Imam Khalid Latif
Executive Director, NYU Islamic Center

Imam Khalid Latif is blogging his reflections during the month of Ramadan, featured daily on HuffPost Religion. For a complete record of his previous posts, click over to the Islamic Center at New York University or visit his author page, and to follow along with the rest of his reflections, sign up for an author email alert above.

Living by yourself can be pretty tough, especially during Ramadan. I got home around 1am last night and found my apartment empty. Usually a friend or two stays over, but last night was the first night this Ramadan that it was just me by myself. I read a little bit, took a nap, and then woke up to eat suhoor, a pre-dawn meal that is recommended to eat before one's fast starts for the day. It hit me pretty hard eating that meal by myself and reminded me of what Ramadan was like when I was younger.

My family is pretty amazing and it's at these times I appreciate and miss them the most. My older brother and I would play Nintendo together when everyone had gone to sleep after our Fajr prayer, the first prayer of the day, and then fall asleep in front of the tv. My sister and I would make jokes about my father as we ate our suhoor of Fruit Loops and Captain Crunch while he ate curries and breads and all kinds of random food that no one should be eating that early in the morning. Out of all of them though, the one I miss the most is my mother, Mohsina.