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id="toc-Pakistan" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Pakistan"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.10</span> <span>Pakistan</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Pakistan-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Russia" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Russia"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.11</span> <span>Russia</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Russia-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Singapore" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Singapore"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.12</span> <span>Singapore</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Singapore-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Sri_Lanka" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Sri_Lanka"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.13</span> <span>Sri Lanka</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Sri_Lanka-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Syria" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Syria"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.14</span> <span>Syria</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Syria-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Taiwan" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Taiwan"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.15</span> <span>Taiwan</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Taiwan-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Trinidad_and_Tobago" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Trinidad_and_Tobago"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.16</span> <span>Trinidad and Tobago</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Trinidad_and_Tobago-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Turkey" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Turkey"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.17</span> <span>Turkey</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Turkey-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Ukraine" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Ukraine"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.18</span> <span>Ukraine</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Ukraine-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-United_States_and_Canada" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#United_States_and_Canada"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.19</span> <span>United States and Canada</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-United_States_and_Canada-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-titlebar-toc vector-button-flush-left" title="Table of 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href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%B0ftar" title="İftar – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="İftar" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%AB%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0" title="ইফতার – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="ইফতার" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bjn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bjn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buka_puasa" title="Buka puasa – Banjar" lang="bjn" hreflang="bjn" data-title="Buka puasa" data-language-autonym="Banjar" data-language-local-name="Banjar" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Banjar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ba mw-list-item"><a href="https://ba.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%98%D1%84%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%80" title="Ифтар – Bashkir" lang="ba" hreflang="ba" data-title="Ифтар" data-language-autonym="Башҡортса" data-language-local-name="Bashkir" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Башҡортса</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bcl mw-list-item"><a href="https://bcl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iftar" title="Iftar – Central Bikol" lang="bcl" hreflang="bcl" data-title="Iftar" data-language-autonym="Bikol Central" data-language-local-name="Central Bikol" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bikol Central</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iftar" title="Iftar – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Iftar" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iftar" title="Iftar – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Iftar" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iftar" title="Iftar – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Iftar" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iftar" title="Iftar – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Iftar" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iftar" title="Iftar – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Iftar" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iftar" title="Iftar – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Iftar" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iftar" title="Iftar – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Iftar" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B7%D8%A7%D8%B1" title="افطار – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="افطار" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iftar" title="Iftar – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Iftar" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ifte%C3%A1r" title="Ifteár – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Ifteár" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%9D%B4%ED%94%84%ED%83%80%EB%A5%B4" title="이프타르 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="이프타르" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ha mw-list-item"><a href="https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iftar_(Budar_Baki)" title="Iftar (Budar Baki) – Hausa" lang="ha" hreflang="ha" data-title="Iftar (Budar Baki)" data-language-autonym="Hausa" data-language-local-name="Hausa" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hausa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%BB%D6%86%D5%BF%D5%A1%D6%80" title="Իֆտար – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Իֆտար" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%AB%E0%A4%BC%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0" title="इफ़्तार – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="इफ़्तार" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iftar" title="Iftar – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Iftar" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buka_puasa" title="Buka puasa – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Buka puasa" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/If%E1%B9%AD%C4%81r" title="Ifṭār – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Ifṭār" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%90%D7%A4%D7%98%D7%90%D7%A8" title="אפטאר – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="אפטאר" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jv mw-list-item"><a href="https://jv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iftar" title="Iftar – Javanese" lang="jv" hreflang="jv" data-title="Iftar" data-language-autonym="Jawa" data-language-local-name="Javanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Jawa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D1%83%D1%8B%D0%B7%D0%B0%D1%88%D0%B0%D1%80" title="Ауызашар – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Ауызашар" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futari" title="Futari – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Futari" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iftaras" title="Iftaras – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Iftaras" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%98%D1%84%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%80" title="Ифтар – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Ифтар" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%87%E0%B4%AB%E0%B5%8D%E2%80%8C%E0%B4%A4%E0%B4%BE%E0%B5%BC" title="ഇഫ്‌താർ – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="ഇഫ്‌താർ" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iftar" title="Iftar – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Iftar" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-my mw-list-item"><a href="https://my.