as it was prescribed for the followers of the Prophets before you. It is expected that this will produce piety in you. We Muslims follow the teaching of Jesus in fasting because according to the Bible Jesus was fasting like Muslims do fast Luke 18:12 I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess. Matt 4:2 And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred.
r u thrrr
I'm not crying, my eyes are just watering May Allah grant us life and faith until next Ramadan, and may he grant us all the highest ranks in paradise 😢🤲
I'm just waiting for the two of you to revert to islam InshaAllah. May Allah/God guide you two to islam soon InshaAllah
enjoyed your blog my viking freind . watching from norway . your choice of words were excellent. islam is the best gift for humenity .
The Muslims are highly welcoming . I feel good in my country too when I meet the Muslim and we speak together. Good video
Beautiful story telling my friends. I performed my first Umrah last year. I had tears towards the end of your vid. You truly captured the sense of belonging and warmth of the collective. Peace be on the both of you.
Most people would worship during the night and then go back to their hotel after the morning prayer. They would sleep and then get up for the midday prayer and go back to the mosque. Unless of course they live there and have jobs to go to. A friend in Madinah said that schools and offices open later than usual in Ramadan. We don’t have that luxury in the western world. The fact that you walked around all day is why you felt it extra long and then that too in the heat. Allah doesn’t want us to put extra burden on ourselves. But well done for staying committed and congratulations for experiencing the peace of Ramadan. ❤
i‘m indonesian, happens to live in Saudi for 4 years, and lemme tell you one of my experiences regarding meeting people of medina (saudis), it happened when we booked a hotel for pilgrim, but we came at 2 AM, was booked with additional bed but when arrived, the concierge said it was no data about it. then we asked it upon arrival. but they don’t charge us for the additional bed. i will never forget that nice saudis concierge who gave free extra bed. ❤
your respect for Muslim holy places is so good man may ALLAH Bless you Ameen
As a Muslim I really appreciate your effort... ❤❤❤❤❤
Bro he is not even allowed to enter Madina as kafir
The Prophet Muhammad, may God bless him and grant him peace, said that the fasting person has two joys: his joy when he breaks his fast and his joy when he meets his Lord. Thank God for the blessing of Islam
I can't stop tears from my eyes alhamdulillah for have been Muslim
the lady in the video reminds me of my mother when she came to perform Umrah. she was smiling all the journey long (like her). may god guide you both to the truth.
I am blown away by this video! Wow, you did an amazing job! This looks like a 'proper' tv documentary, but better because you two are making it! Well done!
Peace be upon you. I am a Yemeni. I live in Saudi Arabia. It is a country of security and safety. It is a meeting place of civilizations. It is the place where revelation comes from. It is the one that nurtures Islam and Muslims. I am grateful to you and thank you for your visit. I liked your guidance and your presence.
ما شاء الله جزاكم الله خير من مكة
Tears rolling down while watching the ending part of the video. Thank you for such nice way describing Ramadhan for Muslim by Viking. Greeting from Indonesia.
Wrong brother all most 2 billion Muslims around the world and growing Islam is the fastest growing religion in the world Ramadan kareem ❤ from 🇧🇩 Bangladesh 🇧🇩
This made me happy and put a smile on my face Alhamdullah. Am from Madinah SA I extend warm welcomes to you and your wife I hope you had/having good times in Saudi Arabia and would be glad to have you and show you around Madinah.
Medina people are always very kind ❤ I am happy that you experienced that day of fasting in Medina.
I have to pay tribute to you, you are the most admirable tourists! So glad the local helped you get around the fence! It’s impressive how warm and kind the people are there! Sitting and dining with locals is touching and I believe it will be an unforgettable experience! Thanks a lot for sharing, really great job! 👍😍👏
Thank you so much! It was something we really wanted to try and as we were in the area there was simply no better place than Medina. We send all our best from Jordan😀
@@WildVikingTravels It is my pleasure, thanks to you too! I think it was a spiritual journey! Take good care! Happy travels! 👍😍🙌
The water you had whilst opening your fast in the small bottle just curious was it zam zam water the reason I ask as this water is very unique and very special water and had very unique properties and taste and is sourced from the well of zam zam located in Mecca .
