Marking the Passing of Time and Seasons (Leaving Cert Religious Education): Flashcards
📚Flashcards
Practise the cards
15 cards from this deck
ShowHide
Practise the cards
15 cards from this deck
Type of calendar Islam follows
Type of calendar Islam follows
Lunar calendar
How many days Islamic festivals shift yearly (vs solar)
How many days Islamic festivals shift yearly (vs solar)
Approximately 11 days earlier
Number of days in a lunar year
Number of days in a lunar year
Approximately 354 days
Two most important Islamic festivals
Two most important Islamic festivals
Eid ul-Fitr and Eid al-Adha
Eid ul-Fitr marks the end of...
Eid ul-Fitr marks the end of...
Ramadan (the month of fasting)
Islamic month when Eid ul-Fitr occurs
Islamic month when Eid ul-Fitr occurs
Shawwal (the tenth month)
Length of Ramadan in days
Length of Ramadan in days
29 or 30 days
Two Pillars of Islam linked to Eid ul-Fitr
Two Pillars of Islam linked to Eid ul-Fitr
Saum (fasting) and Zakah (charitable giving)
Meaning of Eid al-Adha
Meaning of Eid al-Adha
Great Festival of Sacrifice
Islamic month when Eid al-Adha occurs
Islamic month when Eid al-Adha occurs
Dhul Hijjah (the twelfth month)
Prophet commemorated by Eid al-Adha
Prophet commemorated by Eid al-Adha
Prophet Abraham (Ibrahim)
Son Abraham was willing to sacrifice
Son Abraham was willing to sacrifice
Ishmael (Ismail)
Qur'an reference for Abraham's sacrifice story
Qur'an reference for Abraham's sacrifice story
Surah 37:100-111
Animals sacrificed during Eid al-Adha
Animals sacrificed during Eid al-Adha
Sheep, cow, or camel
Direction animal faces during Eid al-Adha sacrifice
Direction animal faces during Eid al-Adha sacrifice
Towards Mecca