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The Islamic Bulletin
Volume X No. 23
Page 26
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IRAMISU
By Carla Biasatti
The name Tiramisu is Italian and means “pick me up”. It can be translated
figuratively as something to make me less sad or something that makes me
happier. After fasting the whole day, and praying the Taraweeh prayers,
this is a perfect dessert –light, cool, and refreshing—something to “pick
you up.” A perfect dessert for Ramadan!
Ingredients
Sugar, 1/4 cup
Egg Yolks, 2
Cream Cheese, 8 oz. softened
Sour Cream, 3 Tbsp.
Half & Half Milk, 2 Tbsp
Heavy Whipping Cream, 7 oz. whipped
Strong, Brewed Coffe (preferebly espresso) 1 Cup + 2 Tbsp.
Sugar, 2 Tbsp.
Lady Fingers or Savoiardi ( a type of Italian cookies) 24
Powedered, Sweetened Cocoa, 3 Tbsp.
Directions:
Mix the sugar with the egg yolks on medium speed until
fluffy. Add the cream cheese, sour cream, and half & half milk. Beat on
medium low speed until smooth. Fold in the whipping cream and 2 Tbsp.
of coffee. Meanwhile, quickly dip each lady finger in the coffee and layer
the bottom of an 8by8 glass cake pan.Spread half the mixture of the lady
fingers. Again, quickly dip the remaining lady fingers in the coffee and
make another layer on top of the creamed layer. Spread the remaing
cream mixture on top of the lady fingers. Garnish with th sweetened
cocoa. Refrigerate overnight and serve cold. Serves 8 people.
WARNING:
Please be extremely careful if you eat Tiramisu at an
unknown location. The traditional way of making Tiramisu is with the
addition of marsala brandy and mascarpone cheese. In fact, very few
places that sell Tiramisu do not include these two ingredients in their
recipes. Therefore, you must be diligent in checking the ingredient list so
you do not consume anything that does not have halal ingredients.
Buon Appetito !!
Hajj is one of the pillars of Islam.
Yet, perhaps because a Muslim must
only complete it once in his/her
lifetime, it often gets forgotton. The
Declaration of Faith (the Shahadah),
the 5 daily prayers, the fast in
Ramadan, and the charity are
practiced throughout a Muslim’s life.
However, the Hajj is something
which is many times put off until a
Muslim is older. How can I make the
Hajj and become a Hajji when I am so young? Somehow, we only remember
the older men and women as hajjis. It probably doesn’t help that we know
very few “young” Hajjis.
Young or old, Hajj is an obligatory act in Islam. If a Muslim is able to make the
Hajj and can afford to do so, it should not be postponed for “later”, when I
get older. I remember once being asked by a friend of mine if it was o.k. that
she make the hajj with her husband since she did not wear hijab. She had
explained that she was not comfortable going on hajj since she was
disobeying one of Allah’s commands (wearing the hijab) and yet, she said that
she was not ready to wear the hijab permanently. I looked through many
books and referred her to a local Imam to answer her question. She was told
to go on the Hajj with her huusband, even though she was not wearing hijab.
Where everyone thinks that they have to be a “perfect” Muslim for their
Hajj to be accepted is in fact, untrue. Hajj is a Fard (mandatory obligation)
that must be completed once in a Muslim’s life. So, if you are able to make
the journey of Hajj, do not delay.
Immediately after we got married, my husband and I went on the Hajj. I am
very thankful to Allah to have completed my Hajj before the responsibilities
of children came along. And last year, Alhamdullilah, after many years, I was
blessed once again to have journeyed to the House of Allah and make the
Hajj again. This time, I made the Hajj with my father and mother, an
experience which I will never forget.
The story of how the Hajj guide came into existence, in fact, started by my
taking this second trip to Hajj. While busy preparing for my trip, I began
reading the rituals of Hajj and learning as much as I could before departing. I
even took a one-day seminar that was given at the masjid (May Allah reward
Imam Tahir Anwar for a most terrific class) so that I would be sure that
nothing would be left out. Inshallah, I wanted a complete and perfect Hajj.
Knowing that carrying a small Hajj pamphlet around Mecca, with millions of
people crammed together would be quite difficult for me, my husband
decided to make a one-page hajj guide. And this is how the initial project of
making this hajj guide began.
Alhumdullilah, the Islamic Bulletin now compiles this one page Hajj and
Umrah guide. Because it is so concise, many people have commented that it
makes the details of the Hajj less confusing. One will find each step clearly
broken down, without having to flip through various pages of different books.
This guide provides all the basics and much more information to assist you :
*Step by step details of each ritual
*Map of the Kaaba to help you locate Safa and Marwa
*A visual representation of the steps for Tawaf
*Key duas that should be recited, inclluding appropriate times and places
*The miles and kilometers of the necessary routes
*The schedules one needs to know
On the following page, you will find a copy of this Hajj and Umrah guide. We
encourage you to download extra copies from our website at
www.islamicbulletin.org and share with your Muslim friends who are going
on Hajj. In addition to English and Arabic, the guide also is in French,
Indonesian, Italian, German, Spanish, Turkish, and Urdu. We are always
interested in translating this guide in other languages, as well. If you are
capable of translating or know someone who is able to do so, please contact
us.
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Across
: 1: Shahadah 4: Angel 7: Arafat 8: Eid 10: Quran 14: Six 15:
Rakat 17:
Wash 18: Eat 19: Islam
Down
: 1: Salat 2: Hajj 3: Medinah 5: Sawn 6: Zakat 9: Mubarak
11: Mosque 12: Allah 13: Kabah 16: Mats
Answers ..Don’t peek!