(23 Feb 2025)
WORLD RAMADAN EXPLAINER
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London, UK – 20 February 2025
1. Various of worshipper reciting the Call to Prayer inside Purley Masjid in Croydon, South London
2. Various of worshippers praying the afternoon Zhuhr prayer in congregation
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Sheikh Suleiman Gani, Imam at Purley Masjid:
"The month of Ramadan is simply the month where the believers, will observe their fast for the duration of the entire month, which is either 29 to 30 days. They will commence their fast from the beginning of through dawn, and they will end their fast at sunset. During the day, they will continue observing their five daily prayers. And this is the extra additional worship. The believer, it’s compulsory for him to inculcate the practice even for the children at the young age, especially when they reach the age of 12, to experience and to learn how to observe the fast."
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4. Tilt down of the Nizamiye Mosque
5. Wide people seated for iftar, the sunset meal when Muslims break their fast in Ramadan
6. Various of people eating
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7. SOUNDBITE (English) Sheikh Suleiman Gani, Imam at Purley Masjid:
"The atmosphere is really powerful. Imagine if people coming to the masjid and the number of the worshippers are ever on the increase in the month of Ramadan. You already can feel that sense of excitement and joy as the Prophet peace be upon him said, for the fasting person, there are two types of happiness. Two times may you will feel really, you know, overwhelmed with great happiness is when he’s about to break his fast. So you are waiting and you are making your prayer and you see the food in front of you. You see the samosas and you’re getting that excitement and the joy and you know you are about to break your fast with dates. And the Sunnah (teachings of the Prophet Muhammed) is to break into dates and water. That is really a time of happiness."
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8. Various of Imad Ahmed, Director of New Crescent Society walking at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Imad Ahmed, Director of New Crescent Society at Royal Observatory Greenwich:
"There is some level of uncertainty about the (Islamic) calendar and it’s coded into the calendar. But one of the nice things about the calendar, therefore, is that it keeps us connected to the moon, and it keeps us connected to nature. You can’t rely on your clock. You can’t rely on your mobile phone. You can’t rely on a printed calendar. You have to actually look for the moon every single month. And that keeps us connected to the moon and keeps us connected to the heavens and keeps us connected to the community actually, because we’re going to go out and look for the moon together."
10. Various of Imad Ahmed observing the London skyline from the Royal Observatory’s viewing platform
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Imad Ahmed, Director of New Crescent Society at Royal Observatory Greenwich:
12. Various of the telescope building at the Royal Observatory Greenwich
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Imad Ahmed, Director of New Crescent Society at Royal Observatory Greenwich:
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14. Wide of men entering mosque
15. Various men praying
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17. Close of whiteboard reading ‘prepare for Ramadan club’
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