[Ads-l] Antedating of Iftar

[Hugo]

Iftar: The breaking of the fast, after sunset, during Ramadan; the meal
eaten at this time.

OED: 1858

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1832, Qanoon-e-Islam: Or, The Customs of the Moosulmans of India;
Comprising a Full and Exact Account of Their Various Rites and Ceremonies,
from the Moment of Birth Till the Hour of Death, by Jaʻfar Sharīf

Page 255:

[Begin]
In the evening, before the Mugrib (page 55) prayer season they breakfast;
this meal is termed Iftar.
[End]

https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=JXwOAAAAQAAJ&pg=255&dq=iftar

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1836, March 19th, The Saturday Magazine, Volume 8, No 238, "Manners and
Customs of the Turks"

Page 107:

[Begin]
In private houses, an entertainment, called Iftar, follows close upon the
proclamation of sunset; and another repast takes place the next morning,
about half an hour before sunrise, which is named Imsak, because it forms a
preparation for the renewal of the fast.
[End]

https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=6d5PAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA107&dq=iftar

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Hugo

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