Seerah
What is the Prophet’s ﷺ migration from Makkah to Madinah called?
The Hijrah — الهجرة, meaning “migration.”
Where is Allah?
Allah is above His Throne — العرش (al-ʿArsh), in a manner befitting His majesty.
In which month did the revelation of the Qur’an begin?
Ramaḍān — رمضان.
Which companion reported that the Prophet ﷺ never once said “uff” — أُفّ (an expression of annoyance) to him?
Anas ibn Mālik رضي الله عنه — أنس بن مالك.
Who was the first martyr (shahīd — شهيد) in Islam?
Sumayyah bint Khayyāṭ رضي الله عنها — سمية بنت خياط.
What is the meaning of shirk — الشرك?
Associating partners with Allah in His Lordship, worship, or names and attributes.
Which sūrah is named after the spider?
Sūrah al-ʿAnkabūt — سورة العنكبوت (“The Spider”).
Which cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet ﷺ became the fourth caliph?
ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib رضي الله عنه — علي بن أبي طالب.
Which uncle of the Prophet ﷺ, known as the “Lion of Allah” — أسد الله (Asad Allāh), was martyred at the Battle of Uḥud?
Ḥamzah ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib رضي الله عنه — حمزة بن عبد المطلب.
When the Prophet ﷺ sent Muʿādh ibn Jabal — معاذ بن جبل to Yemen, what did he instruct him to call the People of the Book to first?
Tawḥīd — التوحيد: To testify that there is no deity worthy of worship except Allah and that Muḥammad ﷺ is His Messenger.
Which prophet was thrown into a well by his brothers?
Yūsuf (Joseph) عليه السلام — يوسف.
Which companion was known as al-Fārūq — الفاروق (“the one who distinguishes truth from falsehood”)?
ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb رضي الله عنه — عمر بن الخطاب.
Who is the only companion mentioned by name in the Qur’an?
Zayd ibn Ḥārithah رضي الله عنه — زيد بن حارثة, mentioned in Sūrah al-Aḥzāb (33:37).
What supplication should we say when leaving the house?
Hint: The hadith was narrated by Khawlah bint Ḥakīm — خولة بنت حكيم رضي الله عنها.
أَعُوذُ بِكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ التَّامَّاتِ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ
Aʿūdhu bi-kalimāti Allāhi at-tāmmāti min sharri mā khalaq.
“I seek refuge in Allah’s perfect words from the evil of what He has created.”
Which sūrah is also known as Sūrah al-Muʾmin — سورة المؤمن (“The Believing Man”)?
Sūrah Ghāfir — سورة غافر (“The Forgiver”).
Which companion did the Prophet ﷺ describe as the most knowledgeable about ḥalāl and ḥarām — الحلال والحرام (“the lawful and the forbidden”) and send to Yemen?
Muʿādh ibn Jabal رضي الله عنه — معاذ بن جبل.
Which sūrah did Jaʿfar ibn Abī Ṭālib رضي الله عنه recite from before an-Najāshī — النجاشي, the ruler of Abyssinia?
Sūrah Maryam — سورة مريم (“Mary”).
What three conditions must a person meet for you to seek their help in distress (istighāthah — الاستغاثة)?
The person must be:
Name two sūrahs whose final verse includes “Al-ḥamdu lillāh” — الحمد لله (“All praise belongs to Allah”).
Any two of these:
Which companion took up the banner at the Battle of Muʾtah after Zayd ibn Ḥārithah and Jaʿfar ibn Abī Ṭālib رضي الله عنهما were killed, and was then martyred himself?
ʿAbdullāh ibn Rawāḥah رضي الله عنه — عبد الله بن رواحة.