Islam practices - Sawm

Question 1

sawm

Answer 1

arabic word for fasting

Question 2

ramadan

Answer 2

islamic month in which fasting occurs

Question 3

sawm quote

Answer 3

‘fasting is prescribed to you as it was to those before you, that you may (learn) self-restraint

Question 4

fasting purpose

Answer 4

remind muslims of their dependence on God
-time for spiritual discipline

Question 5

for how long do muslims fast for

Answer 5

dawn to sunset

Question 6

Layatul-qadr

Answer 6

-Allah revealed the first verses of the Quran to Muhammad on this night
-odd night

Question 7

shia muslims in ramadan

Answer 7

remember Ali on the 19th, 20th, 21st as he died

Question 8

elevate fasting + max good deeds

Answer 8

-increased prayers
-charity

Question 9

during ramadan one should refrain from

Answer 9

-sexual activity
-gossiping
-cursing

Question 10

eid ul fitr

Answer 10

3 day celebration at the end
-mean breaking fast

Question 11

exemptions for the fasting

Answer 11

-pregnancy
-ill
-nursing
-menstruating
-children

Question 12

to not fast intentionally is

Answer 12

sinful

Question 13

sawm quote about God-consciousness

Answer 13

‘it will teach to be God-conscious

Question 14

Ali quote on sawm

Answer 14

‘Some people get nothing from fasting except hunger and thirst’

Question 15

What did Ali mean by what he said about fasting

Answer 15

-wrong intentions / distracted
-reward may be reduced by sin

Question 16

Hadith quote about the rewards of sawm

Answer 16

‘whoever fasts .. out of sincere faith.. then all his past sins will be forgiven’

Question 17

night of power quote

Answer 17

‘the night of decree is better than a thousand months’
surah 97