Quraan
How many Juzuu is the Quraan? How many Surahs?
What is the shortest surah and what is the longest Surah?
30 Chapters
114 Surahs
Al-Kouthar/ Al-Baqarah
Who is the Prophet known to be the father of prophets? (Abu Al-Anbiyaa)
Prophet Ibrahim (AS).
At what age did the prophet receive the message?
Age: 40
He was in ghar hiraa, jabal al noor. It was the month of Ramadan
First ayah to be revealed: Iqraa bism rabika allathi khalaq
Which companion was known for his honesty?
Abu Baker al-Saddeeq
How much is one day for Allah (SWT) in human years?
1 day is 1000 years: In surah Al-Hajj:
وَإِنَّ يَوْمًا عِندَ رَبِّكَ كَأَلْفِ سَنَةٍۢ مِّمَّا تَعُدُّونَ
But a day with your Lord is indeed like a thousand years by your counting.
Judgment day is 50,000 years: In surah Al-Maarij:
تَعْرُجُ ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ وَٱلرُّوحُ إِلَيْهِ فِى يَوْمٍۢ كَانَ مِقْدَارُهُۥ خَمْسِينَ أَلْفَ سَنَةٍۢ ٤
˹through which˺ the angels and the ˹holy˺ spirit will ascend to Him in a TIME PERIOD(يَوْمٍۢ) fifty thousand years in length.
Who is Allah (SWT) referring to in Al-Ruh?
تَعْرُجُ ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ وَٱلرُّوحُ إِلَيْهِ ( Al Maarij)
تَنَزَّلُ الْمَلٰٓىٕكَةُ وَ الرُّوْحُ فِیْهَا بِاِذْنِ رَبِّهِمْۚ (Al-Qadr)
Al-Rooh in these ayahs refer to Angel Jibreel (AS).
What was the fruit/vegetable that Prophet Yunus (AS) used to cure his acid burns?
Pumkin
Surah al-Saffaat: وَاَنۡۢبَتۡنَا عَلَيۡهِ شَجَرَةً مِّنۡ يَّقۡطِيۡنٍ
How many years did the prophet preach in Makkah? And how many in Madinah?
In Makkah: 13 years
In Madinah: 10 years
Which companion was the first muezzin in Islam?
Bilal bin Rabah (RA)
What was Madinah called before the prophet's migration?
Yathrab
What is the best verse (Ayah) in the Quraan? and when should you read it?
Ayat al-kursi
We should read it:
1) Morning: When you wake up
2) Night: Before you sleep
3) After every prayer
What was the outcome of Allah((SWT) ordering Ibrahim(AS) to leave Ismael & Hajar in the dessert?
Zamzam water--> People moved there--> Kaaba was built
Name 4 battles that the prophet was in?
1) Uhud
2) Badr
3) Khandaq
4) Hunayn
5) Taef
6) Yarmuk
7) Fat-h Makkah
Which companion narrated the most Hadiths?
Abu Hurairah (RA)
Over 5000 hadiths
What are the 6 pillars of Iman?
1)Iman in God
2) Iman in his Angels
3) Iman in his Books
4) Iman in his prophets
5) Iman in the day of Judgement
6) Iman in Qadaa and Qadar ( Divine destiny)
What words does Allah (SWT) use to refer to the Quraan?
Quraan, Furqan, Al-Kitab, & al-Tanzeel
Allah has many descriptions: Noor, Huda, Kareem, Rahma, Shifa, etc..
Name 4 miracles that Prophet Issa did
1) Reviving the dead
2) Unblinding the blind
3) Curing the sick
4) Creating birds out of clay
5) Feast descending down from the sky
Why is Israa & Miraaj important?
Allah ordered us with Salah
Date: 27 of Rajab ( Year of Sadness)
Who is the only companion that was mentioned by name in the Quraan?
Zayd ibn Harithah (RA).
He was mentioned in Surah Al Ahzab verse 37
What are the 3 things that Allah (SWT) gave you to help understand him?
Note: mentioned in the Quraan
Samaa (hearing), basar ( sight), and af-eeda ( Heart & Brain)
In surah al Sajdah, Al-Mulk, and Al-Nahl
وَجَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلسَّمۡعَ وَٱلۡأَبۡصَٰرَ وَٱلۡأَفۡـِٔدَةَۚ
What are the lawameen surahs?
Lawameen are Surahs that start with alf lam meem.
There are six: Al-Baqarah, Al-Omran, Al room, Al-Ankabout, Al-Sajda, & Al-Forqan
Who are the Arch Prophets? ( Oolu al Azem)
1) Ibrahim (AS)
2) Nooh (AS)
3) Musa (AS)
4) Issa (AS)
5) Muhammad (AS)
All messengers are prophets but not all prophets are messengers
What were the key theme's in the prophet's final sermon? Khutbat al wadaa
1) Trust and accountability
2) Financial obligations
3)Interest ( Riba is haram)
4) Treatment of wife (spouse)
5) Warning about Satan
6) Brotherhood
7) We must obey both Allah and his messenger
8)Observe the pillars of Islam
9) Responsibilities regards those working under us
10) Our duty in spreading the message of Islam
Which companion combined the Quraan together?
Answer: Zaid Bin Thabet (RA).
Omar bin Al khattab asked Abu Baker who asked Zaid Bin Thabet (RA).
Why was the mosque in Madinah named al Qiblatayn?
It was the only mosque where they prayed to two Qiblas.
قَدْ نَرَىٰ تَقَلُّبَ وَجْهِكَ فِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ ۖ فَلَنُوَلِّيَنَّكَ قِبْلَةً تَرْضَىٰهَا ۚ فَوَلِّ وَجْهَكَ شَطْرَ ٱلْمَسْجِدِ ٱلْحَرَامِ ۚ وَحَيْثُ مَا كُنتُمْ فَوَلُّوا۟ وُجُوهَكُمْ شَطْرَهُۥ ۗ وَإِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ لَيَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّهُ ٱلْحَقُّ مِن رَّبِّهِمْ ۗ وَمَا ٱللَّهُ بِغَٰفِلٍ عَمَّا يَعْمَلُونَ
We have certainly seen the turning of your face, [O Muhammad], toward the heaven, and We will surely turn you to a Qibla with which you will be pleased. So turn your face toward al-Masjid al-Haram. And wherever you [believers] are, turn your faces toward it [in prayer].")