Cannon known as the 'Midfar Al Iftar' or 'cannon Iftar' is part of an ancient tradition of Ramadan in Egypt. Not just marking time to break, but also the Ruling or the commencement of fasting.
The origin of 'Ramadan cannon' began in 865 AH, when the Ottoman rulers Khooshghadam government. Began when the Ottoman power in Egypt at that time was playing with his new cannon in the castle area. Unintentionally, the cannon went off and his voice echoed through the land of Egypt. Spontaneous community consider it a sign of fasting.
The next day, when the boom was heard no more, a number of elders come to the Ottoman palace to the sound boom that is played again as a tradition to mark the iftar.
During the visit, they were met by Ottoman wife, Hajja Fatma, who said that the Ottoman agree. Cannon was also named 'Hajja Fatma' as a tribute to a woman who has adopted the ancient tradition.
The tradition was then introduced in Dubai, in the reign of Shaikh Saeed Al Maktoum (1912-1958). Then, spread to other Gulf countries including Kuwait in the era of Sheikh Mubarak Al-Sabah, 1907. At present, some countries still perpetuate the tradition that every Ramadan.
Captain Mohammed bin Mussabah said, when the Dubai government uses four cannons used weapons of World War II. The four cannons are placed in the Musalla Deira, Musalla Karama, Al Ras, and outside the park gates of Al Safa. In Dubai, the task of firing the cannon was a police responsibility.
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