Six Articles of Faith/Allah's Attributes
What is Tawheed? What is the purpose of life?
Tawheed is the belief in the oneness of God.
Purpose of life is to worship God/make it to Jannah/life is a test/etc.
What is the Shahada?
There is no God but Allah and his final Messenger is Prophet Muhammad (pbuh).
True or False: You should never make up your missed salahs
False - always make them up.
How many surahs are in the Quran and how many Juzes?
114 and 30
Define the following words
Tawheed
Kufr
Shirk
Nifaaq
Tawheed = oneness of Allah
kufr = disbelief/rejection
Shirk = associate someone/something with Allah
Nifaaq = hyprocrisy
Name 5 of Allah's names
Answers to vary - Consult with the teacher
Name all 5 Pillars of Islam
Shahada
Salah
Sawm
Zakat
Hajj
Name each salah and the fard rakats for each
Fajr (Fard Rakats: 2)
Dhuhr (Fard Rakats: 4)
Asr (Fard Rakats: 4)
Maghrib(Fard Rakats: 3)
Isha (Fard Rakats: 4)
Why was it important for the Quran to be sent down? What makes the Quran unique?
Open ended: Pick one of the following surahs, and tell me 1) is it Meccan or Madinan 2) Major themes/important points
Surahs: Al-Iklaas, Surah Al-Kafiroon, Surah Al-Nasr
Answers to vary depending on surah picked. Consult the teacher
All Prophets are Messengers but not all Messengers are Prophets. What does this mean?
Prophets all preach Tawheed, but Messengers also bring a new Shariah/message to the people.
What is the percentage a person must give for zakat from their annual income?
2.5%
List 5 obligatory parts needed in order to prepare for salah
Purfication of salah environment
Physical cleanliness/wudu
Covering the body properly for both men and woman
Intention
Praying on time
Facing the Qiblah
The first 5 verses revealed to the Prophet (pbuh) when he first received revelation were from what surah?
Surah Al-’Alaq.
Open Ended: Brother Abdullah comes late to the mosque and see's that the congregational salah with the imam started. The imam finishes his rukooh in the final rakat for of Salatul Fajr. Should he still join the salah, and if so how many rakats would he have to makeup?
He should still join the salah because he will be rewarded, but will need to get up and make up the entire salah since it was the last rakat and the imam already got up from the rukooh.
How many names of Allah are there?
Bonus for double: how many names are mentioned in the hadith and Quran?
The Quran was not altered by mankind. It has been the same since it was revealed.
81 and 18
What is Sawm? When do we perform this? How long do we do this for?
Sawm is fasting, we perform this in Ramadan, and it last a whole month fasting from sunrise to sunset.
List 3 characteristics of congregational salah
Imam has to lead it and is usually older/mor knowledge about the deen
2 people or more
Stand shoulder to should no gaps
How many years did it take for the entire Quran to be revealed? (I'll give you the points if you guess within the range of +/- 2 years)
23
Open Ended: What is tayammum?
Make Intention for tayammum, Strike your palms on clean earth/dust and shake off the excess wiping between the fingers your hand, Then wipe your face.Again strike your palms on the clean earth and wipe your right arm with your left hand and then wipe your left arm with your right hand. You do this when you don’t have water to do wudu. It is better to pray without water then miss the prayer.
Name all 6 Articles of Faith
1. Belief in Allah
2. Belief in the Angels
3. Belief in the Divine Books
4. Belief in the Prophets
5. Belief in the Day of Judgement
6. Belief in Qadr
What is Hajj? When do we perform it? Where do we perform it? How many times do we need to perform it in our life?
Hajj is the sacred piligrimage. We perform it in Dhul-Hajj, we perform it in Mecca, and we need to do it once in our life.
What is the condition you must meet when praying in congregational salah for the rakat to count? (assuming you join the salah late and would need to make up the rakats)
In congregational salah, if you join before the imam gets up from ruku’ you have prayed that rakat of the salah and will not need to make it up at after the imam gives the final salam to end the salah
What was the last Surah revealed, and when was it revealed?
Surah Al-Nasr, and during the Farewell Sermon
What are some differences between Meccan and Madinan surahs?
Meccan = short surahs, focuses on Tawheed, message about Islam/purpose of life, akirah talks about previous nations/Prophets,etc.
Madinan = longer surahs, talk about/to the people of the book (their shortcomings), explains do's/don't, relationship with people/the world