I have just experienced Muslim generosity at
its peak. I'm so touched right now I feel like crying. God bless generous people!
Today, I heard about these tents that are set up with food for
iftar (fast-breaking) all over for the poor and travelers and/or anyone
else. And I decided to try out the one that's righ
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next to where our little dorm is. So I go there, knowing that most of
the people there will be South Asian/other immigrant men, but I had
expected and hoped that there might be a little section for women as
well. Well, there wasn't, and I almost came back when I asked if there
were any women there and I was told no - and I think they were saying
that the women are over at the mosque breaking their fast. But there was
a man who was helping set up the food in the tent who said to me,
"Wait, hold on, no problem!" And he set up a HUGE box of tons of bread,
juice drinks, water, dates, and my personal favorite yogurt drink (laban
in Arabic, shomley in Pashto). Then as I was returning, a car stopped
and a kid came out of it with two boxes of halawiyaat (sweets). It was a
beautiful moment. May God accept the prayers and fasts and all other
good deeds of those who make it easy for those in need; may they and
their families be granted peace and happiness in this world and the
next, aameen
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