ລິ້ງ ສຳຫລັບເຂົ້າຫາ


ການ​ທ້າ​ທາຍຕ່າງໆໃນເທດສະການ ສະ​ຫຼອງ​ບຸນ​ຣາ​ມາ​ດານ ທີ່​ບໍ່​ຢູ່​ໃນ​ ບັນ​ດາ​ປະ​ເທດ​ມຸ​ສ​ລິມ

​ນັກ​ສະ​ແດງ​ຊາວ​ອີ​ຣັກ ຕຽມ​ສະ​ແດງ ບົດ​ບາດ​ຂອງເຂົາ​ເຈົ້າ ຢູ່​ໂຮງ​ແຮມ ໃນ​ນ​ະ​ຄອນ​ແບກ​ແດັດ ວັນ​ທີ 26 ເມ​ສາ 2019.

ພາຍໃນ​ 30 ມື້ນີ້ ນາງ​ທາ​ຣັນ​ນຳ ມັນ​ຊູ​ຣີ ຈະ​ຕື່ນນອນເວ​ລາ 3 ໂມງເຊົ້າ ຢູ່ບ້ານເຮືອນ
​ຂອງ​ລາວ ໃນເມືອງ ວັນ​ໂດ​ດາ​ຣາ ປະ​ເທດ​ອິນ​ເດຍ ດ້ວຍ​ຄວາ​ມ​ລະ​ມັດ​ລະ​ວັງ ເພື່ອ​ບໍ່​
ໃຫ້​ລູກນ້ອຍ​ຂອງ​ລາວ​ຕື່ນ. ນາງ​ຈະ​ອາບ​ນ້ຳ​ແລ້ວ​ເຂົ້າ​ຮ່ວມ​ກັບພວກ​ແມ່​ຍິງຄົນ​ອື່ນໆ​ ຢູ່​
ໃນ​ຄອບ​ຄົວ​ຂອງ​ລາວ​ ຢູ່ເຮືອນ​ຄົວ ເພື່ອ​ກະ​ກຽ​ມ​ອາ​ຫານ​ເຊົ້າ.

ການຮັບ​ປະ​ທານອາຫານເຊົ້າທີ່ມີ​ເຂົ້າ​ຈີ່​ ເຮັດ​ດ້ວຍ​ຕົ​ນ​ເອງ ພ້ອມ​ດ້ວຍ​ຜັກ ບາງ​ທີ​ກໍມີ​ກະ
​ລີ່ໄກ່​ ແລະ​ໝາກ​ໄມ້ ທີ່​ຈະພາ​ກັນ​ກິນກັບ​ນ້ຳ​ຊາ ໃນ​ເວ​ລາ 4:30 ຕອນ​ເຊົ້າ​ກ່ອນ​ຕາ

ນັ້ນຄືການ ເລີ້ມ​ມື້ວັນໃນ​ເດືອນ​ບຸນຣາ​ມາ​ດານ ​ທີ່ຈະ​ມີ​ຊາວ​ມຸສລິມ 1 ພັນ 6 ຮ້ອຍ​ລ້ານ​


ເວ​ລາ​ຊາວ​ມຸ​ສ​ລິມ​ເຊື່ອ​ວ່າ ປຶ້ມ​ຄຳພີໂຄ​ຣານ​ທີ່​ສັກ​ສິດ​ໄດ້​ເປີດ​ເຜີຍສາສ​ດາ ​ພະໂມ​ຮຳ​ມັດ ໂດຍກາບ​ຣີ​ແອ​ລ​ ​ຜູ້​ວິ​ເສດ​ໃນ​ສັດ​ຕະ​ວັດ​ທີ່​ເຈັດ. ເປັນ​ເດືອນ​ອົດ​ອາ​ຫານ ສູດ​ມົນ ແລະ​ສະ​
ທ້ອນ​ເຖິງ​ຊາວ​ມຸ​ສ​ລິມ. ເປັນ​ເວ​ລາ​ທີ່​ຊາວ​ມຸ​ສ​ລິມ​ປະ​ຕິ​ບັດ​ການ​ອົດ​ອາ​ຫານ​ທັງ​ໝົດ ບໍ່ດື່ມ
ບໍ່ສູບ​ຢາ ແລະ​ບໍ່ຮ່ວມ​ເພດ​ ຈາກຕາ​ເວັນ​ຂຶ້ນ​ຈົນ​ຮອດ​ຕາ​ເວັນ​ຕົກ.

