The Prophet (SAW)
Significant Persons
Important Dates
Significant Places
Laws and Treaties
100

What do Sadiq and Amin mean, and why were these titles significant?

These were the two names given to the Prophet (S) before prophethood, meaning "Trustworthy" and "Truthful".

100

Who was Asma (RA) and what was her role in the prophet's migration?

The daughter of Abu Bakr (RA), she secretly brought him and the prophet food in the cave of Thawr.

100

What year did the battle of Badr take place?

624 AD or 2 AH

100

Where was the Prophet when he received the first revelation?

Cave of Hirah

100

Which treaty was intended to last for 10 years but was broken after approximately 2?

The treaty of Hudaibiyah

200

What was the boycott?

The 3-year period when all trade, marriage, and interaction with the Muslims were cut off.

200

Who was Musab ibn Umair?

The companion that was sent to Madinah as the prophet's ambassador.

200

What year did the conquest of Makkah take place?

630 AD or 8 AH

200

What was the first capital of Islam?

Madinah

200

What was the first significant political initiative undertaken in Madinah?

The drafting of the Charter of Madinah

300

What is the significance of 610 CE?

This is the year of the first revelation to the Prophet (SAW).

300

Who was Al-Shifa bint Abdullah?

She was the person Umar RA placed in charge of the market in Madinah.

300

In what year did the migration (Hijrah) from Makkah to Madinah take place?

622 CE

300

Which cave outside Makkah is associated with the Prophet's (SAW) hiding place with Abu Bakr during the migration, evading the Quraysh's search party?

Cave of Thawr

300

Which law was broken when Muawiya (RA) appointed Yazid as the next Khalifah?

The law of the succession

400

What was the incident of the Black Stone?

The tribes repairing the Ka'bah and were fighting over who gets to place the stone. The prophet (SAW) found a peaceful solution.

400

Who did Abu Bakr appoint to lead the compilation of the Quran into a single manuscript, following the deaths of many huffadh in battle?

Zayd ibn Thabit RA

400

In what year was the Treaty of Hudaibiyah signed between the Muslims and the Quraysh?

628 CE

400

Which two groups of people did the Prophet (SAW) send to different regions during the phase of partial migration, prior to the full Hijrah?

Musab ibn Umair to Madinah, and other companions sent to Abyssinia

400

Which surah was revealed condemning unfair and dishonest trade practices, reflecting early Islamic economic legislation in Madinah?

Surah Al-Mutaffifin

500

What was the Hilful Fudhul?

A committee made to help people recover lost goods

500

Who was the famous Muslim warrior who achieved fame fighting under Khalid ibn al-Walid, most notably for her daring rescue of her brother.

Khawla bint al-Azwar

500

In what year did the Prophet (SAW) deliver his Farewell Khutbah (Khutbatul Wada)?

632 CE

500

Which city, home to one of the largest empires of the time, fell under Muslim rule during Umar's (RA) expansion. An event notable for the peaceful treatment of its Jewish and Christian inhabitants?

Jerusalem

500

What system did the Prophet (SAW) establish in Madinah that paired each Muhajir with an Ansari as brothers, sharing resources and support?

Muakhat / the Bond of Brotherhood