Quran
What is the shortest surah in the Quran?
Al-Kawthar (3 verses)
What was the first major battle in Islam, and in which year AH did it happen?
The Battle of Badr, 2 AH
Which companion narrated the most hadith?
Abu Hurairah (RA)
Which prophet is known as Khalilullah, the Friend of Allah?
Ibrahim (AS)
Who was the first muezzin to call the adhan?
Bilal ibn Rabah (RA)
Which surah does not begin with Bismillah?
At-Tawbah (Surah 9)
Which treaty did the Muslims sign with the Quraysh in 6 AH?
The Treaty of Hudaybiyyah
What is a hadith in which the Prophet ﷺ relates words from Allah called?
Hadith Qudsi
Which prophet is mentioned by name most often in the Quran?
Musa (AS)
What is the charity given at the end of Ramadan, before the Eid prayer, called?
Zakat al-Fitr
Which surah is named after a metal?
Al-Hadid (Iron), Surah 57
What was the first mosque built by the Prophet ﷺ?
Masjid Quba
What are the two most authentic hadith collections called together?
As-Sahihayn (Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim)
Which prophet was given the Zabur (Psalms)?
Dawud (AS)
Which city was the first qiblah of the Muslims?
Jerusalem (Al-Masjid al-Aqsa)
Which surah contains Bismillah twice?
An-Naml (Surah 27), at the start and in verse 30
In which cave did the Prophet ﷺ and Abu Bakr (RA) hide during the Hijrah?
The Cave of Thawr
What is the chain of narrators of a hadith called?
Isnad (or sanad)
Which prophet was the father of Yahya (AS)?
Zakariyya (AS)
On which date of the Islamic calendar is the Day of Arafah?
9th of Dhul Hijjah
Which surah is named after a wise man who was not a prophet?
Luqman (Surah 31)
Who was the Prophet's ﷺ wet nurse, and which tribe did she belong to?
Halimah as-Sa'diyah, of the Banu Sa'd
Which scholar compiled the famous "Forty Hadith" collection widely studied today?
Imam an-Nawawi
Which prophet was sent to the people of Nineveh?
Yunus (AS)
What are the set boundary points where pilgrims must enter ihram called?
Miqat (plural: mawaq)