The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)
This city in modern-day Saudi Arabia is where the Prophet Muhammad was born in the Year of the Elephant.
What is Mecca?
Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq (AS) holds this numerical place in the line Imams.
What is the 6th imam?
The Umayyad caliph responsible for the orders leading to the Battle of Karbala and the martydom of Imam Husayn (AS).
Who is Yazid ibn Muawiyah?
Imam Hassan al-Askari (AS) is the imam before, and father of this final, awaited Imam in Islam.
Who is Imam al-Mahdi (AS) ?
This northeastern Iranian city is home to the shrine of Imam Reza, the only of the Twelve Imam buried in Iran.
Where is Mashhad?
The prophet's (PBUH) first wife, which he married about 15 years before his prophethood had begun.
Who is Hazrat Khadija (AS)?
Imam al-Sadiq (AS) learned directly from this man, his father and the 5th Shia Imam.
Who is Imam Muhammad al-Baqir (AS)?
She lead the battle of Jamal against Imam Ali leading thousands of muslims to their deaths.
Who is Ayesha?
The city where Imam Hasan al-Askari (AS) is buried, alongside his father, in the golden-domed holy site.
Where is Samarra?
This hand-shaped symbol, representing the Holy Five, is widely seen on standards, jewelry, and doorposts across Shia countries.
What is a Khamsa (or Panja)?
Before receiving prophet-hood, he received one of two titles due to his exceptional honesty.
What is Al-Sadiq or Al-Amin?
The 6th Imam made early contributions to this specific science, teaching core theories on the composition of matter.
What is chemistry?
This enemy of the Ahlul Bayt was publicly cursed by the prophet for his extensive gluttony (overeating).
Who is Muawiyah ibn Abi Sufyan?
This 10th Shia Imam was his father, with whom he spent much of his life under house arrest.
Who is Imam Ali al-Hadi (AS) (or al-Naqi)?
This celebratory rice dish is layered with spiced meat, saffron, and fried onions, famously perfected in Karachi.
What is Biryani?
In 624 CE, this was the very first major military battle fought and won by the prophet Muslim community against the Quraysh.
What is the Battle of Badr?
Imam al-Sadiq (AS) is buried in this sacred, historic cemetery in Medina alongside his father, grandfather, and great-grandfather.
What is Jannat al-baqi?
The governor of Kufa who directed the military forces against Imam Husayn (AS) at Karbala.
Who is Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad?
Imam Hasan al-Askari (AS) died at this incredibly young age due to political poisoning.
What is 28 years old?
his generic Arabic and Urdu term refers to the free blessing food cooked iand distributed to the public during major gatherings.
What is Tabarruk (or Nazri and Niyaz)?
The Christian monk who first saw the "Seal of Prophethood" on the young Prophet Muhammad in Syria.
Who is Bahira?
This highly prominent Sunni scholar and founder of the Hanafi school of law famously said, "If it were not for the two years [I spent with Imam al-Sadiq], I would have perished."
Who is Abu Hanifa?
The Kharijite who assassinated Imam Ali (AS) with a poisoned sword in Kufa.
Who is Abd al-Rahman ibn Muljim?
Shia traditions record that wild animals in this Abbasid venue refused to attack the Imam when he was thrown inside.
What is the lions den?
A rich, slow-cooked stew of beef or mutton shank, cooked overnight until the meat melts off the bone.
What is Nihari?