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Navigating Ramadan at Stan State

A guide for Muslim students to help find resources, tips, and navigational help on the CSU Stanislaus campus during Ramadan. This guide is also a great introduction to Ramadan for non-Muslim students.

What is Ramadan?

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Ramadan Vocabulary Interactive Puzzles (English to Arabic)

Ramadan , In Islam, a holy month of fasting, the ninth month of the Muslim year, commemorating the revelation of the Qurʾān to Muhammad. As an act of atonement, Muslims are required to fast and abstain from sexual activity during the daylight hours of Ramadan. Determined according to the lunar calendar, Ramadan can fall in any season of the year. The Ramadan fast is considered one of the Five Pillars of Islam, and the end of the fast is celebrated as one of the important religious holidays of Islam.

Britannica, T. Editors of Encyclopaedia (2020, May 2). Ramadan summary. Encyclopedia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/summary/Ramadan

Keywords

SUHOOR: (Before Sunrise) The meal eaten before sunrise. 

IFTAR: (Sunset) The meal eaten to break the fast after the sun sets. This meal is usually eaten in community with family. 

LAYLAT AL-QADR: (Night of Power) An important night of devotion and worship for Muslims. During the last 10 days of Ramadan (generally thought to fall on the 27th day), this particular night is the night where the Angel Jibril delivered the Qur'an to the prophet Muhammad.  

ZAKAT: (Charity) The donation of money to charity done once a year by Muslims who meet nisab.

NISAB: The minimum amount of wealth owned in order to be obligated to donate 2.5% of owned wealth as zakat.