Ramadan day 15

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Day 15 has come and gone... so that means that we are half way done with Ramadan already...I really cannot believe how time goes by so fast!  After having a little break (you know) I am now ready to fast again tomorrow, inshallah I will be able to keep the fast.  I have been learning a surah from Quran - Al-kafiroon mashallah I have just two more lines left to memorize!  I have been very lax in learning new surah's (may Allah forgive me) but this year instead of reading the 30 Juz of Quran I have decided to try and memorize at least one surah.  Every year it almost becomes a race to finish reading the 30 juz, I think that's just not right, I need to read it and have a good understanding of it...not just make sure to finish it within the 30 days.  So, inshallah I will have memorized that surah and will be able to use it in my prayers.

How is everyone's Ramadan going so far?

Ramadan day 6

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Ramadan day 6 has come and gone...mashallah it really does get a bit easier...it is still a trial and an effort but alhamduillah I have been able get through these 6 days...inshallah I can continue for the rest.

I know that this month is about reflection, prayer and readings...I have been struggling a little bit with all that. I just have to set my priorities and hopefully I will be able to do more of these things.

The other thing I have always struggled with was what to cook.  Well this year I am using Google calendar and documents.  I make up menus (full meals) and put them into each day on the calendar, so that each day I know what I am going to make - without having to wonder and think all day.  I use the document section to make up grocery lists and ideas.  Mashallah this way I have been able to stay on top of things.

So here are my menu ideas that I did so far (I'm posting it so that maybe someone gets some
ideas of what to cook - Im not boasting

Tuesday Lentil Soup - Meat Loaf - M. Potatoes
Wednesday -  Tomato Soup - Beef w/Mushrooms - pasta w/ yogurt 
Thursday - Tomato  Soup -Eggplant/G. Beef - rice/orzo-tomato salad  
Friday - Leftovers (LOL)
Saturday - Yogurt Soup-Eggplant stew-rice/orzo - tomato salad
Sunday - Yogurt/chickpea Soup - Linguini w/beef tomato sauce 
Monday - Leftovers
Tuesday - Potato Soup - “Fried Sesame Chicken” - Rice/Orzo -tomato salad (Inshallah) 

Ramadan Day 1

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Day 1 of Ramadan has come and gone, alhamduillah it wasn't too bad but very long.  Woke up for suhur, finished it at 4:30 then did Fajr prayer then went to sleep and my adorable little one wakes up 7am so today I felt a little bit tired...and by the end of it I was dizzy and feeling very fuzzy.

Alhamduillah it was not too bad, inshallah I will keep it up. 

I pray that everyone's fasts are accepted and we all receive blessings in this holy month.

What am I up to lately?

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Well what am I up to? Mostly taking care of our little six month old darling...lol.  So I started to give him solid foods...mashallah it has been going well.  He has had apples, peaches, carrots, pears, and peas - in that order! They say you should not start with 'sweet' foods but hey what do they know... just kidding...it just happened to happen this way. Next he will get butternut squash and later maybe avocado and bananas!  I must also say that I have been making all this food and not buying them pre-made - mashallah it has been easy so far - alhamduillah - I really hope to keep it up, as I do not like all the additives they put into it and the processing involved with it.  There is organic ready made baby foods - I may use those if we are travelling or something like that.  Life is interesting with a six month old - mashallah I am enjoying it!

So my next thing is Ramadan, I am very nervous and scared about it.  I know I probably should not say that as it is a very holy month - but it is such a long day this year.  Last year I did not fast because I was pregnant and felt very left out, as well at Eid hubby took off for 'home' so I was left alone with my non-muslim, non-caring-about-ramadan mother, anyways.  So I look forward to the month but with fear that I will not be able to fast for so long.  It starts at around 4:30am and breaking the fast is at 8:30pm - I just can't imagine it?? I am partially breast-feeding and my fear is that my supply will disappear (its such a small amount already) I know they say you can not fast if you think there is a danger to you or your child - but it is not a danger, it is just that I would like him to get as much breast milk as possible - inshallah my supply will not go. 

So that is what I am up to lately...not too exciting but its my life right now!

I hope to post more soon...inshallah!


 

Eid Mubarek

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I just wanted to send a quick Eid Mubarek to everyone and hope that you are
spending the time with your family, friends and loved ones!