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%80%A1%E1%80%AD%E1%80%96%E1%80%BE%E1%80%BA%E1%80%9E%E1%80%AC%E1%80%9B%E1%80%BA" title="အိဖှ်သာရ် – Burmese" lang="my" hreflang="my" data-title="အိဖှ်သာရ်" data-language-autonym="မြန်မာဘာသာ" data-language-local-name="Burmese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>မြန်မာဘာသာ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iftar" title="Iftar – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Iftar" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ce mw-list-item"><a href="https://ce.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%98%D1%84%D1%82%D3%8F%D0%B0%D1%80" title="Ифтӏар – Chechen" lang="ce" hreflang="ce" data-title="Ифтӏар" data-language-autonym="Нохчийн" data-language-local-name="Chechen" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Нохчийн</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iftor" title="Iftor – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Iftor" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pa mw-list-item"><a href="https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A8%87%E0%A8%AB%E0%A8%BC%E0%A8%A4%E0%A8%BE%E0%A8%B0" title="ਇਫ਼ਤਾਰ – Punjabi" lang="pa" hreflang="pa" data-title="ਇਫ਼ਤਾਰ" data-language-autonym="ਪੰਜਾਬੀ" data-language-local-name="Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ਪੰਜਾਬੀ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B7%D8%A7%D8%B1" title="افطار – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="افطار" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iftar" title="Iftar – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Iftar" data-language-autonym="Polski" 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//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Iftar_beguni.JPG/440px-Iftar_beguni.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3488" data-file-height="2616" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Chowk_Bazar" class="mw-redirect" title="Chowk Bazar">Chowk Bazar</a> iftar market</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ramadan_Dinner_2005-11-07.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Ramadan_Dinner_2005-11-07.jpg/220px-Ramadan_Dinner_2005-11-07.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Ramadan_Dinner_2005-11-07.jpg/330px-Ramadan_Dinner_2005-11-07.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Ramadan_Dinner_2005-11-07.jpg/440px-Ramadan_Dinner_2005-11-07.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="600" /></a><figcaption>A 2005 iftar in <a href="/wiki/Cairo" 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title="Breakfast">Breakfast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_breakfast" title="Second breakfast">Second breakfast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elevenses" title="Elevenses">Elevenses</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brunch" title="Brunch">Brunch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lunch" title="Lunch">Lunch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tea_(meal)" title="Tea (meal)">Tea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Merienda" title="Merienda">Merienda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tiffin" title="Tiffin">Tiffin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dinner" title="Dinner">Dinner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Supper" title="Supper">Supper</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Iftar</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Siu_yeh" title="Siu yeh">Siu yeh</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Snack" title="Snack">Snack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Combination_meal" title="Combination meal">Combination meal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kids%27_meal" title="Kids' meal">Kids' meal</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading" 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the <a href="/wiki/Maghrib_prayer" title="Maghrib prayer">Maghrib prayer</a>. </p><p>This is their second meal of the day; the daily fast during Ramadan begins immediately after the pre-dawn meal of <span title="Arabic-language text"><i lang="ar-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Suhur" title="Suhur">suhur</a></i></span> and continues during the daylight hours, ending with sunset with the evening meal of iftar. </p><p>In 2023 UNESCO added iftar to its list of <a href="/wiki/Intangible_Cultural_Heritage" class="mw-redirect" title="Intangible Cultural Heritage">Intangible Cultural Heritage</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Description">Description</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Iftar&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Description"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Iftar is one of the religious observances of <a href="/wiki/Ramadan" title="Ramadan">Ramadan</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-PFB_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PFB-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-IN_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IN-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-AL_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AL-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and is often done as a community, with <a href="/wiki/Muslim" class="mw-redirect" title="Muslim">Muslim</a> people gathering to break their <a href="/wiki/Sawm" class="mw-redirect" title="Sawm">fast</a> together. The meal is taken just after the call to the <span title="Arabic-language text"><i lang="ar-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Maghrib" class="mw-redirect" title="Maghrib">Maghrib</a></i></span> prayer, which is around <a href="/wiki/Sunset" title="Sunset">sunset</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-IN_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IN-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Traditionally three <a href="/wiki/Date_(fruit)" class="mw-redirect" title="Date (fruit)">dates</a> are eaten to break the fast, in emulation of the <a href="/wiki/Prophets_in_Islam" class="mw-redirect" title="Prophets in Islam">Islamic prophet</a>, <a href="/wiki/Muhammad" title="Muhammad">Muhammad</a>, who broke his fast in this manner, but this is not mandatory. Muslims believe that feeding someone iftar as a form of <a href="/wiki/Sadaqah" title="Sadaqah">Sadaqah</a>/<a href="/wiki/Zakat" title="Zakat">Zakat</a>/<a href="/wiki/Charity_(practice)" title="Charity (practice)">charity</a> is very rewarding and that such was practised by Muhammad. <sup id="cite_ref-IN_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IN-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-AL_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AL-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Some <a href="/wiki/Hadith" title="Hadith">Hadith</a> also state that Muhammad used to read the following <a href="/wiki/Dua" title="Dua">dua</a> at iftar:<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>Dhahaba al-zama’ wa abtalat al-‘urooq wa thabat al-ajr Insha’Allah – "Thirst has gone, the veins are moist, and the reward is assured, if Allah wills."</p></blockquote> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Around_the_world">Around the world</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Iftar&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Around the world"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Iftar&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Afghanistan"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+link+.ambox{margin-top:-1px}html body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .ambox.mbox-small-left{margin:4px 1em 4px 0;overflow:hidden;width:238px;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em}.mw-parser-output .ambox-speedy{border-left:10px solid #b32424;background-color:#fee7e6}.mw-parser-output .ambox-delete{border-left:10px solid #b32424}.mw-parser-output .ambox-content{border-left:10px solid #f28500}.mw-parser-output .ambox-style{border-left:10px solid #fc3}.mw-parser-output .ambox-move{border-left:10px solid #9932cc}.mw-parser-output .ambox-protection{border-left:10px solid #a2a9b1}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-text{border:none;padding:0.25em 0.5em;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image{border:none;padding:2px 0 2px 0.