Ramadan begins February 18!
If you are like me, you are SUPER EXCITED about Ramadan as it begins February 18, 2026 this month for 2026 and lasts ALL MONTH LONG! The Holy Month is something to be excited about as it is a month filled with blessings for our spiritual life to purify our spirits and become stronger in our faith (deen) that will begin after this worldly life (dunya) ends. It is a time of the year that is a very favorite time of mine. I love to cook so Ramadan is filled with meals to start the fasting (referred to as suhoor Arabic, sehri Urdu-Hindi) and break the fasts (referred to as iftar or iftari). Nutritious meals are an important part of the holiday to have the energy to sustain the fasting every day from sunrise to sunset filled with 5 times daily prayer, and often additional late-night prayers. Most of us in the West are leading busy lives with academics and our professions while we fast, and we need our energy as calories are burned while fasting and we do it to purify our spirits i...
