Science
This force keeps your feet on the ground and the Moon in orbit around the Earth.
This ancient civilization, located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, is often called the 'Cradle of Civilization.'
What is Mesopotamia?
This is the opening sūrah of the Qur'ān, recited in every unit of ṣalāh.
What is Sūrah al-Fātiḥah?
The Prophet ﷺ received the first revelation in this cave on a mountain near Makkah.
What is the Cave of Ḥirā'?
In this Pixar film, a clownfish dad travels across the ocean to find his son.
What is Finding Nemo?
These tiny structures inside cells are known as the 'powerhouse of the cell' because they produce energy.
What is mitochondria?
The ancient Romans built these long stone channels to carry fresh water from mountains into their cities.
What are aqueducts?
Āyat al-Kursī, one of the most well-known verses of the Qur'ān, is found in this sūrah — the longest in the Qur'ān.
What is Sūrah al-Baqarah?
In the early years of persecution, the Prophet ﷺ sent a group of Muslims to seek refuge with the just Christian king of this land.
What is Abyssinia (al-Ḥabashah)?
In this Studio Ghibli film, two sisters move to the countryside and discover friendly forest spirits, including a giant fluffy creature
What is My Neighbor Totoro
This layer of gas in the Earth's atmosphere protects us from the Sun's harmful ultraviolet radiation.
What is the ozone layer?
This massive wall, stretching over 13,000 miles, was built over many centuries to protect China from northern invasions.
What is the Great Wall of China?
This Sūrah does not start with bismillāh
What is Sūrah al-Tawbah?
This event in 622 CE marks the Prophet's ﷺ migration from Makkah to Madīnah and is the starting point of the Islamic calendar.
What is the Hijrah?
In this animated film, a young boy named Miguel enters the Land of the Dead to learn about his family's musical heritage.
What is Coco?
On the periodic table, this element has the chemical symbol 'Fe' and is the most abundant metal in the Earth's core.
What is iron?
In ancient Greece, this city-state was known for its powerful military training, where boys began soldier training at age seven
What is Sparta?
Sūrah al-Kahf contains four main stories. One of them is about a righteous man who travels with Mūsā (ʿalayhi al-salām) and does things Mūsā cannot understand. Name this figure.
Who is al-Khiḍr?
In the Battle of the Trench (al-Khandaq), the Muslims dug a trench around Madīnah. This Companion, a Persian convert, suggested the strategy.
Who is Salmān al-Fārisī?
In this Pixar film, five emotions — Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear, and Disgust — work inside the mind of an 11-year-old girl named Riley.
What is Inside Out?
When light passes from air into water at an angle, it bends — this phenomenon is called this.
What is refraction?
The Rosetta Stone, discovered in 1799, was the key to decoding this ancient Egyptian writing system because it contained the same text in three scripts.
What are hieroglyphics?
The Qur'ān describes itself with this Arabic word meaning something that distinguishes truth from falsehood — which is also the name of the 25th sūrah.
What is al-Furqān?
During the Conquest of Makkah in 8 AH, the Prophet ﷺ entered the city peacefully and forgave the people of Makkah. Which prophet's example did he follow in forigiving his own people?
Who is Prophet Yūsuf ﷺ?
This 2014 sci-fi film starring Matthew McConaughey follows astronauts who travel through a wormhole near Saturn to find a new home for humanity.
What is Interstellar?