Free Printable Ramadan and Islamic Crafts

For Muslims, Ramadan is holy season marked by prayer, fasting and abstinence. Ramadan, in the Islamic calendar is a month-long observance, falling roughly in the western calendar month of July and August. In 2013, Ramadan runs from July 9 to August 7. Here are free printable activities to help children explore this most holy season in Islam.

Ramadan comes from the Arabic term for intense heat and parched earth. It refers to a spiritual experience as well as the climate conditions in the month. The Five Pillars of Islam are Belief, Worship, Fasting, Almsgiving and Pilgrimage. Like Advent before Christmas and Lent before Easter in the Catholic Christian faith, Ramadan is a penitential season of sacrifice. Like Yom Kippur in the Jewish faith, Ramadan is a season for cleansing, atonement and purification. Free Printable Ramadan and Islamic Activities

Free Printable Ramadan, Eid ul-Fitr and Islamic Greeting Cards and Activities

For Muslims, Ramadan is holy season marked by prayer, fasting and abstinence. Ramadan, in the Islamic calendar is a month-long observance, falling roughly in the month of August. Ramadan began on July 21 in 2012. It will end with the celebration  of Eid ul-Fitr (also called Eid al-Fitr or Lesser Eid) on August 19 (my birthday--I'm blessed). Greater Eid or Eid al- Adha is celebrated on Oct. 26. This celebrates the great sacrifice of Abraham in offering up his son Isaac. Here are free printable activities to help children explore Ramadan and Lesser Eid,  including printable greeting cards. Free Printable Ramadan and Islamic Activities for Children