Books about Ramadan

Better than a Thousand Months: An American Family Celebration

More than just an explanation of the Muslim religion, this book tells the engaging, personal story of a little girl who has questions about her family's religious beliefs and why they differ from those of her classmates. Parents often struggle with how to explain religion in a clear, simple way that children can understand. This book offers assistance to Muslim families who are struggling with this dilemma. In addition, it explains this religion to those of other faiths who are curious about the Muslim principles and practices. Better Than a Thousand Months was written to show people that Muslims are not that different from everyone else.

Ramadan: Motivating Believers to Action: An Interfaith Perspective

Ramadan is not just a month of fasting, but a month of spiritual healing. Presented from an interfaith perspective as a means to motivate believers to action, the articles include essays on both the Law and the Way. They are divided into the traditional threefold method of spiritual healing, namely, knowledge, inner processing and action. This method produces the seven characteristics of devotees as Goal-setters and Believers (knowledge, cognition, theoethics), Strategists, Moral Healers, Energizers (inner processing, affect or emotions, psychoethics) and Human Bonding and Masters Communicators (action or behavior towards God, self and others, socioethics).

Magid Fasts for Ramadan

Magid, an eight-year-old Muslim boy who lives in Cairo, is determined to celebrate Ramadan by fasting even though his family feels that he is not yet old enough to fast. "The book is heavily illustrated with very nice watercolor art that expands the text. A brief introduction to Islam and a glossary are appended."

Ramadan and Id al-Fitr

Ramadan and Id al-Fitr ,Islamic culture ,Mohammed, mosques, minarets, and the Koran.

Ramadan

This is a kid's level account of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Beginning with an explanation of the lunar calendar, it describes historical and current Islam in terms of Christianity and Judaism, then follows a small boy through a day of fasting, prayers, and fellowship with his family and mosque. The borders and panels in traditional Islamic style are both handsome and evocative.

Ramadan

PreS-Gr 1-These simple introductions are just the right size and length to share with young children. Through large, well-spaced bold texts of one to four short sentences per page and color photographs at every turn, youngsters learn about the activities, gifts, foods, and the prayers, duration, traditions, and fasting of Ramadan. Back matter in each title consists of a visual "Words You Know" with small color photos repeated from the body of the book. These volumes fill a gap for information on these topics for very young children.

Blessing of Ramadan

Celebrating Ramadan

The Muslim holy month of Ramadan is a time of fasting and reflection. It begins with the sighting of the new moon, and because of the Islamic lunar calendar, gradually rotates through all of the seasons. It concludes with a three-day feast called Eid al Fitr, a welcome celebration after a month of total fasting from sunrise to sunset everyday. Muslims fast "to show obedience to God's commands...and share the experience of those who are poor." Even a young boy like Ibraheem, a fourth grader in Princeton, New Jersey, knows what it is like to fast. His family's celebration of Ramadan and Eid is beautifully photographed and explained in this book. Many of the scenes look strikingly American—boys playing basketball, children making holiday cookies and wrapping presents, youngsters escaping to their computer games during family celebrations. Other photos are not yet as familiar to most of us—women wearing the traditional hijab or head covering, Ibraheem at prayer facing Mecca or kneeling on the floor, and verses in Arabic from the Koran. "Ibraheem and his family have challenged themselves to live according to God's command. However, since they live in the United States, they are in a minority. Sometimes their ways are misunderstood by others." Celebrating Ramadan is an excellent bridge to begin understanding this fastest growing religion in the United States.

Ramadan Activities