Tarawih (تراويح) or al-Tarawih Salat is the Arabic term for Islamic prayers (Salat) which are from the Sunni community in the month of Ramadan a day passed after the night prayer (Salat al-Isha, صلاة العشاء). ... read more

The Maghrib prayer, prayed just after sunset, is the fourth of five formal daily prayers (salat) performed by practicing Muslims. The formal daily prayers of Islam comprise different numbers of units, called rak’at. The Maghrib prayer has three obligatory (fard) rak’at. The first two fard rak’at are prayed aloud, and the third is prayed silently. In Sunni Islam, two further sunnah rak’at following the fard rak’at are highly recommended. To be considered valid salat, the formal daily prayers must each be performed within their own prescribed time period. People with a legitimate reason have a longer period in which their prayers will be valid (known as the daroori period, here called “the Period of Necessity”). The period within which to offer valid Maghrib prayers is the shortest of the five periods of the day. The time period within which the Maghrib daily prayer must be recited is as follows: SUNNI SECT T... read more

Lemang is a traditional Malaysian food that originated from the Iban people of Borneo. Lemang is made of glutinous rice and coconut milk and cooked in a hollowed bamboo stick lined with banana leaves in order to prevent the rice from sticking to the bamboo. Usually prepared for celebrations such as the Iban harvest festival of Hari Gawai, lemang is usually eaten with meat dishes such as chicken curry. In fact, the cooking process used in making lemang, also known as “pansoh/pansuh”, is adapted by Dayak communities for a wide variety of meats. Lemang is also popular in Indonesian Malay and Iban communities, usually prepared by using the tapai method. Lemang can now be found throughout Indonesia due to the spread of Minangkabau people throughout the country. Lemang is ubiquitous amongst Malay communities and commonly eaten to mark the end of daily fasting during the annual Muslim Malaysian holidays of Hari Raya Aidilfitri and Hari Raya Haji. The aboriginal co... read more