Dr Glenville Ash­by

De­spite the state of emer­gency and lim­it­ed cur­few, In­di­an High Com­mis­sion­er Malay Mishra host­ed an If­tar Din­ner at In­dia House, Fed­er­a­tion Park, on Au­gust 23.If­tar, ac­cord­ing to Wikipedia, refers to the evening meal for break­ing the dai­ly fast dur­ing the Is­lam­ic month of Ra­madan.If­tar dur­ing Ra­madan is of­ten done as a com­mu­ni­ty, with Mus­lims gath­er­ing to break their fast to­geth­er.The time for If­tar is 12 to 15 min­utes af­ter sun­set. It is bet­ter to of­fer "Ma­grib Namza/salat" and then break one's fast, prefer­ably with wa­ter, milk or dates.Among Mus­lim lead­ers who par­tic­i­pat­ed in the If­tar din­ner were pres­i­dent of AS­JA, Ya­coob Ali, and prin­ci­pal of the Is­lam­ic In­sti­tute in Char­lieville, Mufti As­sarul Haq.