Fasting Rules
What time of day does fasting begin?
What is Sunrise/Fajr?
What is the special prayer performed only during Ramadan nights?
What is Taraweeh?
Which city did the first revelation of the Quran happen?
What is Mecca?
What is the name of the meal eaten at sunset to break the fast?
What is Iftar?
What type of calendar is used in Islam?
What is the Lunar Calendar (The Hijri Calendar)?
What is the meal eaten before dawn?
What is Suhoor?
Which Islamic event is believed to have occurred during Ramadan and is considered the most sacred night?
What is Laylat al-Qadr? It is believed to be the night when the first verses of the Quran were revealed to Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). It falls within the last 10 nights of Ramadan.
To who was the Quran revealed to?
Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)
What is the name of the meal eaten before dawn during Ramadan?
What is suhoor?
How many days back does the start of Ramadan move each year?
What is about 11 days?
Name one group of people who are exempt from fasting.
Who are the sick, travelers, elderly, children, pregnant women, or menstruating women?
What is the name of the angel who revealed The Quran to Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)?
Angel Jibreel (Gabriel)
How many times is Ramadan mentioned in the Quran?
What is once?
What are Muslims recommended to break their fasts with?
What is dates and water?
What is the mandatory charity given by Muslims at the end of Ramadan before Eid prayer?
What is Zakat al Fitr?
What does one do if they accidentally eat while fasting?
What is continue fasting, as it was a mistake?
Which battle in Islamic history took place during Ramadan?
What is the Battle of Badr?
What is the extra prayer done only in Ramadan?
What is Taraweeh?
What is the name of the money or gifts given to children and younger family members during Eid?
What is Eidi/Eidiya?
Which non-Muslim country has the largest Muslim population that observes Ramadan?
What is India?
Are Muslims allowed to fast on Eid?
No, fasting is prohibited on Eid. Eid al-Fitr is the celebration that marks the end of Ramadan.
What was the 1st year (Hijri calendar) that fasting during Ramadan became obligatory for Muslims?
What is the 2nd year of Hijrah (624 CE) after the Muslims migrated from Mecca to Medina?
What is the chapter of the Quran that mentions Ramadan?
What is Surah al-Baqarah?
Which country is famous for its Ramadan tradition of lighting Fanous (colorful lanterns) during the holy month?
What is Egypt? The tradition of Ramadan lanterns, or Fanous, dates back to the Fatimid era and is a well-known cultural practice in Egypt.
What does “Ramadan” mean in Arabic?
What is “intense/scorching heat” or “dryness?”