Zahid Uddin, age 9 By

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CONTENTS PAGE

1. Welcome Ramadan

2. Some Ahadith

3. My Ramadan good deeds list

4. Ramadan Crossword

5. Ramadan Wordsearch

6. Story about In shaa Allah

7. My Ramadan daily routine

8. The ‘Don’t Do’ in Ramadan

9. More about Ramadan (new)

10. What is Laylatul Qadr?

11. How to celebrate Eid

12. Eid Mubarak: Islamic patterns (new)

This is a magazine for children to enjoy during Ramadan, originally produced by Zahid Uddin

(age 9) for the Children Inspire Project Preparing for Ramadan competition, May 2014.

www.childreninspireproject.wordpress.com

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1. WELCOME RAMADAN

The blessed month of Ramadan is here. It is the 9th month of the

Islamic calendar. Fasting is one of the five pillars of Islam. The

Quran was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad (saw) during this

month.

Fasting means to not eat or drink from sunrise to sunset. Fasting

teaches us to be patient and control ourselves. While fasting we

should also avoid things God does not like. We should not hurt

anyone or speak any evil. If anyone tries to hurt you or argue with

you, do not argue back but just say “I am fasting, I am fasting”.

During this month, we should recite the Holy Qur’an, we must help

the poor and be kind and generous to them. All Muslims should

try to give up bad habits during Ramadan and try to become

better Muslims.

Ramadan is a time to spend with family and friends by breaking

the fast and sharing the evening meal together. At the end of

Ramadan there is a big festival called Eid-ul-Fitr. This is a big

celebration where all the Muslims wear nice clothes and give

lovely presents and gifts to the children. They must also give

money to charity for the poor so they can celebrate too.

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2. A HADITH

The Messenger of Allah (swt) said:

“Islam is built on five (pillars): 1) The testimony that there is no god

worthy of worship except Allah and that Muhammad is the

Messenger of Allah; 2) Establishing prayer; 3) Zakah, giving charity

to the porr and needy; 4) Fasting in Ramadan; 5) Hajj - pilgrimage

to the House (the Ka’bah).” (Bukhari and Muslim)

“When the month of Ramadan starts, the gates of heavens are

opened and the gates of hell are closed and the devils are

chained.” (Bukhari and Muslim)

Every action of the son of Adam is given manifold reward, each good

deed receiving then times its like, up to seven hundred times. Allah the

Most High said, 'Except for fasting, for it is for Me and I will give

recompense for it, he leaves off his desires and his food for Me.' for the

fasting person there are two times of joy; a time when he breaks his fast

and a time of joy when he meets his Lord, and the smell coming from

the mouth of the fasting person is better with Allah than the smell of

musk." [Imam Bukhari]

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3. MY RAMADAN GOOD DEEDS LIST

This month I will try my best to:

eep lots of fast

ray on time

ay only good things

ead lots of Qur’an

ave money for the poor

e helpful

e kind to my family

elp set up the iftar meal

e patient

ead lots about Islam

on’t get angry

ake my mum and dad happy.

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4. RAMADAN CROSSWORD

Across:

2. Prayer (5)

3. To have sabr

4. Morning meal

7. Words of Allah

Down

1. Night prayer

2. Fasting

5. Month of fasting

6. Breaking fast

1) T

2) S

H

3)

U

4) S H 5) R

D

6)

7) Q

N

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3. RAMADAN WORDSEARCH

A B C R D E M

F L G A H Z U

I J L M K A B

Q U R A N K A

L M N D H A R

O P F A S T A

Q R D N S T K

U V I W X Y Z

A B E C D E F

1. Ramadan

2. Qur’an

3. Allah

4. Eid

5. Fast

6. Zakat

7. Mubarak

4. INSHAA ALLAH – A STORY

A man was heading for the market with enough money to buy a

donkey. On the way he saw one of his friends. “Where are you

going?” asked the friend.

“I’m going to the market to buy a donkey”.

“Say Inshaa Allah (God willing) before you hope to do anything”

advised the friend.

“Come on, no need to say that. My money is right here with me

and there are lots of donkeys in that market” replied the man.

His friend only shrugged and didn’t say anything more. The man

began walking towards the market. On the way, a thief stole his

money bag and he didn’t find out until he had reached the market.

All of a sudden, he realized that his money was gone, and he had

no choice but to go back home. On the way he saw his friend

again.

“Where are you coming from? What happened?” asked the friend.

“I’m coming from the market, inshaa Allah! I was robbed of my

money. Inshaa Allah.”

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5. MY RAMADAN DAILY ROUTINE

12. Have fun on Eid

11. Give generously

10. Go to masjid for taraweeh

9. Sit with family for iftar

8.Break fast with dates

7. Make dua

6. Learn about Islam

5. Help mummy

4. Read Quran

3. Pray fajr

2. Eat Suhoor

1. Wake up before Fajr

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6. THE DON’T DO IN RAMADAN

Not allowed in Ramadan

No eating or

drinking

No arguing or fighting

No swearing

No lying

No backbiting

No listening to music

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7. MORE ABOUT RAMADAN

Taken from: http://pixgood.com/fasting-in-ramadan.html

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10.WHAT IS LAYLATUL QADR (NIGHT OF POWER)?

There is a night in the month of Ramadan which is better than a

thousand months. That is the same as 83 years and 4 months.

This night is called Laylatul Qadr.

This night happens during the last 10 days of Ramadan. It falls

on one of the odd numbered nights.

Laylatun Qadr is a night of great importance and bessings for

Muslims. On this night, the Night of Power, the first revelationof

Islam were sent down to Prophet Muhammad (saw) 1400 years

ago. That is when the Quran was first revealed.

On these odd nights all Muslims try to stay awake at night and

pray for blessings and forgiveness.

Prophet Muhammad (saw) said:

“Whoever prays during the Night of Power

With faith and hoping for its reward will have all his previous sins

forgiven.” (Bukhari and Muslim)

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11. HOW TO CELEBRATE EID

1) Wake up2) Do shower

or wudhu

3) Go to the masjid

4) At home, salam mum

and dad

5) Put on new clothes

6) Go to relatives

house

7) Have fun and enjoy Eid

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12.EID MUBARAK - ISLAMIC PATTERNS

For more information on

How to make Islamic patterns

http://www.thegrid.org.uk/learning/maths/ks1-

2/framework/investigations/shapes/islamic.shtml