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TARAWEEH PRAYER

Written by Ömer Akil AKDAĞ
Was born on 17th August 2012. Lives in Gölcük. Goes to 5th Hunters at Private Nadide Secondary School. Dreams to be a software engineer.

That day was my first Ramadan day. We ate When the azan for evening prayer was recited,
suhoor with my family. We spoke with my dad my dad and I prayed at home.
about things breaking the fast. We prayed the
morning prayer. In the afternoon, we visited my I spent time at home until night pray. My dad and
grandma for the first Ramadan day. My dad I decided to go to the mosque. Formerly, I did not
proposed to go to the Fevziye Mosque for the know enough about taraweeh prayer. I was in the
afternoon prayer. I accepted it. After we prayed, front line. My dad was at the back of me.
we walked around in Izmit. We arrived home two
hours before the iftar. I was so thirsty. I played When the imam began to do the Taraweeh
soccer in the garden to forget my thirst. prayer, I decided to follow the people next to me.
Everything was good until Taraweeh prayer
One hour before the iftar. We watched the iftar started. After the beginning of the Taraweeh, I
shows on tv. People were asking some strange noticed that the person next to me was sitting
questions to the imam. One of the questions was and I was sitting because I was doing what he
funny. A person was on the phone and asked was doing. But other people were standing. This
“Mr. Imam, does chewing gum break the fast?’’ guy was sitting because he was tired and he was
This question made me laugh. not young. I was following him and I sat too. Now

I know when I pray, I will follow the imam.
We sat around the table five minutes before iftar
time. When the Azan was recited, I drank a glass
of water. The first day was hard but Allah helped
me for sure.

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