Scouting Iftar 2022

245 Azalea Dr,Roswell GA 30075

20 April, 2022

Description

We are happy to invite you to our first Scouting Iftar since 2019. Please join our potluck scouting iftar organized by Pack and Troop 12! What is Iftar? Ramadan is the 9th month of the Islamic Calendar; the 12 month Muslim lunar calendar with approximately 354 days. This means that Ramadan starts 11-12 days earlier each year. Once the first crescent of the new moon is sighted, Ramadan begins. Ramadan is all about spiritual reflection, improvement, and increased worship. To reflect all of this, Muslims fast. This is when Muslims do not eat or drink from dawn to sunset for the 29-30 days Ramadan lasts. Iftar is the meal served at the end of the day after a long day of fasting. People break their fast after not eating or drinking anything since Suhoor (the meal before dawn). Typically, Muslims will break their fast with dates and water, milk, or yogurt drink. And after Maghrib prayer, they have dinner just like a regular day. The time you fast depends on where you live. For example, in Denmark, the fasting time can be as long as 21 hours! But if you live somewhere like Southern South America, you will be fasting as little as 10 hours... What is Scouting Iftar? A Scout is Friendly, and one way to build friendship is to share meals together. As many Muslim Scouts around the world fast during Ramadan, families and friends come together and celebrate their daily achievement by doing their duty to God, and this is why Iftar is a very social event. It is typical for Muslims to have Iftar together or to gather for a potluck. That is what this event is mostly about! Most Scouting Iftars are open to ALL Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, Venturing and Girl Scouts units including units from other faiths, as well as any non-scouting families. Check here to know more about Scouting Iftar in other areas of the world https://www.facebook.com/ScoutingIftar Potluck: We are grateful that our units are very diverse, this is why we like to have the Scouting Iftar as a putlock, as a chance for everyone to show something from their cultures and pick their best dish to share with the group, but we also understand that some members may not be able to bring something, this don't have time on the Iftar date to prepare a meal or don't know what to bring, this is why to make it easier for everyone, we ask them to pay for the meals, and our volunteers will buy it for them. Please use this link to let us know what you will bring so we make sure we have enough food for everyone: https://www.perfectpotluck.com/meals.php?t=KFWF6062 Recipes The Arabic word halal means permissible, and the rules of slaughter are based on Islamic law. Many Muslims believe that the meat they consume should be Zabiha meaning the animal has to be alive and healthy, a Muslim has to perform the slaughter in the appropriate ritual manner, and this applies to all meats. And in order to accommodate for all attending members of this iftar, we ask that all meats brought be both halal and zabiha. These types of meats can be purchased from local stores and you may contact us for further questions. Additionally, Muslims are forbidden to consume any kinds of pig such as pork, bacon, lard or ham, they are also forbidden to consume alcoholic beverages or substances including foods and sauces that may contain this. You can check this website to find Halal and Zabiha food.