It’s the last day of fasting and preparations are being made to celebrate the end of the month of Ramadan. Muslims all over the world will attend congregational prayers held in the local community Masjid, paying respect to their loved ones by reciting the doa and visiting relatives and friends. Do not forget to [...]
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Tomorrow’s menu will be a special one. Yes, it’ll definitely be a crossroad between East & West, a fusion of taste and vibrant in color. Mom will serve cous cous with beef soup, chicken curry and Libyan soup @ Sharba Libya with orzo and baguette. I’ll be preparing the drinks — iced Apple Mint juice [...]
Wishing all Muslims Ramadan Mubarak. May it be a prosperous, spiritual & peaceful time to all no matter the place, time or condition. Tomorrow or according to the Islamic calendar tonight (after Maghrib) will be the start of the month of Ramadan for those living in this part of the globe.
Celebrating Eid abroad away from families is an experience and also a heartache for some especially for those living, studying @ working abroad for the their first time. It’s even more difficult if you’re away in a non-muslim country. There’s no chance of you experiencing such joy as there are job commitments etc you have [...]
For the past 12 years, I’ve never missed watching this award-winning documentary. It’s called Jejak Rasul or In the Footsteps of the Messenger. From Wiki: Jejak Rasul is the no.1 Islamic documentary show in Malaysia. This show has broadcast on TV3 during Ramadan fasting month. List of episodes Jejak Rasul (1995 = 1416AH) Jejak Rasul [...]
Iftar, refers to the evening meal for breaking the daily fast during the Islamic month of Ramadan. Iftar during Ramadan is often done as a community, with Muslims gathering to break their fast together. Traditionally, a date is the first thing to consume during Iftar when the fast is broken. Since it’s Ramadan, mom doesn’t [...]
Looking at my little cousin breaking fast reminds me of myself at her age or maybe a few years older. Kids these days have been trained to fast since the tender age of 5 or 6. Some would fast for half a day for a few days or weeks, it all depends. Some would fast [...]
With Ramadan just around the corner, in fact an announcement will be made later today regarding the 1st day of fasting, restaurants have begun preparing promotions to cater to the breaking of fast affairs in the evenings. (Around this corner of the world the 1st day of fasting will be on the 24 of Sept [...]
This year, Muslims all over the will be observing the month of Ramadan somewhere in late September. A month of fasting (The act of fasting, from dawn to dusk, is to cleanse one’s soul from harm) and a month of peace. So, one should refrain from violence, anger, envy, greed, lust, angry and sarcastic retorts, [...]
Should you cook during the month of Ramadhan? Not in my family. We wouldn’t eat that much anyway. So, it’s best that we buy a variety of dishes at the Ramadhan Bazaar. This is the time of the year one would see people from different walks of life walking shoulder to shoulder buying food at [...]
