KUALA LUMPUR, April 10 — For most Muslims, waking up for
"sahur" — the pre-dawn meal before the ritual fasting in Ramadan — can be challenging. Having a meal in the quiet wee hours between 5 and 6am can feel lonely especially in the modern urban life, leading to some either having it before sleep or skipping it altogether.
But for hundreds of residents in Taman Setia Balakong situated between Seri Kembangan and Kajang, loneliness and quiet are not part of their experience every sahur. "We are doing this every day during Ramadan to make sure our neighbours eat a meal early in the morning before fasting for the day," Muhammad Asrar Sulaiman, 19, one of the volunteers this year, told Malay Mail.
"The community here loves this tradition. When we miss a day because of an emergency, they will ask us why it was so quiet before dawn," Asrar related, amused.When Malay Mail visited during a Sunday dawn in late March, dozens of youths — some as young as primary school students — paraded through the blocks of flats, dressed in casual t-shirts and some in shorts. Many more trailed the procession, most of them with their smartphones out to record this rare tradition.
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