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Iftar, a meal consumed to break fast.It is a sunnah to break fast with dates. In Islam, fasting (known as sawm, [1] Arabic: صوم; Arabic pronunciation: or siyam, Arabic: صيام; Arabic pronunciation:) is the practice of abstaining, usually from food, drink, sexual activity and anything which substitutes food and drink.
Muslims traditionally break the fast with dates (like these on sale in Kuwait City), as was the recorded practice of Muhammad. Many mosques will provide iftar (literally: breakfast) meals after sundown for the community to come and end their day's fasting as a whole.
Iftar (Arabic: إفطار, romanized: ifṭār) is the fast-breaking evening meal of Muslims in Ramadan at the time of adhan (call to prayer) of the Maghrib prayer.. This is their second meal of the day; the daily fast during Ramadan begins immediately after the pre-dawn meal of suhur and continues during the daylight hours, ending with sunset with the evening meal of iftar.
Fasting is a requirement in Islam — a reset for the mind, body and soul. Muslims are expected to show self-control and deeper spirituality during Ramadan. It's also a month of gratitude.
Suhoor is the meal Muslims have early in the morning, around 5 a.m., before fasting for the day. Muslims break their daily fast during Ramadan with an Iftar celebration or meal.
Observant Muslims the world over will soon be united in a ritual of daily fasting from dawn to sunset as the Islamic holy month of Ramadan starts. Ramadan is followed by the Islamic holiday of Eid ...
Although, it is not obligatory, many Sunni Muslims fast on this day. Shia Muslims usually refrain from eating on that day till the time of Asr Prayer and called it a "Faqa", which means abstaining from consuming food without an intent of a fast, in remembrance of the sacrifice of Husayn ibn Ali and his associates. [99] [100] [101]
Here's when Ramadan starts in 2024.