Month: April 2020

Challenge Day 1 – Islamic Months

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Alina –

Mahdiya – I learnt the Islamic months off by heart and also researched when the dates for Ramadan will be for the next two years.
My Islamic calendar will follow in a few days time Insha’Allah.

Hassan – The lunar calendar uses moon to measure time, usually measuring the time from new moon to new moon as one month. The time required for the Earth to rotate around the Sun is one solar year. The solar calendar measures the time between vernal equinoxes.
Ramadhan in 2021
Around 14 April 2021
Ramadhan in 2022
Around 4 April 2022
Depending on the moon

Shireen – The lunar calendar uses moon to measure time, usually measuring the time from new moon to new moon as one month. The time required for the Earth to rotate around the Sun is one solar year. The solar calendar measures the time between vernal equinoxes.
Ramadhan in 2021
Around 14 April 2021
Ramadhan in 2022
Around 4 April 2022
Depending on the moon

Masooma – We went from knowing 9 months to learning all 12 in order today.

Abbas – Thank you Aunty I forgot to add I think Ramathan will be on 14th April 2021.

 

 

Thanks for registering

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Assalaamu alaikum,
Thank you for registering for the Ramadan 2020 Kids Challenge organised by the Gate of Knowledge Foundation. We are really excited about launching this series of bitesize Islamic stories and facts along with fun activities and challenges.
InshaAllah we will start on 25th April (1st Ramadan). A video will be uploaded daily by 8am (UK time) on our website http://gateofknowledge.co.uk/ramadanchallengevideos/ . Your child can then watch the video during the day and complete the creative activity and the challenge.
Photos of the work completed can be uploaded to http://gateofknowledge.co.uk/ramadanchallenge/ or sent via email to kids@gateofknowledge.co.uk so it can be recorded. We hope to share the work completed by the children in our videos. Amazon vouchers will be awarded for Best Participation, Best Effort and Creativity at the end of the programme inshallah. The amount of winners per category will depend on the number of participants.
If you have any questions feel free to send us an email.
Wishing you a very happy and blessed Ramdan!
With duas,
Gate of Knowledge Admin Team

Ramadan 2020

Reflections
“O you who believe, fasting is prescribed to you as it was prescribed to those before you, that you may learn self-restraint.” Qur’an 2:183
From Friday 24th or Saturday 25th of April 2020 (depending on the sighting of the new moon) Muslims around the world will begin the month of Ramadan, the 9th month of the lunar islamic calendar and will fast from pre-dawn to sunset. Fasting includes keeping away from food, drink and some usual habits, as prescribed in Islam through this verse in the Holy Quran.
Why do Muslims go through fasting, for a whole month abstaining from what is not allowed for upto 16 hours?
Once again, according to the verse, fasting teaches self-restraint or in other words patience and control. We learn to stay away from food and drink as God wants us to obey him and remember the hunger and thirst of those less fortunate. Fasting reminds and strengthen patience of living with others like family, friends and community. To hide shortcomings of others and help everyone who need it. The world is full of un-meaningful attractions made irresistible via loads of advertising, fasting teaches us to control our desires and spend and utilise wisely
This year is going to be different. Ramadan is called the spring of Mosque gatherings, the recitation of Holy Quran, a range of Congregational religious activities and ofcourse the Iftars (breaking of fast) which sadly wont happen due to the current situation restricting us to remain home for ours and others safety. However i think every community centre and Muslim has a plan. To turn their homes into Mosques, their families into congregations and keep the spirit alive. Technology is also helping immensely where prayer gatherings can be tuned into online.
With the hope that we get back to normal life soon and reflect to learn from the current situation, Ramadan Mubarak!

Ali Jaffri

April 2020 – London

Analysis of current Corona Virus situation:

Reflections

1. Reviewing Divine punishments in history it looks like they were for a group of people who then perished completely. In current situation, people are being infected, recovering, dying, re-infecting for different time periods

2. if this situation is not initiated by Allah, it can be initiated by man as a delibrate action or a mistake. Now the cause and effect principle applies. We need to find and reflect on the effect

3. Regardless of initiation, what should we do about it?
a. Take this as a serious reminder from Allah. He was giving us thoeritical reminders so far. Now we can feel the sense of being out of control
b. Lets move quickly to do outstanding tasks which are important but for some reason or the other gets put off, as we can see we dont have time
c. We need to plan for things which were never taken seriously. Dieing tomorrow. Loosing a job with a valid reason. Writing a will etc
d. Once minimum tasks completed, lets look outside the box and help others

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