While Madinah’s Al-Masjid an-Nabawi welcomes millions of pilgrims year-round to offer salutations at the Rawdah Mubarak—where Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) rests alongside the first two Caliphs, Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiq (RA) and Hazrat Umar ibn al-Khattab (RA)—one of its most remarkable traditions is the hosting of communal Iftar meals outside the month of Ramadan.
Throughout the year, special Iftar arrangements are organized at Masjid an-Nabawi every Monday and Thursday. In Islamic tradition, observing voluntary (Nafl) fasts on Mondays and Thursdays carries special spiritual merit, as Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) regularly fasted on these two days.
Read nextFour Military Personnel Killed as Turkish S-70 Helicopter Crashes in Malatya ProvinceTo support the thousands of pilgrims and worshippers who follow this Sunnah, long rows of Iftar spreads are laid out across the mosque. As the Maghrib Adhan sounds, believers from every corner of the world—transcending differences of language, race, and nationality—sit side by side to break their fast together, creating a vivid display of Islamic equality and brotherhood alongside the serene spiritual atmosphere of nearby Jannat al-Baqi.
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