Ramadan and Eid
Islamic Studies · Early Years · The School
A special month
Ramadan is a month when grown-up Muslims do not eat or drink from before sunrise until sunset. Children are not asked to fast — you might try a few hours when you are older, and that is a big moment. In Ramadan families read more Quran, give more to people who need it, and eat together at sunset.
Two Eids
EID AL-FITR comes at the end of Ramadan: new clothes, a special prayer in the morning, visiting family, and food in the daytime again. EID AL-ADHA comes later in the year, during Hajj, when families share meat with neighbours and those in need. Two celebrations, both starting with a prayer.
What families do
Ask the grown-ups in your family what they did for Eid when they were small. Every family and country does it a little differently — different food, different clothes, the same prayer. Hearing their story is part of the lesson.
SUHOOR: eating before dawn, while it is still dark and quiet. THE DAY: no food or drink for those who fast, and extra kindness, extra Quran, extra patience — including with your brother or sister. IFTAR: breaking the fast at sunset, traditionally with dates and water, usually with family. NIGHT: taraweeh prayers at the masjid. Children are not asked to fast — and every other part of that day is open to them.