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Worksheet: Getting ready for Ramadan
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🏮 Ramadan and the Islamic year
1. Why do Muslims fast?
Fasting in Ramadan is one of the five pillars of Islam. Allah tells us why in the Qur'an.
Q1.
Which month of the Islamic year is Ramadan?
- ☐ The first
- ☐ The ninth
- ☐ The twelfth
Q2.
From when until when do we fast?
Make a Ramadan countdown: draw 30 small moons and colour one in each day.
2. What breaks a fast, and who may not fast
Eating or drinking on purpose breaks the fast; forgetting does not. Allah made it easy for the sick and the traveller.
Q1.
Aisha forgot and drank water while fasting. What should she do?
Q2.
Name two people who may miss a fast and make it up later.
Sort cards into two piles: 'breaks the fast' and 'does not break the fast' (drinking juice, forgetting and eating, brushing teeth, swimming without swallowing water...).
3. Suhoor and iftar
The Prophet ﷺ taught us to eat suhoor before dawn and to break the fast quickly at sunset.
Q1.
What did the Prophet ﷺ say is in suhoor?
Q2.
Should we delay iftar after sunset?
Plan an iftar for a neighbour or a friend's family this Ramadan. What will you make or share?