80 Islam And The Five Pillars Trivia Questions with Answers

80 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?

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What is the first month of the Islamic lunar calendar?

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Muharram

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Which Quran chapter commands believers to fast during Ramadan?

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Al-Baqarah

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How many obligatory prayers are prescribed each day in Islam?

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Five

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What Arabic term describes the obligatory fasting from dawn to sunset during Ramadan?

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Sawm

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How many times is hajj generally required of a Muslim who is physically and financially able to perform it?

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Once

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In Islamic zakat terminology, what is the name for one complete lunar year of wealth ownership?

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Hawl

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Across Islam’s five daily prayers, how many obligatory rakahs are performed in total?

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17

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In Islam, which pilgrimage site is the plain where pilgrims perform the central standing rite of hajj?

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Arafat

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In Islam, what is the Arabic name for the obligatory almsgiving pillar?

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Zakat

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In Islam, what is the name of the direction Muslims face during formal prayer?

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Qibla

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In Islam, which pillar requires Muslims who are able to do so to make a pilgrimage to Mecca?

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Hajj

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In the Islamic calendar, which month is the ninth month and the period of the obligatory Ramadan fast?

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Ramadan

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During hajj and umrah, how many times do pilgrims circle the Kaaba during tawaf?

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Seven

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In Islam, what is the name of the ritual walk between the hills of Safa and Marwa?

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Sa'i

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What is the Arabic term for the lunar year used to determine Ramadan, hajj, and other Islamic dates?

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Hijri calendar

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Which day of the Islamic calendar is Eid al-Adha traditionally observed?

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10 Dhu al-Hijjah

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What is the obligatory charitable contribution given at the end of Ramadan called?

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Zakat al-Fitr

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What is the minimum wealth threshold that can make a Muslim liable for zakat called?

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Nisab

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Which Islamic festival marks the end of the annual Ramadan fast?

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Eid al-Fitr

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What Arabic name is given to the profession of faith that forms Islam’s first pillar?

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Shahada

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During the hajj pilgrimage, what is the Arabic name for the farewell circumambulation of the Kaaba?

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Tawaf al-Wada

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Before the Kaaba, which city did Muslims face as the qibla?

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Jerusalem

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What is the optional night prayer commonly performed during Ramadan called?

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Tarawih

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Which companion of Muhammad is traditionally regarded as Islam’s first muezzin?

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Bilal ibn Rabah

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What is the Black Stone in the Kaaba called in Arabic?

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Hajar al-Aswad

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What is the black cloth covering the Kaaba called?

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Kiswah

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What Arabic word names the Islamic call to prayer heard before salat?

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Adhan

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What Arabic term names the fasting pillar of Islam?

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Sawm

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What Arabic term describes the sermon delivered before the Friday congregational prayer?

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Khutbah

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Which sacred site in Mecca is the destination toward which Muslims face during the five daily prayers?

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Kaaba

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What is the Arabic name for voluntary charity, distinct from the obligatory payment of zakat?

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Sadaqah

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Which Friday congregational prayer replaces Dhuhr for Muslims who attend the weekly mosque service?

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Jumu'ah

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What is the Arabic name for the pre-prayer washing ritual required before many acts of Islamic worship?

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Wudu

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What Arabic word names the ritual prayer that forms the second of Islam’s Five Pillars?

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Salah

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In Islam, what Arabic term means the oneness of God affirmed by the first pillar?

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Tawhid

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What Arabic term names the evening meal that breaks the daily Ramadan fast?

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Iftar

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What Arabic term describes the pre-dawn meal eaten before a day of Ramadan fasting?

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Suhoor

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Which city is home to the Prophet’s Mosque, one of Islam’s three holiest mosques?

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Medina

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What is the Arabic name for the lesser pilgrimage to Mecca, which can be performed outside the hajj season?

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Umrah

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What is the Arabic name for the congregational Friday prayer in Islam?

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Jumu’ah

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Which of Islam’s five daily obligatory prayers is performed after sunset has fully ended and night has begun?

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Isha

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In Islam’s Five Pillars, which obligatory salat prayer is performed after the sun passes its midday zenith?

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Dhuhr

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On which day of Dhu al-Hijjah do pilgrims begin the central standing rite at Arafat during hajj?

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9 Dhu al-Hijjah

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Which Quran chapter lists the eight classes of people eligible to receive zakat?

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Al-Tawbah

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What name is given to the three stone pillars representing the stoning sites at Mina during hajj?

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Jamarat

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During hajj, what is the name of the overnight gathering place between Arafat and Mina?

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Muzdalifah

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How many foundational duties are included in Islam’s Five Pillars?

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Five

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Which angel is traditionally said to have delivered the Quranic revelations to Muhammad?

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Gabriel

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Which Quran chapter is called Al-Fatiha and recited in every rak’ah of formal prayer?

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Surah 1

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Which cave is traditionally identified as the place of Muhammad’s first Quranic revelation?

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Cave Hira