Islamic History
Islamic Terminology
Islamic Geography and Holy Places
Islamic Calendar and Special Occasions
Islamic Scholars and Contributions
100

This was the first major battle between the Muslims and Quraysh.

Battle of Badr

100

This word refers to the sayings, actions, and approvals of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ

Sunnah

100

This mountain is associated with the first revelation received by Prophet Muhammad ﷺ.

Jabal al-Nur

100

This is the first month of the Islamic calendar.

Muharram

100

This scholar founded the Hanafi school of Islamic jurisprudence.

Abu Hanifa

200

This caliph established the Islamic Hijri calendar as an official dating system.

Umar ibn al-Khattab

200

This term refers to the scholarly interpretation and understanding of Islamic jurisprudence.

Fiqh

200

This is the name of the mountain near Makkah where pilgrims gather during Hajj.

Jabal Arafat

200

This is the month immediately following Ramadan.

Shawwal

200

This scholar compiled the famous hadith collection Sahih Muslim.

Imam Muslim

300

This Muslim leader recaptured Jerusalem from the Crusaders in 1187  

Salah ad-Din

300

This Arabic term means the oneness and absolute uniqueness of Allah.

Tawhid

300

This mosque was the first mosque built by Prophet Muhammad ﷺ after the Hijrah.

Masjid Quba

300

This is the day on which Muslims traditionally fast in remembrance of the day Allah saved Musa and the Israelites from Pharaoh.

Ashura

300

This Muslim physician wrote The Canon of Medicine, which became influential in medical education for centuries.

Ibn Sina

400

This dynasty ruled much of the Islamic world from Damascus before the Abbasids took power.

Umayyad Caliphate

400

This term refers to the chain of narrators of a hadith.

Isnad

400

This city was the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate during its golden age.

What is Baghdad

400

Which Islamic month comes immediately before Ramadan

Sha'ban

400

This scholar wrote the famous book Al-Muwatta.

Imam Malik

500

This battle in 751 CE involved the Abbasid forces and the Tang dynasty near the Talas River.

Battle of Talas

500

This term describes the scholarly consensus of Muslim jurists on a religious ruling.

Ijma

500

This city was the capital of the Umayyad Caliphate and is home to the Umayyad Mosque.

Damascus

500

On which day of Dhul Hijjah do pilgrims gather on the Plain of Arafat during Hajj

The 9th of Dhul Hijjah

500

This scholar wrote the famous work Al-Muqaddimah, which examined history, civilization, and society.

Ibn Khaldun?

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