no brother, zam2 zam only in Haram Mosque in Mecca @@lanternofknowledge5619
@WildVikingTravels have you been to Oman brother?? LOL NEVERMIND SAW YOUR OTHER VIDEOS 😂😂😂
Ramadan is purification for soul and body... Ramadan is sharing. Self control and abnegation..you feel no difference every body is the same in front our creator Happy that you experienced that in the holy land... Great video
May Allah guide you 😊ameen from PAKISTAN 🇵🇰
Describing your experience of Ramadan in Madina legit made me tear up. It's so beautiful. You're lucky to have experienced Madina. I wish to visit some day 🥹
Thank you so much!
Thank you for this experience Please, we want special coverage on the first day of Eid al-Fitr
As a muslim i know this Ramadaan feeling Alhamdullilah, im just so happy that as a non muslim, you are able to experience it too, and share with us! God is Great. Thank you for sharing and respecting and taking your time to learn and educate yourself, 🤲🏻🌸
I’m from Arabia and I am very very glad that you visited Madinah specifically You are more than welcome I hope this journey of learning specially about Islam and Muslims doesn’t end and I hope it ends on good places You so brave and super amazing person ♥️ Welcome brother and sister
A most fascinating video offering a great insight into what seemed to be an alien world but in reality is something really special. Thank you so much.
ماشاءالله ما أجمل لحظه الافطار وكانك في الجنه...اللهم لا تحرمنا جنتك❤
امين
Thankyou for sharing your time in Medinah.. Am born moslemah from Indonesia, just had my first umrah last February.. Am almost 50 yearsold.. As a moslemah for whoke my life, i can feel the vibe.. Mecca, specially Masjidil Haram..is Strong, Akbar, Almigjty, Great.. Medina's vibe is sweet, tender...remind me of Rasulullah...❤❤❤ Wish someday you both will find hidayah... Amin YRA...❤
All my respect to both of you for fasting a day in order to feel what it's like. Kindly, one correction (if I may) is that Islam is not a tradition, it is a religion. Blessings be with you.
Really appreciate this video and the way you filmed it all the different camera angles and everything really appreciate it 🙌🏼
I watched the video and brought tears to my eyes.... I hoped that the next Ramadan would not come unless you were a Muslim. Greetings from Yemen
I noticed right at the beginning of the video, you seemed to be waiting til actual sunrise to break your fast. Imsak (fasting) actually begins before the light, the sky is still dark.. so at fajr, and not at sunrise. Beautiful work, and thank you for making this video
Fasting starts from dawn till sunset❤
Thats EXACLLY the feelings that is Ramadan... U said everythink, thank u for this such beautiful video.. May Allah get u back to islam you and u'r kind wife, U'r really pure spirits, Love u brother and sister !
Love you from morocco 🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦 and you are the most welcom
I’m happy to see this great video from you guys thanks for sharing it with us
Honestly fasting is so easy for me every year, never get thursty or hungry, and i feel like i have more energy :)
That's great!
@@WildVikingTravels 🙃
I salute your open-mindedness. God bless you both. Greetings from Algeria. 🇩🇿
Hello, my Viking friend. See, you made a video on Ramadhan, and all of a sudden you made a new 1.4 billion friends. Good Luck with your YT channel. Peace to all.
Lovely, this is I think everyone's feeling during Ramazan. You start the day appreciating the beautiful time just before sunrise. You then become thirsty. Water bottles, fountains everything just makes you yearn for water even more. Then you feel weakness due to not eating for long which you attributed to air pollution. Then near the sunset, you are suddenly reinvigorated. And the water at sunset is something special.
That was a great insightful and honest video and I admired how you tried to experimented how it feels to be a fasting Muslim. I follow your many other traveling videos as well. All the best guys
I appreciate how respectful and understanding you are to the people and the religion. May Allah guide you to the true path ameen. 🩵
You are one of the best KZheadrs in the world. I watched you from Amman
Man what an incredible video. The ending brought tears to my eyes. I love Madena and its people
Thank you for this beautiful documentary!
One correction: we fast from dawn to sunset so it starts about an hour before sunrise. Glad you enjoyed seems like you picked up on the meaning and beauty of ramadan!