ທ່ານ​ຮີ​ໂບ ວາ​ຣ​ເດີ​ຣີ ແຫ່ງ​ລອນດອນ ກ່າວ​ວ່າ “ມັນເປັນ​ເດືອນ​ສັກ​ສິດ. ເປັນ​ເດືອນ​ທີ່​

ໃນ​ສິບ​ມື້​ສຸດ​ທ້າຍ​ຂອງ​ບຸນ​ຣາ​ມາ​ດານ ຈະຖືວ່າ​ເປັນ​ມື້​ສັກ​ສິດ​ທີ່​ສຸດ. “ເປັນ​ເວ​ລາ​ເຈັດ​
ບາດ​ກ້າວ​ເຂົ້າ​ສູ່​ສະ​ຫວັນທີ່ເປີດໄວ້” ທີ່​ນາງ​ວາ​ຣ​ເດີ​ຣີ ກ່າວ​ເພີ້ມ. ສິ່ງ​ສຳ​ຄັນ​ທີ່​ສຸດ​ກໍ​ຄື
Laylat al-Qadr ຫຼື “ຄ່ຳ​ຄືນ​ຂອງ​ອຳ​ນາດ” ທີ່​ເຊື່ອ​ກັນ​ວ່​າ​ເປັນ​ຄ່ຳ​ຄືນ​ທີ່ສັກ​ສິດ​ທີ່​

ນາງ​ກ່າວ​ວ່າ “ເປັນ​ຄ່ຳ​ຄືນ​ທີ່​ທຸກ​ຄົນ​ພາ​ກັນ​ບໍ່​ນອນ” ແລະ​ສູດ​ມົນ. “ໝາຍ​ຄວາມ​ວ່າ​ຄຳ​
ສູດ​ມົນ​ທັງ​ໝົດ​ຈະ​ໄດ້​ຍິນກັນ ມັນ​ໝາຍ​ຄວາມ​ວ່າ​ບາບ​ຂອງ​ທ່ານ​ທັງ​ໝົດ​ຈະ​ຖືກ​ຍົກ​ເວັ້ນ
ມັນ​ໝາຍ​ຄວາມ​ວ່າ ທ່ານ​ຈະ​ໄດ້​ຮັບແຕ່ໃນ​ສິ່ງ​ທີ່​ທ່ານ​ຝັນ​ຫາ.




What is Ramadan?


"It is a holy month," says Hibo Wardere of London. A month "that you are dedicating to God."

The last 10 days of Ramadan are considered the most holy. "That is when the seven steps to heaven are open," Wardere adds. The most important is Laylat al-Qadr, or the "Night of Power," believed to be the holiest night of the year.

"It is a night everybody stays awake" and prays, she says. "It means all your prayers will be heard, it means all your sins will be forgiven, it means you will get what you dreamed of."



In the U.S., "it comes out to $10 per day or $300 for the month," says Minhaj Hassan of the nonprofit charity Islamic Relief USA. In Britain, Islamic Relief UK has set the daily rate of fidya at 5 pounds or 150 pounds for the month.

On the other hand, "kaffarah is paid by individuals who miss a fast for no good reason," says Hassan. "The amount is $600 a day, or feeding 60 people in need (the Arabic term is miskeen)." In Britain, the price is 300 pounds per day.


Observance in non-Muslim countries

Fasting during Ramadan is "a million times more difficult" in a non-Muslim country "than back home," says Wardere, who is from Somalia but has lived in London for most of her life.


"The practice of fasting in Muslim nations is presumably much more common during Ramadan, since there are likely to be more practicing Muslims," says Hassan. "And fasting is a part of the daily culture during this month. Thus, if people you know are fasting, you're likely to do the same."



"Being part of an environment or community where fasting is encouraged and accommodated can increase the likelihood of people fasting successfully," Hassan says. "In some Muslim countries, accommodations are provided for fasting, which may not always be the case in the West" or in other non-Muslim nations.

"Observing Ramadan as a minority has its challenges. But it is not significant enough to make it impossible to fast," says Naeem Baig of the Islamic Circle of North America. He says it is made easier because "people from other faiths generally are respectful and supportive towards their Muslim colleagues or neighbors."

Making accommodations



Organizations such as the nonprofit Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding [[ https://tanenbaum.org/ ]] work with businesses to help them accommodate the needs of those observing Ramadan. "Muslim employees observing Ramadan may be fasting during this period.

"Some may request scheduling accommodations and your company may find that more employees require space for prayer during this time," writes the group's deputy CEO, Mark Fowler, on its website. He encourages his clients to avail themselves to the group's factsheet regarding scheduling, dietary restriction, and greetings during Ramadan. [[ https://tanenbaum.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/2019-Ramadan-Fact-Sheet.pdf ]]

Ramadan 2019


