Ramadan Childrens Islamic Study Question and Answer Program

In the name of Allah, the most gracious the most merciful! Instruction Please remember to answer all the questions on this study guide before coming to the competition. You have enough time to study for this competition so it is up to you to come prepared. Parental help is highly recommended to get children ready for the competition. The purpose of this question and answer is to enhance the basic Islamic knowledge of our children. The questions comprise sections regarding Quran, Salat, Ramadan, Zeka, Haj, Eid, Prophets of Islam and other basic Islamic knowledge. N.B. to read the instruction for the sections prior to answering the question on the test.

Section one: Quran 10 questions:

Answer the questions by selecting the best word, phrase that completes the sentence. 1. Quran is revealed to the prophet Mohammed (peace be upon him) in the city of ______________ and _______________over a period of __________years. The Quran consists of _______ suras. This suras of the Quran are sometimes described by the name of the cities they were revealed to our prophet peace be upon him as _____________and _________. 2. The Quran is the last testament that were revealed by Allah, the almighty, to his last messenger, Mohammed (peace be upon him), as a ____________and __________to all mankind. 3. The first aya that were revealed to Mohammed peace be upon him was ________________. 4. Quran is called by its other names that are known as ________________, ____________, _________________. 5. In sura ____________ of the Quran the word bismillahi arahmani nirahim is repeated twice. 6. Sura ____________ is the only sura in the Quran that begins without bismillahi rahmani nirahim. 7. In sura ikhlas Allahs unity is described by the unique characteristic of Allah that reads _____________, _________________, ______________, __________. 8. Ayatul qursi is found in sura _________________of the Quran. 9. The prophet peace be upon him has said that the best among you is one who learns the _____________and then ______________. 10. The holly Quran was revealed to the prophet peace be upon him in the month of __________________. 11. The only sura in the Quran that was named after a woman in Islam is sura _____________. 12. Sura ___________ and sura____________ of the Quran discusses the rules and regulations of marriage and divorce in detail. 13. In sura _______________ of the Quran is written that fasting is prescribed upon all Muslims as it were prescribed upon the people before us.

Section 2: Salat:
Choose the best answer from the choices given. 1. Slat is one of the obligatory duties of all Muslims ordered by Allahu Tala. What are the five obligatory daily prayers of Islam in the correct order? A. Fajir, Asir, Zuhur, witir, and isha. B. Fajir, Zuhur, Asir, Maghrib, Isha . C. Fajir, Asir, Zuhur, Isha, Maghrib. D. None of the above. 2. Which one of the following is not considered salat in islam? A. Salatul haja, slatul, tasbih, salatul jenaza. B. Salatul wudu, saltul qiyam, salatul tarawih. C. Slatul, tahajud, salatul istiqra, saltul istisqa. D. Salatul eid, salatul musafir. E. None of the above. 3. Give the name of the salat that does not require ruku or sujud. A. Salutlul qiyam B. Saltul jenazza C. Salatul tasbih D. Salatul istiqama. 4. What is the name of the salat that has up to 21 rakats in it? A. Tahajud B. Tarawih C. Tasbih D. None. Give short answers for the following questions. 5. What are the requirements that are necessary to perform salalat? Name at list 5 points. A. _________________________________________ B. _________________________________________ C. _________________________________________ D. _________________________________________ E. _________________________________________ 6. Name five things that may void salat. A. _________________________ B. _________________________ C. _________________________ D. _________________________ E. _________________________ 7. Describe briefly how ablution (wudu) is performed when preparing for salat. A. _________________________

B. _________________________ C. _________________________ D. _________________________ E. _________________________ F. _________________________. 8. Name five things that may break your wudu. A. _________________________ B. _________________________ C. _________________________ D. _________________________ E. _________________________. 9. What are the main important and compulsory things to do during salat of both ferd and sunnah. A. __________________________ B. __________________________ C. __________________________ D. __________________________ E. __________________________ F. __________________________ 10. Name each of the five daily obligatory prayers and their perspective numbers of Rakats. A. __________________________ B. __________________________ C. __________________________ D. __________________________ E. __________________________

Section 3, Ramadan:
Give short answers to the following questions. 1. What is the purpose of fasting and why do we fast in the month of Ramadan. A. ________________________________________________ B. ________________________________________________ C. ________________________________________________ 2. What are the requirements of fasting, when do we begin fasting and when do we break fasting? A. _______________________________________________________________ B. _______________________________________________________________ C. _______________________________________________________________ D. _______________________________________________________________ E. _______________________________________________________________ F. _______________________________________________________________

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What is night of the power, (leylatul qadir)? In which days of Ramadan we should expect the night of power to take place? A. _______________________________________________________________ B. _______________________________________________________________ List 5 things we should avoid during Ramadan and list five things we should do more during Ramadan. AVOID. DO MORE. A. __________________________ _________________________________ B. __________________________ _________________________________ C. __________________________ _________________________________ D. __________________________ _________________________________ E. ___________________________ _________________________________ Fasting is obligatory on which group of Muslims, who are exempted from fasting? Must FAST EXEMPT A. _________________________________ _______________________________________ B. _________________________________ _______________________________________ C. _________________________________ _______________________________________ D. _________________________________ _______________________________________ E. _________________________________ _______________________________________ At the end of Ramadan we celebrate the breaking of our fasting by praying salatul Eid. Describe three sunahs of the prophet peace be upon him during Eid salat. A. __________________________________ B. __________________________________ C. __________________________________ What is the name of the month after Ramadan, how many days Muslims are encouraged to fast on this month, what is the virtue of this fasting? A. _________________ B. _________________ C. ____________________________________________________________________ _______ Why it is special duty of the Muslims to recite the holly Quran as many times as possible during the month of Ramadan, give three reasons?

