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Shakeel HafezSafeguarding Integration
ManagerEmail shakeel.hafez_at_kirklees.gov.uk
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5 Pillars of Islam

• Islam means submission to God and one who submits
  to God is called a Muslim
• The five Pillars of Islam help Muslims put their
  faith into practice
• Shahadah declaration of faith
• Salah prayer 5 times a day
• Zakah giving to poor 2.5 of savings
• Sawm Fasting for the month of Ramadan
• Hajj pilgrimage to Makkah, Saudi Arabia, once in
  a lifetime

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Islamic Calendar

• Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic
  Calendar
• Islamic calendar has 12 lunar months, each
  beginning with the new moon
• A lunar month is either 29 or 30 days long
• Islamic calendar therefore has about 354 days, 11
  days shorter than Gregorian Calendar

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Fasting and Benefits

• To abstain from food, drink (including water) and
  sexual activities during Fasting hours
• Business as usual
• Fasting teaches patience and self discipline
• Fasting helps reflect on plight of poor and needy
• Fasting helps to cleanse the body and mind

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How do Muslims Fast?

• Muslims keep Fast from dawn to sunset for a whole
  month
• This means no eating or drinking during daylight
  hours
• Everyone wakes up before daybreak to eat a meal
  called Sehri
• Everyone gathers at sunset to break their Fast
  called Iftari

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Who should Fast?

• Fasting is obligatory on
• All Muslims, male and female, once they attain
  age of puberty
• Those who are mentally and physically fit and
  Fasting will not cause them harm
• Those who are not travelling

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Who may not Fast?

• Young children (however they may start Fasting
  for practice)
• People who are travelling on long journeys
• People who are ill (physically or mentally)
• Women who are menstruating, pregnant or
  breast-feeding

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Taraweeh/Lailat-ul-Qadr

• Every night during Ramadan there are special
  prayers called Taraweeh. These are performed in
  congregation at local mosques. Imams usually
  recite the whole Quran in 30 parts, one every
  night.
• There is one special night in the last ten days
  called The Night of Power. This is the night
  when the Quran was first revealed.
• So during the final ten days many Muslims
  increase prayers at night.

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Eid-ul-Fitr

• End of Ramadan (first day of the next month,
  Shawwal) is called Eid-ul-Fitr
• This is celebrated by dressing up, joining
  congregational prayer, and visits to family and
  friends for festive meals
• Children are usually given money or presents

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SMSC and Schools

• Ramadan awareness training
• SMSC and assembly themes
• Prayers during Ramadan
• Physical Education
• Examinations during Ramadan
• Parents evenings and after school functions
• Exemption from Fasting
• Medication
• Detentions and after school activities
• Swimming during Ramadan
• Sex and relationship education