Salaam everyone! I hope your Ramadan is going well, and you're all revved up for the last ten nights! Don't forget to keep me in your Du'aa! Here is a little Skript of Kareemo's first time fasting ^_^

Enjoy!

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Amir: And that is why Ramadan is the most important month for us!

Ayyoubi: *his little face propped in his hands* Wooooow!

Kareemo: *who is picking at the carpet* Woooow

Amir: Can you tell me something you guys learned bout Ramadan?

Kareemo: *waving his hand in the air* Oooh! Pick me Baba! Pick me!

Amir: *smiling* Okay Kareemo?

Kareemo: *swinging his hands from front to back* I learneded that, that Allah sented the last of the Quran in the Ramadan! 

Amir: Very good! It was in the month of Ramadan that Allah swt revealed the last of the Quran to who Ayyoubi?

Ayyoubi: Prophet Muhammad!

Amir: Right! And you always says, peace be upon him when you talk about our Rasul Allah okay habibi?

Ayyoubi: Okay!

Amir: What else did you learn?

Kareemo: *waving his hand furiously in the air* I know Baba! I know!

Amir: What Kareemo?

Kareemo: When Ramadan is over, we have Eid! With all the presents!

*Amir laughs* Yes that's true! But what did you learn specifically about Ramadan!?

Kareemo: *scrunching his nose* I learneded that all of the bad Shaytaan (devils) get lockeded away!

Amir: Good job!

Ayyoubi: Baba, do they get lockeded away with handcuffs?

*Amir laughs*

Amir: I don't know about that, but we know that they are chained up!

Ayyoubi: Wooooooooooooooooooooow!

Kareemo: *pumping his first Moo Sam style* Yesssssssssssssssssssssss!

Amir: Can anyone else tell me something they learned about Ramadan?

Ayyoubi: I know Baba!

Amir: What ya albi?

Ayyoubi: All of the Muslims fasted for the whole day!

Kareemo: Nu uh!

Ayyoubi: Ya huh!

Kareemo: *shaking his head furiously* No! No! We fasted from when the sun wakes up till it goes back to sleep!

Amir: *smiling* You both are technically right! We start to fast before the sun rises at Fajr prayer, and we break our fast after the sun sets at Maghrib prayer!

Ayyoubi: And, and we pray the longgggg Salat (prayer) at night!

Amir: Yes! Do you remember what it's called Kareemo?

Kareemo: *nodding his head* Yes

Amir: What?

Kareemo: Talaweeh!

Amir: Almost! Taraweeh!

Kareemo: That's what I said! Taraweeh!

*Amir laughs*

Kareemo: Baba, do I get to fasted for the Ramadan?

Ayyoubi: Me too!

Amir: *hesitantly* Well, it might be too hard on you.

Yusra: *coming into the room* What's too hard?

Amir: Our babies want to fast Ramadan.

Kareemo: *offensively* Hey! I'm not a baby! I'm four!

Ayyoubi: Yeah! And I'm this *he holds up three fingers* many!

Yusra: *sitting down next to Ayyoubi and pulling him into her lap* That is very good of you boys to want to fast, but it might be too hard on you this year! Kareemo, maybe you can start next year when you turn five, and Ayyoubi, you can do it when you turn five also!

Kareemo: *stubbornly* No! I want to fast now!

Ayyoubi: Me too!

*Amir and Yusra exchange glances*

Amir: I don't know, what do you think love? Maybe they can try half day?

Kareemo: No! I want to do it the whole day!

Yusra: *ignoring her son* But it's almost a hundred degrees, they are going to get so dehydrated!

Amir: As long as they drink a lot of water at Suhoor (the meal before the sun rises), and fast half day and don't exert themselves, they should be fine!

Yusra: *pushing Ayyoubi's hair from his face* Hmmm, what do you think Ayyoubi? Can you just do it for half a day?

Ayyoubi: Okay Mama!

Amir: Kareemo, what about you?

Kareemo: *stubborn Moo Sam face* No! I want to do the whole day! You hafta let me a cause Allah said so!

Amir: *holding his hands up in surrender* Alright, if that's what you want.

Yusra: *beginning to protest* Amir...

Amir: Just let him try love. If it gets too hard, he can always break his fast.

Yusra: *reluctantly* Alright

Kareemo: *beaming* I won't breaked it! I can fasted the whole day!

*THE FIRST DAY OF RAMADAN*

*Amir comes into Kareemo and Ayyoubi's room.*

Amir: *giving Ayyoubi a small shake* Habibi, wake up!

Ayyoubi: *blinking slowly* What's wrong Baba? Did you haved a bad dream?

Amir: *laughing softly* No ya albi, it's time to eat Suhoor!

Ayyoubi: *rubbing his eyes* Okay Baba. *he sits up, and Amir gives his head a kiss*

Amir: Go brush your teeth, and head on to the kitchen, Mama is making pancakes!

Ayyoubi: *giving a tired smile* Yummy.

*He shuffles out of the room, and Amir heads towards Kareemo's bed stifling a laugh. Kareem is not only tangled up in his Batman sheets, but he is sleeping upside down, his blanket is on the floor, and he is snoring slightly*

Amir: *sitting down next to him* Kareemo? Kareemo habibi, wake up.

Kareemo: *mumbling in his sleep* I didn't eated the cookies, Hamoudi did.

Amir: *laughing* Kareem habibi, it's time to eat Suhoor!

*Kareemo opens one eye*

Kareemo: Why?

Amir: So you can fast!

Kareemo: Is it the Ramadan?

Amir: Yes, don't you remember!