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-imageright{border:none;padding:2px 0.5em 2px 0;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-empty-cell{border:none;padding:0;width:1px}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image-div{width:52px}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ambox{margin:0 10%}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .ambox{display:none!important}}</style><table class="box-Unreferenced_section plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Unreferenced" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>does not <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources">cite</a> any <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">sources</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Iftar" title="Special:EditPage/Iftar">improve this section</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a>. Unsourced material may be challenged and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Burden_of_evidence" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">removed</a>.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">June 2018</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>In <a href="/wiki/Afghanistan" title="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</a>, iftar usually includes the traditional dates, shorwa (soup), <a href="/wiki/Kebab" title="Kebab">kebabs</a>, du piyaza (meat stewed in an onion-based sauce), <a href="/wiki/Manti_(dumpling)" class="mw-redirect" title="Manti (dumpling)">manto</a> (seasoned, minced meat wrapped in pasta), <a href="/wiki/Kabuli_pulao" title="Kabuli pulao">kabuli palaw</a> (rice with lentils, raisins, carrots, and lamb), shorm beray, bolani (fried or baked flat bread with a vegetable filling), and <a href="/wiki/Rice" title="Rice">rice</a>, as well as other dishes. Afghans also have an extensive range of sweet dishes and desserts. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Bangladesh">Bangladesh</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Iftar&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Bangladesh"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Common_Iftar_Dish.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Common_Iftar_Dish.jpg/220px-Common_Iftar_Dish.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Common_Iftar_Dish.jpg/330px-Common_Iftar_Dish.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Common_Iftar_Dish.jpg/440px-Common_Iftar_Dish.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="851" /></a><figcaption>Common iftar items of <a href="/wiki/Bangladesh" title="Bangladesh">Bangladesh</a></figcaption></figure> <p>In <a href="/wiki/Bangladesh" title="Bangladesh">Bangladesh</a>, a wide variety of foods is prepared to break the fast at Maghrib time. Some of the common iftar items from <a href="/wiki/Bangladeshi_cuisine" title="Bangladeshi cuisine">Bangladeshi cuisine</a> include piyaju (made of <a href="/wiki/Lentil" title="Lentil">lentil</a> paste, chopped onions and green chillies, like <a href="/wiki/Falafel" title="Falafel">falafel</a>), <a href="/wiki/Beguni" title="Beguni">beguni</a> (made of thin slices of eggplant dipped in a thin batter of gram flour), <a href="/wiki/Jilapi" class="mw-redirect" title="Jilapi">jilapi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Muri_(food)" class="mw-redirect" title="Muri (food)">muri</a>, <a href="/wiki/Haleem" title="Haleem">haleem</a>, <a href="/wiki/Date_palm" title="Date palm">dates</a>, <a href="/wiki/Samosa" title="Samosa">samosas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kachori" title="Kachori">dal puri</a> (a type of lentil-based <a href="/wiki/Savoury_(small_dish)" class="mw-redirect" title="Savoury (small dish)">savoury</a> pastry), <a href="/wiki/Chana_masala" title="Chana masala">chola</a> (cooked <a href="/wiki/Chickpea" title="Chickpea">Bengal gram</a> ), <a href="/wiki/Kebab" title="Kebab">kebab</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mughlai_paratha" title="Mughlai paratha">mughlai porota</a> (stuffed <a href="/wiki/Paratha" title="Paratha">porota</a> with minced meat, eggs and spices), variety of <a href="/wiki/Pitha" title="Pitha">pitha</a>, <a href="/wiki/Aloo_chop" class="mw-redirect" title="Aloo chop">aloo chop</a>, <a href="/wiki/Samosa" title="Samosa">singara</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ghugni" title="Ghugni">ghugni</a>, <a href="/wiki/Imarti" title="Imarti">amerti</a>, <a href="/wiki/Boondi" title="Boondi">bundia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Namak_para" title="Namak para">nimki</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pakora" title="Pakora">Pakora</a>, <a href="/wiki/Khaja" title="Khaja">khaja</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hard_candy" title="Hard candy">batasa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cotton_candy" title="Cotton candy">khabar tula</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bengali_sweets" class="mw-redirect" title="Bengali sweets">Bengali sweets</a>, Roasted <a href="/wiki/Chickpea" title="Chickpea">chickpeas</a> and different types of fruits such as <a href="/wiki/Watermelon" title="Watermelon">watermelon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Apple" title="Apple">apple</a>, <a href="/wiki/Banana" title="Banana">banana</a>, <a href="/wiki/Papaya" title="Papaya">papaya</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pear" title="Pear">pear</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mango" title="Mango">mango</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pineapple" title="Pineapple">pineapple</a>. Bengalis break their fast with all their friends and family and eat together in a banquet with their array of food; however, savoury items are eaten before the sweet.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the <a href="/wiki/Sylhet" title="Sylhet">Sylhet</a> region, <a href="/wiki/Furir_Bari_Iftari" title="Furir Bari Iftari">Furir Bari Iftari</a> is a common <a href="/wiki/Culture_of_Bengal" title="Culture of Bengal">cultural tradition</a> among Bengali families. </p><p>Drinks such as lemon <a href="/wiki/Sharbat_(beverage)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sharbat (beverage)">shorbot</a> and yoghurt shorbot (made of yoghurt, water, sugar and <a href="/wiki/Rooh_Afza" title="Rooh Afza">rooh afza</a>) as well as <a href="/wiki/Borhani" title="Borhani">borhani</a> and gurer shorbot (jaggery shorbot) are common on iftar tables across the country. People like to have iftar at home with all family members, and iftar parties are also arranged by mosques.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> People often distribute iftar in mosques for the people praying to eat, believing it is a good deed. After Iftar people pray <a href="/wiki/Maghrib" class="mw-redirect" title="Maghrib">maghrib</a> and later <a href="/wiki/Isha_prayer" title="Isha prayer">Isha</a> then many head straight for <a href="/wiki/Taraweeh" class="mw-redirect" title="Taraweeh">Taraweeh</a> prayers where 20 rakats are performed to finish one <a href="/wiki/Juz%27" title="Juz'">Juz'</a> of the Quran. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Brunei">Brunei</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Iftar&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Brunei"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-Unreferenced_section plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Unreferenced" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>does not <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources">cite</a> any <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">sources</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Iftar" title="Special:EditPage/Iftar">improve this section</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a>. Unsourced material may be challenged and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Burden_of_evidence" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">removed</a>.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">June 2018</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>In <a href="/wiki/Brunei_Darussalam" class="mw-redirect" title="Brunei Darussalam">Brunei Darussalam</a>, iftar is locally referred to as <i>sungkai</i>. Traditionally this is held at a regional or village <a href="/wiki/Mosque" title="Mosque">mosque</a> for those who have or will be performing the evening prayers. At the mosque, a mosque <a href="/wiki/Buffet" title="Buffet">buffet</a> is prepared by the local residents at which all are welcomed to break their fast together. Before the iftar, the <i><a href="/wiki/Bedug" title="Bedug">beduk</a></i> (a type of drum) must be heard as a signal to begin the sungkai. In the capital <a href="/wiki/Bandar_Seri_Begawan" title="Bandar Seri Begawan">Bandar Seri Begawan</a>, the firing of several cannons at the central business district also marks the sungkai. The sungkai is generally a welcomed time of the day, so <a href="/wiki/Bruneian_people" class="mw-redirect" title="Bruneian people">Bruneians</a> occasionally break their fast at restaurants along with their extended family. Additionally, only during the month of Ramadan, each district, with the exception of the Brunei and Muara district, hosts an expansive network of <i>tamu</i> or Ramadan stalls where freshly cooked <a href="/wiki/Cuisine_of_Brunei" class="mw-redirect" title="Cuisine of Brunei">local delicacies</a> are sold more than other times of the year. