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Dear Neighbors,
Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar. It is the month of fasting, in which participating Muslims do not eat or drink anything from dawn until sunset.
Fasting is meant to teach the person patience, sacrifice and humility. Ramadan is a time to fast for the sake of God, and to offer more prayer than usual. During Ramadan Muslims ask forgiveness for past sins, pray for guidance into the future, ask for help in refraining from everyday evils and try to purify themselves through self-restraint and good deeds. It is a time when Muslims are more keenly aware of those in need - those who are forced to "fast" year-round.
Ramadan is also the month in which God, through the archangel Gabriel, revealed the Holy Qur'an to the Prophet Muhammad.
This year, Ramadan will begin on Wednesday, August 11th and will conclude on Thursday, September 9th. The day which follows, the 10th of September, will be Eid—one of two major holidays for Muslims.
Your neighbors at [our address],
Kariman Elmuradi & Allaedin Ezzedin
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Alhamdulillah, the kids really enjoyed making these gifts--they also really enjoyed going door-to-door handing them out. Actually, at first, Nusayba thought we were going to give these packages to our neighbors so they'd learn about Ramadan and join us in the fast! I sometimes wish it was that easy :)
Yes, they washed their hands really well before we started!
Coconut covered dates
Medjool dates stuffed with walnuts
The contents
A simple note listing the contents
Goofing off after completing the project!
We're hoping to do something similar for Eid--this time with sweets insha'a Allah!
