Rising Above the Challenges in the Holy Month
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Wednesday, August 25, 2010
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By Amirah Ismail
Muslims would celebrate Ramadan through fasting towards the end of the Sya’ban month. The Ramadan, bringing wholesome goodness and benefits to all Muslims alike, simplifies the simplicity of the month itself.
All the Muslim would abstain from foods and drink, derogatory behaviour and attitude towards others in which there are some Muslims, who also consider the Ramadan as the month of seclusion and generosity.
This is the month where the Muslim community can gain ‘Pahala’ from God, also bringing us nearer to Allah. Moreover, it is the month of the Qur’an, with regards to revelation of the study.
This is my second time I am ushering Ramadan at UTAR. It seems quite difficult to accomplish my fasting month here. The reason is that if it was a public university, most of the students would be on holiday when the fasting month starts and spend first week of fasting with their family members.
Furthermore, the awareness of students on our fasting routine is still not intact in UTAR. Many do not have the courtesy of showing certain degree of respect to us. Some who eat in front of the Muslims would even show a facial expression that might just irks some of us. This applies to those who have no knowledge of what ‘puasa’ means.
In addition, the ‘Bazaar Ramadan’ is quite a distance away for those who do not have their own transport to get there. Thankfully, we still have 24-hour Mamak outlets in New Town which enable our breaking of the fast.
Nonetheless, we, as Muslims, do not see these as an obstacle to fulfill our responsibility but to take it as a challenge by performing the fasting routine as per normal.
