Old Doha Port is reviving the age-old custom of waking sleepers for Suhoor with the cherished custom of Musaher

The Old Doha Port is reviving a beloved custom, the Musaher, as Ramadan gets underway. The ancient practice of rousing sleepers for Suhoor is being revived by these drummers, also called Musaher or Musaheratis, who make sure the community respects the pre-dawn meal before to the start of the day's fast. 

Every night from 10 to 11 p.m., a group of five men walk around the port area with two drummers in tow, chanting and drumming to mark the beginning of Suhoor. During this holy month, port management emphasised their dedication to protecting cultural heritage by making sure customs took precedence.

The Musaher custom allows people to have Suhoor before to breaking their fast for the day, much like a neighbourhood wake-up call before dawn. 

The Musaheratis, popularly known as the "Ramadan Drummers," have received praise from visitors to the port region for preserving this piece of history.

The Musaher tradition confronts difficulties at a time when electronic entertainment and alarm clocks predominate. However, its resurgence acts as a sentimental flashback to earlier times.

The Musaher awakens the people by drumming, and his drumming reverberates in every direction. Men and women customarily assemble at the mosque for morning prayers after Suhoor, signalling the start of another day of fasting and introspection.