Question
This practice should be performed until a white thread is discernible from a black one, but in Arctic regions where the sun never sets, that rule is unfeasible. For 10 points each:
[10e] Give this practice. Muslims in the Arctic may either follow the day-night cycle of Mecca or the closest area with reasonable daylight hours to complete this practice safely during Ramadan.
ANSWER: fasting [or sawm; or siyam]
[10m] Those contradictory fatwas were both issued by jurists trained at this school, Grand Mufti Muhammad Abduh and its former shaykh Mahmud Shaltut. This prestigious Sunni institution is named for an epithet meaning “radiant.”
ANSWER: al-Azhar University (Al-Azhar takes its name from Fatima’s epithet al-Zahra.)
[10h] The basis for allowing Muslims living in the Arctic to estimate times outside their own local solar cycle is a hadīth about this figure, who is accompanied by days as long as a year, a month, or a week.
ANSWER: the Dajjal [or al-Masih ad-Dajjal; accept the Antichrist in Islam]
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Data
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 RMP Fest Online Mirror | 05/31/25 | N | 5 | 16.00 | 100% | 60% | 0% |
| 2025 RMP Fest Carleton Mirror | 07/13/25 | Y | 3 | 13.33 | 100% | 33% | 0% |
| 2025 RMP Fest CO Mirror | 08/10/25 | Y | 5 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |