Transcript Ramadan - year 3

Ramadan
Ramadan
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Ramadan is the ninth month in the Islamic calendar.
The Islamic calendar is based on the moon rather
than the sun although it has 12 months like the
Western calendar.
During Ramadan Muslims fast between dawn and dusk.
When you fast you cannot eat or drink anything.
Fasting id one of the Five Pillars or duties of Islam.
What happens during Ramadan?
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In the month of Ramadan families
get up early to eat before dawn and
then have a meal together after
the sun has set.
Often Muslims will break the fast by
eating a few dates and drinking water
before they have a large family meal
together.
You are also not allowed to watch
television during Ramadan unless it
is a religious programme.
It is not easy to fast, so young children,
elderly people and people who are sick
don’t have to, until they are older or are
feeling stronger. Everyone else tries to
make the effort.
Feeling hungry and thirsty helps
Muslims to understand what it is
like for people in the world who do
not have enough to eat or drink all
the time. They set aside money to
give to the poor.
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During Ramadan Muslims visit the mosque
and read the Quran more often than usual.
Muslims make a special effort to try to
act in the way Allah wants them to during
this month.
They try to create time to think about
how they should lead their lives.
• When Ramadan ends it is celebrated
for three days in a holiday called Id–
Ul-Fitr (the Feast of Fast Breaking).
• Food is given to the poor, this is
called Zakat which is the third pillar
of Islam.
• Friends and family gather to pray
together and for large meals
and give each other presents.
True or False?
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All Muslims have to fast during Ramadan
Fasting is a difficult thing to do
During Ramadan Muslims cannot eat or
drink at all
Ramadan falls at a different time in the
western calendar each year
Ramadan is followed by the festival of
Id-ul-Fitr