Learning what poorer people have to go through everyday.
Appreciating what God has given us.
Self-discipline
Obeying God.
Sawm is intended to teach Muslims patience and self-control.
During the 29/30 days of Ramadan
all adult Muslims must give up the
following things during thew hours of
daylight
Any kind of food or drink
Any kind of smoking
(including passive
smoking)
Sexual activity
Muslims who are physically or
mentally unwell may be excused.
Some of these may be:
Under the age of 12 or the very old.
Those who are pregnant,
breast-feeding or menstuating
Muslims that are travelling
If an adult does not fast they should make up for it
at a later date or donate to the poor
When and what can you eat during Ramadan.
During Ramadan many Muslims try to eat a
large meal called 'suhur' just before dawn.
When daylight is over most
Muslims break or open the fast
with dates or water, following the
example of Prophet Muhammad
before having a proper meal later
Eid ul-Fitr The end of Ramadan ends with a
festival called Eid ul-Fitr
This is marked by dressing up and visiting the
Mosque for a prayer.
A lot of Muslims also visit friends and family
for celebratory meals.
When is Ramadan?
Because Islam uses a lunar calendar, Ramadan
usually comes around roughly 11 days earlier
each year.
For example Ramadan in 2018 was from 16th May to 14th June. In 2019
Ramadan is from the 5th May to 4th June.
Ramadan is in the 9th month of the Islamic
calendar.