Islamic History
What was the Name of The Year The Prophet Muhammed (SAW) was Born?
The Year of The Elephant
What miraculous night journey took the Prophet ﷺ from Makkah to Al-Masjid Al-Aqsa?
Al-Isra' wal-Mi'raj
Which Prophet's staff became a serpent by Allah's permission?
Musa عليه السلام
What is the Arabic name for Jerusalem?
Al-Quds (The Holy City)
What traditional scarf is strongly associated with Palestinian identity?
Kuffiyeh
In which direction did Muslims originally pray before the qiblah was changed toward the Kaaba?
Jerusalem/Masjid Al-Aqsa
Which Surah mentions Al-Masjid Al-Aqsa by name?
Surah Isra (17:1)
Which Prophet is known as Khalīlullāh (the close friend of Allah)?
Ibrahim عليه السلام
Which Prophet is Known as Israel?
Prophet Yaʿqūb (Jacob) عليه السلام
What agricultural tree is deeply connected to Palestinian culture and heritage?
Olive Tree
Which of the Prophet’s ﷺ Companions led the Muslim opening of Jerusalem?
ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb رضي الله عنه
According to the Qur’an, what was the first House of worship established for mankind?
Kaʿbah / Al-Masjid al-Haram.
Which Prophet was given the miracle of a she-camel as a sign to his people?
Ṣāliḥ عليه السلام
Which Prophet is traditionally associated with the construction or rebuilding of Al-Aqsa Mosque?
Prophet Sulayman (Solomon) عليه السلام
What body of water borders the Gaza Strip?
Which Jewish rabbi and scholar of the Torah in Madinah accepted Islam after meeting Prophet Muhammad ﷺ?
Abdullāh ibn Salām رضي الله عنه
Which Surah recounts the exile of one of the Jewish tribes of Madinah after they broke their treaty with the Prophet ﷺ?
Surah Hashr
How many surahs in the Quran are named after a prophet? (List Them Out)
What city was Prophet Isa (Jesus) عليه السلام born in?
Bethlehem
What term is used to describe the mass displacement of Palestinians in 1948?
The Nakba
Name Prophet Muhammad ﷺ and his lineage up to five generations before him
Muhammad ibn ʿAbdullāh ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib ibn Hāshim ibn ʿAbd Manāf ibn Quṣayy.
Which Prophet led Banī Isrāʾ into the Holy Land after they had been forbidden from entering it for 40 years?
Yūshaʿ ibn Nūn عليه السلام
Name the five Prophets known as Ulul-ʿAzm, the Messengers of Firm Resolve.
Nūḥ, Ibrāhīm, Mūsā, ʿĪsā, Muhammad ﷺ
One prayer at each of the three holy mosques is equivalent to how many prayers elsewhere?
Who is one of the most famous Palestinian poets of the modern era?
Mahmoud Darwish