ROW #1
TRUE or FALSE?
LAYLATUL QADR, is always on the 27th of Ramadan?
False,
Prophet Muhammad SAW said it could be any of the last ten odd nights.
Ramadan is mentioned in which of the following Surahs in the Quran?
Surah Al-Baqrah
What is Zakat? and what percentage is it?
- Zakat obligatory tax/donation
– 2.5% of wealth savings assets
How many Islamic Months are there?
Name them
- 12
-Muḥarram, Ṣafar, Rabīʿ al-Awwal, Rabīʿ al-Thānī, Jumādā al-Awwal, Jumādā al-Thānī, Rajab, Shaʿbān, Ramaḍān, Shawwāl, Dhū al-Qaʿdah, and Dhū al-Ḥijjah.
In what Battle were thousands of angels sent down to help the Muslim army win?
Battle of Badr
Who are among the people that must fast in the blessed month of Ramadan?
Those who must fast: All mature and sane Muslims, male and female.
Which month of the Islamic Calendar is Ramadan?
9th
This ayah from the Qur’an is in reference to what night in this blessed month of Ramadan, “.......which is better than a thousand months”.
Lailatul Qadr
What connection does the Qur’an and the blessed month of Ramadan have that makes the month very important and sacred?
The Qur’an was revealed in Ramadan.
What are the names of the angels that watch over heaven and hell?
(respectively)
Ridwan - Heaven
Maalik - Hell
In Arabic, the root of the word Ramadan, al-ramad or ramida means?
Scorching Heat
List three important events that occurred in the month of Ramadan.
The Qur’an was revealed
The Battle of Badr
The Victory of Makkah
What are the names of the Islamic months before and after Ramadan?
Before - Sha’ban
After - Shawwal
Ramadan is in three parts. List them and describe the special blessings of each part.
First 10 days: Brings Allah’s mercy
2nd 10 days: Brings Allah’s forgiveness
3rd 10 days: Brings emancipation from hell-fire
Dua for entering a Masjid, with translation.
- Allaahum-maf-Tahlee Abwaaba Rahmatika.
- O Allaah, open the doors of Your Mercy for me.
Who are amongst the people that are not obliged to fast this month?
The sick, the travelers, those too old to fast, women in child birth, women with periods, pregnant women whose heath is endangered, breast feeding women whose health is endangered.
On the Day of Resurrection those who fast will be called to enter Paradise through which gate?
Ar-Rayyan
DUA against every kind of harm? (with translation)
Bismillahil-lazi la yadhurru ma’asmiHi syai’un fil ardhi wa la fis-sama’i wa Huwas-Sami’ul 'Aleem
In the Name of Allah with Whose Name there is protection against every kind of harm in the earth or in heaven, and He is All-Hearing and All-Knowing
In which year was fasting in Ramadan enjoined on the Muslims?
623 AD
Dua for protection from diseases, with translations
- Allahumma inni a’uzubika minal baros, wal junuun wal juzam, wa min sayyi’-il-asqam
-O Allah, I seek refuge in You from leprosy, madness, elephantiasis, and evil diseases
Dua for opening the fast, with translation
- Allahumma laka sumtu wa bika amantu wa ‘alayka tawakkaltu wa ‘alaa Rizqika aftartu
-O Allah! I fasted for Your sake and I believe in You and I put my total trust in You and I break my fast with the food provided by You.
Dua for keeping the fast, with translation
- Wa bisawmi ghadinn nawaiytu min shahri ramadan.
-: I intend to keep the fast for tomorrow in the month of Ramadan.
On days other than Ramadan Muslims fast (list at least 4)
- Six days in Shawwal after ‘Eid ul Fitr.
- The 9th of Dhul Hijjah : Yaum ul ‘Arafah
- 9th and 10th of Muharram.
- 15th Sha’ban : Nisf Sha’ban
- The 13th, 14th, and 15th of each Muslim (lunar) month, called Ayyam ul Beed (The White Days)
- On Mondays
- On Thursdays
- Allaahumma innaka ‘afuwwun, tuhibb al-‘afwa, fa’fu ‘anni
-“O Allah, You are the Most forgiving, and You love to forgive, so forgive me.”
What is made halal only in Ramadan
nothing