The holy month involves fasting from early in the morning to sunset, with meals at either end of the day. The pre-dawn meal is called suhoor and the evening meal is known as iftar.

Muslims sometimes eat these meals at home with their families or head out to halal restaurants. Another option is to attend one of the community feasts held at local mosques.

As part of a Faith Associates initiative, hundreds of mosques and Islamic centres across the UK are hosting these iftars and inviting anyone to come along and join them.

The iftars are completely free, and donations are not expected. Some people may make a small donation to be polite, but these are likely to be made privately (such as by dropping a few coins at the donation box you often find at a mosque’s entrance).

Nine mosques and centres in Birmingham are having open Iftars:

They are:

Al-Hira Educational Centre & Jamia Masjid Iftar

Hazrat Mujaddad Alif Sani Masjid

Hazrat Sultan Bahu Centre

Jamia Masjid Haroonia

Central Jamia Mosque

Jamaatia Islamic Centre

Masjid and Madrassa Faizul Quran

Ghamkol Sharif Mosque

Sultan Bahu Trust

This week’s events in Birmingham include:

May 22 (8.30pm-10pm) – Masjid and Madrassa Faizul Quran Iftar – register interest on Eventbrite here

May 23 (8.30pm-10pm) – Masjid and Madrassa Faizul Quran Iftar – register interest on Eventbrite here

May 24 (8.30pm-10pm) – Masjid and Madrassa Faizul Quran Iftar – register interest on Eventbrite here

May 25 (7pm-10pm) – Hazrat Mujadid Mosque Iftar – register interest on Eventbrite here

To get involved and to promote a Mosque Iftar in your community, visit www.mosqueiftar.com

All events are also listed at the website.