Women in Islam
The Prophet ﷺ said the best of you are those who are best to these people
Who are your family (your wives/household)?
Muslims face this direction when they pray.
What is the Kaʿbah (the Qiblah) in Makkah?
Muslims call this prophet the “father of the prophets.”
Who is Ibrāhīm (Abraham) عليه السلام?
The Qur’an is divided into 30 equal parts called these.
What are ajzā’ (singular: juz’)?
The companion who was the first young boy to accept Islam (commonly taught).
Who is ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib (رضي الله عنه)?
The Islamic testimony of faith has two parts; this Arabic term means the testimony.
What is shahādah?
This woman was the first person to believe in the Prophet ﷺ and supported him from the beginning.
Who is Khadījah bint Khuwaylid (رضي الله عنها)?
This is the washing Muslims do before prayer if they have water and are able.
What is wuḍū’ (ablution)?
This prophet spoke to Allah directly (Kalimullāh)
Who is Mūsā (Moses) عليه السلام?
The very first revelation began with this command:
What is “Iqra’”?
The companion known as “the trustworthy one,” who the Prophet ﷺ sent with a major mission to Madinah before hijrah.
Who is Muṣʿab ibn ʿUmayr (رضي الله عنه)?
The migration of the Prophet ﷺ from Makkah to Madinah is called this.
What is the Hijrah?
This woman is known as the “Mother of the Believers” who narrated many hadith and was a major teacher of Islam.
Who is ʿĀ’ishah bint Abī Bakr (رضي الله عنها)?
This is the first chapter of the Qur’an that is recited in every rakʿah.
What is Sūrah al-Fātiḥah?
This prophet built the Ark by Allah’s command.
Who is Nūḥ (Noah) عليه السلام?
This surah has no basmalah at its beginning (in the mushaf).
What is Sūrah at-Tawbah (Barā’ah)?
The companion famous for calling the adhān (the first mu’adhdhin of Islam).
Who is Bilāl ibn Rabāḥ (رضي الله عنه)?
The Kaʿbah was built by Ibrāhīm عليه السلام and his son, who is this prophet?
Who is Ismāʿīl (Ishmael) عليه السلام?
This woman was told by the Prophet ﷺ that she would be the leader of the women of Paradise (in many narrations).
Who is Fāṭimah (رضي الله عنها)?
In a normal prayer, this position comes right after rukūʿ (bowing).
What is standing up straight (iʿtidāl/qiyām after rukūʿ)?
This prophet was swallowed by a great fish and made the duʿā: “Lā ilāha illā Anta…”
Who is Yūnus (Jonah) عليه السلام?
The “Āyat al-Kursī” is found in this surah and verse number (surah + ayah).
What is Sūrah al-Baqarah, āyah 255?
The companion who was the Prophet’s ﷺ scribe and later helped compile the Qur’an under the caliphs.
Who is Zayd ibn Thābit (رضي الله عنه)?
The battle where the Muslims were heavily outnumbered and still won early in Madinah is this one.
What is the Battle of Badr?
How many women are named directly in the Qur'an, and who are they?
Maryam (Mary) and her alone.
Name the 3 core parts of a rakʿah in order: standing, bowing, and prostrating (Arabic terms).
What are qiyām, rukūʿ, sujūd?
The prophet whose miracle involved a she-camel sent as a sign to his people.
Who is Ṣāliḥ عليه السلام?
Name the surah that is often called the “equal to one-third of the Qur’an.”
What is Sūrah al-Ikhlāṣ?
Name the companion whose nickname was “Dhu an-Nūrayn” (Owner of the Two Lights).
Who is ʿUthmān ibn ʿAffān (رضي الله عنه)?
Name two of the “Rightly Guided Caliphs” in order (any two, but must be in correct order).
Who are Abū Bakr, then ʿUmar, then ʿUthmān, then ʿAlī (رضي الله عنهم)?