I-Eid Mubarak!

Ukugubha iRamadan emazweni amaSulumane kuyinto enezici eziningi ehlanganisa ingokomoya elijulile namasiko acebile. Phakathi nale nyanga engcwele, amaSulumane emhlabeni wonke azila ukudla, athandaza, futhi akhonza umphakathi, eguqula imikhuba yansuku zonke ibe yizenzo zokuzinikela nokuzindla.

Enhliziyweni yayo, iRamadan yisikhathi sokuzila ukudla kusukela ekuseni kuze kube sekushoneni kwelanga. Lokhu kuzila ukudla, okungenye yezinsika ezinhlanu zamaSulumane, akugcini nje ngokuzila ukudla nokuphuza kodwa futhi kuyindlela yokuhlakulela ukuzithiba, uzwela, nokubonga. Emazweni amaningi amaSulumane, ukuzila ukudla kuqedwa njalo kusihlwa ngesidlo somphakathi esaziwa ngokuthi i-iftar. Imindeni, abangani, nomakhelwane bayahlangana ukuze babelane ngezitsha ezahlukahlukene ezihlukahluka ngokwesifunda—kusukela ku-biryanis enephunga elimnandi yaseNingizimu Asia kuya ezitshulwini ezishisayo zaseNyakatho Afrika. Lokhu kudla okwabiwe kokubili kuwukugubha inala kanye nesikhumbuzo sobunzima obubhekene nabantu abaswele.

Ngaphezu kokuzila ukudla, imithandazo yansuku zonke (i-tarawih) iyindawo ebalulekile ngesikhathi seRamadan. Ama-mosque agcwele abakhulekeli abahlangana ndawonye ukuzofunda i-Quran, bafune ukuhlanzwa ngokomoya, futhi baqinise izibopho zomphakathi. Emazweni afana neGibhithe, imigwaqo igcwele ukukhanya kwezibani zendabuko, ezaziwa ngokuthi ama-fanous, ezingakhanyisi nje kuphela ebusuku kodwa futhi ezisebenza njengezimpawu zethemba nobunye. Ngokufanayo, eTurkey nakwezinye izingxenye zeMpumalanga Ephakathi, amahora angaphambi kokusa aphawulwa ukushaya okunesigqi kwezigubhu, njengoba izinsizwa nabafana, begqoke izingubo zendabuko, bezulazula ezindaweni ukuze bavuse abathembekile ukuze badle isidlo sasekuseni.

IRamadan iyisikhathi sokusiza umphakathi. IZakat, noma ukupha izipho, iba yinto ebaluleke kakhulu njengoba amaSulumane ekhuthazwa ukuba anikele ngomusa kulabo abaswele. Imiphakathi eminingi ihlela amatende e-iftar mahhala kanye namakhishi omphakathi, lapho kunikezwa khona ukudla kwabaswele, okuqinisa umoya wokupha osenhliziyweni yenyanga.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, amasiko endawo anezela ukunambitheka okuyingqayizivele emikhosini. Isibonelo, e-Indonesia, amasiko omphakathi afana ne-Padusan—ukugeza okuhlanzwa ngaphambi kweRamadan—afanekisela ukuhlanzwa ngokomzimba nangokomoya okufanekiswa yinyanga. Emazweni aseGulf, izingane zihlanganyela ngentshiseko emikhosini yomakhelwane efana ne-Gargee'an, ziqoqa amaswidi futhi zabelana ngokuhleka.

Ngamafuphi, ukugubha iRamadan emazweni amaSulumane kuyinhlanganisela ephilayo yokuzila ukudla, umthandazo, imibuthano yomphakathi, kanye nezenzo zomusa. Yisikhathi esingagcini nje ngokujulisa ukuzibophezela kwenkolo kodwa futhi siqinisa izibopho zomphakathi kanye nobunikazi bamasiko, okwenza kube ngesinye sezikhathi ezithandwa kakhulu ngonyaka kumaSulumane emhlabeni jikelele.