My Reflection on Ramadan

Why is Ramadan important to you?

It is one of the main pillars in Islam and one of our compulsory tasks making it very important for Muslims. During this period we fast from sunrise to sunset without food or water. It’s all about sacrifice and charity. Your Ramadan won’t be accepted if your body is intoxicated. We then need to keep these good habits and remove the bad ones for the rest of the year. We become closer to God in this period.

A typical day in Ramadan

Sunrise

On a workday I wake up at 4am and eat light food before the sun rises, which is Sehri when we eat before we fast. Afterwards, I arrive at the Mosque at around 5.00am, I then do my morning prayer after sunrise as this is when we are allowed to pray. Then I try and get a nap in before starting work at 8.00am. At work I’ve been doing more tacking up, shadowing and learning fabrication from Chris Makin. My evening prayer is at 5.00pm after work.

Sunset

After sunset our family comes together for Iftari (breaking our fast). At 8.30pm is our normal compulsory prayer and at around 10.30pm we have our late night prayer to accept we are breaking our fast. In the night time some people may go to the Mosque or go out together as most Muslims are awake between 12.00am -4.00am.

What charity work have you done during Ramadan?

At the start of the month I donated £100. I will be helping with a charity event the day before Eid with my family. On the day I will be bringing in food to Hargreaves for everyone and all money will go to charity. I like to leave smiles on people’s faces and this period is all about giving and positivity. Throughout the year I will be carrying on with more charity events with my family offering food.