Halo - Halong Kwento Ep.09 - Ramadan Iftar with Filipino Muslims in Dubai - video Dailymotion

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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

Halo - Halong Kwento Ep.09 - Ramadan Iftar with Filipino Muslims in Dubai

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