Ramadan in Saudi Arabia have a special spiritual atmosphere that does not exist in other parts of the Muslim world; may that is because the fact that it is the home land of the Two Holy Mosques which have a special place in the hearts of believers world wide.

This month begining is not very predictible which make the anticepation more fun .Her in the kingdom we rely on the broadcast media about the proof of the holy month of Ramadan.In fact media in turn to receive the news through the legitimate astronomical bodies charged with monitoring the lunar crescent. Many of the countries of the world follow the Islamic month of Ramadan, as it was proofed in the Kingdom.

With proven Ramadan ,the joy the hearts spread to everyone in the Kingdom, as well as the phrases of congratulation , saying such as: (Ramadan Mubarak to you).

Muslims if they are fit will fast in Ramadan during the day time and they will break their fasting by the sunset . Not all people are required to fast for example who are sick or unhealthy , travellers pregnant women , breast feeding mothers and children all are permitted not to fast and for adults who are not able to fast now they can fast the days another time after Ramadan.

Usually, the people of the Kingdom the break their fast at sunset time with eating dates and drinking water, and shortly the muezzin at the mosque raises his voice to call for the prayer of Magrib and everyone leave thier food to take the initiative of prayer.

After the completion of the prayers, all will go to start thier main course of the breakfast, headed by a plate of beans backed with the finest oils like municipal margarine , olive oil, as an undisputed leader in aditional food.

AND that plate of beans in the the kingdom has its own set of arts and Science ;there are usual or plane beans , and the dump, minced meat and beans, andhe tcocktail beans, beans wit eggs , beans and milk. The best types is that cooked beans is on burning coal(jamr) in which a small burning coal is the the margarine of the beans, then they cover dish to give a distinctive flavor.



It is common within the food breakfast table along with a plate of beans ,a dough stuffed with minced meat (Sambousah), soups of different types ,a bread called (Thames) and many other dishes for which people ofthe Kingdom has has been known to make in this holy month . And next to those wonderful dishes , there are the drinks like liquid yogurt and many juices like Alvimto.
The most famous types of confectionery, which are very popular in Ramadan Alknavah with cream) and Alqtaev with cream and Albesbosah and the Sham mussels.


Prior to the Ishaa (evening)and Taraweeh prayers, the people there drink red tea , and a Censer with its arabic fragrance passed around in the House - especially when it there are house guests .

There is tradition in some families to appoint a breakfast in one home each day of Ramadan,starting with the Chief or the gead of family.

After eating breakfast everyone - men and women - go out to perform the evening prayers and Taraweeh in the mosque. There is a special section of the mosque for women. The number of Taraweeh Rkaat (kneeling) prayers, IS varies .They pray 20 RAKAH in the Holy mosque and in some of the kingdom they only pray eight Rkaaat,but the majority pray twenty rak'ah. Following the prayers in the mosques, some of the imams of the mosques are giving religious lessons.

After that people gather there every night in one of the houses, chatting for some time, and then go to sleep, and rise at the around midnight or later to eat suhur, which is characterized by the existence of (local bread) ,(Arab ghee) ,(milk) and (liver) ,(soup) ,(Altqatia) and sometimes (rice and chicken) and other popular dishes.

One of the main things in Saudi ARABIA In Ramadan is the changing working hours and office hours to fit in the muslims in the holy month, in which reduced the amount of working hours by an hour a day or more,taking into account the conditions of fasting.


The charity events and (shops) spread all over the kingdom to collect donations , and everyone is invited to contribute to the needy and the poor individulas breakfast. Also Muslim are keen to establish charity banquets, and catering to needies on their own expenses. The cool water is distributed refrigerators that are found almost everywhere.


After the evening prayers and Taraweeh people get back to their social gathering that may last for some people - especially young people - till the suhur. women gather at one home, in the neighborhood usually a house of relatives or friends, and that the place of the evening is called (Herjah).


In the second half of Ramadan, many Saudis wear their Ihram clothes to perform the ritual pilgrimage, but in the last ten days of it, some of whom pull in the presentations of the Retreat Holy Mosque in Mecca. And begin tahajjud prayer at mosques around the kingdom and prayer starts at midnight ,it consists of Ten Rkaaat in which the three parts of the Koran is read daily, and those prayers will continue until after midnight or so.

After the twenty-seventh day of Ramadan, people begin distributing Zakah Fitr, and thier give aways on the poor and needy and the wayfarer, and continue to do so until shortly before the Eid prayer.

Has spread widely in the KSA are the breakfast tables, in the Islamic Communities foreign employment and resident in the Kingdom, and tables usually put near the mosques, or in places where there is the presence of such employment.

It is blessed habits in the kingdom to distribute light meals, breakfast at the traffic lights to those who Azan AlMagrib had cach them on the way to their homes, in accordance with the islamic custume to accelerate the break as soon as posisible .




That is us in Ramadan and I geuss in the rest of muslims world . Agreat month filled with more Human communication to God and to each other. It is true Ramadan is very sole and body cleansing.