Celebrating Ramadan

Public Prayer in the Mosqueby Jean-Léon Gerome
(French, Vesoul 1824–1904 Paris)

Ramadan began on June 5, 2016 and continues to July 5, 2016. * The Islamic calendar is lunar and the days begin at sunset, so there may be one-day error depending on when the New Moon is first seen.

Ramadan is intended to teach Muslims about patience, spirituality, humility and submissiveness to God. Below are some stories to celebrate Ramadan.

STORIES

Patience

Helping Young Plants Grow - Taiwan
http://tinyurl.com/d978wpc

The Hidden One - Native American
http://tinyurl.com/c8ms28q

Patience-Stone and Patience-Knife – Turkey
http://tinyurl.com/c5yzxeo

The Tiger’s Whisker – Korea
https://www.storiestogrowby.org/story/tigers-whisker/

Humility

Forty Fortunes – Iranhttp://tinyurl.com/bwbp9sm
The Magic Horse - Iranhttps://www.storiestogrowby.org/story/magic-horse/

The Gifts of Friday Eve – Iran  
http://tinyurl.com/cw7lu8s

Poverty and Humility Lead to Heaven - Germany
http://www.grimmstories.com/en/grimm_fairy-tales/poverty_and_humility_lead_to_heaven

Wisdom Commons.org - Eight tales of humility from around the world.
http://tinyurl.com/cyl8cnt

Spirituality 

The Singing Fir Tree - Switzerland
http://spiritoftrees.org/the-singing-fir-tree

BOOKS

Top 10 Ramadan Books for Children  

https://www.themuslimahguide.com/top-10-ramadan-books-for-children/

CURRICULUM

Celebrating Ramadan – A resource for K-12 educators.

The original link is no longer valid but the information is still accessible via the Wayback Machine. Visit this link to access the curriculum.

https://web.archive.org/web/20120105202129/http://muslimsinmichigan.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/celebratingramadan.pdf


History.com – Learn more about the history of Ramadan.

http://www.history.com/topics/holidays/ramadan


CRAFTS

DLTK-kids- Countries and Cultures Crafts for Kids: Islamic/Muslim
http://www.dltk-kids.com/world/muslim/

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Karen Chace 2016 ©

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