How do you do Iftar?

[reeha]

Assalamu Alaikum.
Since Muslims of many countries are members in this forum, Iam just curious to know how muslims of different countries break the fast.What are your usual iftar meals?

[NeednoName]

Assalamu Alaikum.
Since Muslims of many countries are members in this forum, Iam just curious to know how muslims of different countries break the fast.What are your usual iftar meals?

Waaleykum'Assalaam!

I am from northern pat of India. So, I cannot tell you on behalf of 150+ million Muslims living in different part of India since traditions here changes after every mile, but nevertheless I would certainly share with you the way I and people here do Iftar.

Before the Iftar time, people [male lot] usually make their way to the nearest masjid along with their Iftar meals which vary from fruits to mixed fuit chat, Dahi Bhalla to Pakori Chaat etc. And after having done their iftar and Maghrib Salah in congregation, they go back home and have the main course with their families and then again back to Masjid for Taraweeh.

And on a personal level, let me tell you that whenever I am back home with my family during Ramadan, I used to visit kitchen a hundred times to get the feeling of how Iftar is going to be like. You know what, I cannot imagine my Iftar without a Desi and sensational chilled drink called Rooh'afza

and Desi snacks called pakoras .


I just love' em a lot.

How about you?

[Colonel_Hardstone]

Asslamo Allaikum,

1 date (if not around) then glass of Water.

Pray Maghrib

Eat proper food (whatever is around).

I personally absolutely dislike eating elaborate Iftaar because it means burdening the women-folk who are also fasting and even if its not a burden they should spend their time in Ibaadah rather then wasting their time in cooking and making food.

But then I am weird because most people like a million different things

[London786]

well it depends...if i go to a bengali masjid for iftaar they give about 10 mins before salah so we get dates, some sort of kichri(i think thats what they call it), some chick peas and a few pakoras...then after maghrib go home and munch some more food usually pakoras, samosas, chicken sticks(usual gujrati fried stuff)
if i go to the local gujrati masjid for maghrib...i get 1 date then pray maghrib straight away and go home and munch the same food but more quantity....

then im struggling for taraweeh lol...nah i manage ok

[NeednoName]

well it depends...if i go to a bengali masjid for iftaar they give about 10 mins before salah so we get dates, some sort of kichri(i think thats what they call it), some chick peas and a few pakoras...then after maghrib go home and munch some more food usually pakoras, samosas, chicken sticks(usual gujrati fried stuff)
if i go to the local gujrati masjid for maghrib...i get 1 date then pray maghrib straight away and go home and munch the same food but more quantity....

then im struggling for taraweeh lol...nah i manage ok

Assalaam'aaleykum!

Why only 1 date in Gujrati Masjid?

Do they not serve more than that?

[bugmenot]

For the North Africans it's typically the harira

(some sort of soup/shorba) with pastry and dates.

[London786]

lol....well u could take a few more dates....

[reeha]

Waaleykum'Assalaam!

I am from northern pat of India. So, I cannot tell you on behalf of 150+ million Muslims living in different part of India since traditions here changes after every mile, but nevertheless I would certainly share with you the way I and people here do Iftar.

Before the Iftar time, people [male lot] usually make their way to the nearest masjid along with their Iftar meals which vary from fruits to mixed fuit chat, Dahi Bhalla to Pakori Chaat etc. And after having done their iftar and Maghrib Salah in congregation, they go back home and have the main course with their families and then again back to Masjid for Taraweeh.

And on a personal level, let me tell you that whenever I am back home with my family during Ramadan, I used to visit kitchen a hundred times to get the feeling of how Iftar is going to be like. You know what, I cannot imagine my Iftar without a Desi and sensational chilled drink called Rooh'afza and Desi snacks called pakoras . I just love' em a lot.

How about you?

That is interesting.I've heard of pakora. what do you mean by Desi? Does it mean native?

Iam from Sri Lanka.Here even males do Iftar at home(unless they are away from home).I think all over our country Iftar is done the same way.A porridge is prepared with wheat,coconut milk and beef/chicken.We call it Kanji.It is like an energy booster.Then along with dates we have faluda,coffee,samosa,rolls or patties.Sometimes fruit salad or jelly.
But we pray as soon as we do iftar with water and dates.

[reeha]

Asslamo Allaikum,

1 date (if not around) then glass of Water.

Pray Maghrib

Eat proper food (whatever is around).

I personally absolutely dislike eating elaborate Iftaar because it means burdening the women-folk who are also fasting and even if its not a burden they should spend their time in Ibaadah rather then wasting their time in cooking and making food.

But then I am weird because most people like a million different things

That is true.but women who live in extended families do spend their time to prepare food for the entire family.I guess that cannot be helped.

[sudoku]

I personally absolutely dislike eating elaborate Iftaar because it means burdening the women-folk who are also fasting and even if its not a burden they should spend their time in Ibaadah rather then wasting their time in cooking and making food.

Well actually, a woman gets loads of thawab for cooking and making food, as she helping her family open their fasts with halaal food that she made while doing dhikr of Allah.

I do agree with not making such an elaborate iftaar though. In my family (ie my and my mom's house), we usually have dates and milk, and it's sort of a family 'bid'ah' to have potato bhajiya (pakorey). My mom also makes potato bhajiya for the people in our local masjid, .

That is interesting.I've heard of pakora. what do you mean by Desi? Does it mean native?

Desi usually means someone from South Asia or who has roots there.