Sehit Sener Gundem Secondary School Comenius Multilateral Project. Presentation About Ramadan. Name of our project is 'Biodiversity Conservation The Only Path To Our Survival'

2.  Ramadan is an Arabic word; its root “Ar-Ramad”
means “dryness/heat”
 Ninth month of the Hijricalendar (Lunar
calendar)
 Fasting means abstinence

3.  Every adult Muslim is obliged to fast during Ramadan
 But, there are people who are exempted from fasting:
 Minor
 Aged*
 Sick**
 Traveler**
 Pregnant Women**
 Suckling Women**
 Menstruating Women**
 Mentally Retarded
 * Should donate a meal to the needy
 ** Should fast an equivalent number of days afterwards

4.  Islamic Calendar or the HijriCalendar is based on the
lunar year.
 Ramadan –sacred month in the Islamic calendar
 The Lunar calendar is 11-12 shorter than Gregorian
calendar, therefore, Ramadan is 11-12 days earlier every
year
 The start of Ramadan is decided by Hisab (calculation) &
Ru’yat (observation)

5.  Muslim population in 2012: 2.1 billion(mostly in South &
South East Asia)
 Indonesia is the largest Muslim country (12.7% of world’s
Muslims)
 The duration for fasting in a day could be different among
Muslim countries

6.  The goal of fasting is to develop self-restraint.
 Developing ethics through fasting: Social responsibility
and Individual morality
 Fasting is good for health

7.  Stop eating, drinking, sexual activity from dawn until
dusk

8. Iftar
Sahoor
Taraweeh
Zakah
Qiraat
Celebration

12.  Muslims shop for Iftar, the sunset dinner that breaks the
fast at Chalk Bazaar, the traditional Iftarmarket in
Dhaka, Bangladesh on Sunday, Aug. 23, 2009.

13.  A boy sells dates in Amman, Jordan on Saturday August 22
2009

14.  The Al-Zaimfamily of Duxbury, Massachusetts sits, gathered together
for their dinner after 7pm on September 14th, 2008, to break their
Ramadan Fast.

15. Summary
Ramadan is a month of fasting, used
to discipline/prepare Muslim to be
self-restraint
Fasting is stop from eating, drinking,
and sexual activity
The duration for fasting in a day
could be different in many countries
The type of activities during
Ramadan are similiar across the
world, but it could be different in the
way they do.

16. Thank You Very Much
For Your Attention 