Early Islam
Name the night celebrated by Muslims yearly to commemorate the Prophet Muhammad (s.a.s) receiving the first revelation of the Qur'an.
Laylatul Qadr
The anniversary of Mawlana Ali's announcement as the Mawla of the Believers, at Ghadir Khumm is celebrated by Shia Muslims as ______________.
Eid-al-Ghadir
Accepted Answer: Eid-e-Ghadir
The famous city of al-Qahira al-Mu'izziya (the victorious city of al-Mu'izz) built under the Fatimid Imam Mawlana al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah (as) is commonly known as the city of ___________
Cairo
Name the Ismaili Da'i who seized Alamut, a mountain fortress in northern Iran in 1090 and made it the headquarters of the first ever Nizari Ismaili state.
Hasan-i Sabbah
Accepted answer/s: Hassan Bin Sabbah
A network of institutions called ___ ____ __________ ___________, founded by Mawlana Shah Karim al-Hussaini Aga Khan IV, is a contemporary endeavour of the Ismaili Imamat to realise the social conscience of Islam through institutional action.
Aga Khan Development Network
Accepted Answer/s: AKDN
What is the difference between Mawlid and Mi'raj?
Bonus 100 points to the team if they are able to correctly answer the dates (from Muslim calendar) for both above festivals.
Milad-un-Nabi (Mawlid) is literally meaning birth of the Prophet Muhammad (s.a.s) celebrated on 12th Rabbi al-Awwal
Mi'raj is the night journey of Prophet where he is believed to have ascended to heaven. Celebrated on 27th Rajab
After Mawlana Ali's announcement as the Mawla of the Believers at Ghadir Khumm, The companions of the Prophet gave ________ to Mawlana Ali (as).
Bay'yah
Accepted Answer: Allegiance
Name the first Fatimid city built on the coast of Mediterranean Sea by the Order of Fatimid Imam-Caliph Mawlana Muhammad al-Mahdi (a.s).
al-Mahdiyyah
Accepted Answer: Mahdiyyah
Name a book that is a collection of the advices and teachings of Mawlana al-Mustansir Billah-II, sent to the Jamat of India..
PANDIYAT-I JAWANMARDI
Accepted Answer/s: Pandiyat-e-Jawanmardi, Pandiyat jamawardi, Pir Pandiyat-e-Jawamardi
On July 11, 1957 Mawlana Hazar Imam became the 49th Imam of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims. Soon after, in a number of countries there was a ceremony held to commemorate and celebrate his ascension to the office of Imamat. What is that ceremony called?
Takht-Nashini
What is the caliphate of the first four Caliphs, after the death of Prophet Muhammad (s.a.s) called?
Rashidun Caliphate
Which Early Shii Imams explained the principles of Nass & Ilm to articulate the concept of Imamat?
Imam Muhammad al-Baqir (as) and
Imam Ja'far as-Sadik (as)
Name a Fatimid Da'i who wrote Daa'im ul-Islam, an Ismaili Shia Muslim book of Jurisprudence and collection of Hadith?
Qadi Nu'man
Pir Sadar al-din, 14th century Ismaili Dai travelled to India from Persia under the Imamat of which two Imams?
Mawlana Qasim Shah (as) and
Mawlana Islam Shah (as)
At a ceremony on 11 July 2018, marking the conclusion of his Diamond Jubilee year, Mawlana Hazar Imam officially designated the premises located at Rua Marquês de Fronteira in Lisbon — the Henrique de Mendonça Palace — as the Seat of the Ismaili Imamat, and declared that it be known as the "__________ of the Ismaili Imamat." (Fill in the gap)
Diwan
Accepted Answer: Diwan of the Ismaili Imamat
What was the name of the Camel that Prophet Muhammad (s.a.s) rode on the night of Hijrah from Mecca to Medina?
Qaswa
What is the early Isma'ili period from Imam Muhammad bin Isma'il (as) until the revival of Imam Muhammad al-Mahdi (as) commonly known as?
Dawr al-Satr
Accepted Answer/s: Dawr-e-Satr, Dor-e-satra
Name an Isma'ili Da'i who was enlightened after meeting Mawlana al-Mustansir Billah-I (as) in Cairo, and, who later devoted his entire life carrying out da'wa in Khurasan, and later in Badakshan. His writings and poetry form the intellectual cornerstone of the Central Asian Ismāʿīlī tradition.
Nasir-i-Khusraw
Accepted Answer/s: Nasir Khusraw, Nasir Khusrow
Name a Medieval Nizari Ismaili missionary in Syria, who was (the original) Old Man of the Mountain. He reorganised the Nizari community in Syria in the 12th century and played a prominent role in the regional politics of his time
Rashid al-Din Sinan
Accepted Answer/s: Rashid-ud-din Sinan, Sinan Rashid
How did the contemporary Nizari Isma'ili Imams got the title of "Aga Khan"?
The title of Aga Khan was first granted to Aga Hassanaly Shah, the 46th Ismaili Imam, by the Shah of Persia, in the 1830s. The title continued in the family of the Imam.
What is a peace agreement signed in 628 CE between the Prophet Muhammad (s.a.s) and the Quraysh tribe of Mecca called?
The Treaty of al-Hudaybiyah
Accepted Answer/s: Treaty of Hudaybiyah, the Pact of al-Hudaybiyyah, Pact of Hudaybiyyah
Collection of the Prayers of Imam Zayn al-Abidin (as) is called ___________
al-Sahifa al-Sajjadiyya
Qa'id Jawhar issued a written guarantee of safety on behalf of Imam al-Mu'izz to the people of Egypt. What is that document called?
The aman agreement
Accepted Answer/s:
aman treaty, aman safety, aman declaration
Which doctrine was taught by Hasan-i-Sabbah that challenged the authority of Abbasid caliphs who claimed to be amir al-mu'minin wa'l Muslimin (the commander of believers and the Muslims')
Doctrine of Ta'lim
Accepted answer/s: Talim Doctrine, Talim, Ta'lim
Name a 20th century Ismaili da'i who was given a title of Pir after his death by Imam Sultan Muhammad Shah (as) in 1939.
Itmadi Sabza Ali Ramzanali
Accepted Answer/s: Pir Sabza Ali