I’ve seen lots of non-Muslims videos trying to understand Islam and/or Ramadan, but this is hands down one of the best videos I’ve seen watched on embracing a different culture and religious belief. Your presentation is on point, your facts are well-researched and both of you are very respectful. Kudos on this amazing production! 🫶🏼
Thank you for such an amazing comment!
Mashallah the video brought back memories of Madina as we went for the first time in March this Year. I was like "Ya Allah I was just there and its not even a month ago!" Ramadan was amazing in Madina and Makkah.
Great 👍
It's wonderful to witness people from diverse backgrounds appreciating the cultural and historical significance of places like Makkah and Madinah. It highlights the universal appeal and richness of these sacred sites, fostering greater understanding and unity among different communities.
Congratulations brother for being part of this great religion. May Allah guide you and bless you
Good job brother, keep on learning & researching , that's how you appreciate life
That made me emotional bro. Amazing
Keep in your account that this year Remadan come in good weather there years Ramadan come in summer for years where temperature is over 45
Ohh for sure, in the summer it can be really though!
Fasting is a very meditative experience, the last few hours always give me complete mind clarity . I like to go on a long walk everyday before Iftar
It takes a day or two for the body to adjust to the changes in eating and drinking routine... then your body gets used to it and the wonderful feeling sets in. And there is also the anticipation as the month of Ramadan approaches ... the joy of the coming month . Thank you for the wonderful video.
Wow, what a beautiful vlog. Hats off to your sincere efforts and seeing them pay off in the end, that was magical !
Thank you so much 🙂
What is Ramadan? We could write a long article on it but in short, it is for us to show that we are all equal. Everyone has to start and end at the same time. It helps the rich understand how poor people feel when they don't get to eat all day long. It was also meant to teach us to appreciate every small matter in our lives. Unfortunately, we've seen a lot of waste in terms of food. That's a bit sad though, where in Malaysia "Ramadan" has become an industry.
Not eating is not that hard but not drinking any water is a challenge
Bro. Your experience and explanation of the situation of ramadan in madina city is..... No word.. I feel......that i am in madina.... Wonderful... Allah will show the correct path of you and your friend. Thank you very much...
Thank you for this lovely tour. You are truly blessed to have visited the city of of the prophet in this blessed month of Ramadan its so emotional and heart warming video. im a a muslim and i hope one day i can visit too with my family. May God accepts your fast and sacrifice and reward you both for fasting only for his sake. This is the religion the prophet came to spread peace and love one another as we are all equal.. You are a lovely humble and amazing couple ...peace and blessing be upon you
Thanks for explaining in such a good way! Hopefully you find peace brother!
You guys did it in hard difficulty.. salutes. We usually just stay in doors and sleep before or after going to work, we don't stay awake from sunrise to sunset and diffidently not walking a lot. You partner cloths are so cool btw
Just wanted to highlight that in Ramadan the shops are closed after the Fajr (Morning Prayer) time. This is because most of us spend the night in prayers till the sunrise. After being awake whole night people sleep in the morning and then wakes up for Duhr (Afternoon prayer). This is the time the shops Open in Ramadan.
Small correction: dhur means midday prayer, afternoon prayer would be asr
As a fellow Muslim. Thank you so much for this amazing video and spreading the beauty of Ramadan.
Absolutely amazing video , thank you so much
Thank you for trying a part of our beautiful religion! Just a small correction, the fasting is from dawn (the first break of faint light in the sky before sunrise) until sunset, it does not start from sunrise. We can use apps and websites to get the exact calculations without needing to try to look outside.
طعم الماء اللذيذ عندالفطر قال عنه الرسول انها فرحتان للصائم واحده عند فطره كما احسست عند شربك للماء والفرحة الثانية عند لقاء ربه الله بعد الموت في الجنة
Alhamdulillah for this video! Muslim revert from Polska!