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="India">India</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Iftar&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: India"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-More_citations_needed_section plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Refimprove" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>needs additional citations for <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">verification</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Iftar" title="Special:EditPage/Iftar">improve this article</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a> in this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">June 2018</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>In <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a>, Muslims break their fasts with family and friends, and many Mosques arrange free 'iftar.' Preparations for iftar commence hours before, in homes and at roadside stalls. Iftar begins by eating dates or drinking water, but this is only the opening of a rich meal. The spread of 'iftar' can be grand, with both vegetarian to non-vegetarian dishes and a variety of juices and <a href="/wiki/Sharbat_(beverage)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sharbat (beverage)">sherbets</a>. Iftar usually is a heavy meal and is followed by a second, lighter dinner eaten before the night (<a href="/wiki/Isha%27a" class="mw-redirect" title="Isha'a">isha</a>) prayers and the <a href="/wiki/Taraweeh" class="mw-redirect" title="Taraweeh">taraweeh</a> prayers. </p><p>In <a href="/wiki/Hyderabad,_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Hyderabad, India">Hyderabad</a> and nearby areas, people often break their fast with <a href="/wiki/Hyderabadi_haleem" title="Hyderabadi haleem">Haleem</a> because it has a rich taste and is quite filling. In other southern states (<a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu" title="Tamil Nadu">Tamil Nadu</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kerala" title="Kerala">Kerala</a>), Muslims break their fast with <i>nonbu kanji</i>,<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> a rich, filling rice dish of porridge consistency, cooked for hours with meat and vegetables. This is often served with <a href="/wiki/Bonda_(snack)" title="Bonda (snack)">bonda</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pakora" title="Pakora">bajji</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Vadai" class="mw-redirect" title="Vadai">vadai</a>. Muslims in the area of Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh serve the aforementioned rice porridge, here called Ganji, with boondhi in it during Iftar. </p><p>Vegetarians break their fast with a dish called surkumba, which is prepared from milk, and this is particularly popular in certain parts of <a href="/wiki/Karnataka" title="Karnataka">Karnataka</a>. In northern states like <a href="/wiki/Delhi" title="Delhi">Delhi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Uttar_Pradesh" title="Uttar Pradesh">Uttar Pradesh</a>, <a href="/wiki/Madhya_Pradesh" title="Madhya Pradesh">Madhya Pradesh</a> and <a href="/wiki/West_Bengal" title="West Bengal">West Bengal</a>, the fast is typically ended with fresh <a href="/wiki/Date_(fruit)" class="mw-redirect" title="Date (fruit)">dates</a>, cut fresh fruits (sometimes served as <a href="/wiki/Chaat" title="Chaat">chaat</a>) and fruit juice along with fried dishes like <a href="/wiki/Samosas" class="mw-redirect" title="Samosas">samosas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pakodas" class="mw-redirect" title="Pakodas">pakodas</a> etc. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Indonesia">Indonesia</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Iftar&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Indonesia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-Unreferenced_section plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Unreferenced" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>does not <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources">cite</a> any <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">sources</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Iftar" title="Special:EditPage/Iftar">improve this section</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a>. Unsourced material may be challenged and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Burden_of_evidence" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">removed</a>.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">June 2018</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:JackfruitKolak.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/JackfruitKolak.jpg/220px-JackfruitKolak.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/JackfruitKolak.jpg/330px-JackfruitKolak.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/JackfruitKolak.jpg/440px-JackfruitKolak.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2543" data-file-height="1702" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Jackfruit" title="Jackfruit">Jackfruit</a> <a href="/wiki/Kolak_(dessert)" class="mw-redirect" title="Kolak (dessert)">kolak</a>, one of various iftar desserts in Indonesia</figcaption></figure> <p>In <a href="/wiki/Indonesia" title="Indonesia">Indonesia</a> iftar is called "buka puasa" or <a href="/w/index.php?title=Takjil&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Takjil (page does not exist)">takjil</a>, which means "to open the fast". Markets sell various foods for iftar, including the date, which is popular, as well as unique <a href="/wiki/Indonesian_cuisine" title="Indonesian cuisine">Indonesian sweet food and drink</a> such as <a href="/wiki/Kolak_(dessert)" class="mw-redirect" title="Kolak (dessert)">kolak</a>, <a href="/wiki/Es_kelapa_muda" title="Es kelapa muda">es kelapa muda</a>, <a href="/wiki/Es_buah" title="Es buah">es buah</a>, <a href="/wiki/Es_campur" title="Es campur">es campur</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cendol" title="Cendol">cendol</a> or dawet, etc. Most of them are only found easily in Ramadan. Iftar is usually begun by eating these sweets, as inspired by the Prophet's <a href="/wiki/Sunnah" title="Sunnah">Sunnah</a> of eating dates. </p><p>Maghrib time is traditionally marked by the <a href="/wiki/Bedug" title="Bedug">bedug</a>, a traditional big Indonesian drum. After <a href="/wiki/Asr_prayer" title="Asr prayer">Asr prayers</a>, traditional markets will begin to open. The food stalls generally sell many kinds of items that are specifically for "iftar". Traffic jams often occur leading up to Maghrib time. Sometimes people invite groups of orphans to eat with them. After Iftar and maghrib prayer which is usually done at the homes, people go to the mosque for <a href="/wiki/Isha_prayer" title="Isha prayer">Isha'a</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tarawih" title="Tarawih">Tarawih</a> prayers, which in Indonesia, is often accompanied by a short sermon known as "ceramah" before the Tarawih prayer commence. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Iran">Iran</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Iftar&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Iran"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Iftar_Iranian_2015.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Iftar_Iranian_2015.JPG/220px-Iftar_Iranian_2015.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Iftar_Iranian_2015.JPG/330px-Iftar_Iranian_2015.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Iftar_Iranian_2015.JPG/440px-Iftar_Iranian_2015.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="2448" /></a><figcaption>An example of Iranian Iftar table. Dinner will be served later.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:People_eating_Iftar3_together_in_Iran.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/People_eating_Iftar3_together_in_Iran.jpg/220px-People_eating_Iftar3_together_in_Iran.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/People_eating_Iftar3_together_in_Iran.jpg/330px-People_eating_Iftar3_together_in_Iran.