Reading Comprehension
Make the resume of your understanding and answer the question!
Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. It is the Islamic
month of fasting, in which participating Muslims refrain from eating, drinking
from dawn until sunset. Ramadan had been the name of the ninth month in Arabian
culture long before the arrival of Islam. In the Qur'an it is said that
"fasting has been written down (as obligatory) upon you, as it was upon
those before you" which is a reference to the Jewish practice of fasting
on Yom Kippur. Fasting is meant to teach the Muslim patience, modesty and
spirituality.
Ramadan
is a time for Muslims to fast for the sake of God and to offer more prayer than
usual. During Ramadan, Muslims ask forgiveness for past sins, pray for guidance
and help in refraining from everyday evils, and try to purify themselves
through self-restraint and good deeds.
As compared to the solar
calendar, the dates of Ramadan vary, moving backwards about ten days each year
as it is a moving holiday depending on the moon. Ramadan was the month in which
the first verses of the Qur'an were said to be revealed to the Islamic Prophet
Muhammad. That was during a night that Muslims call Laylat al-Qadr (the night of decree or
measures.) The night is believed to be one of the 10 last days of the month.
Ramadan ends with Eid ul-Fitri on the first of Shawwal,
with much celebration and feasting.
Source: Wikipedia
Comprehension
1.
Ramadan was introduced after Islam had appeared.
a. True
b. False
a. True
b. False
2.
Ramadan comes on a fixed date every year.
a. True
b. False
a. True
b. False
3.
In Ramadan Muslims don't fast all day long.
a. True
b. False
a. True
b. False
4.
Muslims believe that the Qur'an was revealed during the first
nights of Ramadan.
a. True
b. False
a. True
b. False