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  • 5 delicacies to enjoy this Eid al-Fitr feast

    5 delicacies to enjoy this Eid al-Fitr feast

    One of the most sacred times of the year in the faith of Islam is Ramadan. Muslims around the world have been fasting for this holy month.

    The fasting begins from sunrise to sunset with the highly anticipated Eid al-Fitr feast.

    Eid celebrations often include large feasts, gift-giving, and gatherings among family and friends. Eid feasts can include hearty main dishes, including lots of slow-cooked meat, toasty grains, and refreshing.

    Celebrate the end of Ramadan with these hearty dishes for your Eid al-Fitr feast.

    Tuo Zaafi

    Tuo Zaafi is a highly nutritious Ghanaian delicacy eaten with special vegetable leaves used in making the accompanying soup, including ‘ayoyo’,’ Aleefi’, ‘Kuukar’, ‘Okra’, and ‘Shuray’ leaves.

    Tuo zaafi sits on top of the list of preferences for the Muslim festival. If you have never tried tuozafi, this Eid may be your chance to try this meal.

    Rice and Tomato stew

    This meal will arguably be the most popular during Eid. Most families choose to cook this rice and stew because it is relatively easier to execute especially in large quantities. It is also quick to make and not complicated.

    Meat

    The abundance of meat on Eid is inexplicable. There is usually so much meat at the end of the celebration.

    Usually, in most Muslim homes this celebration makes merry with lots of fried meat, and share with family and loved ones.

    Jollof

    This Eid is not complete should you not come across this delicious meal in many Muslim homes during this feast.

    Waakye

    This rice and beans dish is a favorite, especially among Muslim communities in Ghana. Be sure to come across a lot of waakye this Eid.

    To honor this holy time, here are some recipes to make this year’s Eid a deliciously memorable one.

    Eid Mubarak to all who celebrate!

  • Indonesia, Malaysia thrilled to finally celebrate Eid at large gatherings after lifted COVID curbs

    Indonesia, Malaysia thrilled to finally celebrate Eid at large gatherings after lifted COVID curbs

    Eid al-Fitr, the “festival of breaking the fast” that follows the holy month of Ramadan, is a time when Muslims congregate in Indonesia and Malaysia.

    Relieved to be allowed to celebrate freely following the lifting of most COVID-19 restrictions that had stifled past festivities, Muslims in Indonesia and Malaysia have congregated in large numbers to usher in the Eid al-Fitr festival, which marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan.

    To commemorate the conclusion of Ramadan, hundreds of worshippers gathered at the historic harbour of Sunda Kelapa in North Jakarta, the country with the largest proportion of Muslims in the world, for morning prayers on Saturday.

    “I’m very happy that we’re free (of COVID curbs) now,” Laila, 35, who goes by one name like many Indonesians, told the Reuters news agency.

    Another worshipper, 30-year-old Adit Chandra, said: “I hope it gets better from here on, and that we can gather together with our families after the last three years of not being able to go back to our hometown.”

    Chandra is among the more than 120 million Indonesians – nearly half the country’s population – who plan to travel from major urban centres to their hometowns for Eid al-Fitr.

    The figure represents about 44 percent more than the number of people who travelled during celebrations last year, the government said.

    In neighbouring Malaysia, devotees also celebrated with families.

    “We can visit the extended family, and do so without suspicious feelings … during the pandemic we were cautious,” said Khairul Soryati, a 39-year-old resident of the capital, Kuala Lumpur.

    Muhd Nur Afham, 31, who works in Singapore said he could finally celebrate with family in Malaysia this year after not being able to travel during the pandemic.

    “I’m grateful … last time we only met through video call,” he said.

    Authorities in both countries have, however, urged the public to remain cautious amid reports of rising COVID cases.

  • 2023 Ramadan fast begins today

    2023 Ramadan fast begins today

    In honor of Ramadan, the ninth and holiest month of the Islamic calendar, Muslims in Ghana have begun their fast Today, Thursday, March 23, 2023.

    Sheikh Armiyawo Shaibu, spokesman for the Chief Imam, made the declaration on Wednesday night.

    “The report we received and source we are getting from Bawku is that the moon has been sighted at Bawku. This information has been well authenticated based on communication between the Bawku Chief Imam and the office of the Chief Imam.”

    “There is no reason to doubt it. On this ground, and by the Chief Imam’s mandate as the supreme leader of Muslims in this country, Muslims will begin fasting on the 23rd of March 2023”, he declared.

    Ramadan is the holiest month in the Islamic calendar. It begins with the sighting of the moon.

    Fasting in Ramadan involves abstaining from eating, drinking, smoking, and sexual relations from dawn to sunset.

    Ramadan for Muslims is a month of reflection, and self-improvement in relation to one’s behaviour toward other people, oneself, and Allah.

    It is also a way to show solidarity with millions of poor people who cannot afford a four-square meal.

    Muslims begin the fast before the call to the Fajr prayer after they are done with suhoor and fast till the setting of the sun after the call of Maghrib evening prayer.

    Children, the elderly, people who are travelling, pregnant women, and people who are suffering from chronic illness are, however, excused from fasting, but they are required to make up the fasting later or compensate by feeding the hungry in proportion to the fast they had missed.

    The festival of Eid al-Fitr, also known as the festival of fast-breaking, is observed to mark the completion of Ramadan after the 29 to 30-day fast.