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/People_eating_Iftar3_together_in_Iran.jpg/440px-People_eating_Iftar3_together_in_Iran.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="667" /></a><figcaption>An example of Iranian public Iftar</figcaption></figure> <p>In Iran, neighbourhood iftar feasts are not customary; the (larger and more festive) meal is usually shared among family.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A small selection of foods is prepared to break the fast and is summarily followed by a proper <a href="/wiki/Iranian_cuisine" title="Iranian cuisine">Persian meal</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-IRD_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IRD-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Most common iftar items are: Chai (tea) with <a href="/wiki/Zulbia_and_bamiyeh" class="mw-redirect" title="Zulbia and bamiyeh">zulbia and bamiyeh</a> and other sweets, <a href="/wiki/Date_palm" title="Date palm">dates</a>, <a href="/wiki/Halva" title="Halva">halva</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fereni" class="mw-redirect" title="Fereni">Fereni</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ash_Reshteh" class="mw-redirect" title="Ash Reshteh">Ash Reshteh</a>, <a href="/wiki/Haleem" title="Haleem">Halim</a>, Shami Lapeh, <i><a href="/wiki/Naan" title="Naan">Noon</a></i> (bread usually <a href="/wiki/Lavash" title="Lavash">lavash</a> or <a href="/wiki/Barbari_bread" title="Barbari bread">barbari</a>) and <i><a href="/wiki/Paneer" title="Paneer">paneer</a></i> with <a href="/wiki/Leaf_vegetable" title="Leaf vegetable">greens</a> and fresh herbs.<sup id="cite_ref-IRD_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IRD-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> One of the biggest iftar meals in the world takes place in <a href="/wiki/Imam_Reza_shrine" title="Imam Reza shrine">Imam Reza shrine</a> in <a href="/wiki/Mashhad" title="Mashhad">Mashhad city</a> every year, with some 12 thousand people attending every night.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Malaysia">Malaysia</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Iftar&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Malaysia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-Unreferenced_section plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Unreferenced" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>does not <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources">cite</a> any <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">sources</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Iftar" title="Special:EditPage/Iftar">improve this section</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a>. Unsourced material may be challenged and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Burden_of_evidence" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">removed</a>.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">June 2018</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bandung_Drinks.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Bandung_Drinks.jpg/220px-Bandung_Drinks.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Bandung_Drinks.jpg/330px-Bandung_Drinks.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Bandung_Drinks.jpg/440px-Bandung_Drinks.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="480" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Bandung_(drink)" title="Bandung (drink)">Bandung</a>, the most common drink during Iftar in Malaysia</figcaption></figure> <p>In <a href="/wiki/Malaysia" title="Malaysia">Malaysia</a>, iftar is known as "berbuka puasa", which literally means "to open the fast". As usual, the Muslims break the fast with either dried or fresh dates. Various foodstuffs from the <a href="/wiki/Malaysian_cuisine" title="Malaysian cuisine">Malaysian cuisine</a> tend to be readily available from <i>Bazaar Ramadhan</i>s, which are street food markets that are open during Ramadan; local favourites include <a href="/wiki/Bandung_(drink)" title="Bandung (drink)">bandung drink</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sugarcane_juice" title="Sugarcane juice">sugarcane juice</a>, <a href="/wiki/Soybean_milk" class="mw-redirect" title="Soybean milk">soybean milk</a> mixed with <a href="/wiki/Grass_jelly" title="Grass jelly">grass jelly</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Nasi_lemak" title="Nasi lemak">nasi lemak</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Laksa" title="Laksa">laksa</a></i>, <i>ayam percik</i>, <a href="/wiki/Hainanese_chicken_rice" title="Hainanese chicken rice">chicken rice</a>, <a href="/wiki/Satay" title="Satay">satay</a> and <a href="/wiki/Popiah" title="Popiah">popiah</a> among others. Many high-end restaurants and hotels also provide special iftar and dinner packages for those who want to break the fast outside with families and friends. Furthermore, most mosques also provide free <i>bubur lambok</i> (a special type of <a href="/wiki/Rice_congee" class="mw-redirect" title="Rice congee">rice congee</a>) after Asar prayers. </p><p>Most Muslims will usually have a special supper after performing their <i><a href="/wiki/Tarawih" title="Tarawih">tarawih</a></i> prayers called <i>moreh</i> (pronounced <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1177148991">.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}</style><span class="IPA-label IPA-label-small">Malay pronunciation:</span> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="ms-Latn-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Malay" class="mw-redirect" title="Help:IPA/Malay">[moˈreh]</a></span>). The light meal, taking place in mosque and prayer hall grounds, consists of local traditional snacks and hot tea. </p><p>In shopping malls and public venues in Malaysia, the time of iftar is indicated by radios announcing the call to Maghrib prayers. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Maldives">Maldives</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Iftar&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Maldives"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-Unreferenced_section plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Unreferenced" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>does not <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources">cite</a> any <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">sources</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Iftar" title="Special:EditPage/Iftar">improve this section</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a>. Unsourced material may be challenged and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Burden_of_evidence" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">removed</a>.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">June 2018</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/Maldives" title="Maldives">Maldives</a>, iftar is known as <i>roadha villun</i>, which means "break fast". As usual, most Muslims break the fast with either dried or fresh dates. There are many exclusive restaurants and hotels providing special iftar and dinner packages for those who want to break the fast outside with the families and friends. All the mosques in the Maldives provide free dates and juice to break fast. At local homes, one will find various cold fruit juices (water melon, mango, passion fruit, pineapple) sweet (boakiba, pudding) and salty shorteats called hedhika (boakiba, bajiya, gulha, masroshi, cutlets), the latter made with mainly fish, curries, roshi and salads made with local greens, chilli, onion and lemon. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Nigeria">Nigeria</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Iftar&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Nigeria"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-Unreferenced_section plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Unreferenced" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>does not <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources">cite</a> any <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">sources</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Iftar" title="Special:EditPage/Iftar">improve this section</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a>. Unsourced material may be challenged and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Burden_of_evidence" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">removed</a>.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">June 2018</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Nigeria hosts what is by some way the largest Muslim community in <a href="/wiki/West_Africa" title="West Africa">West Africa</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sub-Saharan_Africa" title="Sub-Saharan Africa">Sub-Saharan Africa</a>. Iftar (known in the Hausa Language as <i>buda-baki</i> and in the Yoruba language as <i>isinu</i>) holds the same importance in Nigeria's <a href="/wiki/Sunni" class="mw-redirect" title="Sunni">Sunni</a> population as the rest of the Islamic world. Foods include <a href="/wiki/Jollof_rice" title="Jollof rice">Jollof rice</a>, <a href="/wiki/Suya" title="Suya">suya</a>, <a href="/wiki/Egusi" title="Egusi">ọbẹ̀ ẹgúsí</a>, <a href="/wiki/Goat_meat" title="Goat meat">ewurẹ</a>, <a href="/wiki/Acaraj%C3%A9" class="mw-redirect" title="Acarajé">àkàrà</a>, <a href="/wiki/Date_palm" title="Date palm">dabinu/dabino</a>, <a href="/wiki/Common_fig" class="mw-redirect" title="Common fig">ọ̀pọ̀tọ́</a>, etc. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pakistan">Pakistan</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Iftar&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Pakistan"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-Unreferenced_section plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Unreferenced" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>does not <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources">cite</a> any <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">sources</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Iftar" title="Special:EditPage/Iftar">improve this section</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a>. Unsourced material may be challenged and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Burden_of_evidence" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">removed</a>.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">June 2018</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Samosa_fried.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Samosa_fried.JPG/220px-Samosa_fried.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Samosa_fried.JPG/330px-Samosa_fried.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Samosa_fried.JPG/440px-Samosa_fried.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2816" data-file-height="2112" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Samosa" title="Samosa">Samosas</a> are a common Iftari snack in Pakistan.</figcaption></figure> <p>In <a href="/wiki/Pakistan" title="Pakistan">Pakistan</a>, almost everybody stops to rejoice for a few minutes following the iftar sirens and <a href="/wiki/Adhan" title="Adhan">adhan</a> (call to prayer). Preparations for iftar commence about three hours beforehand, in homes and at roadside stalls. The fast can be ended by eating dates, or simply by drinking water, if dates are not available. Many restaurants offer iftar deals, especially in the big cities like <a href="/wiki/Karachi" title="Karachi">Karachi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lahore" title="Lahore">Lahore</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Islamabad" title="Islamabad">Islamabad</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Iftar as a <a href="/wiki/Pakistani_cuisine" title="Pakistani cuisine">meal in Pakistan</a><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is usually heavy, consisting mainly of sweet and savoury treats such as <a href="/wiki/Jalebi" title="Jalebi">jalebi</a> (pretzel-shaped, deep-fried batter, soaked in sugar syrup), <a href="/wiki/Samosas" class="mw-redirect" title="Samosas">samosas</a><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>(minced meat and/or vegetables, wrapped in dough and deep-fried or baked), <a href="/wiki/Pakora" title="Pakora">pakora</a><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (sliced vegetables, dipped in batter and deep-fried) with ketchup or chatni, and <a href="/wiki/Namak_para" title="Namak para">namak para</a> (seasoned cracker), besides the staple dates and water. </p><p>Other items such as <a href="/wiki/Chicken_rolls" class="mw-redirect" title="Chicken rolls">chicken rolls</a>, <a href="/wiki/Spring_roll" title="Spring roll">spring rolls</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shami_Kebab" class="mw-redirect" title="Shami Kebab">Shami Kebabs</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fruit_salads" class="mw-redirect" title="Fruit salads">fruit salads</a>, <a href="/wiki/Papad" class="mw-redirect" title="Papad">papad</a> (sheets of batter that are then sun-dried, deep-fried or roasted until they have the texture of potato chips or crisps), chana chaat (chickpea salad), and dahi balay (or "dahi baray"—fried lentil dumplings served with yoghurt) are also very common. Amongst the <a href="/wiki/Punjabi_people" class="mw-redirect" title="Punjabi people">Punjabi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sindhi_people" class="mw-redirect" title="Sindhi people">Sindhi</a> and <a href="/wiki/Muhajir_(Urdu-speaking_people)" class="mw-redirect" title="Muhajir (Urdu-speaking people)">Mohajir</a> households, iftar is often followed up by a regular dinner later during the night. Those in the north and west, including <a href="/wiki/Pashtun_people" class="mw-redirect" title="Pashtun people">Pashtuns</a>, <a href="/wiki/Baloch_people" title="Baloch people">Balochis</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Tajik_people" class="mw-redirect" title="Tajik people">Tajiks</a>, on the other hand combine dinner and iftar. <a href="/wiki/La_mian" class="mw-redirect" title="La mian">Laghman</a> soup (noodle soup), locally called Kalli, is an iftar staple in <a href="/wiki/Chitral" title="Chitral">Chitral</a> and parts of <a href="/wiki/Gilgit" title="Gilgit">Gilgit</a>. </p><p>After iftar, Muslims rush to the mosques to offer <a href="/wiki/Tarawih" title="Tarawih">Tarawih</a> (an 8 or 20 <a href="/wiki/Rakat" class="mw-redirect" title="Rakat">rakat</a> Muslim prayer during the month of Ramadan). Various television channels also stop their normal telecast and broadcast special Ramadan transmissions, especially at the time of Sehar and Iftar. The whole month of Ramadan is marked in Pakistan as a festive season when people make donations to the poor and give charity. Some organizations and companies also offer free iftar meals to the common people. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Russia">Russia</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Iftar&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Russia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-Unreferenced_section plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Unreferenced" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>does not <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources">cite</a> any <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">sources</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Iftar" title="Special:EditPage/Iftar">improve this section</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a>. Unsourced material may be challenged and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Burden_of_evidence" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">removed</a>.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">June 2018</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>In Russia, Ramadan is observed mostly in Muslim-majority states such as <a href="/wiki/Dagestan" title="Dagestan">Dagestan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chechnya" title="Chechnya">Chechnya</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ingushetia" title="Ingushetia">Ingushetia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Adygea" title="Adygea">Adygea</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kabardino-Balkaria" title="Kabardino-Balkaria">Kabardino-Balkaria</a>, <a href="/wiki/Karachay-Cherkessia" title="Karachay-Cherkessia">Karachay-Cherkessia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tatarstan" title="Tatarstan">Tatarstan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bashkortostan" title="Bashkortostan">Bashkortostan</a>. In cities outside of Muslim majority republics with a significant Muslim presence, it has become a tradition to open Ramadan Tent, a public iftar event organised by <a href="/wiki/Russia%27s_Mufti_Council" class="mw-redirect" title="Russia's Mufti Council">Russia's Mufti Council</a>. In Dagestan, Muslims gather in Makhachkala Central Juma Mosque to break their fast and pray <a href="/wiki/Taraweeh" class="mw-redirect" title="Taraweeh">taraweeh</a> prayers. Dates and fruits are preferred to break the fast, followed by soup, bread, and different local delicacies such as <a href="/wiki/Be%C5%9Fbarmaq" class="mw-redirect" title="Beşbarmaq">beşbarmaq</a>, <a href="/wiki/K%C3%BCrze_mant%C4%B1" class="mw-redirect" title="Kürze mantı">kurze</a> and others. