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Ramadan

An Islamic festival. Ramadan. What is Ramadan???. 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.

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Ramadan

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  1. An Islamic festival Ramadan

  2. What is Ramadan??? • 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 2013, Tuesday, the 9th of July and will continue for 30 days until Wednesday, the 7th of August.

  3. Ramadan • During Ramadan Muslims fast between dawn and dusk. • When you fast you cannot eat or drink anything. • Fasting is one of the Five Pillars or duties of Islam.

  4. Ramadan • In the month of Ramadan families get up early to eat before dawn and then have a meal together after the sun has set. • You are also not allowed to watch television during Ramadan unless it is a religious programme.

  5. Ramadan • It is during the month of Ramadan that the Qur’an, the holy book, was revealedto the prophet Mohammed by the Angel Gabriel. • Mohammed was told to learn the whole book off by heart!

  6. Ramadan • It is a very important time for Muslims and Ramadan is celebrated all over the world.

  7. Ramadan • By fasting Muslims focus on reading and learning the Qur’an and the needs of the poor. • It is believed that by fasting the body is given a rest a chance to cleanse itself.

  8. Ramadan • When Ramadan ends it is celebrated for three days in a holiday called Eid–Ul-Fitr (the Feast of Fast Breaking). Food is donated 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 gifts are exchanged.

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