1. Sawm refers to:
(A) Fasting in the month of Ramadan
(B) Prayer
(C) Charity
(D) Pilgrimage
2. Fasting is obligatory for:
(A) Only elderly
(B) Only children
(C) Every adult Muslim who is sane and healthy
(D) Only women
3. The main purpose of Sawm is:
(A) To gain wealth
(B) To attain Taqwa (God-consciousness)
(C) To travel
(D) To socialize
4. The fasting period each day starts at:
(A) Sunrise
(B) Dawn (Fajr)
(C) Noon
(D) Sunset
5. The fasting period each day ends at:
(A) Noon
(B) Sunset (Maghrib)
(C) Midnight
(D) Fajr
6. Suhoor is:
(A) Meal at sunset
(B) Pre-dawn meal before fasting
(C) Lunch
(D) Snack at noon
7. Iftar is:
(A) Snack in afternoon
(B) Pre-dawn meal
(C) Lunch
(D) Meal to break the fast at sunset
8. Who is exempted from fasting?
(A) Only men
(B) All adults
(C) Children, elderly, sick, pregnant, and travelers
(D) Only women
9. Fasting means abstaining from:
(A) Only drink
(B) Only food
(C) Food, drink, and marital relations from dawn to sunset
(D) Only speaking
10. Sawm purifies:
(A) The body, soul, and mind
(B) Only body
(C) Only wealth
(D) Only social life
11. Intention (Niyyah) in fasting:
(A) Must be made daily before dawn
(B) Only once in life
(C) Only at sunset
(D) Not necessary
12. Deliberately breaking the fast without valid reason requires:
(A) Qadha (make-up) and Kaffarah (expiation)
(B) Only Qadha
(C) Only Kaffarah
(D) Nothing
13. Valid reasons to skip fasting include:
(A) Social events
(B) Laziness only
(C) Shopping
(D) Illness, travel, menstruation, pregnancy, or breastfeeding
14. Making up missed fasts is called:
(A) Zakat
(B) Kaffarah
(C) Qadha
(D) Salah
15. Expiation for deliberately breaking the fast is called:
(A) Qadha
(B) Kaffarah
(C) Zakat
(D) Salah
16. Fasting teaches:
(A) Only memorization of Quran
(B) Only physical endurance
(C) Self-discipline, patience, and empathy for the poor
(D) Only charity
17. Taraweeh prayers are:
(A) Eid prayers only
(B) Obligatory Salah
(C) Daily Fajr only
(D) Special voluntary prayers during Ramadan nights
18. Fasting is a means to:
(A) Travel comfortably
(B) Gain wealth
(C) Control desires and develop moral character
(D) Only physical fitness
19. Breaking fast with dates is Sunnah because:
(A) Only for children
(B) Only cultural tradition
(C) Only convenience
(D) Prophet Muhammad (SAW) used to do so
20. Sawm is obligatory in which Islamic month?
(A) Dhul-Hijjah
(B) Muharram
(C) Shawwal
(D) Ramadan
21. Fasting in Ramadan compensates for:
(A) Previous sins when performed sincerely
(B) Only physical exercise
(C) Only charity
(D) Only prayers
22. One should avoid during fasting:
(A) Only social interaction
(B) Only food
(C) Only drink
(D) Lying, gossiping, and sinful behavior
23. Deliberately vomiting breaks the fast:
(A) Only if food was eaten
(B) Never
(C) Always
(D) Only if done intentionally
24. Women should not fast during:
(A) Pregnancy always
(B) Menstruation or postnatal bleeding
(C) Illness always
(D) Travel always
25. Fasting develops:
(A) Only social ties
(B) Only physical strength
(C) Empathy for the poor and self-control
(D) Only memorization skills
26. Sawm is valid only with:
(A) Drinking water after sunrise
(B) Eating before Fajr
(C) Intention (Niyyah) before dawn
(D) Sleeping before dawn
27. Fasting during Ramadan is:
(A) Optional
(B) Mandatory for all eligible Muslims
(C) Only for men
(D) Only for scholars
28. Benefits of fasting include:
(A) Only wealth
(B) Spiritual, mental, physical, and social advantages
(C) Only social recognition
(D) Only cultural awareness
29. The fast is broken at sunset with:
(A) Only food
(B) Dates and water (Sunnah)
(C) Only water
(D) Only snacks
30. Fasting protects:
(A) Only wealth loss
(B) Only physical weakness
(C) From sinful behavior and strengthens Taqwa
(D) Only social pressure
31. Qadha fasts must be performed:
(A) After Ramadan before next Ramadan
(B) Only next day
(C) Only during Hajj
(D) Anytime in life
32. Kaffarah involves:
(A) Fasting, feeding the poor, or freeing a slave
(B) Only fasting
(C) Only charity
(D) Only prayer
33. Fasting encourages:
(A) Only prayer
(B) Only memorization
(C) Self-control, patience, humility, and empathy
(D) Only social events
34. The pre-dawn intention for fasting is:
(A) Zakat
(B) Salah
(C) Niyyah
(D) Sujood
35. Sawm is broken if:
(A) One eats or drinks intentionally during the day
(B) One sleeps during the day
(C) One talks to others
(D) One walks
36. Ramadan fast teaches:
(A) Only physical endurance
(B) Discipline, gratitude, and spiritual growth
(C) Only charity
(D) Only travel etiquette
37. Exempt travelers can:
(A) Fast anytime
(B) Never fast
(C) Make up missed fasts later (Qadha)
(D) Only fast part of day
38. Fasting is a form of:
(A) Only social activity
(B) Worship and obedience to Allah
(C) Only diet control
(D) Only cultural tradition
39. During fasting, one should increase:
(A) Prayer, charity, and good deeds
(B) Only food intake
(C) Social gatherings
(D) Entertainment
40. Fasting is a shield against:
(A) Poverty only
(B) Immorality and sinful behavior
(C) Illness only
(D) Social pressure only
41. The month of Ramadan is chosen because:
(A) Only climate reason
(B) Only tradition
(C) Quran was first revealed during it
(D) Only agricultural reason
42. Eating or drinking forgetfully does:
(A) Break the fast
(B) Not break the fast
(C) Requires Kaffarah
(D) Invalidates fasting for month
43. Ramadan fast is concluded with:
(A) Jummah only
(B) Eid-ul-Fitr celebration
(C) Hajj only
(D) Iftar only
44. Fasting builds:
(A) Only physical strength
(B) Only wealth
(C) Patience, humility, and empathy
(D) Only social influence
45. Sawm is a:
(A) Cultural tradition only
(B) Optional practice
(C) Pillar of Islam
(D) Charity only
46. Fasting during illness is:
(A) Obligatory
(B) Exempted and can be made up later
(C) Optional
(D) Not allowed ever
47. Fasting prevents:
(A) Greed and excessive indulgence
(B) Only hunger
(C) Only thirst
(D) Only laziness
48. Fasting develops:
(A) Only physical fitness
(B) Only social etiquette
(C) Only wealth
(D) Taqwa and moral character
49. The reward for fasting is:
(A) Only for physical health
(B) Only personal satisfaction
(C) Greatly multiplied if done sincerely
(D) Only for social recognition
50. The month of Ramadan reminds Muslims of:
(A) Only tradition
(B) Gratitude, self-restraint, and the needy
(C) Only travel
(D) Only prayers