Ramadhan. Eid Mubarak.
Written by Rahmania Radjadi (www.rahmaniaradjadi.com)
Are you a Muslim who will move to Japan because the company you are working at will send you to Japan? Or maybe you are a Muslim who just accepted at a company located in Japan? Or you are a Muslim who just got a scholarship to study here? Are you wondering what is it like for Muslims to live in Japan? This article may help you a little.
In the Part 1 I wrote about prayer call, mosque, and food. This time, at this Part 2, there are more things related to Muslim live and work in Japan as I want to share with you right now.
#1 Ramadhan
Ramadhan in Japan is not hard even if now the holy month of Ramadhan in Japan is mostly happening during spring season which has a pretty long daylight (like 17 to 18 hours of fasting), it still an enjoyable full of blessing-month.
The good thing is most of your Japanese friends will understand, even their respect will make you, even more respect for them. My husband’s co-workers were not allowed to eat at the office during the Ramadhan by their director knowing that my husband is fasting. They had been told to eat outside because my husband has mostly stayed in the office during his break time when fasting.
Once I had some non-Muslim friends who become curious and wants to know more about Islam during Ramadhan that they tried to fast with me and surprise on how I could hold the hungry and thirsty and they became more respect with the poor and grateful for what they have. It’s great that you can spread Islam to your friends and tell them how great and respectful is Islam to other people, like how we can feel the poor people who can not have enough food for most of their days.
How about tarawih prayer?
Mosques in Japan usually have schedules for tarawih prayer, most of the mosque also provide food for breakfasting, it’s always good to check the local mosques in your area to know their Ramadhan events. How if you are far away from any mosques when you are here in Japan? You can always do your tarawih at home with your family or alone by yourself.
#2 Eid Mubarak
I experienced Eid Mubarak 2 times here in Tokyo and so far they are good experiences. Although there is no holiday when Eid Mubarak, the amount of people who gather to pray Eid was amazed me. I prayed at Balai Indonesia usually become the place to pray Eid among Indonesian Muslims. I remember the pray was scheduled 3 times in anticipation of huge numbers of Indonesian Muslims who wanted to come to pray Eid. That day was a happy day seeing the amount of people who lined for their turn to pray following the schedule that held.
The other mosques and Muslim countries embassies also held Eid prayer and open houses on Eid Mubarak which the information is always easy to get and follow.
Conclusion
As we know that the month of Ramadhan and Eid Mubarak day are important events for Muslims, You don’t have to worry about that in Japan because you will be able to do it without any problem. I hope you guys enjoy reading this article and see you on Part 3.
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