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Name 3 of our Prophets.
Prophet Adam
Prophet Nuh
Prophet Ibrahim
Prophet Musa
Prophet Isa
Prophet Muhammad
What is Navroz and when is it?
Navroz is the Persian New Year, which we celebrate as Ismailis. It is always on March 21st.
Tell me 3 of the types of art that we learned about the past couple of weeks.
Calligraphy, architecture, pottery, poetry, geometric designs, and storytelling.
When is Mawlana Hazar Imam's birthday?
October 12th
What has four wheels and flies?
A garbage truck.
Tell me the story of Prophet Nuh (Noah).
What are the 3 Khushyalis?
Navroz, Salgirah (Hazar Imam's birthday), and Imamat Day.
What is architecture? Give me 3 parts of Islamic architecture.
Architecture is the making of buildings with specific, purposeful designs. Islamic architecture includes: domes, arches, fountains, mosaics, and tiles.
What is the name of the network, founded by our Imam, that helps people all over the world?
Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN)
What has legs but doesn’t walk?
A table.
What is the Shahada, say it and explain what it is.
It is a declaration of Islam, which Muslims say to show the core principles of Islam.
What festival marks the end of Ramadan?
Eid-al-Fitr
What is the Aga Khan Award for Architecture?
It is an award which was created by Mawlana Shah Karim Shah, which awards pieces of architecture that helps the community in a special way and is designed very uniquely.
The Imam is our ______ and we are his _______.
What can you catch but not throw?
A cold.
Tell me the story of Prophet Ibrahim.
Prophet Ibrahim was asked by Allah to sacrifice his son, and when he was about to, Allah switched his son with a goat. This signifies Eid-al-Adha, and shows how much faith the Prophet had in Allah.
What is "Bayah"?
It is the ceremony by which a baby makes his/her promise to the Imam to be a good Ismaili, and to always live a life of faith.
Who was Mawlana Rumi, and what was the famous story we read of his?
He was a Muslim storyteller and poet, who wrote things that had a meaning or lesson. We read about the story of the flute.
What university did Mawlana Hazar Imam go to?
Brown University
What has to be broken before you can use it?
An egg.
Tell me what is the English translation of all 3 lines of the Shahada.
"There is no God but Allah, Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, Ali the Master of believers is from Allah."
What is the "Haft Sin" table? Tell me atleast 3 specific things.
It is a special table which is made and decorated for Navroz. It always has 7 special things: apples, garlic, vinegar, coins, hyacinths, sweet dish made of wheat, and green wheat shoots.
What is a tesselation?
It is a geometric pattern made from various shapes, such as squares, triangles, and rectangles, and is found in lots of Islamic architecture.
How does the Imam guide us, and what are 3 things he tells us to do?
The Imam guides us through his farmans. He tells us to eat healthy, exercise, do good deeds, try our best in whatever we do, help others, use our knowledge for good, and more.
I’m tall when I’m young and short when I’m old. What am I?
A candle.