It was nice to see ....

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Just thought I would share this pic ...
(no it's not to show you that toilet paper is on sale!)

If you look down at the bottom it says
"Eid Mubarek" beside the tea advertisment!

I was in this store actually 2 weeks ago and they had so
many products with the tag 'Ramadan Mubarek' It was really nice
to see!


Also in Wal-mart there was a big sign at the entrance saying
We wish you a happy Ramadan (or something like that)
I was so surprised and even showed hubby...he's goes 'yeah I saw!'
(grin)

At least it was something positive!

Egypt cracks down on breaking Ramadan fast

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News | Egypt cracks down on breaking Ramadan fast

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So much for "No compulsion in Religion"

I'm saddened by this really, I mean why do this? Were such things done in the Prophets (saws) time?

Any thoughts ideas on this? Share yours. I would like to hear all sides on this.

Ramadan Day 1

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So I thought I would share what I made the first day of Ramadan.
The filled dates (with ground almonds, sugar)

As well as the Turkish Ramazan Pide - which Mashallah turned out wonderfully! It was enjoyed by everyone! It takes some work but well worth the time and effort!

I have been trying to keep up with the Quran reading but have fallen behind a bit, inshallah I will catch up today.

Also have another "Mom encounters Muslim experience" We went to an arabic grocery store to stock up on some meats and veggies and other goodies! LOL
I love that store because everything is so fresh and at a reasonable price! So anyway, because Ramadan was starting they had a huge section of dates. (mashallah so many different types - even fresh ones - oh btw can anyone tell me exactly how you know the fresh ones are ripe to eat? We bought some and I tried a few but I think they are still 'green') While we were perusing the date selection my Mom looks up and sees a sign that says : 'Ramadan Mubarek' and asks me what does that mean, so I just without even thinking say " It means 'happy' Ramadan' (grin) then she moves on to other things. LOL I think she sometimes doesn't realize things - probably will hit her later on or rather it will hit me that she probably already figures I am Muslim...and is just waiting for me to actually say it? So continues the saga of Mom ... stay tuned!

Ramadan preparations

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Ramadan is either tomorrow or the next day and I am starting it tomorrow... and yes I know that the N. American start is Saturday but I have the calendar from the Mosque and it says tomorrow and besides that they have not sighted the moon yet, they could tonight which means its tomorrow. Personally I feel that it is more important to fast, pray and do good this whole month + or - one day!

So I have a few goals this year as I will not be fasting - yeah don't you all jump on me! - I have my reasons, and this little one in here is the primary one! I am worried because the days are long for fasting and I have to drive all the way home (40km drive one way) and also my Mom is with us this year so that makes it a bit more difficult, only because I know that she would not agree with me fasting (she knows I fast during Ramadan) right now. So inshallah I will try and make it up when I can, I will inshallah be breast-feeding so it may be a while, we'll see. I have looked at the rulings of what is expected of the pregnant/breastfeeding woman, and to be honest I got a headache trying to determine what I should and should not do. So I have decided - may Allah forgive me and accept what I do - to give money to 'feed' a poor person for the whole month as well as making up the fast at a later date, inshallah. Some rulings say that you do not need to give the charity for the food, but I think why not? I do not give enough during the year so I feel this is a good opportunity to give more.

As well I am going to try and get up for suhur with hubby and make him something good to eat, this is a really struggle for me as I HATE TO GET UP THAT EARLY! but I feel its something I can do to 'make' up for not fasting. (I'll see how jolly I am to get up that early)

I really want to try and learn at least one more Quran sura, I have really been lacking with this, I am ashamed to say but it is reality.

As for food I will be cooking just normal foods but I will also be trying a few things out - first one is Ramazan pide (Turkish bread they make at Ramadan time - recipe is in that link)
also I made stuffed dates, I just love those!
They are just dates that are split and filled with ground almonds that has been mixed with powdered sugar and vanilla if you like - they are just so yummy and filling- mashallah!

So, inshallah all our prayers, fasts and charity will be accept and Allah keeps us on the right path always!

When at the masjid - tag & Ramadan Story

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Well I'm finally getting to this tag...it took some time to
come up with something!

I'm tagging you.. so your masjid.. is it clean? tidy? well presented?
do you have pictures to share? The main question, if you were given
the ability and the push to post 3 ahadith around your praying area
what would they be?
feel free to give any reasoning behind your choices.

