Where and how is Ramadan celebrated?

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The holy month of Ramadan, in which souls rest, souls are comforted, sins are reduced, and the devils are chained, is greeted with joy throughout the Muslim world. These days, beautiful things like staying away from evil, repenting, keeping hearts and spaces clean, and giving alms continue to look beautiful in all Muslim countries. Below we introduce you to some of them.

Madinai Munawwara

The young and old of the enlightened people of Madinah, who were honored and honored by the migration of the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), will welcome this blessed month with great joy.

One of the natives of Madinah encouraged them to prepare for Ramadan, saying:

“Ramadan is both a spiritual and a religious holiday. That is, this obligation is accepted as it was before. In the past, our families used to go to the gardens and fields around Madinah for a few days during the month of Sha'ban. On the night of Baroat, the children filled the neighborhoods with chants, announced the arrival of the night and received various gifts. These gifts would be mainly halva, sugar, money and so on. In the same way, on the first and fifteenth nights of Ramadan, the traditional songs dedicated to Ramadan were sung in the streets of Madinah. The first iftar or sahar of this month was performed first in the house of the elders of the family - the parents. In the month of Ramadan, relatives invite each other to their homes, a beautiful tradition that was also observed among the neighbors. Of the various delicacies on the table, dates, soups, vegetable dishes, and fruits were the first to be served. The women also distributed the food they cooked to their neighbors through their children. ”

For information: The people of Madinah are very hospitable. Those who go to Hajj know this well. The people of Makkah are a bit rude, and when you visit the Prophet's Mosque, you will see that the people of Madinah are very hospitable and sweet. The splendor of Ramadan in Madinah, that is, the most striking feature of Ramadan, is the beautiful atmosphere of the Masjid al-Nabawi. Mosques are filled with believers who do not want to be deprived of this great blessing, such as praying with the congregation and breaking the fast with them. They gather for congregational prayers and make iftars full. They compete in inviting the congregation to come around the table for iftar.

Very nice situation, isn't it? Then they perform the night prayer, taraweeh and tahajjud prayers in congregation. Some spend the last ten days of Ramadan praying and meditating while sitting in i'tikaf at the Masjid al-Nabawi.

Basically, in the last ten days of Ramadan, one can observe an increase in the number of congregations compared to other days. The surrounding hotels and markets are crowded. Pilgrims from all over the world will first visit the Masjid al-Nabawi, then the tomb of the Prophet, the Ka'bah and the Qiblatayn, the mosque where the first Friday prayers were held, and the Seven Mosques, including the martyrs of Uhud and Khandaq. .

Cairo

One of the events related to Ramadan in Cairo is the “Ramadan Background” event. This event took place during the reign of the Fatimid caliph Mu'iz Lidinillah. When Mu'iz entered Cairo on the 973th night of Ramadan in 15 AD, the people of Cairo lined up to greet him. The fact that they greeted him at that time with torches and beacons in their hands and recited poems is an event that the people of Cairo will never forget. For centuries, the people of Cairo used these beacons to go to the mosque and visit their relatives. These beacons were so comfortable that young children carried them and lit up the city streets. In return, people paid those children. In this way, the phenomenon of "Ramadan background" has become a habit over and over again.

These beacons, carried by young children, began to be used to go to the mosque and signal to the fasting people. When lit in the morning, these beacons signaled the time of dawn, and when turned off in the evening, they signaled the night prayer. The use of this beacon in Egypt, according to some legends, began 6 months before the construction of the Mosque of Al-Azhar. It is estimated that this will be 973 AD (362 AH).

According to another legend, during the Fatimid caliphate, it was customary to light lanterns that illuminated the streets from the beginning to the end of Ramadan. Also, when scientists went out into the street at night with something to do, the children would walk under their feet and light their way. Later, both the lighting of lanterns and chandeliers fell out of favor.

Caliph Mu'iz Lidinillah also forbade women to go out at night, only on one condition, that they were allowed to go out at night accompanied by themselves or other children. In this form, the signal that shone from afar was that it was women, and men would give way to them.

Thus, the background of Ramadan has become one of the traditions in which the Egyptian people celebrate Ramadan. The background of Ramadan still reflects the joy of children to this day.

