This special month is part of the Islamic calendar.
What is Ramadan?
Fasting during Ramadan is called this.
What is Sawm?
The Prophet’s migration from Mecca to Medina is called this.
What is the Hijrah?
What prayer is more important to pray in Ramadan? Ishaa or Taraweeh?
What is Ishaa
What celebration follows Ramadan?
Eid al-Fitr
Ramadan is based on this type of calendar.
What is the lunar (moon) calendar?
Muslims fast from this time until sunset.
What is sunrise?
“This Caliph standardized the Qur’an into a single official version.”
Who is Uthman ibn Affan?
This night during Ramadan is believed to be better than 1,000 months.
Laylat al-Qadr
Eid prayers include extra sets of this action compared to daily prayers.
What are takbeers?
Ramadan lasts about these many days.
What is 29 or 30 days?
What is something required before fasting?
Niyyah or intention
Who were the Al-Khulafā’ ar-Rāshidūn ?
- Abu Bakr
- Umar ibn al-Khattab
- Uthman ibn Affan
- Ali ibn Abi Talib
Muslims are encouraged to control this emotion more carefully during Ramadan.
What is anger?
What Eid is considered the Big Eid, and what Eid is considered the Small Eid?
Eid al-Adha = Big Eid
Eid al-Fitr = Small Eid
Muslims fast during Ramadan to grow closer to God and practice this skill.
What is self-control?
If someone cannot fast, they may make up the fast later or do this instead.
Give food to someone in need
The Prophet’s uncle, who raised him after his parents passed away, was named this.
Who is Abu Talib?
One goal of Ramadan is to grow this quality, meaning awareness of God.
Taqwa
Eid al-Fitr is celebrated on the first day of this month.
What is Shawwal?
Because the Islamic calendar is lunar, Ramadan does this each year.
What is move earlier each year?
Who are people who are exempt from fasting?
children, sick people, travelers
How many children did the prophet have, and what are their names?
4 daughters- Fatimah, Zainab, Ruqayyah, and Umm Kulthum
3 Sons- Al-Qasim, Abdullah, and Ibrahim
This Arabic term refers to performing good deeds secretly to protect sincerity.
Ikhlas
Before Eid al-Fitr prayer, Muslims give this special charity
What is Zakat al-Fitr?