Baghdad – IA – Fatima Rahma
The Iraqis have long been accustomed to the sound of the “Masharji” as he beats the drum to wake people up for Suhoor, to the point that it has become an important and indispensable inheritance and a nightly ritual on the nights of the blessed month of Ramadan. It is added to people’s joy at the arrival of this month by hanging decorations and lanterns on the doors of homes to light up the nights. Blessed.
Despite the development of life and the progress brought about by technology, these rituals are still present, simulating deep stages that have been implanted in the souls that still long to hear the sound of the “Masharaji drum” roaming the streets of Mahalla.
In an interview with the (INA), Majdi Al-Mashhadani, the head of the “Al-Mashrajiya” team, consisting of three young men in the Al-Adl neighborhood, said: “We seek to wake up those who are fasting by drumming to eat the suhoor meal within a tradition that has been inherited in Iraq and the Arab and Islamic countries for hundreds of years, where no electronic or Other mobile phones or watches at that time.”
He added, “Relying on (Abu Al-Tabul) and the sounds that came out from the mosques was a way to alert those who were fasting to the time of Suhoor,” noting, “Each group of (Al-Musahrajiya) wanders within the scope of their locality, an hour before the start of Suhoor, as part of a recurring ritual that they prefer.” “Fasting.”
He pointed to “the joy and joy of the children when they watch us walk in front of the doors and they stand waiting for us with their innocent faces and childish smiles.”
Al-Mashhadani stressed, “The Iraqis race to do good deeds with generosity and love. They receive the (Masharajiya) teams every day with suhoor food, and they do not accept an apology,” warning that “Iraqi generosity makes them feel happy and pleased.”