Rajab
What time during the day does Ramadan start and end?
Magrib
Did fasting begin with Muslims?
No
What month is Ramadan in the Islamic Lunar Calendar?
9th
What is the expatiation of breaking the fast without reason?
Fasting for two consecutive months or feeding of 60 poor persons.
When is Laylat Al Qadar predicted to fall?
Odd nights of the last 10 days. Especially the 27th.
What chapter of the Quran describes fasting and Ramadan in most detail?
Baqara
How many days does Ramadan move back each year?
11/12
How many days are in the Lunar calendar?
354
What is the gate of Paradise that people who fast will enter through?
Al-Rayyan
What is said about a person who unintentionally eats or drinks during the fast?
Allah has fed him or given him to drink
Which chapter number of the Quran is Surat Al - Qadr?
97
Which Khalifa reintroduced and organized the Taraweeh?
Umar RA
What is the phase of the moon that Ramadan end with?
New Moon
What are 2 solutions that scholars have proposed for those living in areas of continuous light or darkness?
Follow the time of the closest city that has both day and night or follow Makkahs time.
What is said about the reward of a supererogatory act during Ramadan?
Same reward as Fard in any other month
When was fasting prescribed?
Sha‘baan of the second year after Hijrah
Where did the prophet observe his fasts?
Madinah
Ramadan begins with a crescent does this crescent begin from the right or left?
Right
The month of Ramadan can be split up into 3 parts. What are they?
- 1st 10 days: Brings Allah’s mercy
- 2nd 10 days : Brings Allah’s forgiveness
- 3rd 10 days : Brings emancipation from hell-fire
Name at least two other days where Muslims will fast (not M or TH)?
- 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.
Which US president was the first to hold a Ramadan Iftar?
In 1805, U.S. President Thomas Jefferson.
How many Ramadans did the Prophet S.A.W. fast?
9
What is the phase of the crescent that begins Ramadan?
Waxing Crescent
What is the Arabic root of Ramadan mean?
Scorching heat or dryness.
The Prophet S.A.W. was told exactly which night was laylat Al Qadr. How did he forget the exact night?
He was distracted by people that were arguing.