Home by maghrib

Home by maghrib was the unwritten house rule for children: finish playing and be indoors before the evening call to prayer.

Era: 90s & 2000s

What it was like

When the azan sounded across the field, everyone ran. Late meant a scolding at home, sometimes worse.

Then came washing up and sitting down to study, the same routine every evening.

When is maghrib?: Just after sunset; it is the fourth of the five daily prayers.