IAM All Nighter '25

Quran

100

This was the first word revealed to the Holy Prophet 

اقرأ 

"which means "Read" or "Recite

200

The only woman mentioned by name in the Quran 

Maryam bint Imran 

300

Recite any Quranic dua (verse of the Quran that is also a dua)

رَبَّنَا وَٱجۡعَلۡنَا مُسۡلِمَيۡنِ لَكَ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِنَآ أُمَّةٗ مُّسۡلِمَةٗ لَّكَ وَأَرِنَا مَنَاسِكَنَا وَتُبۡ عَلَيۡنَآۖ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلتَّوَّابُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ 2:128

رَبَّنَآ ءَاتِنَا فِي ٱلدُّنۡيَا حَسَنَةٗ وَفِي ٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ حَسَنَةٗ وَقِنَا عَذَابَ ٱلنَّارِ2:201

رَبَّنَآ أَفۡرِغۡ عَلَيۡنَا صَبۡرٗا وَثَبِّتۡ أَقۡدَامَنَا وَٱنصُرۡنَا عَلَى ٱلۡقَوۡمِ ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ2:250

رَبَّنَا لَا تُؤَاخِذۡنَآ إِن نَّسِينَآ أَوۡ أَخۡطَأۡنَاۚ 2:286 

رَبَّنَا وَلَا تَحۡمِلۡ عَلَيۡنَآ إِصۡرٗا كَمَا حَمَلۡتَهُۥ عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبۡلِنَاۚ2:286 

رَبَّنَا وَلَا تُحَمِّلۡنَا مَا لَا طَاقَةَ لَنَا بِهِۦۖ وَٱعۡفُ عَنَّا وَٱغۡفِرۡ لَنَا وَٱرۡحَمۡنَآۚ أَنتَ مَوۡلَىٰنَا فَٱنصُرۡنَا عَلَى ٱلۡقَوۡمِ ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ2:286 

رَبَّنَا لَا تُزِغۡ قُلُوبَنَا بَعۡدَ إِذۡ هَدَيۡتَنَا وَهَبۡ لَنَا مِن لَّدُنكَ رَحۡمَةًۚ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلۡوَهَّابُ 3:8

رَبَّنَآ إِنَّكَ جَامِعُ ٱلنَّاسِ لِيَوْمٍ لَّا رَيْبَ فِيهِ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يُخْلِفُ ٱلْمِيعَادَ3:9 

رَبَّنَآ إِنَّنَآ ءَامَنَّا فَٱغْفِرْ لَنَا ذُنُوبَنَا وَقِنَا عَذَابَ ٱلنَّارِ 3:16

رَبَّنَآ ءَامَنَّا بِمَآ أَنزَلۡتَ وَٱتَّبَعۡنَا ٱلرَّسُولَ فَٱكۡتُبۡنَا مَعَ ٱلشَّـٰهِدِينَ3:53

400

Name a surah that starts with Ha-Meem

• 1. Surah Ghafir 40
• 2. Surah Fussilat 41
• 3. Surah Ash-Shura 42
• 4. Surah Az-Zukhruf 43 
• 5. Surah Ad-Dukhan 44
• 6. Surah Al-Jathiya 45
• 7. Surah Al-Ahqaf 46

500

What is the most common recitation of the Quran? 

Hafs recitation from Asim 

'Asim received his recitation directly from Imam 'Ali (a) through only one intermediary, Abu 'Abd al-Rahman al-Sullami. Hafs’s version gained more acceptance than other reciters because of its cogency and eloquence and because of its closer adherence to 'Asim’s recitation.

