Ramadan History & Origins
The Prophet ﷺ received the first revelation during Ramadan in this cave.
What is Cave Hira?
Fasting is prescribed in the Quran as a means to achieve this spiritual state.
What is Taqwa (God-consciousness)?
In Egypt, a common Ramadan lantern is called this.
What is Fanoos?
How do we know it's Ramadan
The crescent.
This special nightly prayer during Ramadan is performed in congregation after Isha
What is Taraweeh?
The month of Ramadan was permanently instituted in the second year of Hijrah through this Quranic verse.
What is Surah Al-Baqarah, 2:185?
In Surah Al-Baqarah, this is explicitly allowed for travelers or the sick.
What is exemption from fasting or making it up later (Qada)?
In Indonesia, this communal Ramadan practice involves children running through the streets with drums before dawn.
What is Sahur drumming?
Ramadan is the ___ month of the Islamic calendar.
What is the ninth?
Muslims are encouraged to pray this quiet night prayer before far individually for extra reward.
What is Tahajjud?
The companions initially practiced this form of fasting before the current dawn-to-sunset rule was clarified.
What is partial fasting (fasting from dawn to sunset with allowances for certain exemptions)?
These are the two types of fasting mentioned in Hadith besides Ramadan.
What are voluntary (nafl) fasts and expiatory (kaffara) fasts?
One of the holiest cities in Africa and is located in East Africa.
What is Harar?
When we wake up before the sun is up and eat.
What is sahur?
The last ___ nights of Ramadan are considered especially sacred for worship
What are the last 10 nights?
This caliph standardized Ramadan practices across the Islamic empire in the 7th century.
Who is Caliph Umar ibn al-Khattab?
Why do the dates for Ramadan change every year?
Ramadan is a lunar month; it begins about eleven days earlier each year. Hence, Ramadan can occur during any of the seasons.
Tasked with waking up Moroccans during Ramadan and is a special tradition.
What is Nafar
The holiday that marks the end of Ramadan is called this.
What is Eid al-Fitr?
This night in the last 10 days of Ramadan is described as “better than a thousand months.”
What is Laylatul Qadr (Night of Decree)?
During Ramadan in early Islam, this city outside Mecca became a hub for fasting-related scholarly debates.
What is Medina?
Fasting isn’t only abstaining from food and drink; it also includes this according to Hadith.
What is refraining from sinful speech, behavior, and desires?
In Pakistan, this nighttime Ramadan tradition involves gathering in parks to listen to storytellers and scholars.
What is Mehfil-e-Ramadan?
Fasting during Ramadan is one of these pillars of Islam.
What is the Five Pillars of Islam?
Muslims often increase these three acts during the last 10 nights to seek Laylatul Qadr.
What is prayer (Salah), Quran recitation, and charity?