Well, the one I went to the most this past Ramadan is very
clean and tidy (mashallah) - well presented - I'm not sure
what is meant by this? There is a space for women upstairs
that is 'ok', not great but not much to do, at least there is a
space dedicated. So on to the three hadiths!

The first one is a very short one but I think it carries
so much meaning!

Volume 3, Book 50, Number 876:

Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah:

I gave the pledge of allegiance to Allah's Apostle for offering
the prayers perfectly paying the Zakat
and giving good advice to every Muslim.


So many times, I have seen people in the Mosque hurrying and not
performing the prayers correctly or in a hurried manner!
The Zakat - charity, I really wish to see much more of this as well!
As for the last one of giving good advice, wish more would adhere
to that and not just give advice that the person wants to hear or
worse the opinion/critique of the advisor!

Volume 2, Book 13, Number 23:

Narrated Ibn Umar:

One of the wives of Umar (bin Al-Khattab) used to offer the Fajr and the 'Isha' prayer in congregation in the Mosque. She was asked why she had come out for the prayer as she knew that Umar disliked it, and he has great ghaira (self-respect). She replied, "What prevents him from stopping me from this act?" The other replied, "The statement of Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) : 'Do not stop Allah's women-slave from going to Allah s Mosques' prevents him.

I like this Hadith because it shows that Women are allowed to
go to the mosque to pray if they wish and have no other
family commitments to attend to. I would want to post this
in the Mosque as a reminder to all!! Especially the women!

Volume 1, Book 3, Number 101:

Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri:

Some women requested the Prophet to fix a day for them as the men were taking all his time. On that he promised them one day for religious lessons and commandments. Once during such a lesson the Prophet said, "A woman whose three children die will be shielded by them from the Hell fire." On that a woman asked, "If only two die?" He replied, "Even two (will shield her from the Hell-fire)."

I would love to plaster this somewhere on the walls!
KNOWLEDGE FOR ALL - MEN & WOMEN
As shown by this Hadith - women were entitled to learn just as much
as the men had! Can we please live up to these words and follow them!!

Well these are my picks for the Hadiths! Nice post Ammena!! Was a
great challenge to find these Hadiths but in the process I read a lot of
them - which is always a good thing!

I just wanted to share quickly one of my Ramadan stories.
Hubby and I had met up with another couple at the mosque - this
was actually the night of Laylatul-Qadar and the mosque was very
very crowded. Went inside and people were already sitting at the
tables waiting to break the fast - I quickly went upstairs and did
my 2 rakats for entering the Mosque (got a few strange glances too)
and decided that I would wait upstairs because the time for prayer
was very soon - well I sat there but they did not come up. So I
decided I would go down and try and get a seat - somehow I did
get one! Then we broke the fast with dates and all the women were
starting to go upstairs. One sister turned to me and said ' will you
stay here and watch my things?' Not sure why she assumed I would
not be going up with them to pray? I just told her that I am going up
as well, she smilled and said 'ok'.
We went and prayed and came down, had a lovely Iftar.
That night we stayed for the Taraweeh prayers, and I must say it
was the best one for me yet! I have to scream this from the top
of my lungs - THE WOMEN GOT TO PRAY BEHIND THE MEN!
Ok, so maybe it's not a big deal to some but it was for me!
The problem was that the women's area was too full and we were
all just standing on the steps - when the Imam said to the men
'please come more forward and make room for the sisters'
Woo hoo...I couldn't believe it! I rushed downstairs to be a part
of the Sisters who would be there and I ended up in the second row!
It truly was a better expereince to see and hear the Imam right
infront of you and all through the prayer I couldn't help but have in
the back of my mind that this Iman had done as the Prophet had
done - in allowing the women to pray behind the men!

Ramadan Day 14 - Family Iftar

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I realize this is going backwards but I wanted to tell you about how
we broke fast two weeks ago. Well we went to my Mother's place
and had a nice night - Mashallah. My Mom does not know that I
am Muslim but she does know that I am fasting (as I had mentioned
earlier - she thinks I am doing it for 'love' of my husband - ahh le sigh what
to do) Anyway I told her that I would bring food to cook over to her
place and we could cook together - she liked that - so this is what we
made

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Spinach-rice filled peppers with roasted mushrooms

These were the dates(filled with almond paste), walnuts and
Turkish Delight(Lokum)

So this is what the whole dinner setting looked like - we had roasted chicken
and the filled peppers, potatoes.

