Fiqh
What is taharah
Purity
What is Aqeedah?
It is the subject that discusses the foundation of our beliefs as muslims
What is seerah
Story of the life of the Prophet ﷺ
What is tafsir?
Exegesis, to critically analyze and interpret the text
What is my name and where am I from?
Saher Mirza, from Chicago
What are the two types of najsah, and what are they
Ghalithah and Khafifah
Ghalithah- heavy impurities
Khafifah- light impurities
What are the 5 pillars of Islam and the 6 pillars of Iman
5 pillars: Shahadah, Salah, Sawm, Hajj, and Zakat
6 Pillars: Belief in: Allah, His angels, His books, His Prophets, the Last day, Qadr
What was the year of Rasul Allah ﷺ 's birth called
The year of the elephant
What are asbab an nuzool
The causes of revelation
What are the names of my cats
Smokey and oreo
What are the amounts of najasah that will still allow the salah to be valid
Ghalithah- the size of a small coin
Khafifah- about 1/4th of the body
How many facts of God are there?
13
Who took care of RasulAllah ﷺ from age 2 until age 4?
Halima (RA)
How many ayat are in Surah Al-Fatiha, and what are discussed within them?
it is 7 ayat, and the first three ayat are praises for Allah (سبحانه و تعالى) and the last three are duas
Why are our intentions important
Our actions are based on intention and we will be rewarded based on our intentions
What are the minimum and maximum durations for Haydh
3 days and 3 nights (72 hours)
10 days and 10 Nights (240 hours)
What are the facts of God
God exists necessarily
God doesn’t have a beginning
God doesn’t have an end
God is independent
God is transcendent
God is One
God is Alive
God has Knowledge
God has volition
God is Powerful
God Speaks
God Hears
God Sees
Who was the mink that recognized that Muhammad ﷺ was the final prophet
Buhayra
What does Al-Fatiha mean?
The opening
What is Buloogh?
It is puberty
What is istihadha? Give an example of istihadha and what we should do in teh case of istihadha
Istihadha is dysfunctional bleeding.
If we see blood for less than three days or more than 10 days, that is istihadha, in this case, we should start praying and make wudhu for every salah time, any salahs we missed we must make up
What are the arguments for the existence of God
Argument for contingency
Kalam cosmological argument
The problem of evil
What was the name of teh place that the muslims gathered to learn about Islam?
Hint: it is also known as the first madrasah in Islam
Dar ul Arqam (the House of Arqam)
What is being referred to when the surah mentions "Siraat al Mustaqeem"
It means teh straight path, the path of those who are good and righteous
What are the times of salah (based on the sun)
Fajr -entrance of the true dawn until sunrise
Dhuhr -When teh sun moves a little from overhead until your shadow is twice your height
Asr- when your shadow is twice your height until just before sunset
Maghrib- from right after sunset until the red twilight (when the sky is red after the sun goes down)
Isha- from when it becomes completely dark until Fajr's start time