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  1. Ramadan is which month of the Islamic lunar calendar?

    1. The seventh month
    2. The tenth month
    3. The ninth month
    4. The twelfth month

  2. What is the daily fast during Ramadan called in Arabic?

    1. Salah
    2. Sawm
    3. Zakat
    4. Hajj

  3. What is the pre-dawn meal eaten before the fast begins called?

    1. Suhoor
    2. Iftar
    3. Tarawih
    4. Qiyam

  4. What is the meal that breaks the fast at sunset called?

    1. Suhoor
    2. Itikaf
    3. Qiyam
    4. Iftar

  5. During Ramadan, what do fasting Muslims abstain from between dawn and sunset?

    1. Food, drink, and marital relations
    2. Only meat and sweets
    3. Only solid food
    4. Only caffeine

  6. What is the special night prayer performed after the Isha prayer during Ramadan called?

    1. Witr only
    2. Tarawih
    3. Duha
    4. Istikhara

  7. The Quran was first revealed during which night of Ramadan?

    1. The first night
    2. There is no specific night named
    3. The night before Eid
    4. Laylat al-Qadr, the Night of Decree

  8. Which act of charity is specifically given before the Eid prayer, at the end of Ramadan?

    1. Zakat al-Mal
    2. Sadaqah Jariyah only
    3. Zakat al-Fitr
    4. Qurbani

  9. Which of these groups is excused from fasting Ramadan, with the fast made up later or another provision made?

    1. Travelers and the sick
    2. Anyone who feels tired
    3. Anyone who prefers not to fast
    4. Adults with no valid reason

  10. What is the practice of retreating to the mosque for extra worship in the last ten days of Ramadan called?

    1. Sujud
    2. Hijra
    3. Itikaf
    4. Wudu

  11. Which festival marks the end of the month of Ramadan?

    1. Eid al-Adha
    2. Ashura
    3. Laylat al-Miraj
    4. Eid al-Fitr

  12. Which of these is NOT one of the last ten nights considered most likely for Laylat al-Qadr?

    1. The 21st night
    2. The 15th night
    3. The 29th night
    4. The 27th night

Answer key

Ramadan Quiz, correct answers and explanations.

  1. C. The ninth month

    Ramadan is the ninth month of the Hijri calendar. Because the Islamic calendar is lunar, Ramadan shifts about 10 to 11 days earlier each year on the solar calendar.

  2. B. Sawm

    Sawm means fasting. It is one of the Five Pillars of Islam, and fasting the month of Ramadan is obligatory for adult Muslims who are able to do so.

  3. A. Suhoor

    Suhoor is the meal eaten before the Fajr prayer, before the fast for the day begins. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ encouraged eating suhoor, saying there is blessing in it.

  4. D. Iftar

    Iftar is the meal eaten at sunset, marking the end of the day's fast at the time of the Maghrib prayer. Many communities gather to break the fast together.

  5. A. Food, drink, and marital relations

    The fast means no food, no drink including water, and no marital relations from dawn until sunset. It also calls for guarding one's speech and behavior.

  6. B. Tarawih

    Tarawih is an extended voluntary night prayer offered after Isha throughout Ramadan, often including long recitation of the Quran over the course of the month.

  7. D. Laylat al-Qadr, the Night of Decree

    Laylat al-Qadr, the Night of Decree, is described in the Quran as better than a thousand months. It is widely understood to fall in the last ten nights of Ramadan.

  8. C. Zakat al-Fitr

    Zakat al-Fitr is a charity of food or its value given by every Muslim before the Eid al-Fitr prayer, so that those in need can also celebrate the holiday.

  9. A. Travelers and the sick

    The Quran allows travelers and those who are ill to break the fast, making up the missed days later. This reflects the ease and mercy built into the practice.

  10. C. Itikaf

    Itikaf is a period of seclusion in the mosque, devoted to worship and reflection, especially observed by some Muslims in the last ten nights of Ramadan.

  11. D. Eid al-Fitr

    Eid al-Fitr, the Festival of Breaking the Fast, celebrates the completion of Ramadan. It begins with a special congregational prayer in the morning.

  12. B. The 15th night

    The 15th night falls before the last ten nights of Ramadan. Laylat al-Qadr is widely sought among the odd-numbered nights of the last ten, such as the 21st, 23rd, 25th, 27th, and 29th.

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