I loved how you guys have done all the research about Islam And made this beautiful video I'm subscribed and looking forward to your upcoming content
Weather doesn’t matter to Muslims only Ramadan fasting matters. We live in USA and in summer our fasts are very long but we fast and work too. Fasting teaches you to be disciplined and also help us to be patient and kind and loving towards everyone. Sharing is caring that’s the teachings of Islam and Muslim culture. Jazak Allah for fasting and experiencing what Muslim do in this Holy Month Of Ramadan and telling the World thru your channel about Islam the most misunderstood Religion in the World Once again JazakAllah for your kind thoughts and very meaningful words about our Religion Shukran🙏👏
You guys nearly try anything and I respect that
Ohh we do our best 😆. And thanks for the kind words!
Alhamdulillah. I am Muslim.. I am proud to be a Muslim... May Allah guide all human beings.. From Bangladesh 🇧🇩
Wow, what a beautiful film. I felt like I was there with you two. Thank you for such an amazing video. Subscribed,
Awesome! Thank you!
Excellent video from our Viking friend. May God bless him for exposing the true face of Islam!
I went to Medina in December and I was so humbled and admired the spirituality of the people. It was amazing for me as a non-Muslim
Become muslim my dear, the religion Islam is for all of mankind!
Mashallah, Brother you are no different from others, May Allah guide you and your spouse to Islam..you are out of millions to reach the most beautiful place of Islam.
Great video brother❤❤❤
Fascinating, one of your top videos, great to see and understand a little bit more about Ramadan. I couldn’t survive in the heat without water, plus the air pollution would really affect me.
Wow, thank you for the kind words! Yea, it was quite rough and i am saying this as a health 29 year old. I can't even imagine what to the older Muslims have to feel who have gone there for a pilgrimage.
What's wonderful is that all Muslims wait for Ramadan and feel sad when it come to an end, it's our favorite month
Now way man you could do it for sure, I can guarantee you could push yourself to do it. There is many people they are strong in many areas of life, and that strength you could also channel to complete a tough fast
You can do it it is so easy
Eating isn't illegal. It's just frowned upon to do it in public. Eat as much as you want in your home if you're not Muslim.
I enjoyed your video. I was happy to see that you and your wife were very respectful of the country and the month of Ramadan. May Almighty Allah Bless you both and reward you for your fasting. Hope you take the opportunity to explore the Islamic religion and it’s benefits. Take care 🇹🇹✌️☪️
More than two billion Muslims around the world and it is still spreading, God willing
Hi, I pray that someday you can go inside the Prophet Mosque. It is beautiful and when you go inside it feels like you are being welcomed and invited by the Prophet.
One thing Ramadan always does for me is that it brings back my body's appreciation for natural unprocessed foods. Especially fruits!
Thank you so much for your impressions. Means a lot to muslims.
Your information is of century ago Muslim today are 2 billion and 100 millions according last information of this year
Yes, but not all of them fast my friend.
@@WildVikingTravels نعم اما الاكثرية يصمون رمضان و توجد اقلية لا تعد بصوابع الايدي يفطرون
Same I thought now 2 Billion Muslims cross as per Google to. He reduce 500 million people which is even more than USA + Canada population
Only the sick or ones that cant fast because of medical conditions dont or cant fast during ramadaan@WildVikingTravels
Respect
One of the best videos ever made on Ramadan, Congratulations
Peace & love thats what we need !
Ramadan means stay away. Means stay away from eating, backbiting, lying, watching or looking at forbidden things, quarreling and all sorts of sins. And it became easier in this month by the mercy of Allah. Ramadan is a month for purification and forgiveness.
I’m from Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦 And I never feel feelings of the Ramadan and ever until I see your video .. wow really amazing video.. hope you visit Riyadh guys .. u may love it
Thank you so much 😀
Beautiful content!❤❤
Masha Allah. Congrats to both of you for your commitments to understand other's faith, cultures n beliefs. Glad that at least you get to experience n appreciate the reasons for one of the 5 fundamental pillars of Islam, and in Medina itself!!! Wow!!!. May the guidance of the Almighty be with you always. Amiin. 😊Salam from Singapore.❤
14:28 Just for your information, this scale counts dust grains in the atmosphere as pollution, and this is not realistic because the climate in the Arabian Peninsula, especially in the season of hot, dry winds, contains a lot of dust. This is something caused by nature, not by man. There are no oil fields in western Saudi Arabia, only in its east, and it is very far from Mecca.