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Monsoon showers over Jama Masjid and huge number of crowd gather during Iftar. Iftar refers to the evening meal when Muslims end their fast at the time of sunset, right at the time of adhan Maghrib prayer in the Sunni sect and after the maghrib prayer in the Shia sect, during the Islamic month of Ramadan. Iftar is one of the religious observances of Ramadan and is often done as a community, with people gathering to break their fast together. Iftar is taken right after Maghrib time, which is around sunset. Traditionally but not mandatory, three dates are eaten to break the fast in emulation of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad, who broke his fast in this manner. Many Muslims believe that feeding someone iftar as a form of charity is very rewarding and that such was practised by the Prophet Muham
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