Quran
What is the very first surah of the Quran (the one recited in every rak'ah of salah)?
Surat Al-Fatiha
In which city was Prophet Muḥammad ﷺ born?
Makkah
How many pillars of īmān are there?
Six
How many obligatory prayers are there each day?
5
Which ḥadīth collection is widely regarded as the most authentic book after the Qur’an?
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī
Which surah is the longest in the Quran? And the shortest?
Surat Al-Baqarah, Surat Al-Kawthar
How old was the Prophet ﷺ when the first revelation came to him? And when he passed away?
40 years old; 63 years old
Which angel is tasked with blowing the trumpet to signal the Day of Resurrection?
Isrāfīl
What prayer is so important it could be considered as the sixth prayer?
Witr
Which celebrated ḥadīth outlines the pillars of Islam, īmān, and iḥsān in one narration?
Ḥadīth Jibrīl
Which sūrah contains two basmalahs—one at the opening and another inside the sūrah?
Surat Al-Naml
Which battle is referred to in the Qur’an as “Yawm al- Furqān” (the Day of Criterion)?
The Battle of Badr
Name all six pillars of īmān, in order taught in the Ḥadīth Jibrīl.
Belief in:
(1) Allah, (2) His angels, (3) His books, (4) His messengers, (5) the Last Day, and (6) al-Qadar (Divine Decree), both good and bad.
What types of concessions are given to the musafir (traveler)? Give at least two examples.
Excused from fasting; wiping over socks for 3 days instead of 1.
What are 3 general conditions that make a hadith sahih?
Narrators are: trustworthy, accurate, met one another
Scholars group seven lengthy sūrahs as “as-Sabʿu ṭ-Ṭiwāl” (the Seven Long Ones). Name any four of them.
Surat Al-Baqarah, Āl-ʿImrān, An-Nisāʾ, Al-
Māʾidah, Al-Anʿām, Al-Aʿrāf, and
(together) Al-Anfāl + At-Tawbah
In the Battle of Muʾtah, who are 2 of the 3 main companions who were martyred, before the army regrouped under Khālid ibn al-Walīd?
Zayd ibn Ḥārithah Jaʿfar ibn
Abī Ṭālib, ʿAbdullāh ibn Rawāḥah
The Qur’an mentions two prophets who received “ṣuḥuf” (scrolls) rather than full books. Who are they?
Prophet Ibrāhīm (Abraham) and Prophet Mūsā (Moses) — Qur’an 87:18-19
Name at least 3 of the 4 universally accepted primary sources of Sunni Islamic law.
Qur’an, Sunnah, Ijmāʿ (consensus), Qiyās (analogical reasoning)
What term is given to a ḥadīth in which only one narrator appears at some point in its chain, making it scarce?
Ḥadīth Gharīb
The Qur’an’s longest single Arabic word appears in Sūrat al-Ḥijr (15:22). What is that word?
فَأَسْقَيْنَاكُمُوهُ (Fa-asqaynākumūhu, “then We gave it to you to drink”).
During the Hijrah, which non-Muslim guide led the Prophet ﷺ and Abū Bakr along unfamiliar routes to Madīnah?
ʿAbdullāh ibn Urayqiṭ
Allah has knowledge of everything, but He mentions in one specific ayah 5 examples in one place. What is that ayah and what are the 5 things?
Allah has knowledge of:
1. The Hour (The Day of Judgement)
2. When rain will come
3. What's in mothers' wombs
4. What a soul will earn tomorrow
5. Where each person will pass away
إِنَّ اللَّهَ عِندَهُ عِلْمُ السَّاعَةِ وَيُنَزِّلُ الْغَيْثَ وَيَعْلَمُ مَا فِي الْأَرْحَامِ وَمَا تَدْرِي نَفْسٌ مَّاذَا تَكْسِبُ غَدًا وَمَا تَدْرِي نَفْسٌ بِأَيِّ أَرْضٍ تَمُوتُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلِيمٌ خَبِيرٌ ﴿٣٤﴾
According to the majority of jurists, what three-step kaffārah (expiation) is required after someone deliberately breaks a Ramadan fast without excuse—state them in the prescribed order.
(1) Free a believing slave; (2) if unable, fast 60 consecutive days; (3) if unable, feed 60 poor persons
According to an authentic ḥadīth, how many categories of people will be shaded by Allah on the Day of Judgment, and can you name them?
Seven; for example, a just ruler