Sept. 13,2007 Austin Texas

we should be able to view the first crescent this evening and Ramadan will begin for us here in Austin. My grandchildren are looking forward with much anticipation. My grandson intends to fast partially during the School days and full fast on weekends. He is 8 years old. My grand daughter age 7 will fast on the weekends. The rest of us will do a full fast, health permitting.

Let us try to post a little something about what we each are doing as words of encouragement for each other and for us to share the Blessings of this Holy Month.

13 Sept 2007 - Birmingham

Just read Maghrib and had some food after openeing the fast. The month of ramadhan has begun and everybody seems really pleased, shops around my area are all really busy. Everybody except my youngest sister was fasting today. Going Tarawih in a bit.

Sept - 13th, 2007 UK

Didn't keep a fast because of medical needs and conditon. That doesn't mean i stop praying and worshipping i still carry on doing my act of worship. It's all about intention and in my heart. In bed - using lap top just to come on here for abit then going to bounce back off for medication time.
Peeps nearby are rushing by and local area is very busy, Rushing to mosque,home,supermarkets.. Masha'Allaah

My Aalimah gone to Umrah at 10 'O clock (morning time in UK). She's stopping in three different places but currently in Libya.
No-one fast in me family as there Christains but insha'Allaah Allaah knows about me.

End off...

Ramadan Mubarak!

Philadelphia--May Allah Ta'ala accept our fast and may we recieve our rewards from it. ameen. We are very excited that Ramadan is here. My daughter is 7 and I have her doing partial fast school days from Sahoor until Lunch time. They rest of the family are full fast. Alhamduillah.

sept 13, sivas-turkey

this ramadan is so meaningful for me because im with my family this ramadan after three years..it is so grateful to be in my hometown and with my familiy in a ramadan month after three yeras..thanks allah

Well I have 4 hours tell I break my fast. My best friend Sami and I have been doing a a count down so now according to him it 4 hours 30 minutes and 126 seconds Til we break are fast. I love when its Ramadan the whole environment feels different, like in good kind of different.

14th September , Friday

First day of Ramadhan

..here in Chennai city, Tamil Nadu state (Loc in Southern tip of India- above Sri Lanka).....

finished sahur 7hrs ago at 4.16am.... now its 11.40am....

Jumma Adhan Is at 12.30pm....and Bayan at 1.15pm...Kuthba at 1.40pm...



Iftar at 6.19pm..

September 14, 2007 Austin TX,

The only real concern I will have about fasting today will be water. May Allah(swt) give me the strength to last the day. Fortunately, I will be in a cozy Air conditioned Apartment and not out in the hot sun.

14th September 2007 (Friday)

Heard they can still felt the earthquake. So sorry for the losts in Indonesia .

My mom came back from Kelantan and had variety of Kelantan dishes for sahr...Alhamdullillah. Last night we break up our fast only with kuih and plain water.

Sahr at 4.00am and finished clean up at 5.15am. Prepare for fajr prayer and read the quran abit. Then prepare my son before he goes to school and finish the work at 7.00am. Told my hubby i'm going to take a nap for a while and wake me up at 7.30 cause i want to do dhuha.

But i woke up at 7.45am and rushing to work...

Reached my office at 8.30am and continued with the HSE manual. As usual...sit all day infront of the laptop. Alhamdulillah there is LI to accompany me.

Alhamdulillah my boss let us off at 4.30pm. Looking forward to cook for today iftaar. And remind me to take some pics.

Wassallam

Friday Sept 14, 2007 (2:50am Toronto, Canada)

Yesterday was the first day of fast, it went well and i feel great, although i had strange dreams about axidently breaking my fast. I work afternoons and nights as does my husband due to or intense jobs which means we sleep a few hours in the day (10am-4:30pm) it shortens the fast, but its not intentional and allah knows best...

throught out the night trying to drink alot of tea (when im not too busy at work) and eat a bit so that the day and evenings are easier.

i was very ill the day before fast, mashallah i was well enough to fast the first day of ramadan.

Im wearing a scarf for first time in my life (except for when i prayed i wore it) Im thinking about making it permadent...I know that should be a given but I have to get use to it...im sorry to say that i enjoy wearing my hair out...but in the last 2 or 3 days im wearing im slowly changing my mind and feeli have a stronger imam, inshallah my prayers, fasts and good deeds will be counted by allah.

Ramadan Mubarak to everyone and there families may allah except their fast, prayers and good deeds as well as keep them happy

aslaam alaikum

14.09.2007, 3:23 PM

The first day I work in Ramadhan, as yesterday was a public holiday here. The office hour is changed from 9.00am to 5.00pm into 8.30am to 4.30pm.

My younger sister who is currently living on the island (Penang) will return home for Iftaar today.... She felt the tremors of the 12th Sept. earthquake in Sumatra and despite of tsunami alert she and other Muslims still attend the first Tarawih prayer ... I'm proud of her.

Sept 15, 2007 Austin, Texas

The Grand kids did quite well today. Umar the 8 year old is holding up. Sumayyah the 7 year old gave out and got into a bag of Potato chips.

My son-in-law will bring something home when he comes home from work in a few hours. we do have plenty of dates so the kids and I will break our fast with 3 dates each and then actually eat together when my Son-in-law gets home. My Daughter is still in Dallas.

saturday sept 15 --6:40PM eastern standard time


My first two days of Ramadan have been uneventful except in my trying to sort out my own personal affairs.. which I can't seem to get a handle on -- will spare any details of those..
now, on the home front..
I have been trying to spend them in complete isolation.. as I feel I might lose my fast with any remote human interaction.. constantly things come up that rouse everyone.. for instance my dad inviting my bros. in law for iftar on Saturday(today) instead of Sunday(actual intended) when my brother and his wife are supposed to come for the complete family gathering.. so that my mom ends up cooking twice.. frankly.. I can't see why such honest mistakes should bring the down the house?
since neither of them wanted to do anything about it.. and my mother went on angrily cooking... I decided to call my sister privately to correct the invitation error before my mother got up to her elbows in chicken...
My dad later came in to ask me to apologize to my brother because they had to sort of put him off to coming tomorrow for the obvious reason that my mother would have cooked everything today.. Anyhow such little absurdities happen all the time and I get caught in the middle tempers flare and I am very igneous on my own accord..
part of the reason I made the request for world's affairs and comparative to be closed really is to spare any Muslim of like temperament to mine from being caught in vain discourse during the holy month, while still frequenting the forum and enjoying the LI family .. so I rather keep in my room trying to handle my own affairs... which I can't because they are too numerous to count and I end up doing something else all together instead of focusing on taking it one step at a time.
Seems like every time I open my room some Armageddon is breaking loose.. my mom asked me a while ago, to make omelettes ( which I don't know how to do) and she got upset... frankly I'd rather feast on cup o noodles than eat my own cooking... If I can call an omelette 'cooking' nevertheless .. I am not sure if it is hunger or lack of sleep that is making everyone so grouchy.. but I rather think the day turned out alright? ..
she didn't have to cook for any army least of which (twice).. I rather think everyone should be sporting a smile that things worked out?
I had lamb first day or Ramadan and the 2nd was left over.. from what I gather her requesting that I make omelettes today is that we are probably having left overs yet again?
under any circumstance I am not bothered... will probably be annoyed by the herds of kids tomorrow as I tend to like my quiet time... probably be something to test my resolve?.. the secret is to take it one minute at a time--so I am told...