Seerah and the Sahabas
This Companion was the first Muaddin of Islam, but he was also one of the first slaves to be freed by Abu Bakr after being tortured for his faith.
Bilal ibn Rabah
When traveling, you are allowed to combine prayers. Which prayer can never be combined with any other prayer?
Fajr
This Prophet is mentioned by name more than any other Prophet in the Quran (136 times).
Musa (AS)
Today we know them as Spain and Portugal, but for nearly 800 years, the Muslims ruled this land and called it by this famous Arabic name.
Al-Andalus
One of the very first Major Signs is the rising of the Sun from what direction?
West
This uncle of the Prophet ﷺ was known as the "Lion of Allah" (Asadullah) and was martyred at the Battle of Uhud
Hamza ibn Abdul-Muttalib
In the Shafi'i school, sleeping usually breaks your wudu. However, there is one specific posture in which you can sleep that does not break your wudu.
Sleeping while seated firmly (buttocks fixed on the ground).
While the Quran mentions many Companions indirectly, this is the only Sahabi mentioned explicitly by his name in the Quran (in Surah Al-Ahzab).
Zaid ibn Harithah
Before the Prophet ﷺ migrated there and renamed it Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah (The City of Light), the city of Madinah was known by this name.
Yathrib
In Surah Al-Kahf, we learn that King Dhul-Qarnayn built a massive wall of iron and copper to contain these two corrupt tribes, who will remain trapped there until the End of Times.
Yajuj and Majuj (Gog and Magog)
During the miraculous Night Journey (Al-Isra wal-Mi'raj), the Prophet ﷺ traveled from Makkah to Jerusalem on a white, winged animal. What was this animal called?
Buraq
For Salatul-Jumuah (Friday Prayer) to be valid in the Shafi'i madhab, there must be a congregation of at least how many resident, pubescent men present?
40
What is the name of longest single verse in the Quran; it is found in Surah Al-Baqarah (verse 282) and outlines the rules for this financial transaction.
Verse of Debt (Ayat al-Dayn)
In the year 859 CE, a Muslim woman named Fatima al-Fihri established the world’s first degree-granting university in what country?
Morocco
Prophet Isa (Jesus) will descend back to earth resting his hands on the wings of two angels at a white minaret in this city.
Damascus
The Prophet ﷺ had 7 children (3 sons and 4 daughters). Name all 7 of them.
Qasim, Abdullah, Ibrahim, Zaynab, Ruqayyah, Umm Kulthum, Fatimah
In the Shafi'i madhab, these are the 6 Integrals (Arkan) of Wudu. (Teams must name at least 4 for points).
Intention (Niyyah), Washing Face, Washing Arms, Wiping Head, Washing Feet, Tertib (Order)
We know the Quran has 114 Surahs. How many of these are classified as Makki (revealed before the Hijrah)?
86
Acceptable range: 85-87
Who was the ruler of the Mali Empire in West Africa, widely considered by economists to be the richest human being who ever lived? On his famous Hajj journey, he gave away so much gold that he accidentally crashed the economy of Egypt.
Mansa Musa
Towards the very end of times, just before the final Horn is blown, a man named Dhul-Suwayqatayn will emerge from Ethiopia (Abyssinia) and commit this terrible act.
Destroying the Kaaba by taking it apart stone by stone.
The first martyr (Shahid) in Islam was not a man dying in battle, but this woman who was tortured by Abu Jahl for refusing to leave her faith.
Sumayyah bint Khayyat
In the Fiqh of Salah, this specific term describes the period of silence or pause the Imam takes between reciting Al-Fatiha and the following Surah.
Saktah
This is the only Surah in the Quran that contains two instances of the verse Sajdah (Prostration).
Surah Al-Hajj
In 1453, this 21-year-old Ottoman Sultan conquered Constantinople, fulfilling a prophecy of the Prophet ﷺ.
Sultan Mehmed II
After descending to earth and chasing the Dajjal, Prophet Isa will finally catch and kill him at this specific location in modern-day Palestine.
Gate of Ludd