OP1 week ago
Saudi mein pehla Ramadan, ek yaadgar experience
Mera pehla Ramadan Saudi Arabia mein guzra, aur sach kahun toh yeh experience meri life ki yaadgar cheezon mein se ek ban gaya. Pehle hi din se feel hone laga ke yahan ka mahoul, logon ka attitude, aur ibadat ka environment bilkul waisa nahi hai jaisa main India/Pakistan mein expect karta tha. Kuch cheezein surprising thin, kuch emotionally touching, aur kuch ne mujhe khud ko aur apni faith ko naye angle se dekhne par majboor kar diya.
Pehla din: subah se iftar tak ka safar
Pehle din subah utha toh laga ke aaj kuch alag hai. Street lights, shops, traffic, sab normal tha, lekin logon ki movement mein ek calmness thi. Subah ki drive mein hi pata chal gaya ke aaj se routine shift hone wala hai.
Sehri: Company ke accommodation mein hum sab ne milkar sehri ki. Koi badi feast nahi thi, bas simple khana, parrotas, anda, kuch fruits, aur dates. Sabse interesting baat yeh thi ke har koi ek doosre ko time par utha raha tha, WhatsApp groups par “Sehri time” reminders aa rahe the.
Office routine: Pehle din hi pata chal gaya ke working hours kam honge, lekin kaam ka pressure waisa hi hai. Meetings thodi late start hoti thin, aur log zyada tired lag rahe the, khaaskar jo log pehli baar fast kar rahe the ya health issues ke saath cope kar rahe the.
Zuhr se Asar tak: Office mein ek ajeeb si spirituality thi. Break time par log seedha prayer room ki taraf jaate, chhote chhote groups mein Quran tilawat ho rahi thi, kuch log extra nawafil padh rahe the.
Jab shaam ko iftar ka time qareeb aaya, toh mood hi alag ho gaya. Har koi bas yeh soch raha tha ke aaj ka pehla fast kaise tootega, aur kya kuch special hoga.
Iftar ka mahoul: dates, laban aur community
Saudi mein iftar ka scene hi alag level ka hota hai:
Masjid mein iftar: Mere accommodation ke qareeb ek chhoti si masjid thi, jahan roz iftar ke baad namaz hoti thi. Pehle hi din wahan gaya toh dekha ke log iftar ke liye dates, laban, aur kuch simple snacks arrange kar rahe hain. Kuch logon ne ghar se extra khana bheja tha jo sabke saath share kiya ja raha tha.
Pehla iftar experience: Maghrib ki call hui, maine date khai, thoda laban piya, aur phir thodi der baad proper khana khaya. Yeh simple sa moment tha, lekin dil ko bohat sukoon mila. Aisa laga ke puri duniya ek saath roze khatam kar rahi hai, yeh feeling hi alag thi.
Taraweeh: Pehli taraweeh Saudi mein padhna ek alag hi experience tha. Imam ki tilawat bohat dil ko chhune wali thi, aur log itni khushu-o-khuzu se padh rahe the ke mujhe khud bhi zyada focus karne ki himmat mili. Kuch log pehle se hi Quran khatam karne ka target lekar aaye hue the, kuch bas har roz aane ki koshish kar rahe the.
1 week ago
Bilkul, Saudi mein Ramadan ka mahaul hi kuch alag hota hai.
Iftar ke waqt logon ka ek doosre ke liye itna khayal rakhna waqai dil ko chhoo jata hai.
Pardes mein aise moments hi ghar aur apnapan ki kami ko thoda kam kar dete hain.
Login to join the discussion.