iftar

noun

if·tar ˈif-ˌtär

plural iftars

: a meal taken by Muslims at sundown to break the daily fast during Ramadan

When we returned to Alexandria, in the late afternoon, the streets were deserted. It was the holy month of Ramadan. Most people had rushed home for the iftar, the breaking of the fast that lasts from sunrise to sunset.—

Amos Elon

Most of the time, iftars are family gatherings, held in homes or mosques during the holy month of Ramadan as people sit down to break the daily fast.—

The Arab American News

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Providing free iftar to the poor is common in Muslim communities, and the practice of zakat, or charitable giving, is one of the foundations of Islam. —

Liam Stack Stephanie Keith, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2024 Even at the iftar, all the Jewish guests were activists. —

Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 28 Mar. 2024 After the iftar, hundreds of seers marched to Mr. Ali’s home to break the Hindu Ekadashi fast with seviyan, a traditional sweet prepared by Muslims on festive occasions. —

Shweta Desai, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Jan. 2024 For the past 30 years, Rizwan Mosque has hosted iftars every Saturday of Ramadan, Zafar said. —

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