Fourth pillar of Islam: Fasting

Arabic word for fasting is

• Salah

• Sawm

• Zakah

Muslims must fast in the month of

• Ramadan

• Muharram

• Safar

Ramadan is the _______ month in the Hijri calendar

• 1st

• 11th

• 9th

• 5th

Muslims start their fast from the beginning of ________ time.

• Salat ul asr

• Salat ul fajr

• Salat ul Maghreb

• Salat ul Isha

Muslims break their fast at the start of sunset which is ________ time.

• Salat ul Fajr

• Salat ul Zuhr

• Salat ul Maghreb

Meal before starting of fast is called ________.

• Sahur

• Iftar

• Sawm

Meal at the time of breaking fast is called _________.

• Sahur

• Iftar

• Sawm

• Salah

While fasting muslims are suppose to

• do good deeds

• read Quran

• help others

• sleep the whole time.

• give charity

While fasting muslims _____

• don’t eat or drink anything.

• can drink water but not eat.

• can eat certain food.

Special Salah prayed after salat ul Isha during Ramadan Is called

• Fajr

• Asr

• Taraweh

• Tahajud