Two years after the pandemic.. Ramadan this year is sweet with its adornment, rituals and worship

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The month of Ramadan is distinguished from all the months of the Hijri year with its special rituals, the most beautiful of which are whitewashing hearts, tolerance with the closest people, renewing good covenants and translating moral theory into practices, and it begins with preparing for family gatherings and helping those in need of help, wrapping our hands in cover and virtue.

And after two silent Ramadans that have hardly limited the gatherings that our societies love, and that have a role in pumping vital blood into the family’s veins, Ramadan and the community are saturated with the skills of isolation, loneliness and isolation.

The wombs and friends gather at the Iftar tables to strengthen social ties (pixels)

Ramadan pleases with its decorations and evenings

Hajj Abu Abdullah and his family, like other Muslims, miss several customs and rituals that have been absent for the past two years, saying, “The epidemic stole from us the death and beautiful habits we grew up on since childhood, in the homes of our fathers and grandfathers, including family gatherings on fasting days, meeting friends and neighbors and gathering to go together to perform Tarawih prayers in mosques, and many others.

Abu Abdullah believes that Ramadan this year is pleasant with its decorations, its evenings and its distinctive suhoor, the decoration of windows of homes, and the return of mosques to be an arena for voluntary activities and worship.

Abu Mahmoud shares his opinion by saying, “We missed the rituals of Ramadan, and the details of the good days, and we will return to them this year, God willing,” but added, “However, we must adhere to the muzzle, the fear inherent in awareness still exists, and it is not permissible to be reckless, because Ramadan came in a period of convalescence. Corona virus, so it is necessary to be as careful as possible, maintain sound health, and not be in sessions with many gatherings.”

Abu Mahmoud adds, "Let's enjoy Ramadan in order to perform acts of worship, and to facilitate the affairs of those who need help. Welcome to the Holy Ramadan, whose blessings will be upon everyone. Everyone will meet by instinct, and they will express their joy in meeting, transcending everything that has passed and considering what has passed, and we will open the page of the future with affection and love, Every stage has an end and it is the beginning of a future filled with hope and love.

What distinguishes Ramadan this year is the return to prayer in mosques, and it has a distinct joy, especially Tarawih prayer (pixels).

The pandemic and its impact on worship

Family meeting consultant Mofeed Sarhan told Al Jazeera Net, "Perhaps what distinguishes the month of Ramadan this year is that it comes after two years of fasting during the impact of the Corona pandemic, and the accompanying health, economic, social and educational measures, which affected the nature of some acts of worship, especially Tarawih prayers and convergence in prayers in mosques, In view of the physical distancing measures imposed by countries, as well as the obligation to wear masks.

Sarhan shows that the family’s preparations for Ramadan begin early, and before the advent of this holy month, and they are moral and material preparations. And dream and feel with others.

The Muslim also resolves to fast this month, because of the great reward and nights in it.

Many people are keen on self-review before Ramadan and check their relationships with others, especially wombs and relatives, and are keen that souls are clear and that differences and grudges are overcome.

Some families also develop a practical program to invest Ramadan in good deeds.

According to Sarhan.

Mofeed Sarhan, family meeting consultant: Ramadan is a free annual training course in which the fasting person learns patience and empathy with others (Al-Jazeera)

physical readiness

Sarhan says, "There is a financial preparation to receive the month of Ramadan, as many families used to decorate their homes, with joy and rejoicing at the arrival of this dear guest, and the honorable visitor, who comes loaded with many gifts and gifts."

Neighbors also cooperate in decorating the entrances to buildings and neighborhoods, and men, youth and children participate in this, who feel that something important is coming to them that deserves this rejoicing. They have though they do not realize the reality of fasting.

According to Sarhan.

He added, "Women accept to clean, decorate and inspect homes, and families provide some needs, as many families are accustomed to, even though Ramadan is the month of moderation and economy, not the month of ancestors and increased expenses."

Back to meet

Sarhan notes that as part of the Ramadan rituals this year, many families arrange to invite relatives and friends to breakfast tables, and it is an inherited custom. invitations;

Due to their limited financial capabilities, especially families have been forced not to hold such meetings during the past two years, due to the nature of health preventive measures that prevented large gatherings.

A number of worshipers are keen to offer water and dates to the worshipers in Ramadan for rejoicing and asking for wages (pixels).

Water, dates and coffee for the worshipers

Muslims are also waiting for Tarawih prayers to be held in mosques naturally this year, according to Sarhan, and it is an opportunity to meet the people of the neighborhood in the mosque to perform Tarawih prayers in congregation, as well as an opportunity for further acquaintance and strengthening relations in many mosques.

A number of worshipers are keen to offer water, dates, coffee and some sweets to the worshipers for rejoicing and joy and asking for reward and reward.

Some women used to participate in Tarawih prayers in the mosque, where special places are allocated.

Young people and children also volunteer to serve worshipers, organize entry and exit, and provide them with hospitality.

Rahman's tables

And this year, “Al-Rahman’s Tables” will return in Jordan, which is a Ramadan custom on which a number of benefactors and charitable institutions are based, which are keen to prepare special places where meals or their ingredients are provided to needy families during this month in a bright and bright image about Jordanian society in its solidarity and cooperation, according to Sarhan.

Shortly before breakfast, youth groups used to provide water and dates on the external roads and traffic lights, to be taken by those whose circumstances prevented them to reach their places of residence before the time of the Maghrib call to prayer.

The easing of preventive measures this year will have a significant impact on Ramadan traditions and the privacy of this month.

Sarhan concludes, without announcing the end of the Corona epidemic, it is necessary to maintain the measures that prevent the transmission of the epidemic, especially among the elderly and the sick.