- Literal meaning of fasting is abstaining from food & drink. Yet, this is the month when we can see all sort of food, some are very rare to be found outside Ramadhan.
- The number of people performing prayers at mosque reduced greatly by the end of Ramadhan. I thought that the "Night of al-Qadr" is supposed to be on one of the last ten night?
- People rush to perform Tarawih prayer in conggregation but not the five daily prayers.
- Workers always give the reason - fasting, when asked to perform heavy dutiy assignments (even in air-cond environment). I thought that the Prophet and his companions went to war during their time?
- We apply our annual leave for 2 weeks to celebrate Hari Raya but how many of us apply 7 days annual leave for the end of Ramadan?
- We have no problems purchasing extra price new clothes for Hari Raya. Then we condemned that this year Zakat Fitrah is RM7.
- After 1 full day of fasting - one of the 5 pillars of Islam, we break our fast with smoking.
- We break our fast with buffet course where we tend to pick up all types of food served and end up eating half of them.
- We wake up everyday before dawn solely for sahur. Tahajjud? What tahajjud?
- We shout "Freedom!!!" (as in Mel Gibson's Braveheart) deep in our heart when Ramadhan ends.
P/S: Will you excuse me, I need to prepare to break my fast at a hotel (buffet course) ;-)
