Ramadan

Yesterday was the official start of Ramadan. Ramadan is a time to look into your inner soul and to purify oneself and thereby come closer to Allah. It is a month during which we Muslims are obligated to fast from sun rise to sun down, that means no food, no water and no other human necessities. We have a calendar that we use to guide us on when to stop eating and when to break the fast, since every day this varies by a couple of minutes.

The holy month of Ramadan is not just about fasting, it is also brings us closer to our loved ones and our friends. If I was in my country in Bosnia every evening someone would invite my family and I to come and break the fast with them and have a huge feast. Can you imagine having every day for a whole month a huge feats for dinner? And the eating usually does not stop just after dinner, instead people eat all kinds of variety of dishes and desserts throughout the evening in celebration. Every Muslim country I believe has their own way of celebrating the holy month. In Egypt I was told that no shops or restaurants work during the day and that during the evening after the fast is broken people begin to work and there are huge celebrations going on outside. People go to restaurants, and there is a variety of entertainment all evening and all night long until it is time to stop eating again and the sun rises. My ex boyfriend liked Ramadan so much that once when he was supposed to come to the United States he told me , to my surprise that it is Ramadan in his country that he will miss the most.

In dedication to this month and in an attempt to raise awareness, I will post an interesting fact about Ramadan every day of this month.