My Journey in Ramadan..

31 August 2008

Ramadan is coming again. Alhamdullillah this year we still can meet the Ramadan month. Al-Fatihah to my friend who went to meet Allah S.W.T last year of Ramadan. He went forever from this world on the second of Ramadan because of lung cancer.

Fasting during Ramadan is one of the five Pillars of Islam.Tonight there will be an announcement from TV about what date Muslim will start to fast. I’m opening this new pages to tell the story and experience of my Ramadan this year. Now, I’m at my parent house with my others siblings. We planned to be here at my parent house to celebrate the day of Ramadan. One of my brother n his family is not here. He has to stand by at his work place and didn’t managed to take off duty.

SEPTEMBER 2008

Sun	Mon	Tues	Wed	Thur	Fri	Sat
	1	2	3	4	5	6
7	8	9	10	11	12	13
14	15	16	17	18	19	20
21	22	23	24	25	26	27
28	29	30

Seems tomorrow we have start our first day of fasting. My mother has already shopping some stuff and food for our first ’sahur’ tomorrow. Here is a short brief about ’sahur’.
Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) quoted the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) as saying, “(Make sure to) have your sahur meal, for sahur is blessed.” (Al-Bukhari and Muslim)
`Amr ibn Al-`Aas quoted the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) as saying, “The difference between our fasting and that of the People of the Book is the sahur meal.” (Muslim)

Till here..see again tomorrow…..

1 SEPTEMBER 2008..1st Ramadan..

“wake up..wake up..wake up for sahur”..at 5.00 am, my mother wake all of us for sahur. We have about 45 minute to eat n drink n smoking n do whatever we can’t do after the fasting begin.As usually my mother prepared all the food. She cook a vegetables soup, spicy sausage and fried fish. After finish the meal, we watch the TV, had a coffee n waiting to perform the ’solat Subuh’.

Now is 5:30pm. So far so good. Not tired at all. I want to go out with my two sisters n my daughter to buy some food for breaking the fast. We are planning to cook a steambot,go to Ramadan bazaar to buy some food then fetching my sister in law. It’s going to be a happening moment when all family members be together at here.There are 2 persons who going to be the family member..Insyaallah..my brother’s girlfriend and my sister’s boyfriend.

2 September..2nd Ramadan..

I still at my parent house packing all the stuff to go back home tonight. My brothers and sisters too. This house must be silent, peaceful and harmony tomorrow. Bye-bye ‘mak and ayah’..Thanks for everything and it was a wonderful moment to be here with others.
Achik n “uncle police” took my kids out and have some fun at hypermarket.

Home sweet home. Tomorrow I will start fasting with my own family.