Pre-Prophethood
After his parents passed away, the Prophet PBUH stayed with his grandfather, who loved him more than anyone. Yet, he passed away too. How old was the Prophet PBUH when he passed?
8 years old
Where did the Prophet PBUH go to finally publicly call everyone towards Islam?
Mount Safa
What would Bilal (RA) say when the Quraysh would torture him for accepting Islam?
Ahadun, Ahad! God is One! God is One!
Which two men accepted Islam and greatly strengthen the Muslims?
Hamza (RA) and Umar (RA)
What city did the Prophet PBUH go to, to try and preach Islam, after he tried everything he could in Makkah?
He went to Ta'if
What is it that gave the people of Arabia respect to the Quraysh?
The fact that Allah protected them miraculously from the army of Abraha
Why would the Prophet PBUH go to the Cave of Hira? (two reasons)
To get away from the evil practices of the Quraysh, and worship Allah.
What was the first thing the Quraysh did to try and stop the Prophet PBUH from preaching Islam to the people?
They went to his uncle, Abu Talib
DOUBLE OR NOTHING
When Abu Talib finally asked the Prophet PBUH to stop, what was the famous response of the Prophet PBUH?
Why did the Muslims migrate to Abyssinia?
DOUBLE OR NOTHING
What did the Makkans do after the 83 Muslims left to Abyssinia?
How did the Banu Hashim survive the boycott?
They ate the leaves off the trees, and some Quraysh secretly sent food?
What happened to the animals of Haleemah Sa'diyya when she decided to take the Prophet PBUH as a baby?
The animals suddenly became very healthy, fast, and full of milk.
DOUBLE OR NOTHING
Why did no one want to take the Prophet PBUH as a baby at first?
The Prophet PBUH called every tribe to come to him. Once they all came, then he PBUH asked the people a question. What did he ask them?
If I were to tell you that behind me is an army ready to attack you, would you take action?
What did Uqbah ibn Abi Mu'ayt do to the Prophet PBUH while he was praying in front of the Kabah?
What incident made Hamza (RA) to convert to Islam?
Abu Jahl began insulting him, and Hamza (RA) came to defend his nephew, accepting Islam out of anger.
Where did the Quraysh put the document of the boycott?
In the Ka'bah
When Abraha came to meet Abdul Muttalib, what did Abdul Muttalib ask Abraha?
He asked to return the 200 camels he stole.
DOUBLE OR NOTHING
When Abraha was amazed that he did not ask about destroying the Ka'bah, rather, about the camels, what was Abdul Muttalib's famous response?
Name the two miracles the Prophet PBUH would see on a daily basis in the days before he received the Revelation the Quran.
1 - He would hear the rocks and tree give him Salam.
2- He would start seeing dreams, as true as day.
Abu Bakr (RA) freed slaves, protected the Prophet PBUH, and converted many people. After defending the Prophet PBUH from harm, Allah SWT rewarded Abu Bakr (RA) with what event, that made him very, very happy?
His mother accepted Islam.
When the Makkans tried to taken back the Muslims, Ja'far (RA) gave a famous speech about Islam. The Najashi (Negus), after hearig this amazing speech, asked Ja'far to do what?
He asjed him to recite some Qur'an
DOUBLE OR NOTHING
What surah did Ja'far (RA) choose to recite, and why that surah?
How did the boycott end?
Allah SWT had told the ants to eat up the document
What quality of the Prophet PBUH was Khadijah (RA) impressed by, and other merchants before did not have this quality?
He PBUH was trustworthy.
When the Prophet PBUH told Khadijah (RA) about Jibreel coming to him with verses of the Qur'an, she said that because of this quality, he will definitely be supported by Allah SWT.
Due to his character
DOUBLE OR NOTHING
Khadijah (RA) then mentions 4 qualities about his PBUH's character. Name 2 of them.
sil-rahim, mu'sir, duyoof, adl
The Quraysh had to come up with an explanation to tell everyone to stay away from the Prophet PBUH. What did they say about him?
When Umar (RA) was on his to kill the Prophet PBUH, he bumped into Nu'aym ibn Abdullah, who was a secret Muslim. What did Nu'aym (RA) do to distract Umar (RA)?
He told him his sister Fatima ibn Khattab had accepted Islam.
After a whole year of sad events, the Prophet PBUH was gifted a speacial gitft by Allah SWT. What was that gift?
