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Prophetic adab (proper conduct)
The body of proper conduct the believer is commanded in his words, deeds and relations with God and His servants; from the formula 'whoever believes in God and the Last Day' in Abu Hurayra's hadith Ibn Rajab derives that these traits are of the traits of iman and that deeds enter into iman, dividing the hadith's three commands into what belongs to God's rights — speaking good or keeping silent — and what belongs to His servants' rights — honouring the neighbour, withholding harm from him and honouring the guest; he transmits Aswad ibn Asram's report of the Prophet's counsel 'do not say with your tongue except what is good and do not extend your hand except to good', and that the tongue's uprightness is of the traits of iman; Abu Amr ibn al-Salah reports from Abu Muhammad ibn Abi Zayd, the Maliki imam of his time, that the conduct of goodness and all its reins branch from four hadiths: speaking good or keeping silent, leaving what does not concern one, 'do not become angry', and loving for one's brother what one loves for oneself.Tatfful (entering another's meal uninvited)
Tatfful is entering another person's place to eat his food without his leave or knowledge of his consent, or with consent presumed by a sound sign. It is forbidden for the Malikis, Shafiis and Hanbalis, and makes a person a sinner if repeated, on the hadith «whoever is invited and does not come has disobeyed God and His messenger, and whoever enters uninvited enters as a thief and leaves as a plunderer». The testimony of a habitual uninvited guest is rejected, because it is base and lacking in manliness.
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Bakdash
The most famous Arab ice-cream parlour, in Damascus's al-Hamidiyah souq (1885); its pounded mastic ice cream is a Damascene landmark.Le Café de la Mosquée de Paris
The café-restaurant and hammam in the Grand Mosque of Paris garden (1926) — the city's most famous Islamic cultural rendezvous.Café Riche
Historic Cairo café and restaurant (1908); a haunt of intellectuals and revolutionaries near Talaat Harb Square.El-Fishawy Café
The oldest café in Khan el-Khalili (c.1773) — open day and night for two and a half centuries, a literary landmark.Hafiz Mustafa 1864
Famous Istanbul confectioner (1864); synonymous with baklava and Turkish delight, a landmark around Taksim.Jarir Bookstore
Major Saudi bookstore chain founded in Riyadh (1974); among the Gulf's largest sellers of books, school supplies and electronics.Karim's
Mughlai restaurant in Old Delhi (1913) founded by Haji Karimuddin near Jama Masjid; an institution of Mughlai cuisine.Rick's Café Casablanca
A Casablanca café built in the image of the film Casablanca (2004); film nostalgia made real for visitors.
Practice
Iftar
The meal that breaks the fast at sunset in Ramadan, gathering family and neighbours and built on charity and solidarity; many open the fast with dates and tea, and dishes differ from country to country. UNESCO inscribed iftar on its intangible cultural heritage list in 2023, nominated by Azerbaijan, Iran, Türkiye and Uzbekistan.The wedding feast (walima)
The wedding feast; the Prophet commanded it — 'give a feast even with a single sheep' — and its scale ranges from a family table to whole-town festivals.
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