Prophets

100

This Prophet was swallowed by the whale 

Prophet Yunus AS

200

This Prophet was sent to the Nation of 'Aad

Prophet Hud AS

300

The name of the Holy Prophet's camel

Al Qaswa

400

This Prophet's father, grandfather, and great grandfather were all prophets 

Prophet Yusuf AS

son of Prophet Yaaqub

son of Prophet Ishaq 

son of Prophet Ibrahim 

500

This Prophet was named by Allah SWT and his name was never given to anyone before him 

Prophet Yahya AS

Quran (19:7) 

يَـٰزَكَرِيَّآ إِنَّا نُبَشِّرُكَ بِغُلَـٰمٍ ٱسْمُهُۥ يَحْيَىٰ لَمْ نَجْعَل لَّهُۥ مِن قَبْلُ سَمِيًّۭا ٧

˹The angels announced,˺ “O Zachariah! Indeed, We give you the good news of ˹the birth of˺ a son, whose name will be John—a name We have not given to anyone before.”

Imams

100

Imam Hadi and Imam Hasan al Askari are buried in this city

Samarra

200

The collection of Duas from Imam Ali ibn Hussain is called this 

Sahifa al Sajjadiya 

300

The name of the mother of Imam Ridha AS

Lady Najma 

400

 Zurara, Muhammad b. Muslim, Mu'min al-Taq, Hisham b. Hakam, Aban b. Taghlib,  Jabir b. Hayyan, Sufyan al-Thawri, and Abu Hanifa were all the students of this Imam 

Imam Jafar Sadiq AS

500

This companion of Imam Sadiq and Imam Kadhim was a loyal servant and was sent to also work with the Abbasid rulers of his time undercover in order to help with the oppression of the Shia. 

Ali ibn Yaqtin 

Islamic History

100

Who was the first male to accept the message of Islam from the Holy Prophet SAW? 

Imam Ali AS

200

This was the first battle the Muslims fought against the non believers.

Badr

300

This was the name of the nurse of Prophet Mohammed SAW when he was an infant for the first 4 years of his life 

Halima Saadia 

400

Where was the first qibla of the Muslims before the Kaaba? 

Masjid al Aqsa

500

This statement was made by the Holy Prophet after the conclusion of his final Hajj to the Muslim Ummah. Name the important part of his farewell sermon and the location it took place at. 

Hadith al Thaqalayn at Ghadir Khumm

"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 ahl al-bayt (household), my 'itra (family)." 

Sources

1. Zayd b. Arqam: the hadith of thaqalayn is narrated with 6 chains of narration from him in the books: Sunan an-Nasa'i,[4] al-Mu'jam al-kabir,[5] Sunan al-Tirmidhi,[6] Mustadrak al-Hakim,[7] Musnad Ahmad.[8]
2. Zayd b. Thabit: in Musnad Ahmad[9] and al-Mu'jam al-kabir.[10]
3. Jabir b. 'Abd Allah: in Sunan al-Tirmidhi,[11] al-Mu'jam al-kabir,[12] and al-Mu'jam al-awsat.[13]
4. Hudhayfa b. Usayd: in al-Mu'jam al-kabir[14]
5. Abu Sa'id al-Khudri: in Musnad Ahmad[15] and Du'afa' al-kabir.[16]
6. Imam 'Ali (a): with 2 chains of narrators in al-Bahr al-zikhar[17] and Kanz al-'Ummal.[18]
7. Abu Dhar al-Ghifari: in al-Mu'talaf wa al-Mukhtalaf.[19]
8. Abu Hurayra: in Kashf al-astar 'an zawa'id al-bazar[20]
9. 'Abd Allah b. Hantab: in Usd al-ghaba[21]
10. Jubayr b. Mut'im: in Zilal al-Janna[22]

Surprise

100

This is the name for Imam Ali's sword.

Dhulfiqar

200

Which animal did the nation of Thamud kill?

a camel 

300

What is the name of the fountain from which the people of Paradise will drink? 

Al Kawthar 

400

Name three scientific miracles/predictions made in the Quran.

Levels of elevation 30:2-3

The different densities of bodies of water 55:19-20

Human embryology 75:37-38 

Anatomy of the endometrium 13:8

Gender of honeybees 16:68-69

Physiological/Psychological profile 69:16

Sensory Nerves 4:56

Genetic and Chromosomal Science 53:45-46

Movement of Tectonic Plates 27:88

...and many more.

500

Which city did Sayed Hossein come from to the United States? 

Karbala al Muqadasa