5 Pillars (1)
What is the special state a Muslim enters before performing Hajj, with specific clothing and restrictions?
What is Ihram?
This is the required percentage of qualifying wealth that Muslims give as Zakat.
What is 2.5%?
How will the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ be able to recognize members of his Ummah on the Day of Judgment?
Their faces, hands, and feet will shine from the traces of wudhu, distinguishing them as members of his Ummah.
This prophet received the Qur’an through Jibrīl عليه السلام.
Who is Prophet Muhammad ﷺ?
These are the two angels who question people in the grave.
Who are Munkar and Nakir?
What is the name of the act of walking around the Ka'bah seven times?
Tawaaf
What is the name of the opening takbeer that begins the prayer?
Takbeer Tahrimah
Without looking, give the first stanza of the 99 Names we learned so far (Up until Al-Wahhab!)
Ar-Raḥmān
الرَّحْمَٰنُ
Ar-Raḥīm
الرَّحِيمُ
Al-Malik
الْمَلِكُ
Al-Quddūs
الْقُدُّوسُ
As-Salām
السَّلَامُ
Al-Mu’min
الْمُؤْمِنُ
Al-Muhaymin
الْمُهَيْمِنُ
Al-ʿAzīz
الْعَزِيزُ
Al-Jabbār
الْجَبَّارُ
Al-Mutakabbir
الْمُتَكَبِّرُ
Al-Khāliq
الْخَالِقُ
Al-Bāri’
الْبَارِئُ
Al-Muṣawwir
الْمُصَوِّرُ
Al-Ghaffār
الْغَفَّارُ
Al-Qahhār
الْقَهَّارُ
A person may receive their Book of Deeds in either of these two hands.
What are the right hand and the left hand?
This angel is associated with rain and sustenance, while this other angel will blow the Trumpet.
Who are Mīkā’īl and Isrāfīl?
What's the difference between Ruku for men and women that we learned?
Men - Straight back
Women - Slanted back
What is the name of walking seven times between Safa and Marwah?
What is Sa'i?
What are the four mandatory actions of wudhu?
Washing the face, washing the arms including the elbows, wiping the head, and washing the feet including the ankles.
According to a hadith, Jibrīl عليه السلام had this many wings, and his original form filled this vast area.
What are 600 wings and the entire horizon?
What are Kirāman Kātibīn responsible for?
What is writing everything we do & say?
Name the two of the eight categories of people eligible to receive Zakat.
The poor (al-fuqarā’)
The needy (al-masākīn)
Those appointed to collect and distribute Zakat
Those whose hearts are to be reconciled
Those seeking freedom from bondage
Those burdened by qualifying debts
Those striving in the cause of Allah
Stranded travelers
Explain the difference between Zakat and Sadaqah.
Zakat is obligatory when its conditions are met, while Sadaqah is voluntary charity.
Name two things that break wudhu
Any two: using the bathroom or passing gas, flowing blood, mouthful vomiting, sleeping while lying down or leaning, losing consciousness or sanity, or laughing aloud during salah.
Name the five revealed books or scriptures and the messengers who received them.
Tawrah — Mūsā عليه السلام
Zabūr — Dāwūd عليه السلام
Injīl — ʿĪsā عليه السلام
Qur’an — Muhammad ﷺ
Ṣuḥuf (scrolls) — Ibrāhīm عليه السلام
Allah knows everything, everything is written, nothing happens without His will, and He created everything. Name the four parts of Qadr represented here (The 4 parts we learned!).
What are knowledge, writing, will, and creation?
Besides food and drink, name 2 things a Muslim should refrain from during fasting.
Examples include lying, backbiting, and insulting others. A fast should involve controlling one’s speech and behavior as well as abstaining from food and drink.
Why is the Shahadah the first pillar of Islam, and why must a person say it to enter Islam?
It establishes belief in Allah’s oneness and that Muhammad ﷺ is His Messenger. A person enters Islam by sincerely accepting and saying this.
What is the difference between الرَّحْمَٰنُ and الرَّحِيمُ?
Refers to the mercy for all of mankind الرَّحْمَٰنُ
Refers to the mercy reserved for The Muslims الرَّحِيمُ
Name 3 major signs of the Day of Judgment.
The Dajjal
The Descent of Isa (AS)
Yajjuj & Majjuj
Eastern Landslide
Western Landslide
Landslide in Arabian Peninsula
The Smoke
Sun Rising From The West
The Beast
The Fire
If Allah already knows what you will choose, does that mean you have no free will? Explain your answer.
No. Allah’s knowledge of our choices does not force us to make them. We make real choices and are accountable for them, while everything occurs within Allah’s knowledge, will, and decree.