Saum

12 Grade 6 Religious Education (IRE) questions on Saum, with worked marking schemes. 12 questions are available on this topic in full.

1. Question 1

   1 mark

   Saum (fasting) in the month of Ramadan is which pillar of Islam?

   A. The second pillar

   B. The fourth pillar

   C. The fifth pillar

   D. The first pillar

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2. Question 2

   3 marks

   State three Sunnah (recommended) acts that a Muslim should observe during the month of Ramadan.

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3. Question 3

   6 marks

   Explain six benefits, both spiritual and social, that a Muslim gains from fasting in Ramadan.

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   Any 6 @1: attaining taqwa; self-discipline and control of desires; forgiveness of past sins; feeling empathy for the poor and hungry; good physical health; strengthening unity/brotherhood; increased worship and Qur'an recitation; training in patience.

4. Question 4

   1 mark

   During Saum, a Muslim must refrain from food and drink from:

   A. Sunrise until noon

   B. Midday until midnight

   C. Dawn (Fajr) until sunset (Maghrib)

   D. Sunset until dawn

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5. Question 5

   1 mark

   While fasting, Hamisi deliberately drank a glass of juice even though he remembered he was fasting. Which of the following breaks the fast?

   A. Intentionally eating and drinking

   B. Brushing the teeth with a miswak

   C. Feeling hungry and thirsty

   D. Smelling nice food

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6. Question 6

   4 marks

   State four conditions that make fasting in Ramadan obligatory upon a person.

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   Any 4 @1: being a Muslim; being adult (baaligh); being of sound mind (sane); being healthy/able to fast; being a resident (not travelling); a woman being free of menstruation and post-natal bleeding.

7. Question 7

   1 mark

   The main spiritual aim of Saum, as mentioned in the Qur'an, is to make the believer attain:

   A. Physical strength

   B. Wealth

   C. Fame

   D. Taqwa (God-consciousness)

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8. Question 8

   4 marks

   State four things that invalidate (break) the fast of a Muslim.

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9. Question 9

   1 mark

   In which month of the Islamic calendar is fasting obligatory for every adult Muslim?

   A. Ramadan

   B. Shawwal

   C. Muharram

   D. Dhul-Hijjah

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10. Question 10

    1 mark

    The special night in Ramadan that the Qur'an describes as better than a thousand months is:

    A. Laylatul Baraa

    B. Laylatul Miraj

    C. Laylatul Isra

    D. Laylatul Qadr

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11. Question 11

    4 marks

    Identify four categories of people who are exempted from fasting, and state what each is required to do afterwards.

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    Any 4 @1 (person + duty): the sick – make up (qadha) later; the traveller – make up later; the menstruating/post-natal woman – make up later; the pregnant or nursing mother – make up later; the very old or permanently ill – pay fidya (feed a poor person).

12. Question 12

    1 mark

    The meal that a Muslim eats before dawn to prepare for the day's fast is called:

    A. Iftar

    B. Fidya

    C. Zakat

    D. Suhur

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