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A Day of Fasting

During Ramadan2006, 2014 Talibiddeen Jr.

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In the Islamic month of Ramadan, Muslims fast.

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Fasting means to not eat or drink from a little before the sun rises in the morning

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to the time it sets in the evening

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5Whats it like to fast for Ramadan?

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6Come with me and see!

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7Brnngggg! goes the alarm clock.

My mother sets it extra early so that we can get up to eat suhoor.

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Suhoor is the meal we eat early in the morning

before our fast (sawm)

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Since Im a little older this year, Im going to help make suhoor, in shaa Allah.

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What do we eat for suhoor?

Some days we eat egg sandwiches..

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Some days its a nice, hot bowl of oatmeal.

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13Some days we eat ful beans.

and on the days we wake up a little late .

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It might be leftovers.

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After suhoor is started, I go and wake upthe rest of the fasters.

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We serve and eat suhoor.

Everyone eats andkeeps an eye on the clock.

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Sometimes we have lots of time until the adhaan (ah-than)(the call to prayer).

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And sometimes we finish just in the nick of time

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Thats the adhaan for Salaatul Fajr (the morning prayer)

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Now we must stop all eating and drinking until

maghrib (sunset)

23Next, we praySalaatul Fajr

Whats next?

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Well, it depends.

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Sometimes we go back to sleep for a while.

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Sometimes we stay up and read or recite Quraan..

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A little later we often hold a Ramadan family meeting to discuss the schedule for the day and remind ourselves how we can do good deeds throughout the day.

After that, we may do Islamic Studies and maybe some school work.

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Then the afternoon rolls around.

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We pray Saalatul Dhuhr (the noon prayer)

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We make lunch for the kids who are not fasting (or anyone who is sick and not fasting)

In the afternoon, sometimes I am very hungry..

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But some days, I cant believe it is almost time to break my fastIm not hungry at all!

We pray the Salaatul Asr (the late afternoon prayer) and maybe read more quraan or learn/review more about Ramadan, fasting, or Islam.

Sometimes we do crafts or other fun Ramadan activities.

37Then its off to the kitchen to start dinner

About half an hour or so before maghrib, everyone rushes around cleaning up

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Then the time we have been waiting for is here.

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The muadhdhin (moo-ahth-then) calls the adhaan for Salaatul Maghrib (the prayer at sunset) ..

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Everybody takes a bite of food and a sip of water

It is from the sunnah of Prophet Muhammad (sallAllahu alayhi wa sallam)to break the fast with dates and water

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And says the duaa (supplication) for breaking the fast.

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Then we pray Salaatul Maghrib

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and then we sit down at the maidah (ma-ee-dah, dining sheet) to a yummy dinner (known as iftar).

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Finally, after we clean up the dinner dishes and rest, we pray Salaatul Ishaa, the last prayer of the day.

And thats how a day of fasting usually goes for my family.

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How about yours?Tell or write about a day of fasting in your family in your very own Ramadan Journal from TJ Ramadan http://tjramadan.blogspot.com/search/label/Ramadan%20Journals

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The EndStop by TJ Ramadan (http://tjramadan.blogspot.com)for more Ramadan learning funand check outTJ Islamic Studies for Islamic homeschooling/educational resources:http://tjislamicstudies.blogspot.com

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