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What is the first House of Allah established on the Earth?
The Ka'bah
Out of the all the Hunafā, who was the true Hanīf, and what is the name of his famous son?
Zaid bin Amr bin Nufayl and his sons name is Saīd bin Zaid
Which surah in the Qur'an talks about the encounter of the Jinn with Prophet S and the Qur'ān?
Surah Al Jinn
Who resolved the dispute between Bani Makhzūm and Bani Abd Manāf in replacing the Hajr al Aswad?
Prophet Muhammad S
How were the Jinns barred from the Heavens?
Flaming meteorites that destroy them and their listening stations
Why did Allah SWT choose the Prophet S for the replacing of the Hajr Al Aswad?
TO indicate towards his nobility and wisdom
What shape was the original Ka'bah built as?
Rectangle then a square after the rebuilding
How did the Quraysh deal with the situation when they ran out building materials for the Ka'bah?
They shaped the building into a cube and made a semi circular wall called Hatīm to indicate that it was also part of the Ka'bah
Who were known as the Hunafā?
Those people that had rejected idol worship and were seeking a higher belief system
Which side of the Ka'bah was Bani Abd Manaf and Bani Hāshim responsible to rebuild?
The side with the door
Who was the person that struck the first hammer to destroy the Ka'bah in order for it to be rebuilt?
Walīd bin Al Mughīrah
In the rebuilding of the Ka'bah, what is something different that the Quraysh did when they rebuilt the Ka'bah?
They raised the Door of the Ka'bah
Which tribe was responsible for rebuilding the side of the Ka'bah from Rukn Al Yamāni to the Hajr Al Aswad?
Bani Makhzūm
How many days was construction halted for because of the dispute over the Hajr Al Aswad?
5 days
What significant thing happened to the Jinn before the advent of Revelation?
They were barred from listening to the conversation of the Angels in the Heavens
What was the statement made by the Prophet S to Āishah R when he conquered Makkah in 8AH?
“Were it not for the fact that your people are still new to Islam, I would have rebuilt the Kaʿbah on the original specification of Ibrāhīm and made the door accessible to everyone."
Out of the 4 hunafā, who accepted Islam and then left Islam for Christianity and died in the state of disbelief?
Ubaydullah bin Jahsh
Which person gave the recommended solution to resolve the dispute over the placing of the Hajr Al Aswad?
Abu Umayyah ibn Al Mughīrah Al Makhzūmi
Name the 4 famous Hunafā
What was one of the fundamental additions of the Quraysh to the Ka'bah that was quite beneficial?
The addition of the water spout to prevent structural damage in case of heavy rain and flooding
Which famous companion rebuilt the Ka'bah back to it's rectangular shape before it was destroyed again and who/how was it destroyed?
Abdullah bin Zubair R
Hajjaj bin Yusuf destroyed it via catapulting Makkah Mukarramah.
What were some of the practices of the Quraysh related to Jinns before Islam?
Fortune Tellers used to employ them to bring news that was not commonly known.
Travelers used to seek refuge in the Lord of the Jinns of the Valley they were traveling in.
Many other evil acts
Which religion did Waraqah bin Nawfal convert to and became a scholar of and what did the Prophet S say about him?
Christianity and the Prophet S said about him in a hadith related by Āishah R: "Do not curse Waraqah for verily I have seen that he has one or two gardens of Paradise." - Mustadrak Hakim (agreed upon by Imam Thahabi)
What is the great wisdom of Allah SWT in the Ka'bah remaining upon the specifications of the Quraysh?
The door to the Ka'bah is inaccessible to majority of the people and the blessing of being able to pray inside the Ka'bah is still accessible to the vast majority of the people due to the Hatīm wall.
what was the clear symbolism that was apparent in the destruction and rebuilding of the Ka'bah 5 years prior to the Prophet receiving Divine Revelation?
The symbolism was that the Religion of Prophet Ibrahim AS had been destroyed and that Prophet Muhammad S was coming to rebuild it back.