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Which Surah?
100

 إِنَّمَا يُرِيدُ اللَّهُ لِيُذْهِبَ عَنكُمُ الرِّجْسَ

Innama yureedu-llaahu liyudhhiba 'ankumu-rrijsa

أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ وَيُطَهِّرَكُمْ تَطْهِيرًا

ahla albayti wayutahhirakum tatheeran

(Al Ahzab, 33: 33)




100

رَبِّ اشْرَحْ لِي صَدْرِي 

rabbi ishrah lee sadree

Prophet Musa (AS) 

(Ta Ha, 20:25)

100

How many times is the word 'شهر' (month) mentioned in the Qur'an?

12

100

I was swallowed but not digested. I called out in darkness and was answered. Who am I?


Prophet Yunus (AS) 

(Al-Ambiya, 21:87)

100

In which surah does Prophet Sulayman (AS) ask for the throne of Bilquees.


Surah Naml (27: 38-41)

200

 قُل لَّا أَسْأَلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ أَجْرًا ‎

 Qul la asalukum 'alayhi ajran

إِلَّا الْمَوَدَّةَ فِي الْقُرْبَىٰ ۗ 

ill-almawaddata fil qurba

وَمَن يَقْتَرِفْ حَسَنَةً نَّزِدْ لَهُ فِيهَا حُسْنًا ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ غَفُورٌ شَكُورٌ

 (!There is more to the verse)(Ash- Shura, 42: 23)

200

أَنَا خَيْرٌ مِّنْهُ خَلَقْتَنِي مِن نَّارٍ وَخَلَقْتَهُ مِن طِينٍ 

ana khayrun minhu khalaqtanee min narin wakhalaqtahu min teenin

Iblees

(Al- Aaraaf, 7:12)

200

Which surah mentions Dhul-Qarnayn?


Surah Al-Kahf 

(18:83–98)

200

I was split into two, yet created a path for the oppressed. What am I?

The Sea 

(Ash-Shu‘ara, 26:63)

200

In which surah is the story of Prophet Musa (AS) and Khidr?

 

Surah Al-Kahf (18:60-82)

300

 إِنَّمَا وَلِيُّكُمُ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ 

Innama waliyyukumu Allahu warasooluhu ‎

وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا الَّذِينَ يُقِيمُونَ الصَّلَاةَ وَيُؤْتُونَ الزَّكَاةَ وَهُمْ رَاكِعُونَ

waalladheena amanoo walladheena yuqeemoona-ssalaata wayutoona-zzakaata wahum raakioona 

(Al- Ma'idah, 5: 55)

300

 رَبَّنَا ظَلَمْنَا أَنفُسَنَا وَإِن لَّمْ تَغْفِرْ لَنَا وَتَرْحَمْنَا لَنَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الْخَاسِرِينَ

rabbana dhalamna anfusana wa-in lam taghfir lana watarhamna lanakoonanna mina alkhasireen  

Prophet Adam (AS) and Lady Hawwa

(Al- Aaraaf, 7:23)

300

How many times is the name “Muhammad” mentioned explicitly in the Qur’an?

4

300

I am a barrier between two bodies of water. What is the Qur’anic word for me?


Barzakh 

(Ar-Rahman, 55:19–20)

300

In which surah is the story of Prophet Yunus (AS) and the whale?


Surah Al-Ambiya (21:87) AND/ OR Surah As-Saaffat (37:139–148)

400

اِذۡ قَالَ يُوۡسُفُ لِاَبِيۡهِ يٰۤاَبَتِ اِنِّىۡ رَاَيۡت

Idh qala yoosufu liabeehi ya abati innee raaytu 

اَحَدَ عَشَرَ كَوۡكَبًا وَّالشَّمۡسَ وَالۡقَمَرَ رَاَيۡتُهُمۡ لِىۡ سٰجِدِيۡنَ‏

ahada 'ashara kawkaban washshamsa walqamara raaytuhum lee sajideena

(Yusuf, 12: 4)



400

 رَبِّ إِنِّي نَذَرْتُ لَكَ مَا فِي بَطْنِي مُحَرَّرًا فَتَقَبَّلْ مِنِّي ۖ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ 

 rabbi innee nadhartu laka ma fee batnee muharraran fataqabbal minnee innaka anta assamee'u-l'aleemu

Wife of Imran (AS)/ Lady Hanna

(Aal- Imraan: 35)

400

Which surahs are called the muawwidhatayn?

Surah Falaq and Surah Naas

400

I am mentioned as both punishment and mercy. What am I?


Rain 

E.g. Mercy- (Ash-Shura, 42:28)

Punishment-  story of Nuh (AS) (Al-Qamar, 54:11-12)

400

In which surah does Prophet Ibrahim (AS) reflect upon a star, the moon, and the sun while rejecting idol worship?


Surah Al-An‘am (6:75)

500

كَمَثَلِ الشَّيۡطٰنِ اِذۡ قَالَ لِلۡاِنۡسَانِ اكۡفُرۡۚ

Kamathali-shshaytani idh qala lilinsani-kfur

فَلَمَّا كَفَرَ قَالَ اِنِّىۡ بَرِىۡٓءٌ مِّنۡكَ اِنِّىۡۤ اَخَافُ اللّٰهَ رَبَّ الۡعٰلَمِيۡنَ‏

 falamma kafara qala innee bareeon minka innee akhafu-llaha rabba al'aalameen

(Hashr,, 59: 16)

500

 لَا تَثْرِيبَ عَلَيْكُمُ الْيَوْمَ ۖ يَغْفِرُ اللَّهُ لَكُمْ ۖ وَهُوَ أَرْحَمُ الرَّاحِمِينَ 

la tathreeba 'alaykumu-lyawma yaghfiru Allahu lakum wahuwa arhamu-rrahimeena

Prophet Yusuf (AS)

(Yusuf, 12:92)

500

Which surah contains the greatest number of Divine Names in a single passage (three verses)?

Surah al-Hashr, 59:22–24

500

I am described as neither of the east nor of the west, and my oil almost glows even without being touched by fire. What am I?
 

The blessed olive tree in the Parable of Light (Ayat an Nur)

(An-Nur, 24:35)

500

In which surah is the story of Dawud (AS) killing Jaalut (Goliath)?


Surah al- Baqarah (2:251)

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