Ramadan 4, 1431-Ramadan 2010- Episode

4Iftar and iftar dishes

from around the world

Iftar -refers to the evening meal when Muslims break their fast

during the Islamic month of Ramadan .Iftar is one of the religious

observances of Ramadan and is often done as a community, with

people gathering to break their fast together. Muslims break their

fast just before the Maghrib prayer, (sunset) with something like

a date and a small drink of water and after the prayer they gather

for the Iftar meal.

Ekmek Kataifi

My all time

favourite

Selection of delicacies

Hyderabadi haleem

Jackfruit kolak, one of various iftar desserts in Indonesia

Ramadan cakes

• Bowl of Harira soup, made with chickpeas and lentils, served with dried dates, a traditional Moroccan dish eaten during Ramadan, close-up

Assorted Arabic Sweets -Konafa, Semolina Cake, Sesame

Seed Brittle

• It is mustahabb in Ramadaan to offer iftaar to those who are fasting, because of the hadeeth of Zayd ibn Khaalid al-Juhani

(may Allaah be pleased with him) who said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:

“Whoever gives iftaar to one who is fasting will have a reward like his, without that detracting from the fasting person’s reward in the slightest.” Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 807; Ibn

Maajah, 1746; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Tirmidhi, 647

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