Ramadan at Harvard!

Hi everyone! Here's some footage from my first ever Ramadan as a college student at Harvard University. It is my honor and privilege to be able to share this experience with you all!
I am thankful to all the people who have made this possible, including the chaplain, the volunteers, and the university administration that facilitated these dinners. Outside of the iftar dinners, I got to know other Muslim students through events and suhoors hosted at the houses. I met so many new students who welcomed me with open arms, and it helped me have a stronger sense of camaraderie with my peers at Harvard. Shoutout to my roommate, Cliff, who fasted with me on the first day!
In 2023, the university funded the catering for the entire month of our iftar dinners, which brought our Muslim community closer together more than ever before. This year, in 2024, only one week out of the month is funded, which is unfortunate. You can read more about it here: www.thecrimson.com/article/20...
This footage comes from April of 2023, and it was uploaded (unlisted) in June. Sorry for the long wait!
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Iftar (or Fatoor) (Arabic: إفطار‎‎ ʾifṭār 'breakfast') is the evening meal when Muslims end their daily Ramadan fast at sunset. Muslims break their fast at the time of the call to prayer for the evening prayer. Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar. During this month, Muslims observe a complete fast from dawn until sunset. The observance of the fast in Ramadan, or sawm, is considered to be one of the Five Pillars of Islam and is detailed in the Qur’an:
Iftar is one of the religious observances of Ramadan and is often done as a community, with people gathering to break their fast together. Iftar is taken right after Maghrib time, which is around sunset. Traditionally but not mandatory, three dates are eaten to break the fast in emulation of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad, who broke his fast in this manner. Many Muslims believe that feeding someone iftar as a form of charity is very rewarding and that such was practised by the Prophet Muhammad.
The fast of Ramadan encourages self-restraint, God-consciousness, compassion, and collective worship. During the daylight hours, Muslims abstain from eating, drinking, and sexual activity, while striving to avoid all evil speech and any bad thoughts or actions. Hence, fasting is not just of the stomach, but also of the tongue, mind, and heart, as the Prophet Muhammad is reported to have said, “Fasting is a screen; so when one is fasting, let them abstain from foul talk and from behaving impudently. If someone insults them, let them recall within themselves, ‘I am fasting’.”
Meals are taken before dawn and after sunset, known respectively as suhoor and iftar. At dusk, many gather to break the fast by eating dates and drinking water, following the example of the Prophet Muhammad. The nights of Ramadan are a time for families and friends, often a festive occasion with special foods. Many mosques offer special prayers known as salat al-tarawih, in which the entirety of the Qur’an is recited gradually throughout the month. On Laylat al-Qadr, the “Night of Majesty” on which Muhammad received the first verses of the Qur’an, much of the community gathers in the mosque to engage in collective worship and festivities. This includes extended nightly prayer services as well as salat al-tarawih, collective du’a, recitation of litanies, speeches and talks, and the passing out of special treats and desserts; many choose to stay up all night, praying, reciting the Qur’an, engaging in collective festivities, and partaking in the pre-dawn meal with others.
Muslims end the month of Ramadan with the celebration of Eid Al-Fitr, one of the two celebratory holidays in the Islamic faith (the other one is Eid ul Adha or Qurban. Eid Al-Fitr is a time when Muslims come together in prayer, and also celebrate completing Ramadan.
For more information & reference please visit Harvard University the Puralism Project: pluralism.org/ramadan-and-eid...
Zakat ul Fitr (Fitrana) is a charitable donation of food or monetary equivalent (money) that must be given before Eid prayer, before the end of the month of Ramadan. It is also called Sadaqat al-Fitr, “the Charity of Breaking the Fast” (al-Fitrah), the Alms of Human Nature or Creation, because it is a mandatory charity due on every Muslim, regardless of age or gender, compulsory upon every self-supporting adult Muslim who has food in excess of their needs, on behalf of themselves and their dependents.
Recording Date: April, 2023
Video URL: • Ramadan at Harvard!

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Ramadan kareem to all of you guys.

[@abuahmed6058]

Beautiful ,invite more and more non muslim students to ifter .

[@hummasarfarazkhan9493]

Amaaaaaaazing.😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@vermasean]

1st!! Thanks for giving us inside look at campus! Keep up the awesome work on the channel!

[@mybrainisshortcake]

Though I do not observe it, I wish you a blessed one! I also thank you for showing me how to bleed the coolant system on my Prius. (which is why I follow you!)

[@lalachandkhan6449]

Asslamu Alaykum ramzan mubarak

[@muhammadmustafotojimamatov1172]

Amazing:)

[@Zerpentsa6598]

Havard should not have lectures during the month.

[@laramiaizz]

what? why?