Ramadan
Which month (number) of the Islamic calendar is Ramadan?
9th Month
What date do we celebrate Nawruz?
I am one place, but many hearts,
I change cities but not purpose.
Wherever the Jamat gathers, I exist.
What am I?
Jamatkhana
What city served as the capital of the Fatimid Empire?
Cairo
Which Qur’anic surah mentions Ramadan by name?
Surah Al‑Baqarah
How many items traditionally appear on the Haft‑Sin table?
Seven (7)
I carry theology through poetry,
History through melody.
What am I?
Ginans
Which famous mosque‑university was founded by the Fatimids?
Al-Azhar
What is the name of the meal we eat at Maghrib to break our fast?
What is the traditional table setting prepared for Nawruz called, featuring seven symbolic items starting with the letter ‘S’?
Haft-Sin
I am given to children with a smile,
Sometimes money, sometimes gifts.
I say “Eid Mubarak” without words.
What am I?
Eidi
What was Medina called before the prophet migrated?
Yathrib
What is the name of the special night in Ramadan described in the Qur’an as “better than a thousand months”?
Laylat al‑Qadr (The Night of Power)
What does the word “Nawruz” (or Nowruz) mean in Persian?
New Day
Held in the hand but calm the heart.
Each bead brings remembrance,
Quietly, again and again.
What am I?
A tasbih
What do butterflies use to taste food?
Their feet
What major historical battle in early Islamic history took place during Ramadan?
The Battle of Badr
Nawruz marks the first day of Farvardin in which calendar system?
The Solar Hijri (Iranian/Persian) calendar
I am not food, yet I grow, I am not grass, yet I’m green. I sit on a table and resemble rebirth and growth.
What am I?
Sabzeh / Sprouts
In what year did the United Nations recognize Nowruz (March 21st) as an international day?
A. 2007
B. 2010
C. 2018
D. 2024