Before Prophethood, how did the Prophet PBUH prevent a civil war within the Quraysh?
When the Quraysh could not figure out who would get the honor of placing the Black Stone, he PBUH found a solution to keep everyone happy.
The first woman to accept the call to Islam was ________.
The first man to accept the call to Islam was ________.
The first child to accept the call to Islam was ________.
Khadijah RA
Abu Bakr RA
Ali RA
DOUBLE OR NOTHING
Who technically accepted Islam before any of them?
The Quraysh attacked the Prophet PBUH, and Abu Bakr RA defended him - so they also attacked Abu Bakr (RA) so much, that he became unconscious. His family carried him to his house. What was the first thing he said when he woke up?
"How is the Messenger of Allah??" PBUH
When Umar (RA) finally read the verses of Surah Taha, Khabbab ibn Arat excitedly told him about the dua of the Prophet PBUH. What was that dua?
O Allah, stregthen Islam with one of the two men - Abu Jahl or Umar ibn Khattab!
After the people of Ta'if threw stones at the Prophet PBU, ad drive him out fo the city, he made dua. A angel came to him - what did the angel offer?
To crush the people between the mountains.
DOUBLE OR NOTHING
What was the response of the Prophet PBUH to the angel's offer?
The fact that he will receive revelation from Allah - the Qur'an - and no one can honestly say that he made it up, since they all knew he could not read or write.
Waraqah bin Nawal told the Prophet PBUH that the Quraysh will do three things when they hear his message. Name two of them.
They will reject you
They will expel you
They will fight you
Utbah ibn Rabiah famously offered the Prophet PBUH 4 things to leave preachign Islam. Name 2 of them.
If you want Money, we will make you the richest among us. If you want power, we will make you our king. If you want to get married, we will find you any woman you want. If you are sick, we will find the best doctor in Arabia.
DOUBLE OR NOTHING
How did the Prophet PBUH respond to this?
Umar (RA) wanted to read the pages of the Quran, before he became Muslim, but his sister Fatima said no - he had to _________ first, before taking the Quran pages.
purify/wash himself
After the people of Madinah became Muslim, who did the Prophet PBUH send to teach them about Islam?
Mus'ab bin Umayr (RA)
What did Aas bin Wa'il do that made the Quraysh create Hilf-al-Fudul? What is Hilf-al-Fudul?
He refused to pay for goods that he bought from an outsider who came to Makkah.
Hilf-al-Fudul is the agreement that the Quraysh would always side with anyone who was wronged or cheated.
Even after Islam, the Prophet PBUH praised this treaty.
Abu Bakr (RA) converted many sahabah to Islam, and most well known are the 14 men (RA) mentioned in the text. Most of these are of the 10 promised Jannah.
Name 4 of them.
Any 4 of these:
'Uthman ibn 'Affan Zubayr ibn al-Awwam
Abdu'r-Rahman ibn 'Awf Sa‘d ibn Abi Waqqas
Talhah ibn 'Ubaydullah Abu 'Ubaydah ibn al-Jarrah
al-Arqam ibn Abi'I-Arqam Uthman ibn Maz‘un
'Ubaydah ibn al-Harith Sa'id ibn Zayd
Khabbab ibn al-Aratt 'Abdullah ibn Mas'ud
'Ammar ibn Yasir Suhayb ar-Rumi
The Prophet PBUH looked upon the early Muslims with great sadness, as they were being tortured and beaten. What was the only thing he could say, when he passed by the family of Yasir (RA) being tortured in front of him?
Patience, O family of Yasir. You have the promise of Jannah.
What did Amr ibn Aas and Abdullah ibn Rabi' do to get the Najashi (the Negus) to rule in their favor, to make the Muslims come back to Makkah?
They gave the generals gifts, but the Negus did not listen to them, and the plan failed.
The Prophet PBUH gave da'wah to many people, including a group of people from Madinah. But, the group from Madinah alrady knew about a Prophet coming to the land. How did they know about this?
The lived next to the Jews, who told them of a Prophet coming (from their book) and the Muslims of Madinah (Ansaar) decided to be the ones that followed him
FINAL JEOPARDY
Write down how many points, max 1000, you are ready to win if you get this question correct.
If you say the wrong answer, that may points will be deducted.
This is a critical thinking question. Each team will write the answer down.
Why would Allah SWT allow the Prophet PBUH to go through all this difficulty? Boycott, stones thrown at Ta'if, Makkans fighting him - what's the point?