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Year 10
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Id ul-Adha

I can explain the importance of Id ul-Ahda and how it is celebrated by Muslims.

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Year 10
AQA

Id ul-Adha

I can explain the importance of Id ul-Ahda and how it is celebrated by Muslims.

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Key learning points

  1. Id ul-Adha is an annual festival celebrated by Muslims.
  2. Id ul-Adha is associated with the Prophet Ibrahim, who was willing to sacrifice his son for Allah.
  3. Muslims celebrate through sacrificing an animal and sharing the meat with family, friends and the poor.
  4. Id ul-Adha is celebrated on the last day of the Hajj pilgrimage by Muslims all over the world.

Keywords

  • Hajj - the pilgrimage to Makkah that Muslims are obligated to take once in their lifetime

  • Ibrahim - an important prophet in Islam, who was willing to sacrifice his son, and re-built the Ka'aba with him

  • Qurbani - Arabic term for 'sacrifice'; an animal is sacrificed as part of Id ul-Adha

  • Sacrifice - to give up something very important to you or to kill something as an offering to God

Common misconception

Id ul-Adha is celebrated at the end of the month of Ramadan.

Id ul-Adha is celebrated on the last day of the Hajj ritual. Id ul-Fitr is celebrated at the end of the month of Ramadan.


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Pupils can make a chart showing how many of the steps of Hajj are connected to Ibrahim, Hagar and their son to better understand his connection to the pilgrimage and the festival celebrated on the final day of it.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz

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5 Questions

Q1.
Hajj is one of the Pillars of Islam and one of the Ten Obligatory Acts.
Correct Answer: Five, five, 5
Q2.
Why do Muslims perform animal sacrifice during Hajj?
Correct answer: to remember Ibrahim’s willingness to sacrifice his son
to celebrate Eid
because it is a local custom
Q3.
How many times are Muslims required to perform Hajj in their lifetime?
Correct answer: once
twice
every five years
Q4.
Who is not required to perform Hajj?
Correct answer: a Muslim who is too ill or poor to travel
someone with enough money
someone who lives in Makkah
Q5.
Muslims do not worship the Black Stone because they only worship .
Correct Answer: Allah

Assessment exit quiz

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5 Questions

Q1.
Match each key term to its correct meaning.
Correct Answer:Hajj,the pilgrimage to Makkah

the pilgrimage to Makkah

Correct Answer:Ibrahim,an important prophet in Islam

an important prophet in Islam

Correct Answer:sacrifice,to give up something very important to you

to give up something very important to you

Q2.
Id ul-Adha is an festival celebrated by Muslims.
Correct Answer: annual, Annual
Q3.
What did Allah do when Ibrahim was about to sacrifice his son?
punished him
allowed the sacrifice
Correct answer: replaced the son with a ram
Q4.
Muslims share the meat of the sacrificed animal with family, friends, and the .
Correct Answer: poor, Poor
Q5.
Which of the following statements is true?
Id ul-Adha and Id ul-Fitr are the same festival
Correct answer: Id ul-Fitr marks the end of Ramadan, while Id ul-Adha follows Hajj
Id ul-Fitr follows Hajj, while Id ul-Adha marks the end of Ramadan

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