Ali Muhammad’s days are quiet now.
Most years, Ramadan is overflowing with activity — a month of nightly break-the-fast dinners with friends and family, and weekly Friday prayers that leave the mosque almost bursting at the seams.
Most years, Muhammad spends his time during this holy month at Masjid Muhammad in Northwest Washington. It’s the place he found his faith, found his purpose in life, found sobriety, found friends, found his soul mate.
