During the last Wednesday night when Kashmir was into a deep slumber, the sounds of traditional drummer (Sahar Khan) pierced through the ears of Hanief Ahmad, 31. It took him some time to understand the occasion but found it difficult to wake up. He didn’t offer mandatory Fajr prayers.
Ahmad like many others in Kashmir is adjusting to the new schedule. He does not want to miss the blessed month.
Asked about how he feels Ramzan is different from other months of the year, Ahmad says that his mind is filled with thoughts of being more “practising Muslim” (in this month) than he is in other months of the year.
Ramzan, the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar began with the sighting of the crescent, which, in Kashmir, was on April 14.
One of the five pillars of Islam, fasting is an integral part of life in Ramzan the world over. Muslims believe that the reward of every good deed is multiplied during this month, so Ramzan is also a time for prayer, charity, reflection and abstaining from bad thoughts and deeds.
The piety isn’t confined just to a specific person or area but is witnessed across Kashmir with more and more people filling up mosques for daily and special Taraweeh prayers.
The month sees religiosity at the peak within the mosques, homes and the streets. It is the month of charity the world over. For most of the month, the eateries stay closed.
THE IMAMS SAY
Abdul Majeed Awan who is an Imam at a mosque in Sonwar says people have been taking religion as something, which is “forced” on them rather than something they should grow up loving.
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