So this how we broke fast - with my Mother and it was a nice evening.
I only wish that she was this understanding with everything!

Ramadan Diary - Day 17-22

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Well we are in the last 10 days of Ramadan - mashallah - it is good to
use these 10 days for more prayer and reflection.
I have been busy with having people over for dinner (well just
on Sunday night) but I had a whole day of cooking and cleaning
to do!! So I was really wiped out by the end of the night! It
was a very nice evening - my friend and her hubby and adorable
little 2 1/2 came over (they are non-muslims) but they were so
understanding of us not eating, that they waited until it was time
to break fast to even nibble on the appetizers - mashallah - it
really is nice when people understand!
Other than the weekend I have been crazy at work - it has been
so stressful (our computer system completely crashed and now
we need a whole new system, which means we have to re-enter all
of the codes, vendors, etc - absolutely a huge (ginormous) job.
Nothing to do except get it over with - so with it being so busy
I have not had time to really blog or really to keep up with my
Quran reading (I'm up Juz 22 as of today) so I have about 2 days
to catch up - Inshallah I will be able to do it today!

Hope that everyone is having a good Ramadan and please make
lots of Dua in these last 10 days!

Ramadan Diary - Day 16

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Well just a quick post - I'm off to do some food shopping! Yes food
shopping during Ramadan is always fun (I usually end up with
more food then I should!) I try to avoid the stores that sell the
ready made foods - oh my the smell of roast chicken and freshly
brewed coffee!! AAHHHHH - ok I feel better now!

Hubby and I were talking yesterday about how our 'fasting' days
are going - he will ask me every time I come home 'so how was it
today?' I usually answer weakly 'its ok....' I usually feel tired when I
come home. I drive about 45km to get home, then unpack any
groceries I may have and start cooking (at least breaking fast
is late - 7:30 now - so I have more time to prepare) and by then
hubby is home so I'm totally tired! Ah well the life of a wife!
It will get more interesting when we have children (inshallah that
will happen some day) Back to my original thought - sorry went off
topic - we talked about how it really is about discipline, and trying to
restrain yourself from eating and drinking. Its funny when you don't fast
you will snack and drink whenever you want - but now we have to be
constantly aware that 'we cannot eat or drink' until a certain time of day.
It would probably be good to keep up this discipline after Ramadan, but
I know I'll fall back into my coffee habit quickly!!

Ramadan Diary - Day 13

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Well ok so I have been focusing on the 'cooking' aspect of Ramadan,
well at least for my blogs! I am really feeling the 'spirit' of
Ramadan (ok so that sounds kind of cheesy) but I kind of like
that we are denying ourselves of food and being more
introspective. Some people have said that there is no point
in fasting to know what it feels like for the poor who are hungry because
we end up eating when the sun goes down. Well yes, mashallah we are
able to eat at sundown and I am thankful to God for that! I think the
fasting (other than it being a tenant of our faith) makes you very
thankful for having all the things you have in your life. You are practicing
self-restraint and you are committing yourself to not eating or drinking
when all those around you are.
I have prayed more, read more and generally felt more connected
to this religion. I really hope that I can keep it up for the whole month.
I think it is very important to surround yourself with the right kind of knowledge
and people at this time. It is so very easy to fall back into 'bad' habits or
go back to living your life as you do every day. We all have to realize how
very lucky we are to be living in a place where we are free to live how we
want to and we have all that we can ever ask for.

Ramadan Diary - Day 12

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Not really an entry but an update on how I made out
with my latest cooking adventures!

The first one is the lamb soup with lentils - this is before its cooking
afterwards it was a very dark muddy soup (because I zapped it
with the hand held mixer) but it tasted yummy!

The next one is the stuffed potato skins
I baked the potatoes in their skins
for about an hour then I split them and scooped out
the centers. I mashed that up with some yogurt
roasted peppers and cheese (cheddar) and re-filled
the skins again. Put them under the broiler just
until they turned a nice golden brown. Served them with a
green salad with some feta cheese crumbs

This was the best creation so far. Thanks to a great recipe
they are chocolate filled brioche. The smell in the
house as they were baking and finally came out
of the oven was amazing! Hubby and I had a
very nice suhur this morning and I am looking forward
in sampling more of them tonight!

