EID | FIVE PILLARS OF ISLAM | FASTING | NUMBERS | SURPRISE |
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Eid-ul-Fitr
The festival used to mark the end of Ramadan
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The Prophet Muhammad
Muslims believe he is the "Messenger of God"
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Eating
Drinking Smoking
Forbidden acts during fasting (name 3)
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7 times
The number of times that Muslims walk around the Kaaba during the Hajj
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Maamoul
Arabic date cookie
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Eid-ul-Adha
One of two Eids during the Islamic year; it falls during the Hajj
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Mecca
The city Muslims pray toward, and where the Kaaba is located
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Sick people
Children Elderly Pregnant women
Groups of Muslims that are not supposed to fast in Ramadan (name 2 at least)
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354
Number of days in the Islamic Lunar Calendar
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Mansaf
Aged yogurt dish with rice and lamb
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Breaking Fast
The meaning of Fitr
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Zakat (giving of alms)
Donating money in Islam (often a tradition on Eid)
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Suhoor
When Muslims wake up before sun-rise to eat during Ramadan
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~12 (i.e., age of puberty)
The age when fasting becomes mandatory
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Chickpeas
The main ingredient in falafel
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Eid Mubarak
Greeting meaning: "Happy Eid"
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Hajj
Arabic name for the pilgrimage to Mecca
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Dusk till dawn (sunrise to sunset)
The time period (of the day) that Muslims fast
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3 days
Eid ul Fitr lasts for this long
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Mosque
Muslim place of worship (i.e., Muslim equivalent of a church or synagogue)
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New Moon
The ______ sighting marks the beginning of Eid ul-Fitr
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Salat
The name for prayer in Arabic
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Cleansing the soul from harmful impurities
Self-discipline Compassion for the less fortunate
The main purposes of fasting (name 2)
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5
Number of mandatory daily prayers in Islam
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Bismillah (in the name of God)
Word Muslims say before eating (always, but also when breaking fast)
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