GENERAL INFORMATION
NAME THE FIVE PILLARS OF ISLAM
1. BELIEF IN ALLAH AND HIS PROPHET MUHAMMAD (PBUH)
2. NAMAZ OR SALAT
3. SAUM OR ROZA
4. ZAKAT
5. GOING FOR HAJJ ONCE IN YOUR LIFE IF YOU CAN AFFORD IT
SURAH IN THE QURAN WHICH MENTIONS LAILATUL QADR AND THE NUMBER OF AYATS
Surah Al-Qadr
- It has 5 Ayat
- It is in the 30th Juz
ARABIC WORD FOR FASTING IS....
Saum
SHOULD WE EAT SOMETHING BEFORE EID PRAYER OR AFTER?
We should definitely eat before the Eid prayer.
WHO DID ALLAH SEND DOWN FROM THE HEAVENS TO FIGHT WITH THE MUSLIMS?
Angels
WHAT ARE THE CONDITIONS WHEN ONE DOES NOT HAVE TO FAST?
- Person too old or feeble
- A sick/ill person
- A child
- A person who is traveling
- Women who are pregnant
- People with mental disabilities who are not accountable for their deeds
Extra:
People need to make up their fasts once they (1) become healthy, (2) are done with their travel, or (3) after they have had their baby. If one is unable to fast, then they should give a day’s worth of food to the poor.
WHAT WAS REVEALED ON LAYLATUL QADR THAT MAKES IT SPECIAL?
Laylatul Qadr was the night when the first verses of the Quran were revealed to the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) in the cave of Hira.
NAME OF ADDITIONAL PRAYER IN RAMADAN, AND HOW MANY RAKAAT IS IT....
Taraweeh Prayer. It has a maximum of 20 rakaat.
ZAKAT UL FITR IS DUE ........
Zakat-ul-Fitr is due at the end of Ramadan before Eid Prayer
THE NUMBER OF DISBELIEVERS WHO FOUGHT IN THE BATTLE OF BADR WAS ____
1000 disbelievers fought against the Muslims.
100 horses and 700 camels.
NAME 4 RELIGIONS THAT OBSERVE SOME FORM OF FASTING
Followers of:
- Judaism
- Christianity
- Hinduism
- Jainism
- Confucianism
- Zoroastrianism
- Budhism
The Romans, the Babylonians, the Cynic, Stoic, Pythagorean and Neo-Platonist philosophers commended fasting.
LAILATUL QADR IS EQUAL TO ____ MONTHS OF PRAYER
1000 months
Praying to Allah on the night of Laylatul Qadr is equivalent in the eyes of Allah as worshiping him for 1,000 months.
FASTING TEACHES US .......NAME 5 THINGS
- To have self-control
- To understand how the less fortunate feel
- To purify our body and mind
- To do good and avoid bad deeds
- To find peace through spiritual devotion
- To resist peer pressure
- To stay away from worldly distractions
WHO IS REQUIRED TO PAY ZAKAT UL FITR (JUST PARENTS, OR CHILDREN TOO?)
(IF IT IS OBLIGATORY TO PAY ZAKAT UL FITR FOR YOUR CHILDREN)
Yes, Zakat-ul-Fitr must be paid for every member of your family.
HOW MANY MUSLIMS FOUGHT IN THE BATTLE OF BADR?
HOW MANY HORSES AND HOW MANY CAMELS WERE THERE?
313 Muslims fought (14 were martyred)
2 horses and 70 camels
THE AMOUNT OF ZAKAT TO BE PAID PER YEAR
2.5% of your savings
LAILATUL QADR IS MOST LIKELY ON THE _____ NIGHT OF RAMADAN
The 27th of Ramadan
It could be on any of the the odd nights of the last 10 days in Ramadan.
WHAT NUMBER IS THE MONTH OF RAMADAN, AND HOW MANY DAYS IS IT?
Ramadan is the 9th month of the Hijri calendar. It is either 29 or 30 days.
THE WORD EID UL FITR MEANS.....
GIVE THE MEANING OF BOTH WORDS "EID" AND "FITR"
Eid means celebration.
Fitr means the breaking of Fast.
So Eid Al-Fitr means the Celebration of Breaking the Fast, and it marks the end of Ramadan.
WHAT DAY IN RAMADAN DID THE BATTLE OF BADR BEGIN?
17th day of Ramadan
NAME THE WORD FOR WHEN YOU ARE UNABLE TO FAST, BUT YOU GIVE FOOD TO SOMEONE IN NEED INSTEAD
Fidya:
When someone cannot fast due to a valid reason and cannot make up the missed fasts later, they are required to pay Fidya, which is a donation to feed a poor person for each missed day of fasting.
AITKAAF MEANS .......
THE WORD RAMADAN IS DERIVED FROM WHICH WORD IN THE ARABIC LANGUAGE
Ramida: It means intense scorching heat.
THE NUMBER OF TAKBEERS IN THE FIRST RAKAT OF EID PRAYER AND SECOND RAKAT OF EID PRAYER
7 takbeers in the 1st rakat
5 takbeers in the 2nd rakat
WHO WAS THE COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF THE ARMY?
Prophet Muhammad PBUH