Category 1
Ramadan
Ramadan
Which surah contains the Qur’anic verse that makes fasting obligatory on Muslims?
Surah al Baqara
While Zakat is an obligatory 2.5% tax on wealth, what specific type of Sadaqah (voluntary charity) translates to 'Ongoing Charity' because its rewards continue to reach the giver even after they have passed away?
Sadaqah Jariyah
Surah Al-Baqarah 2:2 describes the Qur’an as a “guide for the mutaqeen.” The word mutaqeen literally means:
God conscious/ God fearing
According to the Islamic calendar, in what year did the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) migrate from Makkah to Madinah?
migration took place in 1 AH, since the Hijri calendar begins with the Prophet’s migration.
What is the Greater Jihad (Al-Jihad al-Akbar)?
The Prophet ﷺ famously referred to the struggle against one's own ego and desires as Jihad al-Akbar
Which companion narrated many of the hadith describing the virtues and rulings of fasting in Ramadan?
Abu Huraira
Zakat al-Fitr is traditionally given in this form, as specified in hadith: a staple food like dates, barley, raisins, or this:
Wheat
How many times was Muhammad named in the Quran? What are the surahs?
4 times/ Al Imran, Ahzab, Muhammad, Fath
During the Prophet’s ﷺ migration to Medina, he and Abu Bakr (RA) hid in this cave for three days. While inside, a spider famously spun a web and a pigeon laid eggs at the entrance to deceive the searching Quraysh
Cave of Thawr
During the initial secret phase of the Dawah in Mecca, the early Muslims used to gather, pray, and learn in the house of this young companion, which was located at the foot of Mount Safa.
House of Arqam (Dar al-Arqam)
What is the number of consecutive days one must fast as expiation for intentionally breaking a Ramadan fast without a valid reason, if freeing a slave is not possible?
60 days
Abdullah Ibn ‘Umar narrated that Zakat al-Fitr should be given before this act on Eid day.
Eid prayer
What is the correlation between these ayahs in surah Al- Tariq?
وَالسَّمَاءِ ذَاتِ الرَّجْعِ
١٢ وَالْأَرْضِ ذَاتِ الصَّدْعِ
١٣ إِنَّهُ لَقَوْلٌ فَصْلٌ
Just as rain revives dead land and makes it grow, the Qur’an revives hearts and brings spiritual growth.
During the caliphate of Uthman ibn Affan, the Quran was standardized into a single dialect. What is the term for this standardized text?
Uthmaani Script
During the intense three-year social and financial boycott of the Banu Hashim, into which narrow valley or mountain pass in Mecca were the Muslims forced, where they suffered from extreme hunger and isolation?
Shi'b Abi Talib/ Valley of Abi Talib
In the narration recorded in Sahih al-Bukhari (1902), the Prophet ﷺ mentioned that fasting includes abstaining from not just food and drink, but also from which kinds of behavior? (Name all)
evil speech, backbiting, lying, and immoral actions
What small amount did the Prophet ﷺ say one should give as sadaqah, emphasizing that no act of charity is too minor in Islam?
Half a date
What word did Allah use in the Quran refering to menstruation
"Adha"/ harm, hurt or discomfort
"In a logistical feat that defied geography, this 21-year-old Sultan ordered his fleet to 'sail over land' to bypass a massive iron chain; by morning, the Byzantine defenders woke to find 70 Ottoman ships perched in the Golden Horn after being hauled over the hills of Galata on greased logs."
Sultan Muhammad II
Treaty of Hudaybiyyah
According to the narration in Sahih al-Bukhari (1903), the Prophet ﷺ said that the smell of a fasting person’s mouth is more beloved to Allah than what?
musk
According to which Islamic madhhab (fiqh school) is it obligatory (wajib) to give Zakat al-Fitr on behalf of someone who has died during Ramadan?
Hanbali
Name the beginning of the first ayah of the first ten juz
In 636 CE, this decisive battle commanded by Khalid ibn al-Walid against the Byzantine Empire allowed Muslims to take control of Syria.
Name the battle.
Battle of Yarmouk
According to historical accounts, the first person to call the Adhan in the city of Spain (Al-Andalus) did so while standing on the back of this specific animal, because he couldn't find a high enough wall.
A donkey