The holy month of Ramadan almost comes to an end. With the Bangalore weather nice
and chill throughout the month, it was quite easy to fast by the day and to go out
for night prayers. I must say I am already starting to miss it, as this is a
special month for every Muslim comprises of those special late night prayers and fasting. Traditionally,
this is the month that brings fasting by the day and the prayers & feast by the
night.
On the first day of this Islamic month I took a resolution that
I should complete reading the Holy Book. And I was so certain that I should
recite it without any distraction and interruption since my aim was to finish
one whole Quran in the four weeks of fasting. But with some extra household work and
other usual routines, my reciting time was limited to only few hours per day.
Even though it is more time than what I usually spend, it still made me guilty, feel less
pious as if like I am missing something. So I wish for a handy Quran
wherever I go, accessible to me all the time, even when I travel or while others
asleep at nights.
I usually stay awake at nights like an owl, staying up and pray till dawn, while my granny sleeping in the same room and with the lights turned
off. Imagine how tough it could be to read anything in my room that too without
disturbing her. Having numerable apps in my phone, I downloaded Holy Quran from Play Store but only to find out that the letters were smaller and only to
strain my eyes at nights. So reciting at nights became nearly impossible
and less convenient.
That’s when I decided to download the app in my Dell Venue 8. Reading a random book in a tab is good but as you know, reciting a Holy Book needs more concentration and we shouldn’t be getting distracted and lose our
piety. To my surprise, Holy Quran in Dell became so accessible and convenient. It is a pleasant experience as it is like I’m reciting the virtual version of
the Holy Book.
Turning the pages is as simple as that with one touch it slide from one page to the
next. The verses are also easy to read along with the translation and each
chapter is highly accessible. The only constraint at first I thought was the
brightness of the tab irking my granny’s sleepy eyes, but this ain't a problem at
all with the option to reduce its brightness. Dell comes handy to me and I must say it arrived in a right time.
Apart from prayers and recitals, another Ramadan must-do in
every Muslim household is preparation for Iftar, the meal we take to break our
fast at the time of sunset. We usually prepare Haleem Kanji and short eats along
with fruits and a dessert. One day, we invited some guests for Iftar and we planned to serve
them Kanji, usual Samosas along with our specialty dishes Banana Fritters and Bourbon Biscuit Pudding. I made
the dessert little earlier as the custard needed enough time to set. Even though
they are quite simple dishes and 'n' number of times we made, unfortunately my cousin can never remember her recipe for fritters. She carry her laptop where she has saved her so-called ‘secret’ recipe and keep
it in kitchen counter every time she makes it, at the risk of getting oil,
batter and water all over the keyboard and the screen. So this time, I let her
to try the Dell to see how it works as a recipe book.
I typed her recipe in the notepad and kept it hidden under the kitchen counter so she can see it while others not. Since the preparation time is a last
minute work to serve the guests hot and crispy fritters, and that too without them noticing our 'recipe book'. Voila.. her work done in a jiffy without any hassle and she dint
even touch the tab like her recipe book or the lappy. Not a single drop of mess
on it. As we served our guests, they were awed by the tastes, while we were exchanging smiles at each other. After all they don’t
know the reason behind our smiles J
First, best wishes for Ramadan, Meera!
ReplyDeleteGlad that your Tab made things easy for you.
That's technology to the rescue!
Wow! The food looks so yummy :)
Advance Id Mubarak to you & your family, dear :) Cheers!
Yeah technology did come to my rescue :P
DeleteThanks a lot for your wishes, Anita :)
Advanced Eid Mubarak to you dear.
ReplyDeleteI too had pledged to complete reciting holy book within this month and I am glad I did it :D I really never tried reading Quran from any other source, but its good know technology can be put to pious usage too. and a laptop as a recipe book ? Dell is surely one awesome laptop :D
Yeah even that was my first time to try reciting Quran from a tab.. hope you had a wonderful Eid too :)
DeleteEvery one should own such an awesome tab!
ReplyDeleteEID MUBARAK sweety! :D
lol yeah I only wish they dont ask it back ;)
DeleteEid Mubarak to you too Bushra. Hope you had a nice time :)
You must definitely share the recipe with me. The food looks delicious :)
ReplyDeletehaha sure I'll share it here along with my nibbles ;)
DeleteMouth watery food!! Hope you had a great time!
ReplyDeleteYup.. it was a great time indeed :)
DeleteWho says tech and religion are at odds- you've integrated them seamlessly!
ReplyDeleteThanks Geetha :)
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