So that's a few of my creations (well the ones I took picutres of!)
Right now I have eggplant roasting in the oven, I'll make a dip of it to serve
with bread - I'll post more pics of interesting foods I'm making!

Ramadan Day 11 - Back in the swing of things!

Assalam aliakum & peace to all

Well I'm back to fasting
(I am so glad - really I am! I felt so left out of everything)
I can say that today is a bit hard, after not fasting for a week
(and going back to drinking coffee) I am cultivating a nice headache
which I know will get worse as the day goes on. Other than that
everything has been going great - mashallah - with the readings
and praying. As for cooking I've hit a wall, its not like I don't want to
be cooking but I've run out of ideas that will last a few days (my new
strategy is to cook and have it last a few days or use the leftovers
for a 'new' meal) I think tonight I'll just have my pasta/shrimp alfredo
and for hubby I'll make something 'new' (just don't know what that is yet!

I printed off a few recipes that I want to try over the weekend!
One of them is a Brioche I got the recipe from the
Stranger in this Dunya blog - it looks so yummy and is filled
with nutella! (oh my sweeth tooth! lol) I know hubby will melt
over the nutella as well (he's a big child sometimes!)
The other is a Greek walnut cake soaked in syrup, this
recipe is from one of the posters on an Algerian woman forum
I think I'll try that one in a few weeks when I have guests coming over,
although I probably shouldn't really be making something 'new' and un-tried
when I have guests - but you know what I always end up doing just that!

So that is how my day is going - wish it were going a bit faster.
I've lost all motivation for this job that I am in but it pays the bills
and for now since I can't find anything else it will have to do - but
after 10 years at the same place, my body and mind would like to
be somewhere else!

Ramadan Diary - Day 6

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Well, day 6 and my fasting is done for 1 week at least - ugg - you all know why!
I won't dwell on it too much but instead take this time to reflect and use
my time wisely - as in reading and trying to not stress about this too much.

I can say with confidence that up to now the fasting has done really
well - mashallah! I can only pray that God accepts my fasting
and gives me the strength to continue for these 30 days.

I have started to listen to the Quran on my Ipod and mashallah
it is really nice - the first part is said in arabic then in english
so I can understand more of it that way!

I have kept up with my reading as well - onto the 7th Juz today,
I have really 'read' up until now, absorbing all the words
and trying to find meaning to it. I have also started
to look up the verses and find the meanings for it, I've
always wanted to know how and when the verses were revealed.

So, that is how it is going, Inshallah I will share more of my
stories!

Ramadan Diary - Day 3 & 4

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Well its day 4 today - it has not been too bad, no more headaches thank God!
Just have a very empty feeling stomach but that I can deal with!

Day 3 was a bit of a challenge as I had to stay late at work (left at 5:15) and
had to go to my mom's place (traffic is usually really bad - and since I
left late from work I knew it was going to be a bad drive) and then
get back in time to break my fast. I had already prepared the food for
hubby (just had to warm up the soup) because I knew that I would be late
in coming home. So anyway I left work and made my merrily way down
to my mom's house, but alhamduillah the traffic was much better than
I had imagined! So got there and my mom didn't even ask if I wanted
something to eat or drink. Background here, she doesn't know that I am
Muslim but knows that I will fast, assuming it is because my husband is
fasting. It is very hard to deal with all this, not telling her and living a 'lie'
somewhat, but she made it even harder yesterday by her comment.
I was telling her that we get up at around 3:00 am to eat, (she knows
that I hate to wake up early mornings) and she just looks at me and
says: "See what you do for love?" Ah, sigh, sigh. I didn't know what
to say just half smiled and tried to move on to another topic. On the
way home I was thinking about her comment and I realized that I may
never be able to tell her of my changing. It saddens me to no end that
she is so close minded about Islam (more so in recent months - she is
're-discovering' Christianity and becoming very 'strict') I can see her
drifting more and more into 'disbelief', well in the Muslim sense of
disbelief. I pray to God that she is guided to the right way, everytime
I read in the Quran about how God will choose who to put on the straight
path, and how it is not up to us who will be chosen, it makes me so sad for
my Mother. She is not entirely lost in Christianity, but she could never
reject the idea of Jesus not being the son of God. All I can do is keep
praying that God will forgive her and lead her to the right way. I feel like I have
done all I can to talk to her about it but she does not listen to me.

