Ramadan Joy

Ramadan Joy is such an apt title because it sums up my feeling when the blessed month arrives. MasyaAllah.

In our 3rd class today for Al Ghazali Mysteries of Fasting for Children, after reading the book Ramadan Joy, the children learnt the outer obligatory parts of fasting. Although there are 6 parts, 2 of them have to do with grown-ups, or those after puberty, and so I only taught the 4 that are in the Al Ghazali Book for Children. 

These are the outer obligatory parts of fasting:

1) To watch the night sky to spot the new crescent moon which signals the start of Ramadhan (or accept the word of an official person)

2) To make an intention to fast every night during Ramadhan (according to the Shafi’i madzhab)

3) To not allow anything to enter the openings of the body during the fast such as food, drink, or medicine (unless it is not intentional and by accident)

4) Vomitting and swallowing some of what you have vomitted would nullify the fast (and that includes phlegm and mucus that we cough out or comes up from the throat to the mouth)

And what makes it really joyful is that later in the day at 5.30pm inshaa Allah, Ustazah Farhana will teach the Mysteries of Fasting from the Ihya Ulumudeen of Imam Al Ghazali. La hawla wala quwwata illa billah. We had not planned it to be that way but it’s all by Allah’s Will. We plan and Allah plans and His Plan is always the most perfect and beautiful for us. SubhanAllah.

Below you can find materials to start teaching your own children too. The free PDF though do not include the activity sheets and teachers’ manual that are included in the paid book or PDF (which is bundled with The Mysteries of Charity)

Listen to the audiobook of Al Ghazali Mysteries of Fasting for Children.

Download Ramadan Treasure Fun with Imam Al Ghazali.

You can listen to the first three recordings of the Mysteries of Fasting, taught by Ustazah Farhana, here (for ladies only):

1) Episode 1

2) Episode 2

3) Episode 3

May you have a blessed and joyful Ramadan!