pane naaz
While talking to Hindustan Times, Falak Naz said that Ramadan brings peace and happiness. She waits for this holy month throughout the year and calls it a time of ‘silent peace’. According to him, fasting with family is what makes Ramzan special. His fondest childhood memory is not related to any special dish, but to a sweet sherbet. She says, ‘Ramadan reminds me of my childhood, especially RoohAfza. The feeling of this festival seems incomplete without RoohAfza.
For Falak, Ramadan is also deeply connected to family and patience. She remembers that she used to spend this month at her grandmother’s house and would wake up early in the morning for Sehri after hearing the sound of drums in the streets. He still remembers his first fast observed during the period of financial crisis. At that very moment he learned that ‘Allah is with those who are patient,’ and this lesson remains in his heart till today.
Sumbul Taukir Khan
Sumbul Tauqeer Khan considers Ramzan as a ‘very special and peaceful time’. For them, this month is a time of gratitude, patience and getting closer to Allah. Now Ramzan has become an opportunity for him to pause and connect with his family, especially his father Tauqeer Khan and sister Sania.
She still remembers her childhood, when she used to sit on the floor and wait for Azaan and would repeatedly look at the clock before Iftar. She says smilingly, ‘I remember my first Roza clearly. I was very young, but was determined to complete it. With time the meaning of Ramadan changed for them. While in childhood this festival was associated with delicious food and staying up late, now it has become a month of worship and discipline.
iqbal khan
Iqbal Khan considers Ramzan as ‘the best month of the year’. According to him, this month reminds us how to live life to the fullest. He believes that Ramadan is the time to cleanse the mind, body and soul. His memories of childhood are very simple but emotional. ‘In his childhood, Ramadan meant time,’ he says, and he remembers how gently and wisely his mother would take care of him when he felt hungry.
Now, as a working father, Iqbal tries to ensure that his children also understand the real spirit of Ramzan. He believes that the real meaning of Ramadan is understood with age. ‘It becomes worship… and makes one feel human,’ he says.
Sheejan Khan
For Sheejan Khan, Ramadan has always been a month when the pace of life changes a bit. In childhood, it was mostly associated with eating and waking up early in the morning, but today for him it has become a time of prayer and spending time with loved ones.
He still remembers that moment before Iftar, when he used to pray with full faith, believing that the prayers offered at that time would definitely be accepted. Recalling his first fast, which was full of hunger and hardship, Sheejan says that the experience taught him to look at life differently. Now he believes that festivals are not meant to be celebrated with fanfare, but simply with family.