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How many days are in Ramadan
29 or 30
How long do we fast? (in a day)
From Sunrise to Sunset
What is the name of the eid after Ramadan?
Eid al Fitr
What is the most blessed day of Ramadan?
Laylat al Qadr
What are the prayers after Isha called?
Taraweeh
What is the Islamic month after Ramadan?
Shawwal
What day is Eid this year?
March 31
What happens to the shayatin in ramadan?
They get locked up!
What is it sunnah to break your fast with?
Dates and water.
What was revealed in Ramadan?
the Quran
What number month is Ramadan in the islamic calendar?
the ninth
ex. each day a large group of people are decreed to never enter hell; Shaitan is locked up
Who is exempt from fasting? (at least 3 reasons)
The sick, the traveling, the very very old, the pregnant/breastfeeding, the starving, the forced (to eat)
What is the duaa for breaking your fast?
(multiple variations so take anything acceptable.)
Allahuma laka sumtu wa alla risqika aftartu dhahaba al dhamau wabtallatil uruqu wa thabata al ajru inshaallah
Oh Allah for you I have fasted, and by Your provision I have broken my fast. The thirst is quenched and the veins are moistened, and the reward is certain if Allah wills.
What does one do if they forgetfully eat or drink?
They thank Allah SWT and continue with their fast.
Laylatul Qadr is worth more than__?
One thousand months.
What phase of the moon signals the beginning or Ramadan?
The new moon
What is the nafl (optional prayer) that is often prayed after/during taraweeh?
Witr
The Prophet Muhammed (SAW) never used to pray taraweeh in public, which one of the Khaliphas changed this?
Umar ibn Al Khattab (RA)
Why didn't the Prophet pray taraweeh in public?
So that muslims would not assume it was obligatory
In what year was fasting made obligatory?
624 AD, or second year Hjrah
Name a battle fought in Ramadan
The battle of Badr
What does the word Ramadan mean? (literally)
Comes from the root Ramada, meaing extreme heat
Finish the hadith “Whoever fasts the entirety of Ramadan and then follows it with six (days of fasting) from Shawwal, that will be (equal in reward) to...
fasting every day (for a year)”
How many rakaat of taraweeh did the prophet pray?
8