Vocabulary
ٱلۡحَيُّ
The Ever-Living
Muslims were how much in number while living in Makkah?
Small minority/ Less in number vs Quraish of Makkah
Muslims were how much in number while living in Madina?
Majority / More in number than non believers
The people of Makkah (Muhajirun) became brothers with these people.
Ansar
Before Islam’s arrival, two tribes competed for honor and leadership in Madinah. What are their names?
Aws and the Khazraj
Who is the person that Suratul ‘Abasa refers to when saying “He frowned and turned away”?
The Prophet ﷺ
ٱلۡقَيُّومُۚ
the Sustainer of all that exists
In Makkah, What did Muslims face from the Quraysh?
hatred and oppression
Unlike in Makkah, what did Muslims in Madinah received from others?
love and support
Muslims of Madina shared three things with Muhajireen. What were they?
homes, wealth, and love
This man, who hoped to rule Yathrib, led the hypocrites and pressured the Prophet to spare his Jewish allies. What was his name?
Abdullāh bin Ubayy
Who was the blind man who came to the Prophet ﷺ seeking guidance?
Abdullah ibn Umm Maktum
ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ
The Heavens/Sky
In Makkah, Muslims could not do something publicly, what was it?
pray
In Madinah, Muslims could do this freely?
practice Islam/Pray salah
Islam did not create division based on three things. What are they?
tribe, race, or background
Feuds were settled by tribal custom, not a shared law, due to the absence of what kind of central authority?
A unified government
What was the reason the Prophet ﷺ frowned?
He was speaking to Quraysh leaders and was interrupted
عَلَيۡ + ك
Upon + You
Were most of the relatives of Muslims believers when they lived in Makkah?
No they were mostly non-believing relatives
Muslims lived with new companions in Madinah. What were they called ?
brothers and sisters in faith or
ANSAR (Helpers)
The only difference between people in Islam and others is what?
Taqwa (God-consciousness) Mindfulness of Allah
The Constitution of Madinah declared that each Jewish group retained this freedom while sharing in mutual defence
freedom to follow their own religion
According to the verses, who is more deserving of attention?
Those who seek purification and guidance
ٱلۡعَلِيُّ
The Most High
Life in Makkah was full of these two hardships.
fear and slavery
Life in Madinah was full of two blessings. What was it?
freedom and peace
Being one Ummah, a believer should help each other for their faith and not for these two reasons? What are they?
blood or race (because they are from same family or group)
Hypocrites are warned in the Qur’ān that those who conspire and break pledges will face this fate.
Punishment in hellfire
How does Allah describe the Qur’an in Arabic in Ayah 11–16?
A reminder preserved in honored pages
📖 فِي صُحُفٍ مُّكَرَّمَةٍ
Fī ṣuḥufin mukarramah
صُحُفٍ (ṣuḥuf) = pages, scriptures, scrolls
مُّكَرَّمَةٍ (mukarramah) = honored, noble
ٱلۡعَظِيمُ
The Most Great
What does Hijrah mean in English?
migration
Hijrah was a move from fear to ________ and from weakness to ________
Freedom
Strength
The bond of Ummah was stronger in Madina than
tribe or family
Internal and external threats led the Prophet to draft this landmark document, guaranteeing mutual protection. What is it?
the Constitution of Madinah
In whose hands are the honored scriptures mentioned in Ayah 15–16? Tell the arabic word used to describe them
سَفَرَةٍ•
safarah
= “In the hands of scribes, noble and righteous (angels.