Quran
Seerah of the Prophet ﷺ
Islamic Terms
Islamic History
100

The number of surahs in the Qur'an

What is 114?

100

The name of the Prophet’s ﷺ first wife.

Who is Khadija bint Khuwaylid (RA)?

100

This Arabic term refers to the struggle in the path of Allah.

What is Jihad?

100

This companion became the first caliph after the Prophet ﷺ passed away.

Who is Abu Bakr (RA)?

200

The first word revealed in the Qur’an to Prophet Muhammad ﷺ.

What is iqra (read)?

200

This companion slept in the Prophet’s bed the night of the Hijrah to deceive the Quraysh.

Who is Ali ibn Abu Talib (RA)?

200

The authorized, authentic methods of reciting the Quran.

What is Qira'at?  

200

During the Middle Ages, this was the main language of science, medicine and mathematics.

What is Arabic?

300

The Qur’an was first revealed to the Prophet ﷺ here.

What is the Cave of Hira?

300

This battle was the first major military victory for the Muslims.

What is the Battle of Badr?

300

This term refers to the chain of narrators in a hadith.

What is the Isnad?

300

This Islamic ruling dynasty was founded by the son of Ertuğrul.

Who are the Ottomans?

400

This surah is the only one in the Qur’an that does not begin with “Bismillah ir-Rahman ir-Raheem.”

What is Surah At-Tawbah?

400

Which sahaba did Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) help to become free from being a slave by planting 300+ date palm trees?

Who is Salman Al Farsi (RA)?

400

This term describes consensus among Islamic scholars on a ruling.

What is Ijma?

400

This was the first Islamic capital during the Umayyad Caliphate.

What is Damascus?

500

This surah is often called the “Heart of the Qur’an”.

What is Surah Yasin?

500

This treaty was a pivotal 10-year peace pact between Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ), representing Medina, and the Quraysh of Mecca.

What is the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah?

500

This term refers to independent reasoning used in Islamic jurisprudence.

What is Ijtihad?

500

This Ottoman sultan conquered Constantinople in 1453.

Who is Mehmed II?