Sawm!

What is the literal meaning of Sawm?

• To eat

• To abstain

• To fast

• To pray

While fasting, a Muslim should not eat or drink from surise till sunset.

• True

• False

What are some benefits of Sawm?

• It increases self-control

• Creates sympathy

• Decreases patience

Sawm is obligatory for...

• Men

• Women

• Children

• All Muslims

What is the meaning of Taqwaa?

• Pity

• Abstain

• Piety

• Pray

What does piety mean?

• It means that a Muslim fears Allah and is aware of Him in all matters.

• It means fasting

• It means that a Muslims should abstain from eating and drinking.

• It means to pray to Allah

What should a Muslim abstain from when he/she is fasting?

• Eating

• Drinking

• Foul Language

• Useless talking

It is obligatory to fast in the month of...

• Muharram

• Shaban

• Ramadaan

• Shawwal

When Ramadaan begins, the gates of __________ are opened.

Fasting is like a ________ against the Hellfire.

• Sword

• Shield

• Wall

• Helmet