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A presentation to:. < Name >. Shakeel Hafez Safeguarding & Integration Manager Email: shakeel.hafez@kirklees.gov.uk Tel: 01484 221000. 5 Pillars of Islam. Islam means submission to God and one who submits to God is called a Muslim
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A presentation to: < Name > Shakeel HafezSafeguarding & Integration ManagerEmail: shakeel.hafez@kirklees.gov.uk Tel: 01484 221000
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
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
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
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’
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
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
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 Qur’an 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 Qur’an was first revealed. • So during the final ten days many Muslims increase prayers at night.
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
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