Pillars of Islam

Shahadah

100

Prophet Muhammad (SAW) said he was given the Quran and something like it. What was he referring to when he said something like it?

Hint: What are the two main sources of knowledge in Islam?

The Sunnah (sayings of Prophet Muhammed [SAW])

200

1) What does Tawhid mean?

Bonus:

2) What does Shirk mean?

1) Tawhid: Belief in the oneness of Allah (SWT).

2) Shirk: Associating partners with Allah (SWT).

300

Which verse in the Quran is regarded as the most powerful verse?

Ayah Al-Kursi (Quran: Surah Al-Baqarah 2:225)

400

According to a famous Hadith, what is the only thing that can repel predestination?

Du'a (supplication)

500

Which category of Tawhid means that only Allah (SWT) has power over all things and nothing can change our future except Allah (SWT)?

Tawhid Ar-Rububiyyah (Oneness in Lordship)

Salah

100

Fill in the blanks: Prophet Muhammad (SAW) said, "_____ Half of Salah."

Hint: Which act of worship increases a person's radiance of the Day of Judgement?

Wudu

200

Which Salah does not have Sajdah and Ruku'?

Janazah Salah (prayer for the dead)

300

What is the reward for performing all the emphasized Sunnah in a day (12 Rakat)?

A house is built for the person in Jannah (Paradise)

400

Which chapters of the Quran are we recommended to recite after Salah for protection?

Surah Al-Ikhlas

Surah Al-Falaq

Surah An-Nas

500

Which two characteristics needed for successful Salah are mentioned at the beginning of Surah Al-Mu'minun?

Khushu (concentration and peace), and

Fulfillment (praying on time).

Quran Surah Al-Mu'minun 23:2 and 23:9

Zakat

100

1) What is the literal meaning of the Arabic word Zakah?

Bonus: 

2) From which two qualities does Zakah purify our hearts?

1) Purification

2) Miserliness and Greed

200

What two questions will a person be asked about their wealth on the Last Day?

1) How did you earn it?

2) How did you spend it?

300

What are the eight category of people mentioned in the Quran (Surah At-Tawbah 9:60) that can receive Zakat?

The verse of the Quran mentioned that there are eight receivers of Zakat, including,

• The Poor: It includes those with little or no income
• The Needy: It includes those who struggle to fulfill their basic needs
• Administrators of Zakat/ Collectors: It includes those who are responsible for collecting, storing, guarding, registering, and distributing Zakat
• Those whose hearts are to be reconciled: It includes those who are newly converted to Islam
• Those in bondage: It includes those who are enslaved or held captive. The purpose of giving Zakat is to free them
• Those in Debt: The debts must not be acquired through non-Islamic practices
• In the Cause of Allah: It includes anything that advocates Islamic values, including funding the building or the running of a madrassa or other educational programs
• The Wayfarer: It includes someone who traveled and lost their way or is away from home and needs financial assistance (only if they traveled for lawful purposes)

400

What will the wealth of a person who did not pay their Zakah transform into on the Last Day?

A huge, poisonous, bald-headed snake (It will seize him and bite him saying "I am your wealth").

500

If one does not have money what did Prophet Muhammad (SAW) recommend to do as a form of charity?

Tasbih (Remembrance of ALLAH [SWT])

Sawm

100

Prophet Muhammad (SAW) said, "Fast due to its sighting and stop fasting due to its sighting." What does "it" refer to?

Hint: What signals the start and end of the month of Ramadan?

The sighting of the new moon (crescent).

200

According to the Quran, what is the ultimate goal that Muslims try to achieve by fasting?

Taqwa (God consciousness or piety)

Quran: Surah Al-Baqarah 2:183

300

During the month of Ramadan your reward for compulsory and recommended acts are multiplied by how many times?

70 times

400

What did Prophet Muhammad (SAW) say was the difference between our fast and the fast of previous nations?

The pre-dawn meal (Suhur)

500

Why is there a special link between fasting and sincerely worshipping Allah (SWT)?

Since only Allah (SWT) knows if a person is truly fasting.

Hajj

100

Which prophet was told to give the first call for Hajj?

Hint: To which prophet did Allah (SWT) say, "Proclaim to the people the Hajj"? (Quran: Surah Hajj 22:27)

Prophet Ibrahim (AS)

200

On which date in the Islamic calendar do the pilgrims go to 'Arafah?

The 9th of Dhul Hijjah; The day of 'Arafah; The day of Hajj

300

Where did Prophet Muahmmad (SAW) deliver the final sermon?

On the Mount of Mercy at 'Arafah

400

In which year after Hijrah did the Prophet Muhammad (SAW) perform Hajj?

The 10th year after Hijrah (10 A.H.)

500

What does Allah (SWT) ask the Angels on the day of 'Arafah?

"What do these people want and desire?"