Q 01/05

The Hajj is a pilgrimage to Islam's holiest city, in which modern country?

A) Saudi Arabia

B) Jordan

C) Bahrain

D) Kuwait

Answer · why

A) Saudi Arabia

Pilgrims usually visit Medina and the Prophet's Mosque on the same journey, but that is not part of the rite.

Q 02/05

How many times in a lifetime is a Muslim who is able required to perform the Hajj?

A) Once a decade

B) Three times

C) Every year

D) Once

Answer · why

D) Once

The duty applies to those physically and financially capable of the journey while still supporting their family.

Q 03/05

The Hajj is one of how many Pillars of Islam?

A) Five

B) Four

C) Seven

D) Three

Answer · why

A) Five

The others are the declaration of faith, prayer, almsgiving and the Ramadan fast.

Q 04/05

In which month of the Islamic calendar does the Hajj take place?

A) Rabi al-Awwal

B) Dhu'l-Hijja

C) Muharram

D) Ramadan

Answer · why

B) Dhu'l-Hijja

It is the twelfth and last month; because the lunar year is shorter, the Gregorian date moves earlier each year.

Q 05/05

Roughly how many days earlier does the Hajj fall each Gregorian year?

A) About eleven

B) About twenty

C) About thirty

D) About three

Answer · why

A) About eleven

That drift means the Hajj falls twice in one Gregorian year every 33 years, most recently in 2006.