Islam Key Practices: Duties & Festivals (OCR GCSE Religious Studies): Flashcards
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Sawm definition
Sawm definition
Fasting during Ramadan, one of the Five Pillars of Islam
Which month is Ramadan in Islamic calendar?
Which month is Ramadan in Islamic calendar?
Ninth month
What Ramadan commemorates
What Ramadan commemorates
First revelation of the Quran to Prophet Muhammad
Laylat al-Qadr (Night of Power)
Laylat al-Qadr (Night of Power)
Holiest night of the year
When Laylat al-Qadr occurs
When Laylat al-Qadr occurs
During the last ten days of Ramadan
Daily fasting times in Ramadan
Daily fasting times in Ramadan
From dawn (Fajr) until sunset (Maghrib)
What is abstained from during Sawm
What is abstained from during Sawm
Food, drink, and other physical needs
Three benefits of fasting
Three benefits of fasting
Self-discipline, empathy for the poor, spiritual closeness to Allah
Suhoor
Suhoor
Pre-dawn meal before fasting begins
Iftar
Iftar
Breaking the fast at sunset
Who is exempt from Ramadan fasting
Who is exempt from Ramadan fasting
Ill, pregnant/breastfeeding women, travellers, young children
When fasting becomes obligatory
When fasting becomes obligatory
When children reach puberty
Compensation for missed fasts
Compensation for missed fasts
Make up the fast later or feed the poor
Worship value on Laylat al-Qadr
Worship value on Laylat al-Qadr
More powerful than a thousand months of prayer