Quran
This chapter of the Quran, which is recited in every rakah of prayer, is also known as "The Opening."
What is Surah Al-Fatiha?
This is the first month of the Islamic calendar.
What is Muharram?
The city where the Prophet Muhammad (SAW) was born.
The number of obligatory daily prayers in Islam.
What is Five?
The Arabic word for the worldwide community of Muslims.
What is The Ummah?
This is the longest chapter in the Quran.
What is Surah Al-Baqarah?
This event marks the beginning of the Islamic calendar and refers to the Prophet's migration from Mecca to Medina.
What is the Hijra?
The age of the Prophet when he received his first revelation from Allah.
What is 40 years old?
The ritual washing performed before prayer.
What is Wudu?
The two main Islamic holidays celebrated each year.
What are Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha?
Muslims believe the Quran was revealed to Prophet Muhammad over this period of time.
What is 23 years?
This battle in 624 CE is considered a major victory for the early Muslims against the larger army of the Quraysh.
What is the Battle of Badr?
The name of his first wife, a respected businesswoman.
Who was Khadijah (RA)?
The direction Muslims around the world face when they pray.
What is the Qibla (towards the Kaaba)?
The name of the cube-shaped building in Mecca that Muslims face during prayer.
What is the Kaaba?
The holy month during which the Quran began to be revealed.
What is Ramadan?
This city was the first capital of the Islamic state under the Prophet Muhammad (SAW).
What is Medina
The title given to him before prophethood, meaning "the Trustworthy."
What is Al-Amin?
The second daily prayer, performed in the afternoon.
What is Asr?
The well that miraculously sprang up in Mecca for Hajar and her son Ismail.
What is the Well of Zamzam?
This angel brought the Quranic revelations to Prophet Muhammad (SAW).
Who is Angel Jibril (Gabriel)?
The name for the first four leaders who guided the Muslim community after the Prophet's death.
What are the Rashidun Caliphs (Rightly Guided Caliphs)?
The name of the mountain cave where he received his first revelation.
What is Mount Hira (or Cave of Hira)?
which masjid changed the direction of the qibla in Salah
What is Masjid al-Qiblatayn?
The Pillar of Islam that requires giving a portion of one's wealth to charity.
What is Zakat?