The Night Of Power
Where did Prophet Muhammad go to pray alone?
A cave on Mount Hira.
Who chose Prophet Muhammad to be His final Prophet and Messenger?
Allah. (S.W.T)
Name TWO people who were among the first to accept Islam.
Hazrat Khadijah, Hazrat Ali, or Hazrat Abu Bakr. (Any two are correct.)
How many Gods did Prophet Muhammad teach people to believe in?
One God (Allah).
According to the first verses revealed to Prophet Muhammad, what did Allah create human beings from?
A clot of blood.
What city was Mount Hira near?
Makkah.
What was the first word the angel said to Prophet Muhammad?
Recite!
Why did the first Muslims meet secretly instead of praying openly?
Because it was not yet time for everyone in Makkah to know about Islam.
Name one group of people Prophet Muhammad taught Muslims to help.
The sick, the poor, or the weak. (Any one is correct.)
According to the first revelation, what did Allah use to teach human beings?
The pen.
Why did Prophet Muhammad spend many days and nights in the cave on Mount Hira?
To pray and remember Allah.
Whose voice did Prophet Muhammad hear in the cave on Mount Hira?
Angel Jibril (Gabriel).
How many years passed before Allah instructed Prophet Muhammad to invite his relatives to Islam?
Three years.
What were the Makkan leaders afraid of losing if pilgrims stopped visiting Makkah?
Their wealth (money).
Which Surah contains the first five verses revealed to Prophet Muhammad in the cave on Mount Hira?
Surah Al-Alaq (Surah 96, verses 1–5).
What is the name of the special night when Prophet Muhammad received the first revelation from Allah?
Laylat al-Qadr (the Night of Power).
What did Allah promise Prophet Muhammad in the verses revealed after he returned to the cave?
That Allah would never abandon him.
What did Prophet Muhammad do to gather his relatives and share Allah's Message with them?
He invited them to his home for a meal and told them about Islam.
Which uncle promised to protect Prophet Muhammad from the Makkan leaders?
Hazrat Abu Talib.
Which Surah begins with the words "By the morning hours, and by the night when it is most still"?
Surah Ad-Duha (Surah 93, verses 1–2).
Why did Prophet Muhammad return to the cave after receiving the first revelation?
He wanted to know if the verses truly came from Allah, so he returned to pray and seek Allah's guidance.
When the Makkan leaders asked Prophet Muhammad to perform miracles, what did he tell them his real mission was?
To share Allah’s Message with the people, not to perform miracles.
When Prophet Muhammad asked his relatives who would help him spread Islam, how did they react, and who was the only person to offer his help?
Everyone remained silent except Hazrat Ali, who was only 13 years old.
What did Prophet Muhammad say he could be offered and still refuse to abandon Allah’s mission?
The sun in his right hand and the moon in his left hand.
In Surah Ad-Duha (93:1–8), Allah reminds Prophet Muhammad of three ways He helped him. Name all THREE.
Allah protected him when he was an orphan, guided him when he was lost, and enriched him when he was poor.