1. Ramadan How Muslims celebrate it in over 200 countries

2. Today We Will Learn  What is Ramadan  How Muslims celebrate it  Why Muslims celebrate Ramadan  What happens after Ramadan  Some fun facts

3. What is Ramadan  It’s a special month when grown up Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset  They pray and read Quran  Be kind to everyone  And help the poor

4. Muslims wake up before sunrise, eat, as much as they like,and then promise to God that they will only eat or drink again at sunset

5. Children don’t have to fast. They celebrate Ramadan by helping the poor, joining their parents in prayers and by being kind

6. Five Muslims prayers and their approx. timings Fajr – 5 am Zuhr – 1 pm Asr – 5 pm Maghrib – 7 pm Isha – 9 pm

7. Then at sunset, they eat and drink again. Dates are a special treat because it was the fruit Prophet Muhammad used to break his fast with!

8. Why Muslims celebrate Ramadan – To pray, read Quran and become better human beings

9. Why Ramadan is important? Muslims believe… It’s the best month When Quran was revealed When doors of heaven are open When rewards of good deeds are very high When God forgives everyone who asks for forgiveness

10. What happens after Ramadan At the end of 30 days, Muslims celebrate a day called Eid Kids enjoy yummy treats

11. What happens after Ramadan Girls paint their hands with hennaEveryone has great fun

12. Fun fact 1: During prayers, Muslims face towards Mecca and this is how it looked 100 years ago

13. And this is how it looks now!

14. Fun fact 2: Most Muslims don’t live in Arab countries but in Indonesia.

15. Fun fact 3: There are over 3 million Muslims in America.

16. Thank you. Any questions?