Algeria

In Algeria, too, Muslims are preparing for Ramadan in a special way. In particular, it provides for the needs of the host family until the end of Ramadan. On the 29th of Sha'ban, the people go out together to see the crescent. The government also announces the arrival of Ramadan and congratulates the population on this holy month. People greet each other.

Algerians respect Ramadan as a dear guest to come. Housewives make their homes in the middle. The children are also looking forward to the coming of Ramadan and start singing poems and songs, as in any nation. Algerians mostly eat with milk and dates, go to mosques and perform the evening prayer, then return home to eat.

Morocco

The people of Morocco also welcome and observe this blessed month beautifully. During this month, the people will respect and honor each other and strengthen fraternal ties. In addition, the cleanliness of homes, whitewashing of trees and other paintings in the streets and alleys, the purchase of new clothes - all this is a bright sign of respect for Ramadan, the preparation for it.

With the appearance of the crescent of Ramadan, this holy month is greeted with 21 cannons fired. The population, mainly young children, climb on the roofs of their homes and recite various poems, hymns and verses dedicated to Ramadan. The main dishes of Ramadan are harira soup, haris, kus-kus and other sweets. Drinks are often tea.

Senegal

Senegal has a population of around 10 million, 95 percent of whom are Muslims. The people of Senegal converted to Islam due to the visit of a group of Moroccan traders. Along with Islam, Arabic was also accepted as the language of communication and communication. Ramadan is also celebrated in this country in a beautiful way. From the first day, conversations, lectures, tafsir, hadith and jurisprudence classes will start in the mosques.

There will also be beautiful shows and broadcasts on the radio and around the time of iftar. Called to spend every night of the month in prayer, a group of volunteers walk around announcing their morning hours. The most common foods eaten during Ramadan are rice, meat, olive oil and fish. Dates are eaten only for iftar. During the day, restaurants and cafes will be completely closed.

Republic of South Africa

Although Muslims are a minority in this country, it can be observed that Ramadan is celebrated as a sharif wedding.

In this country, where the temperature is very high, fasting is definitely a challenge. Nevertheless, Muslims fast. Muslims are not harmed by non-Muslims and are not prevented from fasting. On the contrary, most of the non-believers respect their fast and do not eat or drink in front of them.

Muslims go out for Eid prayers on the day of Eid al-Fitr. After performing the Eid prayers, they congratulate each other on the holiday. The apartments will also be made guest-friendly. Sweets and fruits are mainly given to young people.

India

One-fifth of India’s population is Muslim. With the arrival of Ramadan, Muslims will begin to illuminate mosques in the first place. In this work, people of other faiths help Muslims. They gather in convenient places to see the new moon, which marks the beginning of the month of Ramadan. When the moon is fixed, a panel of religious scholars is formed and announces it on the mirror and on the radio. Six shots fired from the cannon signify the arrival of Ramadan. The cities and villages will be informed on the radio about the time of iftar and evening prayers. Another opportunity provided by the state is that every Muslim can find out the time of iftar and evening prayers by calling a certain number. In India, mosques are crowded with congregations and lit up with taraweeh prayers. Women also go to taraweeh prayers in some comfortable mosques.

Indians only go to Muslim restaurants to eat beef. It is known that other Indians do not have such a custom of cooking meat. They curtain restaurants during the day in honor of fasting Muslims.

According to the Sunnah, Indian Muslims have developed i'tikaf during the last ten days of Ramadan. After hatim in mosques, it became customary to distribute sweets.

America

During Ramadan, most Islamic centers remain open, so it is convenient to go there to pray. Lectures are often given in mosques, which creates additional opportunities to arouse intellectual interest in the faith.

Visitors to Islamic centers often come in groups: non-Muslim family members accompany a relative who has recently converted to Islam, colleagues eat at the same table with a friend, and universities, schools, and religious institutions set the table. and invites you to taste the blessings of the holy month. It is frequented by ordinary people and political leaders, thus acknowledging the important role of American Muslims in the life of the country.

Most mosques organize iftar every day. In it you can find dishes to suit any taste. These include national dishes from Southeast Asia, Arab countries, Africa and Europe.

Prepared by Abdullah Rahimboyev.

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