Ramadan Foundations
Muslims fast daily between these two prayer times.
What are Fajr and Maghrib?
The Qur’an began to be revealed in this month.
What is Ramadan?
Another name for Lailat al-Qadr.
What is the Night of Power?
Meaning of Eid ul-Fitr.
What is Festival of Breaking the Fast?
Islamic months follow this cycle.
What is the lunar cycle?
This is the purpose of fasting — becoming more mindful of Allah.
What is taqwa?
Tarawih is prayed after this obligatory prayer.
What is Isha?
It is better than this many months of worship.
What are 1,000 months?
We are not allowed to do this on Eid day.
What is fasting?
Islamic months begin with sighting of this.
The new moon.
Name two things besides eating and drinking that must be avoided while fasting.
What are sinful speech, arguing, lying, etc.?
Reciting Qur’an in groups brings this from Allah.
What are blessings (barakah)?
We search for it especially in these nights.
What are the last ten nights?
This must be paid before the Eid prayer.
What is Zakat ul Fitr?
Hijrah refers to this historical event.
What is the migration from Makkah to Madinah?
Explain the difference between fard fasting and voluntary fasting, including one example of each.
Fard fasting is obligatory (like Ramadan), voluntary fasting is optional (like Mondays & Thursdays).
Define sunnah mu’akkadah AND explain why Tarawih fits this category.
A strongly emphasized practice regularly done by the Prophet; Tarawih was prayed consistently by him in Ramadan.
Explain WHY Muslims increase worship every night of the last ten days instead of focusing on just one date.
Because its exact date is unknown.
Put these in correct order on Eid morning:
Eat breakfast — Pay Zakat ul-Fitr — Eid prayer — Ghusl
Ghusl → Pay Zakat ul-Fitr → Eat → Eid prayer?
Explain WHY Ramadan moves through different seasons over the years.
The lunar year is shorter than the solar year.
If someone intentionally misses a fast in Ramadan without a valid excuse, what TWO religious consequences apply according to basic Islamic rulings taught to students?
It is a sin AND the fast must be made up (qada)?
Give TWO reasons Ramadan is called “The Month of the Qur’an” based on the lesson.
Revelation began in Ramadan AND Muslims increase recitation and worship with it.
List THREE acts of worship specifically recommended in the lesson for the last ten nights of Ramadan.
Nafl prayers, Qur’an recitation, sending salawat, making duʿa, asking forgiveness.
Describe EXACTLY where the extra takbirs occur in BOTH rak’ahs of Salat ul-Eid.
3 in first rak’ah before Surah al-Fatihah,
3 in second rak’ah before ruku?
If the Islamic year is about 11 days shorter than the Gregorian year, about how many years would it take Ramadan to move through all seasons once?
What is 33 years?