Suhur
Part of | Ramadan ![]() |
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Facet give | fasting in Islam ![]() |
Dey follow | Isha', Tarawih, Tahajjud, Q133728827 ![]() |
Followed by | Imsak, astronomical dawn, Fajr nafl prayer, Fajr, fasting in Islam ![]() |
Time period | fasting night in Islam ![]() |
Described at URL | https://referenceworks.brill.com/display/entries/EIEG/DUM_gi_01525.xml ![]() |
Opposite of | iftar ![]() |
Sahur, anaa sahoor (UK: /səˈhɜːr/;[1] Arabic: سَحُورٌ, romanized: saḥūr, lit. 'of the dawn', 'pre-dawn meal'), dem sanso call am sahari, sahri, anaa sehri (Persian: سَحَری, romanized: sahari) be de meal Myslims consume early insyd de morning before fasting (sawm), before dawn during anaa outsyd de Islamic month of Ramadan.[2] Dem dey chop de meal before Fajr prayer.[3] Suhur dey correspond to iftar, de evening meal during Ramadan, wey dey replace de traditional three meals a day (breakfast, lunch, den dinner),[3] although for sam places dem sanso dey consume dinner iftar later during de night.
Ebe de last meal wey Muslims dey chop before fasting from dawn to sunset during de month of Ramadan, dem dey regard suhur by Islamic traditions as a benefit of de blessings insyd wey dey allow de person fasting make e avoid de crankiness anaa de weakness cause by de fast. According to a hadith insyd Sahih al-Bukhari, Anas ibn Malik narrate, "Na de Prophet say, 'take suhur as der be a blessing insyd am.'"[4]
Musaharati
[edit | edit source]De musaharati[5] be a public waker for suhur den dawn prayer during Ramadan.[6][7][8] According to de history books, na Bilal ibn Rabah be de first musaharati insyd Islamic history, as na he use to roam de streets den roads thru out de night make he wake people up.[9]
De occupation be described by a Damascene musaharati: "My duty during the holy month of Ramadhan is to wake people up in the old city of Damascus for prayers and Suhur meal."[10] According to a Tripoli musaharati, de attributes every musaharati for possess be physical fitness den good health, "because he is required to walk long distances every day. He should also have a loud voice and good lungs, as well as an ability to read poems. A musaharati should supplicate God throughout the night to wake the sleepers."[11]
Dem dey practice de tradition insyd Egypt, Syria, Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Jordan, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, den Palestine. However, der be a gradual disappearance of de musaharati secof chaw factors, wey dey include: Muslims dey stay up later; dey use technology such as alarm clocks make dem wake for suhur; den louder den larger homes den cities wey dey make de voice of de musaharati harder to hear.[9] However, dem still fi find de old Dhakaiya tradition of make dem dey sing qasidas insyd de streets of Old Dhaka insyd Bangladesh.[12]
Insyd Indonesia, dem dey use a kentongan take wake households up make dem chop de suhur meal.[13]
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ "Suhur". Collins English Dictionary. HarperCollins. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
- ↑ "Kashmir | History, People, & Conflict". Encyclopedia Britannica (in English). Retrieved 2021-05-08.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 BBC - Schools - Religion - Islam, retrieved 11 April 2010
- ↑ Bukhari: Book 3: Vol. 31: Hadith 146 (Fasting).
- ↑ "Pictures: Celebrating Ramadan Around the World". National Geographic Society. July 19, 2014. Archived from the original on July 20, 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
- ↑ Linda Wong (2002). Sentence essentials: a grammar guide. Houghton Mifflin, 2002. p. 100. ISBN 9780618154821.
- ↑ Angelo Colorni (2011). Israel for Beginners: A Field Guide for Encountering the Israelis in Their Natural Habitat. Gefen Publishing House Ltd, 2011. p. 84. ISBN 9789652294838.
- ↑ Jamāl Ghīṭānī (2009). The Zafarani Files. Translated by Farouk Abdel Wahab. American Univ in my world Cairo Press, 2009. p. 333. ISBN 9789774161902.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Rima Al-Mukhtar (10 August 2011). "Ramadan Mesaharati". Arab News. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
- ↑ HUMMAM SHEIKH ALI (August 19, 2011). "Charm of Ramadhan in Damascus". Xinhua. Brunei Times Sdn Bhd. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
- ↑ Vivian Haddad (23 Jul 2014). "The Musaharati, Still Part of Sidon's Ramadan Tradition". Asharq Al-Awsat. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
- ↑ Sirajul Islam. "Qasida". Banglapedia: The National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- ↑ Aman Rochman (20 May 2018). "Malang village children find joy in 'sahur' activity during Ramadhan". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
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