QURAN
How many chapters or surahs does the Qur’an contain?
114
Give the name of a historically important well near the Ka`bah.
Zamzam
Name the five pillars of Islam
1) Kalimah Tayyibah
2) 5 Daily Salah
3) Annual Zakat
4) Fasting the month of Ramadhan
5) Performing Hajj
What are the only two occasions, considered as festivals, in Islam?
1)Eid-ul-Fitr, 2) Eid-ul-Adha
What is the term for the breaking of the Fast?
Iftaar
Give the name of the longest surah of the Qur’aan
Al Baqarah
How old was Nabi Muhammad (pbuh) when his mother died?
6 years old
What are the seven articles of faith in Islam?
Belief in:
1) Oneness of Allah
2) Angels,
3) Holy books (Divine Revelation)
4) All the prophets
5) Day of judgement
6) Qadr (Destiny)
7) Resurrection after death
Gregorian calendar months are “Solar months”.
What are Islamic calendar months?
Lunar months
What is the name of the voluntary prayer done only during the nights of the month of Ramadhaan?
Taraweeh
Surah of the Qur'aan that started with the name of a fruit
At-teen, and
Zaitoon
Who was the first man who embraced Islam?
Abu Bakr RA
What is the name of the angel in charge of:
a) revelations b) death c) hell?
a) Jibra`eel, b) Izra`eel, c) Maalik
What are the first and last months of the Islamic calendar?
Muharram and Zul Hijjah respectively
What is the alternative to ablution, when either water is not available or there is a serious danger to health?
Tayammum
Which animal spoke in Qur'an?
An-naml (the Ant)
What were the names of the Khulafaa Rashidun
1) Abu Bakr RA, 2) Umar RA, 3) Uthman RA, 4) Ali RA
Give one Arabic word for the Unity of Allah
Tawheed
What are the names of the angels who will question a person in the grave?
1) Munkar
2) Nakeer
When does the Islamic calendar begin?
From the date of Hijrah (Migration from Makkah to Madinah)
Almighty Allah has praised and used the Iman of two ladies as a model for other believers. Who are these two ladies
Wife of Firawn and Maryam R.A
Which single Arabic word describes the ways of the pre-Islamic Arabians? Which means ‘the Age of Ignorance’ or the ‘Age of Darkness’?
Jaahiliyah
Nabi Muhammad (pbuh) said: “I leave with you two things. As long as you hold them tightly you will never go astray.” What are these two things?
The Holy Qur’an, and the Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)
How many arabic alphabet letters have 2 dots around them?
Three:
ت
ق
ي
How many letters of the arabic alphabet have 3 dots around them?
Two:
ش
ث