Ramadan 07 Pictures Thread

[UmmSqueakster]

It's that time of year, time to increase our ibadah and strive on the path of the Beloved (swt). Here's how the muslim ummah partakes.



An Iraqi man shops in preparation for the holy month of Ramadan in a market in Najaf, 160 kilometers (100 miles) south of Baghdad, Iraq, on Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2007. Ramadan, a month when Muslims fast during daylight but eat a pre-dawn meal and feast in the evening, begins on different days this week for Shiites and Sunnis. (AP Photo/Alaa al-Marjani)




An Egyptian youth crafts 'Fanous Ramadan', a traditional candle lamp for the holy fasting month of Ramadan, at a shop in downtown Cairo, on 10 Sep. Muslims around the world are gearing up for the holy month of Ramadan this week amid security concerns, price hikes and extravagant festivities.(AFP/File/Khaled Desouki)




Iraqis buy nuts and seeds ahead of the holy month of Ramadan at a market in Najaf, 160 kms (100 miles) south of Baghdad. Iraq will ease the nightly curfew in Baghdad during the holy month of Ramadan which begins this week.(AFP/Qassem Zein)





An Iraqi man buys goods ahead of the holy month of Ramadan at a market in Karbala. Iraq's minority Sunni Arab community will begin observing Ramadan -- Islam's holiest period -- from Thursday, followed a day later by the majority Shiites.(AFP/Mohammed Abed)




Moroccan bakers prepare breads in a traditional oven in Rabat, ahead of Ramadan which starts this week. The Moroccan government has agreed with bakers to keep bread prices from rising until after Ramadan as bread is an essential staple for poor Moroccans throughout the period of Ramadan.(AFP/Abdelhak Senna)




A Palestinian vendor serves a client at a market in the town of Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip, ahead of the holy month of Ramadan. Islam's holy month of Ramadan will begin on September 12 or 13 in the Middle East depending on the sighting of the crescent moon.(AFP/Said Khatib)




A woman looks at decorative lightings, commonly displayed on the exteriors of homes during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, at a shop in Amman September 11, 2007. Ramadan is when the faithful fast from dawn until dusk. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed (JORDAN)




A man carries a Fanoos, or a Ramadan lantern used during the Muslim fasting month, as he puts them up for sale at his shop in Amman September 11, 2007. Ramadan is when the faithful fast from dawn until dusk. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed (JORDAN)




A man works on a Fanoos, or a Ramadan lantern used during the Muslim fasting month, as he puts them up for sale at his shop in Amman September 11, 2007. Ramadan is when the faithful fast from dawn until dusk. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed (JORDAN)

[syilla]

what a lovely custom!

It is an old custom...inshaAllah it will last for a long time.

[syilla]

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Earthquake victims in salah jumaah. From CBS news

[north_malaysian]

what a lovely custom!

it's been there since I was a kid...

[north_malaysian]

From berita harian

Masjid preparation for iftar

Is he cooking Bubur Lambuk (Rice Porridge)?

Why lots of chillies?

[nocturne]

Rice Porridge is pretty much my staple food when breaking fast..

Btw, looking at some of the above pictures, is it right to read quran at tombs?

[Muhammad]

No, it is not something prescribed in Islam. You can read more here:
http://www.islamqa.com/index.php?ref...eng&txt=graves

[north_malaysian]

From Sultanate of Brunei.







Muslim reverts reading the Koran and performing Taraweeh prayers organised by Islamic Da'wa Centre in a village, Kempung Bebuluh, Brunei Darussalam.

Source: http://www.brunei-online.com/mp/isnin/sep17t7.htm

[north_malaysian]

From Sultanate of Brunei Darussalam

250 Malaysian citizen having iftaar and performing taraweeh prayer at Malaysian High Commission in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam.

Source: http://www.brunei-online.com/mp/isnin/sep17t18.htm

[north_malaysian]

From Malaysia


Prime Minister attending Iftaar with 150 journalists at his official residence, Seri Perdana.



Malaysian Muslims paying Zakat Fitrah..

[north_malaysian]

From Turkey




Turks performing Taraweeh prayers.




Iftaar in Turkey




Turkish mining workers having sahoor several hundred metres underground in the town of Gelik.




Inside one of more than 100 Iftaar tents all over Istanbul.


