Pre islamic Arabia
The Arabic term to mean age of ignorance.
What is Jahiliyya?
This noble Qurayshi widow and successful businesswoman was the first person to marry Prophet Muhammad.
Who was Khadijah bint Khwailed?
The Prophet was meditating in this specific cave on Mount Noor when he received his very first divine revelation.
What is the cave of Hira?
Abyssinian slave who was tortured for no renouncing his Islam. He kept repeating Ahadun Ahad whilst being compressed by a boulder under the burning sun as a form of torture?
Who is bilal bin Rabah?
This Arabic term defines the historic migration of the Prophet and his followers from Mecca to Medina, marking Year 1 of the Islamic calendar.
What is Hijrah?
City and central hub for trade and idol worship. Housed 360 idols inside the kaaba.
What is Makkah?
Meaning "The Trustworthy," this was the highly respected title given to Muhammad by Meccans during his youth.
What is Al Amin?
This Archangel appeared to Muhammad in the cave and delivered the first words of the Quran.
Who is Jibreel?
Tonescape Persecution Muslimsfirst migrated to a land with a just ruler.
Where is Ethiopia?
This closest companion accompanied the Prophet on the perilous migration journey and hid with him in a cave from Meccan trackers.
Who is Abu Bakr AsSidique?
This powerful, dominant tribe controlled Mecca and acted as the custodians of the Kaaba.
Who are the Quraysh?
This grandfather of the Prophet took custody of him after his mother Aminah passed away, but died just two years later.
Who is Abdul Mutaleb?
This Christian scholar and cousin of Khadijah reassured the shaking Prophet that he had been visited by the same divine spirit that came to Moses.
Who is Waraqah bin Nawfal?
This tragic period in Meccan history saw the deaths of both Khadijah and Abu Talib, leaving the Prophet without his primary emotional and political protectors.
What is the Year of Sorrow?
Before it was renamed Madinat un-Nabi (City of the Prophet), the city of Medina was originally known by this name.
What is Yathrib?
This rare group of pre-Islamic Arabian monotheists rejected idol worship and followed the primordial religion of Abraham.
Who are the Hunafa? Or Who are the Muwahideen?
This paternal uncle protected young Muhammad, raised him, and shielded him from Meccan hostility, despite never formally accepting Islam himself.
Who is Abu Taleb?
The second revelation after iqra?
What is 'oh ypu whonarebcovered, pray most of the night"? Surah mudathir
The young slave who gave the prophet pbuh grapes in Taif and ended up embracing islam
Who is Addas?
While escaping Mecca, the Prophet and Abu Bakr evaded a Quraysh search party by hiding inside this specific cave, famously aided by a spider web and a nesting dove.
What is the Cave of Thawr?
This catastrophic historical event, occurring in the year of the Prophet's birth, saw an Ethiopian ruler attempt to destroy the Kaaba with an army of pachyderms.
What is the Year of the Elephant?
As an infant, Muhammad was sent to live in the desert with this foster mother to learn pure Arabic and experience a healthier environment.
Who is Halimah asSa'dia?
After 3 years of secret or selective preaching, what did Muhammad pbuh first do once the verses were revealed to preach openly?
What is made a feast for his extended relatives and then went on mount Safa to call everyone to Islam.?
For three agonizing years, the Quraysh forced the Muslims and the clan of Banu Hashim into this barren valley under a strict economic and social boycott.
What is Shiib abu taleb? The valley of Abu Taleb
This brave young cousin of the Prophet risked his life by sleeping in the Prophet’s bed to deceive assassins while the migration took place.
Who is Ali bin Abi Taleb?