Holy Quran
Woman in Islam
Ahlulbayt (as)
Divine Leadership
Islam & The Science
100
This significant event took place prior to the revelation of the following verse...
This day have I perfected for you your religion and completed My favors on you and chosen for you Islam as a religion; but whoever is compelled by hunger, not inclining willfully to sin, then surely Allah is forgiving, merciful. (5:3)
الْيَوْمَ أَكْمَلْتُ لَكُمْ دِينَكُمْ وَأَتْمَمْتُ عَلَيْكُمْ نِعْمَتِي وَرَضِيتُ لَكُمُ الْإِسْلَامَ دِينًا ۚ فَمَنِ اضْطُرَّ فِي مَخْمَصَةٍ غَيْرَ مُتَجَانِفٍ لِإِثْمٍ ۙ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَحِيمٌ
18th Dhul Hijah - Eid Al-Ghadeer
The Holy Prophet (saws) was commanded by Allah (swt) to appoint Imam Ali (as) as the caliph/leader of the Muslim ummah after the Prophet (saws).
Only after carrying out this final command, did Allah (swt) declare the religion of Islam as complete and perfect.
Thus emphasizing the imperative role of divine leadership in the religion of Islam.
100
Name 3 renowned Fatimas in early Shia History and their relation to the Ahlulbayt
Fatima al-Zahra (as) - Sayyidat Nisa' al-ʿAlamin (mistress of all the ladies in all the worlds); daughter of Holy Prophet, Wife of Imam Ali, Mother of Imam Hasan & Hussein
Fatimah Bint Asad - Mother of Imam Ali (as)
Um al-Baneen, Fatima bint Hizam - Wife of Imam Ali (as), caretaker of Imam Hasan and Hussein (as), mother of Abu Fadhil al-Abbas
100
Name of the following hadith & fill in the blank...
"Indeed I am leaving two things among you, to which if you hold yourself, you will never astray:____ & ____
Hadith Al-Thaqalain
"Indeed I am leaving two things among you, to which if you hold yourself, you will never astray: the book of Allah –who is all mighty and great- and my ahlulbayt (household), my 'itra (family)."
100
Prophet Mohammed (saws) said these famous lines at Ghadir Khumm....
Of whomsoever I am a master, Ali is his master. My Lord! Befriend anyone who befriends him and make enmity towards anyone who makes enmity towards him, and help anyone who helps him and leave alone anyone who leaves him alone. Since he is surely from me, and I am from him. And he is to me as Aaron was to Moses, except that there will be no Prophet after me
من كنت مولاه فهذا علي مولاه، اللهم وال من والاه وعاد من عاداه، وانصر من نصره وأخذل من خذله، فإنه مني وانا منه. وهو منّي بمنزلة هارون من موسى إلا انه لا نبي بعدي.
100
5th Imam of the Ahlulbayt (as) is famously nicknamed _____ meaning _____
**Nickname (kunya) and its meaning/definition
Imam Mohammed Al-Baqir
Splitter of Knowledge
In regards to Imam Al-Baqir (as), Imam al-Ridha (as) said:
“O (you) who split open knowledge (making it available) to the people of piety and the best of those who seek to answer the call of the Exalted.”
200
Name 5 fruits mentioned in the Holy Quran
200
The hadith from the Holy Prophet (SAWS) is referring to this Noble Lady
"No, by Allah, Allah has not given me in place of her better than her. She believed in me when people disbelieved, comforted me with her money when people denied me, and Allah had granted me offspring from her where He had not granted me from other wives"
Sayeda Khadija (as)
200
What is Fadak?
The land gifted to Fatima al-Zahra by the Holy Prophet before his death.
The land was gifted to Fatima al-Zahra (as) as gratitude for the sacrifices made by her mother, Sayida Khadija (as).
200
What are the Furu' al-Deen (branches of religion)
Prayer, Fasting, Hajj, Zakat, Khums, Jihad, Enjoining the good, Forbidding the evil, Tawalli (guardianship), and Tabarri (disassociation).
200
This element was not natural to Earth
“We sent down ____ with its great inherent strength and its many benefits for humankind” (Quran 57:25)
Iron
billions of years ago, the earth was struck by meteorites which iron was present and due to explosion on earth, we now have iron available to us
300
Surat Al-Kawthar was revealed for this reason
To condole the Noble Prophet, after Quraysh insulted him and referred to him as 'abtar' - a person who had no male offspring, meaning one who has no posterity to follow after him.
This chapter was revealed with the glad tidings of the greatest amount of grace (al-Kawthar – an abundance of goodness) from Allah and that the Prophet’s enemies would be ‘abtar’ or have no posterity.
Al-Kawthar refers to Sayed Fatima (as).
300
Who gave the “Sermon of Fadak" and what was the purpose?
Sayeda Fatima (as) spoke out against the the injustice she and the Ahlulbayt faced at the hands of the illegitimate government.
- usurping the land of Fadak; falsifying hadiths; illegitimacy of their rule/governance
Sayeda Fatima (as) openly stood up for the truth as a revolutionary and opposition activist.
300
What is referenced by the the Imam in the following quote?
