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Curious cats with Muslim owners are forced to become early birds during Ramadan. During this holy month — between Feb. 28 and March 29 this year — Muslims around the world pray, reflect, read the Quran and fast.
Observers wake early for suhoor, a meal eaten before dawn, and after which people fast until sundown. For cats, this can be a confusing time — especially when so many of our four-legged friends are fed when their humans wake. This is how the TikTok trend of “ ” came to be, with hundreds of posts showing adorably confused felines during the pre-dawn meal.
“My muslim cat confused why we’re all up eating breakfast at 3:57 AM,” one TikTok user who posted a clip of their kitty struggling to stay awake. This, like many of the other videos that pepper the social media platform, are soundtracked by Turkish-German singer Muhabbet’s “Fani Bu Dünya,” and have racked up millions of views. “my sweet Muslim cat super confused at us waking up an hour earlier after he JUST got used to us having suhoor,” another TikTok user in a video showing a cat who isn’t aware that the time of dawn changes slightly every day.
Some of these videos highlight what suhoor must be like from a feline’s perspective. posts clips showing her cat Minnie enjoying the early mornings along with her keepers. “Mashallah, sister Minnie.
Today she fasted for five whole minutes,” the TikToker . “She says, ‘I reserved my seat and I will eat.’” Zaina Mirza is another TikToker who has joining in on suhoor.
She said her cat Millie and other cats are “attuned to their owners’ routines,” which might be why we're seeing so many drowzy pets. “Millie wakes up instantly at any sound,” Mirza, , adding that she’s the investigating type. “To her, me getting out of bed equals breakfast time, no matter if it’s 5 a.
m. or 11 a.m.
” While some of the commenters on these videos are genuinely curious as to whether or not cats also have to fast during Ramadan — — most folks are delighted to sneak a peek into an aspect of the holy month that isn’t often highlighted. “5am zoomies aren’t fun when everyone is awake,” one TikTok commenter. “I cannot physically scroll past a Ramadan cat,” another.
“Am i muslim? No,” another tickled TikTok user. “Do i watch every ramadan cat and laugh? Yes ofc.” Joseph Lamour is the food reporter at TODAY.
com and is based in Washington D.C..
