Quran Facts
TRUE OR FALSE? Al-Fatiha is the only surah with Bismillah as an ayah.
TRUE
Allah mentions in Surah Al-Anbya that all living things are from a substance. Based on your knowledge of life on Earth, what would that substance be?
Water
“We made every living thing from water, will they not believe?” (Quran, 21:30)
TENNESSEE or CALIFORNIA? In the entire state, it is illegal to catch a fish with a lasso.
TENNESSEE
Where is the Lincoln Memorial located?
Washington D.C., USA
Nashville is known to have this nickname.
Music City
TRUE OR FALSE? There are 6 surahs named after animals in the Quran? (Insects included)
TRUE
1- Al-Baqarah (The Cow)
2- Al-An'am (The Cattle)
3- An-Nahl (The Bee)
4- An-Naml (The Ant)
5- Al-'Ankabut (The Spider)
6- Al-Fil (The Elephant)
Surah Al-Anbya references a cataclysmic event that separated the heavens and Earth, and then mentions the folding of heaven on the Final Day. Based on your knowledge of cosmology theory, what could these two references be?
The Big Bang and Big Crunch
“Have those who disbelieved not considered that the heavens and the earth were a joined entity, and We separated them” (Quran, 21:30)
“The Day when We will fold the heaven like the folding of a [written] sheet for the records. As We began the first creation, We will repeat it. [That is] a promise binding upon Us. Indeed, We will do it” (Quran, 21:104)
TENNESSEE or CALIFORNIA? In one of its big cities, it is illegal to hunt for moths under a street lamp.
Los Angeles, CALIFORNIA
Where is the Leaning Tower of Pisa located?
Pisa, Italy
This food item has gained a global reputation from Nashville.
Nashville Hot Chicken
TRUE OR FALSE? There are 7 Surahs named after Prophets in the Quran.
FALSE. 6 Prophetic Surahs
1- Yunus
2- Hud
3- Yusuf
4- Ibrahim
5- Muhammad
6- Nuh
Allah says in Surah Al-Baqarah that the sky was made as a ceiling. Based on your knowledge of environmental science, what could this be referencing?
Earth's Atmosphere
"[He] who made for you the earth a bed [spread out] and the sky a ceiling…" (Quran 2:22)
TENNESSEE or California? In this small town, it is illegal to whistle for a lost canary before 7 am.
Berkley, CALIFORNIA
Where is Stonehenge located?
Wiltshire, England
This Nashville building was built as a replica of a real monument in Greece.
The Parthenon
Which of these foods was not mentioned in the Quran?
A. Banana
B. Fig
C. Olive
D. Apricot
D. Apricot
The word "alaqah" in Arabic means something that is attached or leeches. Allah says in Surah Al-Mu'minun that the alaqah comes from a drop and is transformed into something like a bite of meat. Based on your knowledge of biology, what could this be referencing?
The Development of the Embryo
"We created man from an extract of clay. Then We made him as a drop in a place of settlement, firmly fixed. Then We made the drop into an alaqah (leech, suspended thing, and blood clot), then We made the alaqah into a mudghah (chewed substance)…" (Quran 23:12-14)
Knoxville, TENNESSEE
Where is Easter Island located?
Rapa Nui, Chile territories
Which former U.S. president lived in Nashville?
Andrew Jackson (Old Hickory)
How many chapters and pages in the Quran?
114 Surahs, 604 pages
Allah mentions in Surah Al-Hadeed, “And We also sent down iron in which there lies great force and which has many uses for mankind…” (Quran 57:25). Based on your knowledge or inference of geology, what could this be referencing?
TENNESSEE or CALIFORNIA? In this small town, it is illegal to wear cowboy boots if you don't own at least two cows.
Blythe, CALIFORNIA
Where is the Great Mosque-Cathedral of Cordoba located?
Cordoba, Spain
Name all 8 states bordering Tennessee.
Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, Virginia