Islam General Knowledge
This is the direction Muslims face when praying.
Qiblaa (Ka'aba)
This sea borders Sudan to the east.
Red Sea
This prophet is mentioned in the Quran as speaking while still a baby.
Isa AS
This is the only woman mentioned by name in the Quran and also has a surah named after her.
Maryam RA
A man shaves several times a day, yet he still has a beard. How?
This companion was the first caliph after the death of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ.
Abu Bakr As-Siddiq
This Sudanese city was the capital of the Mahdist state in the late 19th century.
Omdurman
This prophet is mentioned in the Quran as being given control over the wind and jinn.
Sulaiman AS
This famous verse in Surah Al-Baqarah (2:255) is considered the greatest verse in the Quran. Recite the ayah
Ayat al-Kursi
This is the only food that never spoils, even after thousands of years.
Honey
What are the colors of the clothes in Jannah? (Surat Al-Kahf)
Green
This Sudanese independence leader later became the country’s first prime minister.
Ismail al-Azhari
This prophet is mentioned in Surah Sad and is associated with patience after losing wealth, family, and health.
Ayyub AS
This surah is often called “the Heart of the Quran.”
Surah Ya-Sin
What is the only flag that does not have four sides?
Nepal
Which two families/progenies from Islamic history are said to be chosen or "above all people"?
Aal Ibrahim, Aal Imran
What key ingredients are used to make Abreh, a common Sudanese drink made in Ramadan?
Sorghum flour, millet, hibiscus, cinnamon, ginger, cardamom, cumin, fenugreek
What did the Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم give his wife Khadijah as Mahr (dowry)?
20 Camels
This surah contains two Bismillahs (one at the beginning and one inside a letter from Prophet Sulaiman).
Surah An-Naml
This fruit is technically a berry, even though most people don’t think of it that way.
Banana
What are the three categories of people that will be the first to enter Jahannam? Explain why for each.
Islamic Scholars, Martyrs, Wealthy
Name 5 of Sudans largest cities in order from largest to smallest by population.
Khartoum, Omdurman, Nyala, El Obeid, Port Sudan, Wad Medani, Kassala, Al Qadarif, Kosti
Name the children of Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم .
Sons: Al-Qasim, Abdullah, Ibrahim
Daughters: Ruqayyah, Umm Kulthum, Zainab, Fatimah.
What is the subject matter of the longest verse in the Qur’an, and what Surah does it appear in? (Extra points for reciting it)
Debt laws, Surah Al Baqarah
EASY: What are the three largest Universities in Philadelphia?
Temple University, the University of Pennsylvania (Penn), and Drexel University