Originally Posted by Hippybob

I can't see a connection between that small collection of words and doing good deeds at all :P

Charity is very important in Islam, and even more so during Ramadan. According to tradition, Ramadan is a particularly blessed time to give in charity, as the reward is 70 times greater than any other time of the year. For that reason, Muslims will spend more in charity (sadaqa), and many will pay their zakat during Ramadan, to receive the blessings (reward). In many Muslim countries, it is not uncommon to see people giving food to the poor and the homeless, and to even see large public areas for the poor to come and break their fast. It is said that if a person helps a fasting person to break their fast, then they receive a reward for that fast, without diminishing the reward that the fasting person got for their fast.

Originally Posted by Hippybob

You need a specific month to do good deeds? That is one messed up religion.

Originally Posted by Hyde

What makes one deed "good" and one deed "bad". If I were to go out and shoot some random stranger who is afflicted with cancer and is slowly decaying and unable to 'live' in the face, would that not be a good deed as well? Giving money to the needy can be more hazardous than not, as they can go out, and spend it on crack and become even more needy, to the point where a nervous breakdown happens and many people suffer. In the holiest of months in the religion of Islam(not muslim, nor any major religion. Actually, I worship the sun), it is not a month where rewards are handed out for being nicer then usual to the poor and needy, it is a month that has been established in the culture for the betterment of our humanity. The part about the fasting and no sex seem like they were added on to give an ominous presense to it, and it seems as if the entire concept was re-worked over time by the faith. I implore you to look into the roots of Ramadan, and question the status quo, and shake the establishment. It is a month of peace and good will, not that I would know.

Originally Posted by Hyde

What makes one deed "good" and one deed "bad". If I were to go out and shoot some random stranger who is afflicted with cancer and is slowly decaying and unable to 'live' in the face, would that not be a good deed as well?

Giving money to the needy can be more hazardous than not, as they can go out, and spend it on crack and become even more needy, to the point where a nervous breakdown happens and many people suffer.