Since the calendar depends on the moon cycle, Ramadan falls about 11 days earlier each year. During Ramadan, Muslims abstain from food and drink from dawn to dusk — yes, even water. When the sun sets, there is a communal meal called 'Iftar' where you break your fast, usually with your family or friends.
You are also encouraged to do good deeds such as charity, and abstain from sinful acts such as gossip. It's also a month of self-reflection and a way for Muslims to develop positive habits that can be brought forward once Ramadan is over. After a month of fasting, Muslims celebrate with a festival called Eid and wish each other 'Eid Mubarak' Have a blessed Eid. Eid is a social event that is celebrated by having your family, friends and neighbours over for a large feast.
Muslims decorate their homes and wear new clothes, and children and the elderly receive gifts or money packets. While practices vary across the world, Eid is also a time when Muslims seek forgiveness from each other. COVID restrictions have meant Eid celebrations are smaller and socially distanced, but are still meaningful.
Before the sun rises, Muslims usually wake up to eat a big meal so that they won't be hungry during the day. Of course, not every Muslim will fast this Ramadan, so don't be too surprised if you see your friend eating during the day. Children are not required to fast but they're welcome to learn by participating, such as fasting up until lunchtime.
And if you can't fast because of health reasons, you can donate food or money to the poor instead. You can donate Zakat al-Fitr anytime throughout the month, however, like Zakat, many people choose to make their donation on Laylat al-Qadr the Night of Power which falls in the last 10 days of Ramadan.
The Night of Power is a special time, in which rewards are multiplied. Refer to our Ramadan calendar to help you plan the best time to make your donation. Please give generously this Ramadan and help us to provide for communities around the world. When is Ramadan ? It is recommended that before sunrise, Muslims eat a prefast meal known as suhur. This meal often resembles breakfast, but in some cultures it may include more dinner-like foods.
After sundown, Muslims break their fast with iftar , a meal which usually starts with dates and water or milk, followed by dinner. Muslims are permitted to snack at night between those two meals, and hydration is encouraged, especially when Ramadan falls during summer. For suhur , iftar and snacks, Muslims can more easily make it to sundown by eating high-fiber meals to sustain satiety over longer periods, fruits and vegetables to maintain electrolyte stores, and plenty of fluids to maintain hydration.
Many Muslims will attend Eid prayers at their mosque, early on 13 May. In the Middle East, these are held straight after the Fajr morning prayer. In the UK, it's any time from onwards. It's a tradition to wear new clothes and on the way to the mosque, eat something sweet such as a date, and recite a small prayer called a takbeer. Before Eid prayers, Muslims are also required to pay an amount to charity per household called zakaat al fitr to help feed the poor.
Many people enjoy large meals with friends and family, and exchange money and gifts - in many countries, Eid al-Fitr is a public holiday.
If you want to wish someone well at Eid, the greeting is "Eid Mubarak". Lockdown restrictions are due to ease in England, Scotland and Wales from Monday 17 May , but the government has said there will be no early exemption for Eid. Ramadan is the Arabic name for the ninth month in the Islamic calendar. It's also one of the Five Pillars of Islam.
These are five principles which Muslims believe are compulsory acts ordered by God. Muslims believe that some of the first verses of the Islamic holy book, the Qu'ran, were revealed to the Prophet Muhammad during the month of Ramadan. Extra emphasis is placed on reciting the Qu'ran at this time.
Fasting is considered to be an act of worship, which enables Muslims to feel closer to God and strengthen their spiritual health and self-discipline. Muslims have an early morning meal before dawn, known as suhoor or sehri. They break their fast after sunset for the evening meal, called iftar or fitoor.
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