"....Allah gives you thousand thousand (one million) rewards and forgives thousand thousand sins of yours and elevates your status thousand thousand levels...if you can recite this...every day during your lifetime, do it and all its reward will be yours" - Imam Mohammed al-Baqir
Ziyarat Ashura
Alqama b. Muhammad al-Hadrami says: I requested Imam al-Baqir (a) to "teach me something so that I can recite it when I visit him (Imam al-Husayn (a)) from nearby on this day (day of Ashura): and teach me something so that I can recite it when I want to direct my salutation toward him from regions far from Karbala and from my home. The Imam said: O 'Alqama, after you direct salutation toward him, perform a two-rak'a prayer, and after that, recite this ziyara-text, by reciting this ziyara you have truly called him in the way that angels call him when they want to address him, and Allah gives you thousand thousand (one million) rewards and forgives thousand thousand sins of yours and elevates your status thousand thousand levels, and you will be considered as one of those who were martyred along him and you even share their status; and the rewards of the Prophets, Apostles and all those who have visited al-Husayn b. Ali (a) since he has been martyred, would as well be written for you." 'Alqama continues: "when the Imam finished reciting the ziyara, he told me 'O 'Alqama, if you can recite this ziyara every day during your lifetime, do it and all its reward will be yours."
300
3 recommended acts to hasten the reappearance of Imam Mahdi (aj)
Ziyarat Ashura, Salat Al-Layl, Ziyarat al-Jamia al-Kabeera, Dua Ahad, Dua Faraj
300
Name 4 stones recommended by the Ahlulbayt for their many benefits
Aqeeq (agate), Yaqut (Ruby), Firoza (turquiose), Hadid as-Seen (hematite), Durr al-Najaf, Zaberjad (peridot), Zamarrud (emerald)
**other acceptable answers: pearls & corals (lulu & marjan)
400
Which chapter of the Holy Quran has the name ‘Allah’ in every verse?
Surah Al-Mujadila (The Pleading Woman) – chapter 58
400
2 of the Imams each had a noble sister who helped them in delivering their message and upholding the teachings of the Ahlulbayt.
Name the 2 Imams and the sister that helped each of them
**(2 Imams - one sister/Imam)
Imam Hussein (as) - Sayed Zainab (as)
Imam Ali al-Ridha (as) - Sayed Fatima Masuma (as)
400
6 of Imam Ali's (as) closest companions are
Kumail ibn Ziyad, Maytham Al-Tammar, Abu Tharr, Ammar Ibn Yasser, Salam Al-Mohammadi, Mohammed Ibn Abu Bakr, Uways Al-Qarani, Miqdad, Malik al-Ashtar
400
Imam Ali (as) wrote the following in a letter to this man
“They are of two kinds, either your brother in religion or one like you in creation. They will commit slips and encounter mistakes. They may act wrongly, wilfully or by neglect. So, extend to them your forgiveness and pardon, in the same way as you would like Allah to extend His forgiveness and pardon to you…”
Malik Al-Ashtar
400
Father of Algebra
Muhammad Ibn Musa al-Khwarazmi
500
Animal mentioned in the Quran, created without mother or father
Camel of Prophet Salih (pbuh)
The camel miraculously came out of the middle of a mountain as a miracle (sign) for the disbelievers, people of Thammud.
500
6 titles/nicknames of Sayeda Fatima (as)
Al-Mubarakah - blessed
As-Siddiqah - truthful
At-Tahirah - pure
Az-Zakiyyah - chaste, innocent
Ar-Radhiyah- satisfied [content]
Al-Muhaddathah - 'spoken to' by angels
Al-Batool - devoted
Az-Zahra’ - shining
500
Prophet Mohammed (saws) was able to read and write in how many languages?
73
Imam Al-Baqir (AS) was asked: People claim that the Messenger of Allah ( SAWA) was not able to read or write. Imam (AS) said: They lied, curse of Allah be on them, how can it be possible when Allah The Glorious said: He who sent among the Ummeyeen ( People of Makkah) a Messenger from them, to recite on them His verses, He, and to purify them, and to teach them the Book and the Wisdom, while they were before that in obvious astray. How can he teach them the Book and Wisdom when he does not know reading or writing? He was asked: then why he was called as the Ummi prophet ? Imam (AS) said: because he was from Makkah, and Allah said in Quran : So that you warn Ummul Qura and what is surrounding it. Ummul Qura is Makkah, and that is why he was called Ummi.
500
10 nicknames/kunya of Imam Ali (as)
Siddiq (Veracious); Wasi (Successor Of The Prophet); Faruq (Distinguisher); Ya’sub Al-Din (The Chief Of The Religion); Wali (Guardian); Amir Al-Mu' Minin (The Leader Of The Believers); Amin (Trustee); Hadi (Guide); Udhun Wa’iyah (Retaining Ear); Al-Murtadha (The Well-Pleased); Al-Sharif (The Honorable); Khayr Al-Bashar (The Best Of Humankind); Sayyid Al-’Arab (The Master Of All Arabs); Hujjat Allah (The Argument Of God); Abu’l-Rayhanatayn (The Father Of The Two Basils); Abu’l-Sibtayn (The Father Of The Two Grandsons); Abu-Turab (The Father Of Dust); Asad-Allah al-Ghalib (lion of god, the Victorious); Hayder (lion); Nafs al-Rasul (self of Prophet);
500
This famous scientist responded in the words of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq when he was asked the reason for the moon appearing so near in a telescope.
“This telescope collects all the rays of light coming from the heavenly bodies. When all the rays are concentrated, the objects which are at a distance of 3,000 feet away appear to us as if they were at a distance of only 60 feet.”
Galileo after he invented the telescope in 1610