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Singapore">Singapore</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Iftar&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Singapore"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-Unreferenced_section plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Unreferenced" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>does not <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources">cite</a> any <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">sources</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Iftar" title="Special:EditPage/Iftar">improve this section</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a>. Unsourced material may be challenged and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Burden_of_evidence" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">removed</a>.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">June 2018</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>In <a href="/wiki/Singapore" title="Singapore">Singapore</a>, iftar is called "buka puasa", meaning "to open the fast" (see the Indonesian section). It is usually accompanied with dates and sweet drinks such as Bandung, Chendol and Air Sirap. Singaporean Muslims usually eat an array of dishes ranging from rice and noodles. Many buy food from bazaars that can be found in different parts of the city state such as in Bugis, Kampong Glam, Geylang Serai and even in populated towns such as Tampines, Jurong East, Jurong West, Clementi and West Coast. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sri_Lanka">Sri Lanka</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Iftar&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Sri Lanka"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Muslims" title="Muslims">Muslims</a> in <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka" title="Sri Lanka">Sri Lanka</a> make <a href="/wiki/Cuisine_of_Sri_Lanka" class="mw-redirect" title="Cuisine of Sri Lanka">special snacks /appetisers</a> at Muslim homes, such as <a href="/wiki/Samosas" class="mw-redirect" title="Samosas">samosas</a>, cutlets, rolls, kanjee, <a href="/wiki/Falooda" title="Falooda">falooda</a> and many more dishes. They eat iftar with the family if possible. Muslims believe that giving to the poor is very rewarding. They eat a date and drink some water to break the fast or to perform iftar. Then they have the prepared meal. Some people like to prepare foods and give to the people performing iftar in the mosques. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Syria">Syria</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Iftar&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Syria"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A very large percentage of Syrians are <a href="/wiki/Muslims" title="Muslims">Muslims</a>, fasting the month of <a href="/wiki/Ramadan" title="Ramadan">Ramadan</a>. Syria's streets are filled with its joyous citizens during this holy month. In <a href="/wiki/Syria" title="Syria">Syria</a>, the fast is usually broken with a cup of water and <a href="/wiki/Date_palm" title="Date palm">dates</a>. There are loads of restaurants that provide special iftar and dinner for those who want to break the fast with their families and friends. When eating Iftar at home, a special type of pastry called "Burak" (برك in Arabic) is fried and enjoyed (there are cheese and meat varieties). <a href="/wiki/Tamarind" title="Tamarind">Tamarind</a> Juice is traditionally drunk in the Iftar meal, and <a href="/wiki/Fattoush" title="Fattoush">fattoush</a> is a popular <a href="/wiki/Salad" title="Salad">salad</a> option along with <a href="/wiki/Tabbouleh" title="Tabbouleh">tabbouleh</a>. After Iftar, families with visit the <a href="/wiki/Mosque" title="Mosque">mosque</a> to play the <a href="/wiki/Taraweeh" class="mw-redirect" title="Taraweeh">Taraweeh</a> prayer. Syria's locals have a sweet tooth, and enjoy various types of <a href="/wiki/Sweets" class="mw-redirect" title="Sweets">sweets</a> like Awamat, <a href="/wiki/Knafe" class="mw-redirect" title="Knafe">Knafe</a>, <a href="/wiki/Halawet_el_Jibn" title="Halawet el Jibn">Halawet el Jibn</a>, <a href="/wiki/Baklava" title="Baklava">Baklava</a>, and much more. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Taiwan">Taiwan</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Iftar&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Taiwan"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Taipei_Grand_Mosque_-_Fast_Break.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Taipei_Grand_Mosque_-_Fast_Break.JPG/220px-Taipei_Grand_Mosque_-_Fast_Break.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Taipei_Grand_Mosque_-_Fast_Break.JPG/330px-Taipei_Grand_Mosque_-_Fast_Break.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Taipei_Grand_Mosque_-_Fast_Break.JPG/440px-Taipei_Grand_Mosque_-_Fast_Break.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1610" data-file-height="1208" /></a><figcaption>Iftar at <a href="/wiki/Taipei_Grand_Mosque" title="Taipei Grand Mosque">Taipei Grand Mosque</a>, <a href="/wiki/Taiwan" title="Taiwan">Taiwan</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Islam is a minority religion in <a href="/wiki/Taiwan" title="Taiwan">Taiwan</a>. During Ramadan, major mosques around Taiwan are filled with Muslims going to have their iftar followed by Tarawih prayer. Muslims in Taiwan usually break their fast with <a href="/wiki/Date_(fruit)" class="mw-redirect" title="Date (fruit)">dates</a> and water.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (June 2018)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Trinidad_and_Tobago">Trinidad and Tobago</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Iftar&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Trinidad and Tobago"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In <a href="/wiki/Trinidad_and_Tobago" title="Trinidad and Tobago">Trinidad and Tobago</a>, Muslims represent about 6% of the population.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Iftar is traditionally performed in the social setting of the Masjid. Various food items showing the mixed ethnic nature of the country are usually available. Fare may include fried rice; <a href="/wiki/Roti" title="Roti">roti</a>; curried chicken, goat, and duck; curried channa; and alloo (potato). Depending on the persons presenting the meal, it may even include such non-traditional items as macaroni pie. The meal is usually served with persons sitting at tables with the components of the meal brought to the tables. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Turkey">Turkey</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Iftar&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Turkey"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Istanbul.Topkapi053.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Istanbul.Topkapi053.jpg/220px-Istanbul.Topkapi053.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="182" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Istanbul.Topkapi053.jpg/330px-Istanbul.Topkapi053.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Istanbul.Topkapi053.jpg/440px-Istanbul.Topkapi053.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1861" data-file-height="1536" /></a><figcaption>The gilded Iftar <a href="/wiki/Gazebo" title="Gazebo">bower</a> of <a href="/wiki/Topkapi_Palace" class="mw-redirect" title="Topkapi Palace">Topkapi Palace</a> where the <a href="/wiki/Ottoman_sultan" class="mw-redirect" title="Ottoman sultan">Ottoman sultan</a>-<a href="/wiki/Caliph" class="mw-redirect" title="Caliph">caliphs</a> would break the fast</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Istanbul.Sultanahmet.BlueMosque.Ramazan.02.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Istanbul.Sultanahmet.BlueMosque.Ramazan.02.jpg/220px-Istanbul.Sultanahmet.BlueMosque.Ramazan.02.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Istanbul.Sultanahmet.BlueMosque.Ramazan.02.jpg/330px-Istanbul.Sultanahmet.BlueMosque.Ramazan.02.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Istanbul.Sultanahmet.BlueMosque.Ramazan.02.jpg/440px-Istanbul.Sultanahmet.BlueMosque.Ramazan.02.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="1944" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Sultan_Ahmed_Mosque" class="mw-redirect" title="Sultan Ahmed Mosque">Sultan Ahmed Mosque</a> with the <i>kandil</i>s lit. The lights in this example spell out holiday greetings.