{"id":5913,"date":"2012-07-19T22:46:52","date_gmt":"2012-07-19T22:46:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/?p=5913"},"modified":"2014-07-11T18:22:05","modified_gmt":"2014-07-11T18:22:05","slug":"it-is-ramadan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/it-is-ramadan\/","title":{"rendered":"It is Ramadan!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Tomorrow is the first day of the holy month of Ramadan \u0631\u0645\u0640\u0636\u0640\u0640\u0627\u0646<\/strong><\/a> . Ramadan is the time when Muslims all over the world fast. The fasting of Ramadan is one of the five pillars of Islam<\/a>. Since Ramadan is a special month in the Muslim calendar, it is celebrated in so many different ways. Parents buy their children \u0623\u0637\u0641\u0627\u0644<\/strong> special lights called \u0641\u0640\u0640\u0627\u0646\u0640\u0640\u0648\u0633<\/strong> \/fanoos\/ some days before the months starts. Children go out into the streets playing with these lights and singing Ramadan songs.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Streets \u0627\u0644\u0634\u0648\u0627\u0631\u0639<\/strong> , houses \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0646\u0627\u0632\u0644<\/strong> and mosques \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0633\u0627\u062c\u062f<\/strong> \u00a0are decorated and lightened with bright and colored lights \u0623\u0646\u0648\u0627\u0631<\/strong> that are similar to Christmas lights. Markets \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0633\u0648\u0627\u0642<\/strong> become busy in Ramadan as the act of buying \u0627\u0644\u0634\u0631\u0627\u0621<\/strong> and selling \u0627\u0644\u0628\u064a\u0639<\/strong> increase. Congratulations \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0647\u0627\u0646\u064a<\/strong> are heard everywhere regardless whether people do know each other or not. People keep smiling \u064a\u0628\u062a\u0633\u0645\u0648\u0646<\/strong> at each others and offences \u0627\u0644\u0625\u0647\u0627\u0646\u0627\u062a<\/strong> are minimized. If it happens \u00a0and we heard someone insulting \u064a\u0634\u062a\u0645<\/strong> another, the expected reply would be, “Forgive me Allah, I am fasting \u0623\u0633\u062a\u063a\u0641\u0631<\/strong> \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647<\/strong> , \u0623\u0646\u0627 \u0635\u0627\u0626\u0645<\/strong> “.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Different and special kinds of foods and drinks are prepared, bought or sold. Konafa \u0627\u0644\u0643\u0640\u0640\u064f\u0640\u0640\u0646\u0640\u0640\u0627\u0641\u0640\u0640\u0629<\/strong> is a special dessert \u062d\u0644\u0648\u0649<\/strong> for Ramadan. Dried dates \u0627\u0644\u0628\u0644\u062d<\/strong> \u0627\u0644\u0645\u062c\u0641\u0641<\/strong> and dried grapes \u0627\u0644\u0632\u0628\u064a\u0628<\/strong> are also preferred in Ramadan.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mosques get crowded with people doing different prayers and the Taraweeh prayer \u0635\u0644\u0627\u0629<\/strong> \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0631\u0627\u0648\u064a\u062d<\/strong> is unique to Ramadan. Qur’an \u0627\u0644\u0642\u0631\u0622\u0646<\/strong> \u00a0is recited a lot. People give away food and money to the poor \u0627\u0644\u0641\u0642\u0631\u0627\u0621<\/strong> \u00a0as people feel he hunger alike, so the sense of sharing does increase in Ramadan.<\/p>\n

Check us back soon <\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Peace\u00a0 \u0633\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0644\u0627\u0645 \/Salam\/<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Tomorrow is the first day of the holy month of Ramadan \u0631\u0645\u0640\u0636\u0640\u0640\u0627\u0646 . Ramadan is the time when Muslims all over the world fast. The fasting of Ramadan is one of the five pillars of Islam. Since Ramadan is a special month in the Muslim calendar, it is celebrated in so many different ways…<\/p>\n

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