Ramadan fuels nostalgia and longing for its memories that extend with us throughout our lives. Each of us has its own unforgettable Ramadan history. The Saudi cultural attaché in Kuala Lumpur, Fahd Muhammad Al-Shammari, reads as follows:
It is said and not said
• What does Ramadan mean to you?
•• I always wonder to myself, whenever this holy month approaches us: How does this month become a month of reassurance, passion and love, even though we fast its days and abstain from much of what we are accustomed to? There is no doubt that his spirituality and the descending of the angels is the greatest indication of that.
• What do you remember about Ramadan?
•• There is a lot in memory and a lot of what is said and what is not said, how when we were young? What were our games and activities? Then after childhood and Ramadan tans.. God, those years!
feeling guilty
• What is left of the memories of the first Ramadan, his silence?
•• The first Ramadan reminds me of how it was the desire that we have grown up, and that we want to assure our family of our ability to fast, and that we have become old, so at times we hide to drink water, and at other times we resist ourselves out of guilt.
• What is your favorite character in Ramadan?
•• Ali Tantawi “At the Iftar Table” and his interesting talk.
• What do you read during the month of Ramadan?
•• There is no doubt that reading the Holy Quran is the tyrant of everything in Ramadan.
What is the favorite dish on the table?
•• Samosa of all kinds.
• What TV program are you keen to follow?
•• At breakfast, we used to enjoy the program “Ala Maeda Al Iftar” by Sheikh Ali Al-Tantawi, may God have mercy on him.
• Who do you invite to breakfast with you?
•• My father, may God prolong his life.
I miss the gathering
• What do you miss in Ramadan?
•• I miss the old family gathering and the spirituality of the beautiful time.
• What would you like if all people adhere to?
•• The relationship of relatives and loved ones in this month (I would like people to stick to it).
I and heritage
• How is your relationship with heritage books?
•• My relationship with heritage books finally needs to be refreshed, and we entered worlds and languages, which made us postpone heritage books every day until tomorrow, but they still live in memory.
* Do you still memorize poetry?
•• Praise be to God. Poetry is always present, because circumstances and situations must make you mutter it involuntarily, even if memory sometimes escapes.
• What city do you like to fast in?
•• Hail city.
• Ramadan's position on memory?
•• We used to drink water secretly when we were young, and it was very hot.
Childhood games
• What popular games are stuck in your childhood memory during the month of Ramadan?
•• We miss childhood games, including a game called “Sharad”, a popular game known to the people of Hail.
Interviewer: Muhammad Al-Wasmi @alwasmi_mh