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A: Salam I live in As Sulaimaniya too Im so happy for having friends like you in this section. There are two types of fajr: -False fajr and True fajr a) False Fajr, At this time it is unlawful to pray fajr prayer but it is permissible to eat for the one intending to fast. The false fajr is distinguished by a rising vertical column of whiteness which appears like the tail of a wolf b) True fajr. At this time it is lawful to pray the fajr pray but is it unlawful to eat for one who is fasting. It is distinguished by a white light coming across the horizon in the East , Thus one should stop all eating and drinking before the True fajr. Please open this link to get more informatio which is full oh hadiths about starting the fast : http://www.islamicvoice.com/november.2001/hadith.htm