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Ramadan a Blessed Month for muslim vendors

Posted: 29 Jun 2014 06:09 PM PDT

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: Ramadhan is finally on our doorstep. A staple feature of Ramadhan is the abundance of rizqi (rewards from Allah the Almighty), be it food, drinks, and even donations, Brudirect reported.

As for breaking the fast, families who have the time or a home chef or cook, would conjure up their own special meals or dishes.

But for many people in today's society, they simply go to the Gerai Ramadhan or Ramadhan stalls to buy ready to eat, cooked food to take home.

Those who are working and have less than little time to cook, the Ramadhan stalls that spring up in the country throughout the holy month offer varieties of food and drinks that they can get quickly and easily. In Ramadhan, things are different, the spirit and the bond among Muslims become more visible. Its atmosphere is serene and friendly, Ramadhan, the blessed and beautiful month of Islam, is back.

Every year in Bandar Seri Begawan, the Ramadhan stalls are located in the vicinity of the Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium, the parking area in front of the Royal Regalia Building and the Night Market Stalls area near the Gadong Market.

Come Ramadhan, the stalls are a needed convenience. They provide a variety of things to take home to break the fast with. Food and drinks those are traditional and non-traditional, from the east and west. The local kalupis and pulut panggang, while the top representatives from the West, would probably be burgers and the like. The price is also the key. Most of the items are sold at reasonable prices. No such thing as cut throat price tags at these stalls. Ramadhan is also a month of innovation. So don't be surprised to find something new or at least with a new name, on offer.

Mukims and villages in the Brunei-Muara are also active organisers of Ramadhan stalls. These village vendors are not lesser than their counterparts in the capital, offering also different varieties of mouth-watering, tasty looking food and drinks.

Ramadan, the blessed month, is also the month that generates extra rizqi or income for many people. It's a month when the village economic activities become more active and productive. The lure and the spirit of Ramadhan, so tranquil, so lovely, that it's also a lovely time to simply stroll and look around. Often, there are just too many things to choose from that visitors become confused, and not buy anything, but just go home to mother's or the wife's cooking.

Some stalls are catalytic, that sometimes people just go home to cook the same things they saw in town with perhaps a little bit of creativity, but most importantly with that very personal, non-commercial touch.

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Desecration of Ramadhan’s Sanctity is punishable by $4,000 fine or imprisonment

Posted: 28 Jun 2014 09:56 PM PDT

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: Under General Offences of the Syariah Penal Code Order, provision of Chapter 195, Disrespecting the Month of Ramadhan could be liable to the ta'zir or discretionary punishment, Brudirect reported.

Under the provision any person who eat or drink or smoke in public during the fasting period in the month of Ramadhan are committing a offence and if found guilty could be fined not more than BND$4,000 or sentenced to jail for a period of not more than one year or both.

The Acting Secretary of the Islamic Religious Council, the Ministry of Religious Affairs, Awg Hj Abd Aziz Hj Akup, in a media conference at the Ministry of Religious Affairs (MoRA) yesterday explained that apart from Muslims, the provision also covers non-Muslims, the consumers and the providers or sellers.

If a worker serves food, drinks or tobacco during the fasting period, the employers is considered to be an accomplice. The provision, however, does not prevent any person from buying or selling food and drinks to take home or as "take away".

There is also exemption in the provision for medical practitioners or others who serve food, drinks or medicine to patients, in the fasting period of Ramadhan, whereby, without them, the patient would be affected or endangered.

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