Quran
Name one Surah Makkiyya and one Surah Madaniyya
Many possible answers
eg. Surat Al Ikhlas, Surat Al Baqara
What was the name of the first wife of the Prophet peace be upon him?
Khadeeja bint Khowaylid
Name one Sahabi from العشرة المبشرون
بالجنة (the 10 promised paradise)
(Name all 10 for bonus 300 points)
Abu Bakr Al Siddeeq, Omar Ibn El Khattab, Uthman Ibn Affan, Ali Ibn Abi Talib, Abdelrahman Ibn Awf, Saad Ibn Abi Wakkas, Saeed Ibn Zaid, Abu Ubaida Ibn El Jarrah, Al Zubair Ibn El Awwam, Talha Ibn Ubaid Illah
أبو بكر الصديق، وعمر بن الخطاب، وعثمان بن عفان، وعلي بن أبي طالب، وطلحة بن عبيد الله، والزبير بن العوام، وعبد الرحمن بن عوف، وسعد بن أبي وقاص، وسعيد بن زيد، وأبو عبيدة بن الجراح.
In the hadeeth narrated by Omar Ibn El Khattab:
بينما نحن عند رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ذات يوم، إذ طلع علينا رجل شديد بياض الثياب…
Jibreel asks the Prophet:
“Ya Mubammad tell me about Islam”
How does the Prophet peace be upon him respond?
(Hint: Pillars of Islam)
Pillars of Islam
الإسلام : أن تشهد أن لا إله إلا الله ، وأن محمدا رسول الله ، وتقيم الصلاة ، وتؤتي. الزكاة ، وتصوم رمضان ، وتحج البيت إن استطعت إليه سبيلا
Which Prophet was swallowed by the Whale?
Prophet Yunus عليه السلام
There are 25 prophets mentioned in the Quran.
Name any 7 of them.
All 25: Adam, Idris, Nuh, Hud, Saleh, Ibrahim, Lut, Ismail, Ishaq, Ya'qub, Yusuf, Ayyub, Shu'aib, Musa, Harun, Dhul-Kifl, Dawud, Sulayman, Ilyas, Al-Yasa, Yunus, Zakariya, Yahya, Isa, and Muhammad
Name any 3 battles the Muslims fought against the enemies of Islam?
Example Answer: Badr, Uhud, Al Ahzab
This Sahabi is known as Sayfu Allah (The Sword of Allah)
Khalid Ibn El Waleed خالد ابن الوليد
In the hadeeth narrated by Omar Ibn El Khattab:
بينما نحن عند رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ذات يوم، إذ طلع علينا رجل شديد بياض الثياب…
Jibreel asks the Prophet:
“Tell me about Iman”
(Hint: Pillars of Iman)
Answer: Pillars of Iman
Pillars of Iman
أن تؤمن بالله ، وملائكته ، وكتبه ، ورسله ، واليوم الآخر ، وتؤمن بالقدر خيره وشره
Which Prophet is mentioned the most in the Quran by name?
(136 times) Prophet Musa عليه السلام
This is the only Surah in the Quran that does not start with بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم and is known as the exposing Surah (السورة الفاضحة) because it exposed the hypocrites.
Surat Al Tawba سورة التوبة
Before the hijra to Medina by 8 years, the Prophet gave persmission for the Muslims to make hijra to what place to escape the violence of Quriash?
Al Habasha
الحبشة
While most made their hijra in secret, this sahabi (رضي الله عنه) publicly announced his hijra and dared anyone to stop him
Omar Ibn El Khattab
In the hadeeth narrated by Omar Ibn El Khattab:
بينما نحن عند رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ذات يوم، إذ طلع علينا رجل شديد بياض الثياب…
Jibreel asks the Prophet peace be upon him:
“Tell me about the hour”
How does the Prophet respond?
The one asked knows not more than the one asking
ما المسئول عنها بأعلم من السائل
"I don't know" or "Only Allah knows" are accepted as correct answers
Which Prophet was a son of a Prophet, grandson of a Prophet, and great grandson of a Prophet?
Prophet Yusuf عليه السلام
Example Answer:
Yawm Ul-Qiyama, Yawm Ul-Deen, Yawm Ul-Fasl, Yawm Ul-Khurooj, Yawm Ul-Ba'th, Yawm Ul-Tanad.
In the 12th year since the call of Islam, 12 men from Medinah pledged to the Prophet peace be upon him a pledge known as the First Pledge of Al Aqaba or بيعة العقبة الاولى. How did this pledge differ from the Second Pledge of Al Aqaba the following year?
The first pledge involved the simple duties of Islam such as believing in Allah, obeying the Prophet, etc. The second pledge set up the hijra because it involved agreeing to Jihad and the establishment of a society.
73 men and 2 women took part in the Second Pledge.
This sahabi was a handsome young man with a lot of wealth, yet he was one of the first to accept Islam. He was martyred in Uhud, where it is reported they could not find a cloth that fully covers his body when it came time to bury him.
(Hint: Safeer ul Islam)
مصعب بن عمير Mosaab Ibn Umair
In the hadeeth narrated by Omar Ibn El Khattab:
بينما نحن عند رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ذات يوم، إذ طلع علينا رجل شديد بياض الثياب…
Jibreel asks the Prophet:
“Tell me about Ihsan”
How does the Prophet peace be upon him respond?
To worship Allah as if you see him; if you don’t see him, know he sees you.
أن تعبد الله كأنك تراه ، فإن لم تكن تراه ، فإنه يراك
Which Prophet inherited the throne from his father who was also a Prophet?
Prophet Suleyman عليه السلام
What are the chapters of the Quran IN ORDER from Surat Al Fatiha to Surat Yunus?
Al Fatiha, Al Baqara, Aal Imran, Al Nisa, Al Maida, Al Anaam, Al Aaraf, Al Anfal, Al Tawba, Yunus
The makkah period of the Seerah was 13 years long. It’s commonly divided into two segments: The secret dawah and the open dawah. How long was the secret dawah?
3 years
Abu Bakr is the kunya of the closest sahabi to the Prophet peace be upon him and the first of the Khulafa Al Rashideen (رضي الله عنه). What is his name?
Abdullah Ibn Abi Quhafa عبد الله بن أبي قحافة
In the hadeeth narrated by Omar Ibn El Khattab:
بينما نحن عند رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ذات يوم، إذ طلع علينا رجل شديد بياض الثياب…
Why were the Sahaba confused about the behavior of the man?
The Sahaba were not aware it was angel Jibreel in human form. He would ask the Prophet the questions then confirm the answer, saying: صدقت
فعجبنا له يسأله ويصدقه
Name the 6 Prophets who have chapters named after them in the Quran.
Answer: Prophets Yunus, Hud, Yusuf, Ibrahim, Muhammad, Nuh
يونس هود يوسف إبراهيم محمد نوح