Halo - Halong Kwento joins our Filipino Muslim brothers and sisters get together for Maghrib and delicious Iftar meals at the Abubakr Assiddeeq Islamic Center. See more at: http://gulfnews.com/videos
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00:00Every Ramadan, our Muslim brothers and sisters fast from the rising of the sun to its setting within 30 days.
00:12Almost all people in the world believe that there is someone who is the greatest and most powerful of all.
00:20Fasting is said to strengthen their belief in Allah,
00:25and it strengthens their faith in Allah.
00:31Today, we are here at Abu Bakr Asidic Islamic Center
00:37to join our Muslim brothers and sisters in their Maghrib and Iftar.
00:42Join us!
00:56I just realized that I won't be able to eat all day,
01:01from the rising of the sun to the setting of the sun.
01:10I won't be able to eat.
01:12I'll be hungry, I'll be thirsty, I won't be able to eat.
01:15I won't be able to eat.
01:16I won't be able to eat.
01:18At the time of Iftar, and before eating to finish the fast,
01:23you must first pray or Maghrib.
01:27That's how it is.
01:29If your fast is true,
01:35Allah Almighty,
01:37you will have happiness in your heart.
01:42If you feel that kind of happiness,
01:45then you are on the right path.
01:47The preparation of Iftar at Abu Bakr Asidic Islamic Center during Ramadan is not easy.
01:54This is what we call Iftar.
01:57Our Muslim brothers and sisters fast for 14 hours.
02:05After that, we gather together to break our fast,
02:10and this is what we call Iftar.
02:12But a group of cooks and volunteers
02:15for our fellow Filipinos and Muslims here in Dubai
02:18is ready to serve.
02:21We have soup and rice.
02:24That's two parts.
02:26The first part is the soup and rice,
02:29then Maghrib prayer.
02:31After Maghrib prayer,
02:33the second part of Iftar is the heavy meal.
02:37We have three types of meals,
02:39sometimes four,
02:40depending on the number of groups that are prepared.
02:43The people who prepare for Iftar every night
02:46are made up of seven groups of volunteers
02:49from different sectors of society.
02:52The students here,
02:54we divide them into seven groups
02:57because you have to choose which day you want to fast.
03:04The volunteers stay in the kitchen
03:07to make a delicious salad
03:09after a long day of fasting during the month of Ramadan.
03:13They are prepared first because of the Monday group.
03:17In the Monday group, most of them are fasting.
03:20So they have a special meal
03:25that they call Chulang Itim.
03:28Chulang Itim is beef
03:32and it is cooked in a charcoal oven.
03:36It's color is black,
03:38that's why it's called Chulang Itim.
03:40There are also volunteers
03:42who remember the path of the believers
03:46from Maghrib to Iftar.
03:48It depends.
03:49Those who start in the kitchen,
03:51usually we are here from 3 o'clock to 3.30.
03:54We continue until the prayer is over.
03:59That's why it's very important for our Muslim countrymen
04:04to fast during Ramadan here in the UAE.
04:07Every day, from Sunday to Saturday,
04:12each group has a leader
04:16and they prepare different meals.
04:18Muhammad Yuri is here with us
04:22Sir, what is this sweet?
04:25This is the specialty of Tausug, the sweets.
04:28We call it Tabid-Tabid.
04:33This is Tabid-Tabid,
04:35this is Putlimandi,
04:37and this is Daral.
04:38All of these are the specialties of Tausug.
04:42Why is it called Tabid-Tabid?
04:44Because it's curled.
04:45When it's cooked, it's curled.
04:47It's like it's spinning.
04:49These are delicious.
04:50The taste is to believe.
04:51That's what we call it.
04:52Thank you very much, Muhammad Yuri.
04:54Fasting also provides
04:56good benefits for the whole body and mind.
05:05Okay, Doc, so please give us some healthy tips
05:08when someone is fasting.
05:09Okay, so healthy tips are as follows, Mr. Manuel.
05:12I usually advise them to take more water,
05:16at least 8 glasses of water.
05:20Number two, okay,
05:21since they're from a fasting state,
05:23they must have to avoid overeating during iftar.
05:26And thirdly,
05:27they must not skip meals during the pre-dawn,
05:31or the so-called supper.
05:34And then,
05:35they must avoid to drink coffee or some sugary foods,
05:40and especially those salty foods,
05:42because basically, during the fasting state,
05:45they are prone to have some dehydration.
05:47For our Muslim countrymen here in the Middle East,
05:50especially in Muslim countries like the UAE,
05:54it is important to give importance and to understand
05:58the true meaning of faith and endurance,
06:02especially during Ramadan.
06:04Actually, this Islamic Center is for our countrymen
06:13who have entered Islam.
06:15We want to educate them about Islam
06:19so that at least they won't be corrupted,
06:23they won't be given bad information outside.
06:28That's why they need to learn.
06:30That's why what we do here is formal studies,
06:33Islamic and Arabic studies.
06:36It's formal.
06:37We have a curriculum,
06:39we have a basic and advanced course of Islamic and Arabic studies.
06:45We had a great experience here at Abu Bakr Asiddiq Islamic Center.
06:50Here, we experienced how warmly they received us
06:54and gave importance to us tonight.
06:57So, see you next week.
06:59May God bless you, viewers.
07:01Thank you very much to our Muslim countrymen here in the UAE.
07:05And again, Ramadan Kareem.
07:09Ramadan Kareem