Source: http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/de...ay&link=122033

[doodlebug]

Tue Sep 18, 2:28 PM ET
An Egyptian man holds Iftar meals near tent street during the fasting month of Ramadan in Cairo, September 18, 2007. Iftar refers to the evening meal for breaking the daily fast during the Islamic month of Ramadan. Iftar during Ramadan is often done as a community, with Muslims gathering to break their fast together. REUTERS/Nasser Nuri (EGYPT)


Tue Sep 18, 9:17 AM ET
Palestinian girls hold traditional Ramadan lamps during a demonstration against the siege on the Gaza Strip in Gaza city, late 17 September 2007. Since Ramadan began last week cities across the Muslim world have been decked with festive lanterns, the markets have been stocked with seasonal treats, and people have broken their daily fasts with gluttonous nights out.(AFP/File/Mahmus Hams )


Mon Sep 17, 12:01 PM ET
An Afghan boy reads the alphabet of the holy Quran during the month of Ramadan at a mosque in Jalalabad city the provincial capital of Nangarhar province, east of Kabul, Afghanistan on Monday, Sept. 17, 2007. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)


Mon Sep 17, 2:16 PM ET
Iraqi children wait for food at the Abdul Khader al-Kilani mosque in Baghdad, Iraq on Monday, Sept. 17, 2007. The mosque provided food to poor families on the occasion of Ramadan, a time when Muslims fast during daylight hours, but due to security reasons, the donated food was distributed during the day.(AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)


Mon Sep 17, 11:46 AM ET
Somali children rummage through garbage to look for food in Mogadishu, Somalia, Monday, Sept. 17, 2007. Somalia is facing skyrocketing food prices during the holy month of Ramadan, the latest blow in a country struggling with a deadly insurgency, residents said Monday. Staple foods such as rice, spaghetti and cooking oil have nearly doubled in price, and many blame the lack of security combined with the monsoon season, which makes it perilous for ships carrying food to arrive in port. (AP Photo/ Farah Abdi Warsameh)

[bewildred]

doodle, very intelligent of you to show both sides of the coin. Lands of profusion and wealth and lands of poverty and distress.

Bewildred S.

[syilla]

Egyptian men read the Quran on the first day
of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan in
Amr-Abn Alas mosque in Cairo September
13, 2007.


Foreign workers gather for a mass feast at
the end of the first day of the Muslim
fasting month of Ramadan in Riyadh
September 13, 2007.




Palestinian men read the Quran inside the Al Aqsa
compound during the Muslim fasting month of
Ramadan in Jerusalem September 13, 2007.


Turks line up to get free food served by local
authorities in a giant tent to break their fast
on the first day of the holy month of
Ramadan in Istanbul September 13,
2007.


Muslim children read the Quran at a madrasa or
religious school on the first day of the Muslim
fasting month of Ramadan in the northern
Indian city of Mathura September 14,
2007.


A Malaysian Muslim recites the Quran after
Friday prayers in Kuala Lumpur September
14, 2007.


Kashmiri Muslims perform prayers on the first Friday
of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan on a road
in Srinagar September 14, 2007.



A Kenyan Muslim recite the Holy Quran, before
the Zohar prayers at a mosque in Nairobi,
Kenya, Friday, Sept. 14, 2007

[syilla]

Afghan men tries to climb a ladder to attend
first Friday pray of Ramadan in Pul-E-Khashti
Mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday Sept.
14, 2007 .







Afghan men offer Friday prayers of Ramadan at
Pul-E-Khashti Mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan,
Friday Sept. 14, 2007


A man performs ablution before the Friday prayers
during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan at a
Mosque in Rawalpindi, Pakistan on September 14,
2007.




Muslims perform Friday prayers on the first day
of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan at a
mosque in Rawalpindi, Pakistan on September
14, 2007.




Muslims offer afternoon prayers outside a mosque
on the first day of the Muslim holy month of
Ramadan, in Mumbai, India, Friday, Sept.
14, 2007.

[syilla]

A Palestinian woman walks barefoot along the separation
barrier as she tries to cross through the Qalandia
checkpoint near the West Bank town of Ramallah,
on her way to pray at the Al Aqsa Mosque in
Jerusalem, Friday, Sept. 14, 2007.


Palestinians pray at the separation barrier at
the Qalandia checkpoint near the West Bank
town of Ramallah, Friday, Sept. 14, 2007.


