First Fasting in Saudi Arabia

It's been quite a long time since I have blogged, and I apologize to anyone who has been following me and waiting for so long life happens and just got caught up in it...

So it is Ramadan right now we have a week left to go until Eid, and I'm sad that Ramadan is ending. This is actually my first Ramadan to be able to fast here in Saudi Arabia the first 2 years being here I was pregnant and always sick, then the following here was nursing my son so this was my first fasting here in the country and it has been such an amazing experience I wish others get the chance to experience.

all though this isn't my first Ramadan as a Muslim I have fasted many times before in America and it has is positive benefits too others eat around you, your co-workers ask questions about the fasting month many raise their eyebrow in surprise and ask " You can't eat or drink for a whole month" and you get to give dawah so its a win win actually you fast and you gain hassanat by teaching others at the same time its not the same when you fast in a Muslim country. 

These days it's pretty humid and hot around 105 degrees at the moment that's 42 celcius and going out in this humid heat it is hard to fast and you see people working so hard in this heat and not being able to eat or drink to replenish their energy, most times many people will sleep throughout the day at least until the asr prayer which is the 3rd prayer of our 5 daily prayers while most women are preparing iftar for the breaking fast meal.

it's the most beautiful feeling to be in a country of other Muslims who are fasting with you everyone waiting for the athan *Call of prayer* to take a drink of water and eat dates then moving on to eating, some people will break their fast on just dates and water then go to the Masjid (Mosque) then return home then eat the prepared iftar because if you eat to much before prayer its not very comfortable to bend up and down on a full stomach after relaxing and after meal time most will enjoin in good conversation or go out because a lot of the shopping centers are closed during the day time for the fasting including restaurants and of acourse grocery stores are always open but from my experience going out in this times are some of the feel good vibes I love the most everyone is out,and full and has their regained energy and many of us will end up at a nice resturant or the mall food court ordering food for suhoor *meal before fasting*.


 I really wish I could submit my feelings into this blog in how happy it makes me feel to be here fasting with other Muslims especially in Saudi Arabia fasting in genreal is amazing but when a whole country is doing it with you its an amazing experience especially hearing qur'an recitations throughout the cities my first fasting ramadan here has really impacted my heart in such a good way that I am so content to where I am and could not imagine another place to live in to be as I am.