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RAMADAN CONNECTS PEOPLE



                                                 Written by Muhammed Eren GENÇ
                   Was born on 10th December 2010. Lives in İzmit. Goes to 6th Monsters at Private Nadide Secondary School. Dreams to be a scientist.

              It was the month of Ramadan in İstanbul, Eyüp    When our families were talking, we played games
              Sultan Mosque was very crowded. The sound of     there.” Ali’s father said; “Which school did you
              prayers, the smell of delicious food and         study at?” Old man said; “İstanbul İMKB Eyüp
              friendship filled there. Everyone was busy for   Secondary School. Ali’s dad said; “My father
              preparing big tables for iftar. The sun was      studied at İstanbul İMKB Eyüp Secondary School
              setting, and azan echoed all there, a young boy   too and his name is Kerem Tuğrul. I must ask
              named Ali and his family walked to Eyüp Sultan   him.” They understood they have many common
              Mosque. Ali and his family were living in İstanbul.   things. Ali’s family felt a sense of warmth that
              Ali has got neither brother nor sister. There were   they have never experienced before. Time
              already a lot of people, so they didn’t find any   passed quickly and they finished their iftar. Then
              place. At the time they were going back, an old   they picked up their things. After that they
              man offered them a place to sit. Ali’s family    prayed to Allah. From that day on, Ali’s family
              gratefully accepted, and they sat down next to a   made it point to attend the nightly iftar meal at
              kind old man. When they started to eat, old man   the mosque, and they made many new friends
              started to talk. He said;” In the past I always   along the way. They thought that Ramadan was
              went to Eyüp Sultan Mosque with my secondary     not just a time for fasting, but also a time for
              school friend Kerem Tuğrul.                      community, kindness and connection.













































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