Worshippers perform during the first Friday
prayers of the Islamic fasting month of
Ramadan at the Ottoman era Eyup
Sultan mosque in Istanbul, Turkey,
Friday, Sept. 14, 2007.


Muslims pray in the Umayyad Mosque on the
first Friday of the Muslim holy month of
Ramadan, Damascus, Syria, Friday,
Sept. 14, 2007.



Palestinians attend Muslim prayers on the first
Friday of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in
Gaza City, Friday, Sept. 14, 2007.

[syilla]

Palestinian children wait to receive bread and soup,
donated by the Islamic endowment authority
"Islamic waqf", at the "Takeyat Ibrahim"
soup kitchen, in the West Bank city of
Hebron on the third day of the holy
month of Ramadan September 15,
2007.


Palestinian children receive bread and soup,
donated by the Islamic endowment
authority "Islamic waqf", at the
"Takeyat Ibrahim" soup kitchen,
in the West Bank city of
Hebron on the third day
of the holy month of
Ramadan.




Iraqi refugees receive their iftar meal, from
United Nations High Commissioner for
Refugees (UNHCR) and Syrian Arab
Red Crescent (SARC) in Damascus,
Syria September 16, 2007.


Afghan cart pullers rest in the shade of their
carts in Kabul, 16 September 2007, during
the holy month of Ramadan.

[Abdul-Raouf]

On the eve of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, an Iraqi man cleans the carpet at a mosque in Baghdad.

Cleaning Masjid earns lot of rewards from ALLAH...

Mash'allah.. I have done it before...

[Abdul-Raouf]

Mon Sep 17, 2:16 PM ET
Iraqi children wait for food at the Abdul Khader al-Kilani mosque in Baghdad, Iraq on Monday, Sept. 17, 2007. The mosque provided food to poor families on the occasion of Ramadan, a time when Muslims fast during daylight hours, but due to security reasons, the donated food was distributed during the day.(AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)


Mon Sep 17, 11:46 AM ET
Somali children rummage through garbage to look for food in Mogadishu, Somalia, Monday, Sept. 17, 2007. Somalia is facing skyrocketing food prices during the holy month of Ramadan, the latest blow in a country struggling with a deadly insurgency, residents said Monday. Staple foods such as rice, spaghetti and cooking oil have nearly doubled in price, and many blame the lack of security combined with the monsoon season, which makes it perilous for ships carrying food to arrive in port. (AP Photo/ Farah Abdi Warsameh)

May ALLAH improve their situation and make their life easy...

_______________________________________


Thank ALLAH that HE has given u food to eat.....

[Abdul-Raouf]

Palestinian children wait to receive bread and soup,
donated by the Islamic endowment authority
"Islamic waqf", at the "Takeyat Ibrahim"
soup kitchen, in the West Bank city of
Hebron on the third day of the holy
month of Ramadan September 15,
2007.


Palestinian children receive bread and soup,
donated by the Islamic endowment
authority "Islamic waqf", at the
"Takeyat Ibrahim" soup kitchen,
in the West Bank city of
Hebron on the third day
of the holy month of
Ramadan.




Iraqi refugees receive their iftar meal, from
United Nations High Commissioner for
Refugees (UNHCR) and Syrian Arab
Red Crescent (SARC) in Damascus,
Syria September 16, 2007.


Afghan cart pullers rest in the shade of their
carts in Kabul, 16 September 2007, during
the holy month of Ramadan.

Ya ALLAH ease their hard times.... make their life and hereafter life happier...

These pics are making me realise the true intention of my FAST...

[north_malaysian]

From Malaysia



"Gulai Batang Pisang" (Banana Tree Trunk Curry) being prepared by Jamsari Ahmad at Ramadan Bazaar, Kubang Semang, Penang
(Berita Harian)



Public Relation and Marketing Officers of Pulai Spring Resort, Johor Baharu, Jessamine Johnsson and Marsiah Badri entertaining students from Princess Elizabeth Special Education School on an Iftaar function
(Berita Harian)



Azri Punjab, a trader in Ramadan Bazaar of Satok, Kuching is selling Kuih Celorot, a popular Iftaar meal in Sarawak.
(Berita Harian)



Leman Dawi is famous for his "Cendol" in Ramadan Bazaar, Seremban.
(Berita Harian)



Taraweeh Prayers in Kuala Lumpur
(The Star)



Malaysia's soon-to-be astronaut is looking forward to observe the holy month of Ramadan in space
(Reuters)