The hour before sunset (and after sunrise) is commonly referred to as the Golden Hour amongst photographers. There isn’t any of that popular lighting in these pictures. There isn’t much to do with Iftar in…
Is there anything else that can be done at Sehri; other than fixing a hurried meal and offering a few quick prayers? Watching TV might be a good idea. Gives some background score to the…
First weekend of Ramadan, and it just couldn’t have gone past without an Iftar invitation. That’s the thing with weekends during Ramadan; as soon as the month begins, everyone starts scrambling to invite everyone else…
One might think it is a bit early to talk about repentance, considering there is still about a week to go before the ashara for forgiveness begins. All my life, the one thing that I…
As soon as offering the sunnah prayers after Ish’a was over, the lights in the mosque’s hall were dimmed. Only the ones in the courtyard and gallery stayed lit-up to give about enough light to…
Rains during Ramadan evoke a strange feeling. A feeling which has nothing to do with the irony of being in a downpour while abstaining from drinking water during the day. Unlike the torment of summers…
In the Urdu speaking part of the world which I belong to, we have something that’s called: ش ق درست “sheen qaaf durust” The Urdu alphabets sheen (ش) and qaaf (ق) have, from since I…
Looking back over the past month, I realize that the pattern with which I practiced Ramadan has seeped in quite well into this blog too. That may have been one of the objectives of this…
“Hum internet par bhi hain!” With an outstretched arm offering a patta heaped with seekh kebabs and sliced onions dipped in coriander and chilly chutney, the kebabchi looked quite happy seeing me take a photograph…