*Kareem blinks again, before flopping down on his pillow, and pulling his sheet over his head*

Kareemo: Baba, I thinked Ramadan starts tomorrow!

Amir: No habibi it starts today! We have to eat before Fajr comes in!

Kareemo: *his voice muffled* Go eat Baba, I'll stay here and sleep!

Amir: *standing up* Okay, me and Mama and Ayyoubi are gonna eat Suhoor by ourselves.

*He pretends to walk away, but waits in the doorway, smiling as a second later, Kareem calls for him*

Kareemo: *his voice still muffled* Baba?

Amir: Yes habibi?

Kareemo: What did Mama make?

Amir: Pancakces!

*The blanket shifts slightly*

Kareemo: With all the whipped cream?

Amir: *laughing* Some of it, yes.

*One Kareemo eye is revealed from the side of the pillow*

Kareemo: What about syrup?

Amir: You don't want to have too many sweets or you will be thirsty the whole day you are fasting!

Kareemo: *sitting up* Can I have some of the chocolate milk?

Amir: *pretending to think about it* Hmmmm I think that can be arranged!

Kareemo: *jumping from the bed* Let's go eat for the Ramadan Baba!

*LATER THAT DAY AT LUNCHTIME*

*Yusra is fixing Ayyoubi's lunch after the baby has fasted half day*

Yusra: *setting his plate down in front of him* I am so proud of you for fasting habibi!

Ayyoubi: *swinging his legs happily* Thank you Mama!

Yusra: Now habibi say the Duaa before you break your fast! Do you remember it?

Ayyoubi: Umm not all of it Mama

Yusra: Allahumu laka sumt, wa 'ala rizqika aftart!

*Ayyoubi awkwardly fumbles through it, and Yusra laughs*

Yusra: Do you know what it means?

Ayyoubi: Um, um I don't know Mama!

Yusra: It means 'Oh Allah I fasted for you, and I break my fast with food you provided'!

Ayyoubi: Oh that's nice! Bismillah! *he starts to eat*

*Just then Kareemo comes into the room, sees Ayyoubi eating, gasps, and claps his hands to his face*

Kareemo: Gasp! Ayyoubi, you are eating all the food! In the Ramadan! 

Ayoubi: That's a cause I fasted half the day.

Kareemo: *staring hungrily at Ayyoubi's sandwich* Oh...what kind of sammich do you have there Ayyoubi?

Ayyoubi: *taking a big bite* Tuna!

Kareemo: *licking his lips* With a lot of mayo?

Ayyoubi: *nodding* Yes it's so yummy!

Yusra: *in amusement as she watches her older son stare at the food* Kareemo habibi, do you want to break your fast also?

Kareemo: *still watching Ayyoubi's sandwich* No Mama.

Yusra: Are you sure?

Kareemo: *stubbornly* No!

Yusra: We would understand if you want to.

*Kareemo doesn't answer at first as he is watching his brother eat.*

Yusra: Kareemo?

Kareemo: *clapping his hands over his ears* NO I HAFTA DO ALL THE FASTING!

*He runs out of the room*

*LATER THAT DAY*

*Ayyoubi is sitting at the table coloring in his coloring book, and eating some grapes.*

*A little Kareemo face peeks over the table*

Kareemo: Whatcha eating Ayyoubi?

Ayyoubi: Grapes!

Kareemo: *licking his lips* Purple ones?

Ayyoubi: *nodding and picking up a red crayon* Yes it's so nummy!

*Amir comes in*

Amir: *in amusement as he watches Kareem stare at the grapes* Kareemo ya albi, do you need to break your fast?

*Kareemo whirls around and starts shaking his head furiously*

Kareemo: No! No! I hafta fast!

*He runs out*

*Similar things happen for the rest of the day with Ayyoubi's juice, and his water.*

*LATER IN THE KITCHEN*

*Yusra is pouring lemonade into a pitcher of ice, when Kareemo comes stomping into the room*

Kareemo: *screeching at the top of his lungs* MAMA!

Yusra: *a bit startled* Kareemo! Ya Allah! What's wrong?!

Kareemo: *folding his arms in a Moo Sam style pout* I can't do it no mores!

Yusra: *wiping up the lemonade that she spilled when Kareemo screamed* What habibi?

Kareemo: *wailing* I CAN'T DO ALL THE FASTING TODAY NO MORES! I HAFTA EAT THE FOOD! *he bursts into tears, and Yusra laughs, bending down next to him*

Yusra: Kareemo habibi don't cry!

Kareemo: *still wailing* BUT BUT BUT I WANTED TO FASTED ALL THE DAY TO MAKE YOU AND BABA AND ALLAH HAPPY BUT I NEED ALL OF THE FOOD AND WATER AND COOKIES AND MORE COOKIES!

Yusra: Kareemo,

Kareem: I HAFTA HAVE THE FOOD!

Yusra: Kareemo! It's okay! We told you many times today it would be okay if you ate!

Kareemo: *sniffling* But, but I wanted to do all of the fasting for the Ramadan! 

Yusra: *kissing his forehead* I know habibi, but you did so well! And we are so proud of you! And guess what?

Kareemo: *wiping his nose on her shirt* What?

Yusra: *glancing up at the clock and giving him a smile* It's time for Iftar now anyways! We can all eat! 

*Kareemo gets the biggest smile on his face before he starts to cheer and jump up and down happily, and as Yusra hands him a glass of water, he quickly repeats the Du'aa after her, and drinks it fast, spilling half of it down his shirt*

Kareemo: *as Yusra hands him a cookie* Mama?

Yusra: *trying to dry his shirt* What habibi?

Kareemo: *beaming* I'm going to fast tomorrow too!