</figcaption></figure> <p>In <a href="/wiki/Turkey" title="Turkey">Turkey</a> and <a href="/wiki/Northern_Cyprus" title="Northern Cyprus">Northern Cyprus</a>, the month of Ramadan is celebrated with great joy, and iftar dinners play a big part in this. In larger cities like <a href="/wiki/Istanbul" title="Istanbul">Istanbul</a> all of the restaurants offer special deals and set menus for iftar. Most of the set menus start with a soup or an appetiser platter called <i>iftariye</i>. It consists of dates, olives, cheese, <a href="/wiki/Past%C4%B1rma" class="mw-redirect" title="Pastırma">pastırma</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sujuk" title="Sujuk">sujuk</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ramazan_pidesi" title="Ramazan pidesi">Ramazan pidesi</a> (a special bread only baked during Ramadan), and various pastries called <i><a href="/wiki/B%C3%B6rek" title="Börek">börek</a></i>. The main course consists of various <a href="/wiki/Turkish_cuisine" title="Turkish cuisine">Turkish foods</a>, especially the <a href="/wiki/Ottoman_cuisine" title="Ottoman cuisine">Ottoman Palace Traditional Foods</a>. A dessert called <i><a href="/wiki/G%C3%BClla%C3%A7" title="Güllaç">güllaç</a></i> is served in most places. Most of the fine-dining restaurants offer live musical performances of <a href="/wiki/Ottoman_classical_music" class="mw-redirect" title="Ottoman classical music">Ottoman classical music</a>, <a href="/wiki/Music_of_Turkey" title="Music of Turkey">Turkish music</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sufi_music" title="Sufi music">Sufi music</a>. </p><p>Most of the Ramadan celebration practices in Turkey have their roots in the traditions of the former <a href="/wiki/Ottoman_Empire" title="Ottoman Empire">Ottoman Empire</a>. At the <a href="/wiki/Minaret" title="Minaret">minarets</a> of mosques, lights called <i>kandil</i> are switched on from sunset to dawn. As soon as the sun sets, a traditional "Ramadan Cannon" is fired from the highest hill in every city as a signal to start eating the iftar. </p><p>In <a href="/wiki/Istanbul" title="Istanbul">Istanbul</a>, one of the more notable places to celebrate the iftar dinner is the Sultanahmet Square. Located near the <a href="/wiki/Sultan_Ahmed_Mosque" class="mw-redirect" title="Sultan Ahmed Mosque">Sultan Ahmed Mosque</a> (Blue Mosque) the <a href="/wiki/Hippodrome_of_Constantinople" title="Hippodrome of Constantinople">Sultanahmet Square</a> hosts many activities, including mini restaurants opened during the month of Ramadan, special shows, and traditional Ottoman theatrical shows. At <a href="/wiki/Topkapi_Palace" class="mw-redirect" title="Topkapi Palace">Topkapi Palace</a> the Ottoman sultan-caliphs would break their fast under the gilded <a href="/wiki/Gazebo" title="Gazebo">bower</a>. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Tarawih" title="Tarawih">Tarawih</a> prayer is mostly practised in Turkish mosques as 20 rekahs, broken into 5 groups of 4 rekahs. Between each set of 4 rekahs, a hymn composed by the Turkish musician <a href="/wiki/Buhurizade_Itri" class="mw-redirect" title="Buhurizade Itri">Buhurizade Itri</a> is sung by all people attending the prayer. The hymn is a prayer to praise the <a href="/wiki/Prophets_of_Islam" class="mw-redirect" title="Prophets of Islam">Islamic prophet</a> <a href="/wiki/Muhammad" title="Muhammad">Muhammad</a>. </p><p>As Ramadan is also the month of <a href="/wiki/Zakat" title="Zakat">almsgiving</a>, many people organise iftar dinners for the poor, students, guests, and foreigners. People can find Turkish food available in most mosques. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ukraine">Ukraine</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Iftar&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Ukraine"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2023, the president of Ukraine officially started the tradition of iftar.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This is due to the fact that the indigenous people of Ukraine are <a href="/wiki/Crimean_Tatars" title="Crimean Tatars">Crimean Tatars</a>—Turkic-speaking Muslims (Crimean Peninsula).<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="United_States_and_Canada">United States and Canada</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Iftar&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: United States and Canada"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Netanyahu_and_Mubarak_checking_their_watches.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Netanyahu_and_Mubarak_checking_their_watches.jpg/220px-Netanyahu_and_Mubarak_checking_their_watches.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Netanyahu_and_Mubarak_checking_their_watches.jpg/330px-Netanyahu_and_Mubarak_checking_their_watches.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Netanyahu_and_Mubarak_checking_their_watches.jpg/440px-Netanyahu_and_Mubarak_checking_their_watches.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4096" data-file-height="2731" /></a><figcaption>1 September 2010. During Middle East peace negotiations, then <a href="/wiki/President_of_Egypt" title="President of Egypt">President of Egypt</a> <a href="/wiki/Hosni_Mubarak" title="Hosni Mubarak">Hosni Mubarak</a> and <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_israel" class="mw-redirect" title="Prime Minister of israel">Prime Minister of Israel</a> <a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Netanyahu" title="Benjamin Netanyahu">Benjamin Netanyahu</a> look at their wristwatches to see if it is officially sunset.</figcaption></figure> <p>Iftar meals in the United States and Canada are often held at mosques, households, and Islamic community centres. </p><p>On 9 December 1805, <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" title="President of the United States">President</a> <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Jefferson" title="Thomas Jefferson">Thomas Jefferson</a> postponed dinner at the <a href="/wiki/White_House" title="White House">White House</a> until sunset to accommodate an envoy from <a href="/wiki/Tunis" title="Tunis">Tunis</a>, an event considered by many to be the first White House iftar.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The first official iftar was held at the White House in 1996, hosted by First Lady <a href="/wiki/Hillary_Clinton" title="Hillary Clinton">Hillary Clinton</a>, and iftar meals were subsequently held annually at the <a href="/wiki/White_House" title="White House">White House</a> and hosted by the <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" title="President of the United States">U.S. president</a> and the <a href="/wiki/First_Lady_of_the_United_States" title="First Lady of the United States">first lady</a> until 2016.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> President <a href="/wiki/Donald_Trump" title="Donald Trump">Donald Trump</a> did not host an iftar dinner at the White House in 2017, his first year in office, but resumed the tradition on June 6, 2018, hosting friends and diplomatic staff from many Muslim-majority nations.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Beginning in 1996, the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_State" title="United States Department of State">United States Department of State</a> held an annual iftar dinner for local and national community leaders and faith groups as well as foreign policy officials.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This practice ceased in 2017, when Secretary of State <a href="/wiki/Rex_Tillerson" title="Rex Tillerson">Rex Tillerson</a> declined to host an iftar.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Pentagon continues its tradition of holding an iftar for Muslim members of the U.S. armed forces and special guests from other nations; the first such iftar under the Trump administration was held on 15 June 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The occasion has also been marked in <a href="/wiki/Judaism_in_the_United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="Judaism in the United States">Jewish</a> <a href="/wiki/Synagogue" title="Synagogue">synagogues</a>. In 2012, iftar was recognized with events at three synagogues in <a href="/wiki/Chicago" title="Chicago">Chicago</a>, <a href="/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Canadian Prime Minister <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Harper" title="Stephen Harper">Stephen Harper</a> extended an invitation to Muslim leaders to break the Ramadan fast with him at the prime minister's residence in 2015. 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