Q 01/05

Eid al-Fitr marks the end of the fasting month of which name?

A) Shawwal

B) Ramadan

C) Muharram

D) Rajab

Answer · why

B) Ramadan

The month-long dawn-to-dusk fast (sawm) is one of the five pillars of Islam.

Q 02/05

On the first day of which Islamic month does Eid al-Fitr fall?

A) Ramadan

B) Dhu al-Hijjah

C) Shawwal

D) Safar

Answer · why

C) Shawwal

It is the tenth month of the Islamic calendar, and fasting is forbidden on its first day.

Q 03/05

What is the other main festival of Islam besides Eid al-Fitr?

A) Mawlid

B) Ashura

C) Laylat al-Qadr

D) Eid al-Adha

Answer · why

D) Eid al-Adha

According to a hadith, Muhammad told the people of Medina that God had fixed these two days of festivity.

Q 04/05

What must be sighted for Eid al-Fitr to begin?

A) The first star

B) The full moon

C) The crescent moon

D) A solar eclipse

Answer · why

C) The crescent moon

If clouds hide it after the 29th day of Ramadan, the festival simply moves to the following day.

Q 05/05

How many rakats does the Eid prayer consist of?

A) Three

B) Two

C) Four

D) Five

Answer · why

B) Two

It has no call to prayer, is performed in congregation and includes extra takbirs, and the sermon comes afterwards.