KLEBANG PUTRA 1 KRT REVIVES TRADITIONAL WAKE-UP CALL FOR SAHUR

IPOH, April 2 (Bernama) -- Residents in Taman Klebang Putra 1 here are reviving the traditional way of giving a wake-up call for sahur (pre-dawn meal) during the month of Ramadan by using the rebana ( traditional Malay membranophone).

Hence, in the early hours of the morning, for 30 minutes from 3.30 am every day since the first day of fasting, more than 50 individuals including children, will walk around the residential area, which is about three kilometers, calling out for residents to wake up, accompanied by the beat of the “rebana”.

Klebang Putra 1 Rukun Tetangga Club (KRT) chairman, Dr Mohamad Azrul Azly, 36, said the programme,  held for the first time in the area, also helped to bridge the gap between residents in the area.

 "We (KRT) wanted to do something different this  Ramadan and decided on this programme to revive the tradition in the residential or town area,”  said when met by reporters after completing the wake-up call today.

 According to Mohamad Azrul, the club is also considering reviving the rebana club to attract more participants.

Meanwhile, a convert,  Muhammad Adam Chua Abdullah, 54, who embraced Islam 10 years ago and participated in the wake-up call programme today, said it provided him the opportunity to get to know more people in the neighbourhood.

 "Family members, even children can join. This is a new experience for me and I think it is necessary for the local community to participate in this programme because we all get to sahur together,” he said.

-- BERNAMA