Seerah
Which angel brought revelation to the Prophet ﷺ?
Jibrīl (Gabriel) عليه السلام — جبريل.
In Sūrah al-Fātiḥah, which group is cited in tafsīr as an example of “those who have gone astray” because they worshipped without correct knowledge?
Those among the Christians — النصارى (an-Naṣārā) who worshipped without correct knowledge.
What chapter equals ¼ of the Quran?
Sūrah al-Kāfirūn — سورة الكافرون (“The Disbelievers”).
About which companion did the Prophet ﷺ say that Shayṭān (الشيطان, Satan) takes a different path whenever he encounters him?
ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb رضي الله عنه — عمر بن الخطاب.
Where was the Prophet ﷺ when he received the first revelation of the Qur’an?
In the Cave of Ḥirāʾ — غار حراء, near Makkah.
Why did Allah create us?
To worship Him alone — عبادة الله وحده (ʿibādat Allāh waḥdah).
Which two sūrahs are known as al-Muʿawwidhatayn — المعوذتان (“the two sūrahs of seeking refuge”)?
Sūrah al-Falaq — سورة الفلق (“Daybreak”) and Sūrah an-Nās — سورة الناس (“Mankind”).
Which son of the Prophet ﷺ died on the day a solar eclipse occurred?
Ibrāhīm — إبراهيم.
What was the Prophet’s ﷺ kunyah — كنية (a name beginning with “father of” or “mother of”)?
Abū al-Qāsim — أبو القاسم, meaning “father of al-Qāsim.”
What was the first message that all the prophets called their people to?
Tawḥīd — التوحيد: Worshipping Allah alone and associating no partners with Him.
Which prophet is mentioned by name most often in the Qur’an?
Mūsā (Moses) عليه السلام — موسى.
After the Prophet ﷺ passed away, who said, “Whoever worshipped Muḥammad ﷺ, Muḥammad has died. Whoever worships Allah, Allah is Ever-Living and never dies”?
Abū Bakr aṣ-Ṣiddīq رضي الله عنه — أبو بكر الصديق.
What is the name of the treaty that is mentioned in Sūrah al-Fatḥ (سورة الفتح, “The Victory”)?
The Treaty of al-Ḥudaybiyyah — صلح الحديبية.
Sūrah al-Fatḥ (48:1)
إِنَّا فَتَحْنَا لَكَ فَتْحًا مُبِينًا
“Indeed, We have granted you a clear victory.”
The “clear victory” refers to the Treaty of al-Ḥudaybiyyah — صلح الحديبية, as explained in Ibn Kathīr’s tafsīr.
Which is worse: sins or innovation (biddah)?
البدعة (al-bidʿah)
Because they think they are doing something good.
Name two sūrahs that mention the Prophet ﷺ by the name Muḥammad — محمد.
Sūrah al-Fatḥ — سورة الفتح (“The Victory”), 48:29, and Sūrah al-Aḥzāb — سورة الأحزاب (“The Confederates”), 33:40.
Which Mother of the Believers kept the compiled pages of the Qur’an after ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb رضي الله عنه passed away?
Ḥafṣah bint ʿUmar رضي الله عنها — حفصة بنت عمر.
What was the name of the Prophet’s ﷺ camel during the Hijrah?
Al-Qaṣwāʾ — القصواء.
What are the seven conditions of the shahādah (الشهادة), “Lā ilāha illā Allāh” (لا إله إلا الله)?
In which sūrah is the name of Prophet Ibrāhīm’s (إبراهيم) father mentioned?
Sūrah al-Anʿām — سورة الأنعام (“The Cattle”), 6:74. His name was Āzar — آزر.
Which companion did the Prophet ﷺ entrust with the secret of the hypocrites’ names?
Ḥudhayfah ibn al-Yamān رضي الله عنه — حذيفة بن اليمان.