Well that was a small glimpse into my life, sorry long winded, and if you
have read all of it - thank you! Other than that it was a good day.
Actually funny thing was about my whole mom situation - well maybe
not funny but rather touching - was that when she told me that whole
'you do it for love' bit, I immediately thought: 'yeah for the love of God'
not husband. Don't know if that was right to think or not but it just
immediately came into my mind. The touching part was when I told
hubby about this he said the same exact thing!! That I'm doing it
for the love of God. I was so struck by that, especially from him -
he usually does not say things like this! Alhamduillah, truly God
guides those whom He wishes to!

Well, right now its only about 15 more mins to break the fast - inshallah!
I have to get the soup heated up !
I pray you all have good fasts and are able to get the most benefit from
this holy month!

Ramadan Diary - Day 2

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Well it's day 2 - Woke up this morning and felt good, although I didn't feel
like going to work. (but that's always the case with me)
I find it the easiest time in the morning and afternoon while fasting, the
most difficult is late afternoon and up until about an hour before
breaking fast. This morning though, I have had to deal with a major
melt down of our computers, so I am having to do most things manually
which is really difficult and so time consuming!! Aggg, but there is not much
that can be done about it! So far there are no really temptations of food,
although the smell of the coffee (which I have to make) really was lovely!
I went out at lunch to go and do some grocery shopping - which is always
fun to do!! They had some roasted chickens in the oven and wow did it ever
smell so good! (blush) but I motored on with my shopping buggy and
did manage to only buy what I needed. I planned out what I will be making
tonight - its a spinach and rice mixture baked in the oven and just before
its done I will crack some eggs on top of it! I'll try and take a picture of it
if it turns our nicely! Inshallah all of you are doing well in these first few days!
I am hoping to read the 2nd Juz now, or later on in the evening!

Ok well it's later in the evening now and mashallah we have gotten
through another day of fasting. Dinner turned out ok, my spinach
rice concoction turned out a bit dry but adding a bit of yogurt made it
just right! Prayed Maghrib and will go do Isha soon. Alhamduillah
I felt much better today and not as much of a headache more of a slight
ache! I think I'll munch on some fruit and call it a night!

Ramadan Diary - Day 1

(not the actual food I made but close to it!)


Assalam alaikum & Peace to all

Well so here it is Ramadan 2008 has started! I pray that all of our fasts are
accepted and that we will have the strength to continue with
these thirty days!
So, how was my first day? Well I can tell you that it was very difficult
and I had a massive headache right before breaking fast and for most
of the night afterwards.
Hubby and I had gone out earlier in the afternoon to a park to just walk
around and relax, we ended up being there for over two hours.
Got back home and I started to cook - yeah big surprise!
I made a veggie-bean soup, some small pastry type thing filled with
potatoes and cheese and the final piece was a whole roast chicken.
I also cut up some fruit for a fruit salad that we ate late in the night.
At around 7:15 I was really starting to 'suffer' with the headache but
I managed to finish the first Juz of the Quran -mashallah - every time
I started to read it my headache would feel a bit better.
Finally the time came to break our fast - which we did with dates and water.
I then served out the soup and we enjoyed the time together.
However after I ate the soup my stomach complained severely,
somehow the food was not sitting well with me and made it turn over
and over again, but thank God all the food stayed where it was
supposed to! So then after eating the soup we prayed Maghrib, which
was nice and continued to eat the rest of our dinner.
After eating for a bit we sat down and watched a bit of TV and before
we noticed it was time for Isha prayer, so we did that as well.
Before we knew it the time was already past 10:00 and we were feeling very
sleepy and tired. So I prepared our place setting for Sahur and went to sleep.
We woke up and had a light meal, of the pastry filled with potatoes and cheese,
boiled eggs, tomatoes, cucumbers and some more fruit and of course
lots of water!
So that takes me until today (day 2) I will Inshallah post how today goes!!


Ps. I had a comment from Houda that she was looking for a
Ramadan Timetable for Jacksonville, FL -
well I found this link - Inshallah it helps!

Timetable for Ramadan