Also spelled Ramadan, as Ramazan or Ramadan, is the most sacred month in the Muslim calendar, during which Muslims are devoted to religious studies and charitable contributions.
Ramadan teaches people how to love Allah, how to test their will and patience. It makes people smart and honest and celebrates in the form of fasting.
Muslims quickly in this holy month, meaning they avoid drinking water-containing alcohol during the morning and evening adanz (time of prayer calls).
The ultimate goal of fasting is to acquire a greater divine consciousness known in Arabic as takwa and to mean a state of constant awareness of God. From this perception, people need to obtain greater incentives to discipline, self-control, and do good and avoid doing wrong.
Fasting has other personal and social benefits. Through fasting, the rich knows what it means to be hungry. Therefore, the rich tend to give charity when they are fast. The annual Islamic alm (the cut) is usually paid in Ramadan.
Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, but Muslims in Azerbaijani begin celebrating Ramadan in the middle of Shaban, the Islamic month that precedes Ramadan.
Performing Ramadan rituals and respecting the holy month shows that although Azerbaijan was under communist rule for 70 years, Azerbaijan’s religious identity and tolerance have never changed.
At the beginning of Ramadan, the Azerbaijani people welcome Ramadan by dusting and cleaning the mosque. They also hold folk celebrations and begin decorating the streets, but the family exchanges for congratulations.
Ramadan cuisine
Muslims often invite friends and family to participate in the celebration of the incredible meal (IFTAR). The rich are organized dinner for the poor, the Azerbaijanis are keen to exchange gifts with their neighbors and provide food to the poor and poor even during Ramadan. Azeri’s family is known for their generosity as they always prepare extra dishes for Iftar in case they receive unexpected guests.
There are many common types of foods that people eat for IFTAR, such as Haleem and Aash, but Azerbaijani culture offers special dishes for Ramadan meals.
Each region of Azerbaijan is characterized by dishes that use mainly local products and vegetables, and this feature is reflected in Ramadan.
One of the most popular Ramadan dishes is dolma. It consists of lambs mixed with rice, seasoned with mint, fennel and cinnamon, wrapped in grape leaves and cabbage leaves. Another popular dish is Plov. This is often served at large gatherings across the country. It consists of rice served with lamb (sometimes beef), onions and carrots. It is usually eaten at the end of iftar. Plov has over 40 different recipes. Plov dishes have different names depending on the main ingredients that accompany the rice.
There are also a variety of kebabs and shashriks, including lamb, beef, chicken, ducks, and fish (barik) kebabs.
Azeris also eats a traditional Ramadan sweet, known as Sherbera, on the holy month.
charity
One of the special traditions of the Azeri people during Ramadan is fulfilling their pledge. If someone takes a vow when he is in crisis, they will fill it up in the holy month of Ramadan.
Azerbaijan supermarkets also have set “Ramadan Discount” signs, allowing poor people to buy food too.
Reading of the Quran
During Ramadan, the Azeri people are holding religious rituals for the reading of the Quran.
The Azeri family gathers before Iftar and one of the elders who normally know Arabic, read some verses from the Quran and explains the meaning of the Azeri poem to the family who don’t know Arabic.
Laylat al-qadr
In Leilat al-Qadr, as described by the Holy Qur’an, “The angels and Gabriel descend there by the Lord’s permission for all circumstances,” the respectable Muslims of Azerbaijani recite, chant, pray, mourn and chant the night prayers, mourning, Holy Khuran.
In Islam, there are several Islamic events that have their own importance. However, Leilat Al-Qadr is also one of the most sacred events in Islam. Every year, Muslims in Azerbaijani have special arrangements regarding the event. They wait eagerly for the moon sighting to recognize the confirmed date of Azerbaijan Leilat Al-Qadr and plan activities accordingly.
The Azerbaijanis consider the 19th, 21st, 23rd and 23rd day of Ramadan to be Leilat Al-Qadr Knight or Shab Ihiya. They gather at the mosque on these three nights and pray until the morning. They also hold rituals where religious learners give speeches on the occasion.
Eid al-fitr
Religious holidays are celebrated by Muslims around the world as they mark the end of Sunset’s fasting from the month-long dawn of Ramadan. It is divided on the first day of Showal, the 10th month of the Islamic calendar.
Azerbaijani people participate in congregation prayers in mosques or squares outside the city and offer charity to the poor.
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