PROPHETS
To whom did Allah (SWT) grant power over the wind?
Prophet Sulayman (عليه السلام)
Who was the closest companion of Prophet Muhammad (صَلَّى ٱللَّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ)?
Abū Bakr al-Ṣiddīq (رضي الله عنه)
How many surahs are in the Quran?
114
In which month did the Battle of Badr take place?
Ramadan
Which two salah are called the "cold salah"?
Fajr and 'Asr
Who were the prophets of Ulul 'Azmi ("Those with strong will/steadfastness")?
Prophets Nuh, Ibrahim, Musa, Isa and Muhammed (صَلَّى ٱللَّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ)
Which companion was given the nickname "Sayfullah" (The Sword of Allah)?
Khālid ibn al-Walīd (رضي الله عنه)
Which Surah in the Quran has two Basmallahs.
Surah Naml
Who were the people in Medina that helped Prophet Muhammad (صَلَّى ٱللَّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ) after he fled Mecca?
al-Anṣār
Which day of the week is it haram to fast on alone, i.e., without fasting on the adjacent days?
Friday/Youm al-Jumu'ah
List the surahs named after prophets
(+50 points for each named)
Surah Yunus, Surah Hud, Surah Yusuf, Surah Ibrahim, Surah Muhammad, Surah Nuh
After Abu Hurayrah (رضي الله عنه), who narrated the most ahadith?
ʿĀʾishah bint Abī Bakr (رضي الله عنها)
Which Surah in the Quran mentions two prophets in its last ayah?
Surah Al-Ala
Who was the first person to accept Islam?
Khadījah bint al-Khuwaylid (رضي الله عنها)
Who was the prophet that received a name that was never given to anyone before him?
Prophet Yahya (عليه السلام)
During whose time was the Quran compiled and codified?
(+100 points for whose idea prompted this)
ʿUthmān ibn ʿAffān (رضي الله عنه)
Bonus: ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb (رضي الله عنه)
What type of tree did Maryam (رضي الله عنها) seek refuge under whilst enduring the throes of labor?
A date palm tree
What year did the hijrah take place in?
622 C.E.
What are the 6 pillars of Imaan?
1. Belief in God (tawhid)
2. Belief in the Angels (mala'ika)
3. Belief in the Books (kutub)
4. Belief in the Messengers (anbiya)
5. Belief in the Day of Judgement (qiyamah)
6. Belief in Destiny/Fate (qadr)
Which prophet is mentioned the most in the Quran and (essentially) threw hands with Malak ul Mawt (the Angel of Death)?
Prophet Musa (عليه السلام)
To whom was the benefit of reciting the Ayatul Kursi before bed revealed?
(+100 for who revealed it to them)
Abū Hurayra (رضي الله عنه)
Bonus: Shaytan
How many suwar/surahs start with the word قُلْ?
(+50 points for each named)
5 Suwar/Surahs
Bonus: Surat al-Jinn, Surat al-Kafirun, Surat al-Ikhlas, Surat al-Falaq, Surat an-Nas
Which Muslim Empire took over the most amount of land?
The Ottoman Empire
Who is dubbed the "Father of Algebra"?
Muḥammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmī
What does Allah (سبحانه وتعالى) instruct Prophet Ibrahim (عليه السلام) to do after Ibrahim asks to demonstrate how Allah resurrects people?
He tells him to bring four birds, train them to come to him, and then to cut them into pieces and scatter them on different hilltops. He orders to call them back, saying they will fly to him in haste.
وَإِذْ قَالَ إِبْرَٰهِـۧمُ رَبِّ أَرِنِى كَيْفَ تُحْىِ ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ ۖ قَالَ أَوَلَمْ تُؤْمِن ۖ قَالَ بَلَىٰ وَلَـٰكِن لِّيَطْمَئِنَّ قَلْبِى ۖ قَالَ فَخُذْ أَرْبَعَةًۭ مِّنَ ٱلطَّيْرِ فَصُرْهُنَّ إِلَيْكَ ثُمَّ ٱجْعَلْ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ جَبَلٍۢ مِّنْهُنَّ جُزْءًۭا
(2:260)
What is Abū Hurayra's full name?
(+100 for his name before he reverted)
(+100 for why he's called Abū Hurayra)
Abū Hurayra ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Ṣakhr al-Dawsī al-Zahrānī
Bonus 1: Abd as-Shams ("Slave of the Sun")
Bonus 2: His fondness of cats. He found a stray kitten and took it on his sleeve, keeping it there whilst tending to sheep. He would often play with it during the day.
What ayah comes after this?
فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
Then which of your Lord's favors will you both disavow?
Hint: I mentioned this ayat in my khutbah
Could the reward of excellence be aught but excellence?
هَلْ جَزَآءُ ٱلْإِحْسَـٰنِ إِلَّا ٱلْإِحْسَـٰنُ (55:60)
During the rule of the seventh ʿAbbāsid khalifa, al-Maʾmūn (Abū al-ʿAbbās ʿAbd Allāh al-Maʾmūn ibn al-Rashīd), how much were scholars who translated Aristotle's work compensated?
The book's weight in gold.
Who founded the world's first university?
Fatima al-Fihriya
(Fatima bint Muhammad al-Fihriya al-Qurashiyya)