Quran and Sunnah
What were the first five verses revealed?
Surah Al-'Alaq 96: 1-5
What was the age of Prophet. Muhammad(pbuh) when he first received revelation?
40 years old.
Which companion is referred to as the Conqueror of Jerusalem?
Omar ibn Al-Khattab
Who was the first Khalifa in Islamic History?
Abu Bakr As-Sadiq
What cycle does the Islamic calendar follow?
The Lunar (Moon) Cycle
On what night was the Quran first revealed?
Laylat-ul-Qadr
What is the name of the cave the prophet and Abu Bakr hid in during their hijra to Madinah?
Ghar At-Thawr
Who was the leader of the Muslim army in the Battle of Yarmouk?
Khalid ibn Al-Walid
Who was the last Ottoman Sultan?
Sultan Abdelmajid II
Which of the prophets was the last prophet from Banu Israel?
Prophet Isa'
How many times is the name ‘Muhammad’ mentioned in the Holy Quran?
Four times(3:144, 33:40, 47:2 & 48:29).
What year was the conquest of Makkah?
8 A.H.
Which companion of the prophet was mentioned by name in the Quran?
Zayd ibn Harith
What year did the Muslim lose the last bit of their territories in the Iberian Peninsula (Al-Andulus)?
1492 C.E.
Which famous Islamic scholar, born in Palestine, greatly contributed to Islamic jurisprudence (Fiqh)?
Imam Al-Shafi'i (Muhammad ibn Idris)
List at least 5 major books/collections of Hadiths.
Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, Jami' at-Tirmidhi, Sunan an-Nasa'i, Sunan Abi Dawud, Sunan ibn Majah, Musnad Ahmed, Muwatta Malik, etc.
How many kids did the Prophet Muhammad have? Name them all.
Al-Qasim, Zainab, Ruquyyah, Umm Kalthom, Fatima, Abdullah and Ibrahim.
Which companion of the prophet lead the first naval battle in Islamic history?
Mu'awiyah ibn Abi Sufyan (on the island of Cyprus)
Who was the first Abbasid khalifah?
Abul Abbas as-Saffah (Abdullah bin Muhammad)
List the first three Israelite kings (in order).
(Hint: Their names are mentioned in the Quran).
Talut, Dawud and Sulayman
List 5 of the 7 most prolific narrators of the Hadith from the companions of the prophet.
Abu Huraira, Aisha, Abdullah ibn Umar, Anas ibn Malik, Abdullah ibn Abbas, Jabir ibn Abdullah, Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri.
List the prophet's lineage up to his fifth grandfather.
(Muhammad ibn Abdullah) ibn Abdul-Muttalib ibn Hashim ibn Abd-Manaf ibn Quasay ibn Kilab
Who was the blind companion who was given the responsibility of leading prayers in Medina when the Prophet (SAWS) was away?
Abdullah ibn Umm Maktum (RA)
Who was the last Umayyad khalifah (not including Al-Andulus)?
Marwan II (Marwan ibn Muhammad ibn Marwan ibn al-Hakm).
What was the capital city of the Ottomans before Constantinople ?
Edirne/Adrianople