A. _______________________________________________ B. _______________________________________________ C. _______________________________________________ 9. What is the niya (intention) to observe fasting and what is the dua we say before we break fasting. A. ________________________________________________________ B. ________________________________________________________. 10. When Ramadan comes what happens to the gates of hell and heaven, what happens to shaitan? A. ___________________________________________________ B. ___________________________________________________.

Section 4, Zeka:
Choose the correct answer or answers. 1. Which one of the following describes Zeka best? A. The third pillar of Islam. B. Compulsory alms that is given to poor or deserving people as a charity from wealthy muslims. C. Zekat is given as a purification or cleansing once trustee from the poor due which is ordained by Allah. D. All of the above can describe Zekat well. 2. What are the two kinds of zekat that are known in Islam? A. Zekatul mal and sadaqa B. Zekatul fitr and zekatul mal C. Sadaqa and zekatul fitr D. All of the above. 3. Which is one of the following statements explains the difference between zeka and sadaqa. A. Zeka is a fard or obligatory while sadaqa is voluntaree. B. Zeka is like sadaqa except that zekat is given only once a year in Ramadan. C. Sadaqa has more ajr than zeka because you can give sadaqa all the time. D. None of the above. 4. What is the kind of Zeka distributed just before completing the fasting of Ramadan prior to Eid salat? A. Zekatul mal B. Zekatul fitr C. Sadaqatul jariya D. Zekatul jariya 5. On which of the following person zekat is obligatory. A. A person who has accumulated wealth beyond the nisab (a level of wealth that is saved due to excess) level for more than a year.

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B. A person who has just enough to take care of himself and his family and just put emergency fund to his saving account. C. A person who has won a jack pot in lottery game D. A person who has nothing to save but work in farming where his wealth is yet to be determined by the product of his harvest. Which one of the following person is allowed to take zekat. A. Poor or deserving people who has no work or income to support themselves. B. Person who collects and distribute the zekat money. C. The person who is not from the family of the prophet (pbuh) D. All of the above. Zekatul fitr is given to which one of the following individuals? A. Poor people have none or little to break fasting Eid. B. Poor people who are qualified to take zekat. C. Answer A and B are correct. D. None of the above. Sadaqa is a form of charity that is given to people, organization etc. which one of the following is a form of sadaqa? A. Sadaqtu jariya B. Sadaqtu fitr. C. Sadaqatul Eid D. None. The prophet and his families are exempted from indulging in which one of the following. A. Zekatul mal B. Zekatul fitr C. Sadaqa D. All of the above. During the time of the prophet where was zekat and sadaqa stored and distributed from? A. The stores and markets. B. Frm muslims bank C. From the treasury known as Biatul Mal. D. From the house of the prophet (PBUH)

Section 5, Hajj and Eid:

Give short answer to the following question. 1. In what month of the Islamic month does the Hajj takes place? A_________________________ 2. What are the two Eid that Muslims celebrate and why? A. ______________________________________ B. _______________________________________

3. Which Eid is celebrated in commemoration of a prophet in is, his and the mother? Discuss the names and the situations regarding the celebration of this Eid in brief. A. ____________________________________________________________________ B. ____________________________________________________________________ C. ____________________________________________________________________ 4. What is the Sunnah of Hajj that the prophet (pub) used to observe when making Hajj discuss 4 points? A. _________________________ B. _________________________ C. _________________________ D. _________________________ 5. What is the IMPORTANC of Eidul fatir in relation to Ramadan? Discuss 2points. A. _________________________________________ B. _________________________________________

Section 6, the Prophets:

Answer the following questions 1. Which prophet of Allah has been described as the most excelled person in the sight of Allah in the Quran 2. Which prophet of Allah has been given the nick name khalilulahh? 3. Which prophet of Allah has been described as the one that Allah has spoken to? 4. Which prophet of Allah has been described as UMHA by himself in the holly Quran? 5. Which prophet of Allah has been described as a prophet held in honor in this world and in the hereafter, and those who are nearest to God? 6. Which prophet of Allah has been mentioned more often in the Quran than other prophets? 7. Which prophet has been given to carry on the mission of dawa for 950 years before Allah flooded the entire earth. 8. Which prophet of Allah has been given a progeny (children and grand children) of prophet hood? 9. Mention three prophets whose sons are also prophets of Allah. 10. Which prophet of Allah has been given the knowledge of languages that allowed him to communicate with animals? 11. Which prophet of Allah has been honored by Allah when (Allah swa) commanded the angels to prostrate before him? 12. Which five prophets of Allah are known to us ulul azim minarusul? They are five and name all of them. 13. Which prophet of Allah was mentioned in the Quran as a word from Allah? 14. The prophet Muhammed (PBUH) was called in to prophet hood at what age? 15. Which prophet of Allah helped his father build the house of Allah in mekkah?

16. Which prophet of Allah has been given especial journey to the heavens by Allah permission in sura isra of the quran? 17. Which prophet of Allah was born from a woman without a father? 18. How many prophets are mentioned by name in the Quran? Give the name of ten. 19. Who was the first prophet of Allah that received a wahiy (revelation from Allah). 20. What is the difference between rusul and a nabiy of Allah.