My first Ramadhan Fasting

My first Ramadhan Fasting

September 1 2008 - My first ramadhan fasting after my marriage. Its my first ramadhan fasting for my lifetime. And to add to this speciality I was pregnant 7 months. People advised me not to go for fasting as it is not mandatory for the pregnant ladies.

But I was much awaiting for this day to start off my fast. My monther-in-law and my husband supported me in the fasting. Something which I couldnt do was the 5 times prayer. I could only do Fajr and then go for Isha, which was very much irking for me even if i think of this today.

We prepared for the sahar and woke up early at 4.00am and all three of us had sahar and started off our first day fasting of the Ramadhan month.

I was a little excited to get the feeling that with me my little one is also gonna fast and its her first ramadhan too. Dedicatedly I managed the whole day at office and was advised to come home early by 6.30pm to break the fast.

My husband prepared for the first iftar and he reached home by 6.45pm. I prepared myself to leave home to end my first ramadhan fasting. It takes 45mins for me to reach home and I managed to start by 6pm from my office stating the reason. They were kind enough to give the excuse only for that day.

I walked down to the bus-stop and got into the bus at 6.15pm aiming to reach home by 7.00pm to break the fast at 7.10pm. I was a little tired and slept in the bus. As the bus headed towards a junction, there was heavy traffic and moved as slow as a caterpillar could.

It was 6.45pm when I was woke up by the phone call from my husband waiting for my arrival. I told him that I was just 2km away from home and would be reaching in 15mins thinking that the traffic would get cleared off. But to my dismay, the bus never even moved till 7.00pm and I did not know what to do. I could not even take a taxi to home as nothing moved and everything was standstill.

I was with much joy to join my husband and mom-in-law to break my first fast and would always cherish those happy moments, but it never happened at all.

I was advised to break fast atleast by drinnking water as it is manadatory to break the fast at the right time, else we dont mean the ramadhan fasting. I carried nothing in my hand to break my fast and I rushed to the driver to get his help. He cudnt understand me and didnt help me out at the first move.

Then I explained him that I am fasting at my pregnancy period and would need atleast water to break my fast and it needs to be done at the stipulated time. Then he gave the drinking water he carried in his flask and helped me out.

After that the bus moved on and I reached home at 7.45pm. My husband and mom-in-law were a little worried for me as I was pregnant and had suffered a lot for breaking the fast.

Since then they advised me to carry Water and dates with me always for the rest of the month to use it for breaking the fast if I am caught up in such situation.

My first lifetime ramadhan fasting experience relishes me forever.