Surahs
You have 7 seconds for this task.
List the names of the last 5 Surahs in reverse order, starting with the last Sarah and going backwards.
Half points can be awarded for a correct response completed within 10 seconds.
Al-Naas
Al-Falaq
Al-Ikhlaas
Al-Masad
Al-Nasr
Which is the first Surah to be revealed?
(Bonus points: how many verses were revealed first?)
Al-'Alaq (5 verses)
How many letters are there in Arabic?
29 (Accept 28 if letters were not counted)
Who proposed the idea of creating Pakistan as an independent country?
Allama Iqbal
Who is the captain of the Egyptian football team at the FIFA World Cup 2026?
Mohamed Salah
Which Surah is number 100?
Al-'Adiyaat
Which 2 Surahs were revealed to teach Muslims how to seek Allah's protection from harm to their bodies and souls?
Surah Al-Falaq and Surah Al-Naas
Which one of the disjointed letters (Al-Huroof Al-Muqatta'aat) can be extended to a madd of either 4 or 6 counts?
'Ain
Where was Alexander the Great from?
Extra 100 points for mentioning what he was famous for.
Macedonia (Accept Greece)
Known for conquering a very large territory ranging from Greece to India
What is the name of Pakistan's only Olympic Gold Medalist and which sport was it won in?
Arshad Nadeem, Javelin Throw
What is the Surah number of Surah Al-Naba'?
78
(accept 77 from younger students based on 114-37)
Which Surah speaks about a very special night that comes once a year?
Double points for correctly counting the number of words in the Surah.
Al-Qadr (30 words)
Recite the 5th ayah of Surah Al-Fatihah. In how many ways can one do waqf at the end of the ayah? Describe them fully.
(Only consider waqf with sukoon)
3 ways. Madd 'Aarid lil-Sukoon for 2, 4 or 6 counts.
إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ
How many years has it been since the first Nakbah (Israeli forcible occupation of Palestinian land and expulsion of the Palestinians from it)?
78 years (half points for mentioning 1948)
What is Pakistan's national sport? Has Pakistan won any major awards in this sport?
Field Hockey, Yes, 3-time Olympic and 4-time World Cup champions
How many lines long is Surah Al-Mutaffifeen?
19 lines (Accept 19, 20 or 21)
Which Surah consoles the Prophet SAWS by telling him that Allah has not abandoned him?
Surah Al-Duha
How many letters of the Arabic alphabet are categorized as Shamsiyyah (idgham is done when prefixed with al-)?
14 letters
The first letter of every word in the following line of poetry
طِبْ ثُمَّ صِلْ رَحِمًا تَفُزْ ضِفْ ذَا نِعَمْ دَعْ سُــــوءَ ظَــنٍّ زُرْ شَـرِيفًا للكَــرَمْ
Name 6 Muslim empires of the past.
Any valid answer (accept Fatimid Caliphate as well)
Which country is the most dominant in Table Tennis?
China
Which Surah in the 30th Juz has the most ayaat ending with the third letter of the Arabic alphabet? How many ayaat follow this pattern?
Surah Al-Takweer (14 ayaat ending with Taa' mabsutah)
Which Surah was revealed to console the Prophet SAWS after the death of his son?
Surah Al-Kawthar
Which Surah in the 30th Juz' has the most ayaat ending with Qalqalah? How many such ayaat are there?
Surah Al-Burooj (20 ayaat)
What was the old name of Istanbul? Why was it an important city?
Constantinople, important as it was the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire for centuries and one of the key cities in the Christian world
What is the Arabic name of the famous Mixed Martial Artist, Khabib Nurmagomedov?
Habib Nur Muhammad