Prophet Dawud (as) & Family
Who was the fearsome, giant commander who Prophet Dawud fought against and defeated?
Jālut (Goliath).
Once, Allāh wanted Nabi Musa (‘a) to meet another man who had special hidden knowledge from Allāh. This man is called ___________and he is still alive even today.
In which Surah does Allah discuss the story of Prophet Musa (as) and the Prophet with the hidden knowledge?
Khidr (‘a)
Surah Kahf
What is al-Isra wa al-Mi’ráj?
Mi'raj - ascesion
Israa - night journey
In the 11th year of his mission, just one year before the hijrah to Madina, Allāh decided to take Rasulullāh (s) on a special journey to the heavens to show him all the wonders of the universe. Allāh has mentioned this. Night Journey (which is called al-Isrā wa al-Mi’rāj or in short “Mi’rāj”) in the Qur’ān as follows:
Glory be to Him (Allāh) who carried His servant (Rasulullāh) on a journey by night from the Sacred Mosque (of Makkah) to the Farthest Mosque (Masjid al-Aqsa in Jerusalem) whose area We have blessed, that We might show him (Rasulullāh) some of ur signs. Indeed He (Allāh) is the All-hearing, the All-seeing.
- Surah al-Isrā, 17:1
Rasulullah (saw) laid the foundation of a masjid for the Banu Awf and this was the first masjid of Islām. and it's called _________
Masjid Quba
Which Divine book was given to Prophet Dawud (as)?
Who was the son of Prophet Dawud (as)?
Zabur
Prophet Sulayman (as)
Where was Imām Hasan al-Askari (‘a) born and where is he buried?
Which other Imam is buried in the same holy city?
Born: Madinah
Buried: Samarra
Imām Ali al-Hādi (‘a)
What is Sidratul Muntaha?
Sidratul Muntaha is the highest level in the Heavens and here Rasulullah (s) saw something like our Ka’ba that the angels were doing tawaaf of this Ka’ba of the angels was called “Baitul Ma’mur” which is exactly above our Ka’ba in Makkah!
When Rasulullāh (s) began his journey out of Makkah, took refuge in the ________, which was on the way to Madina.
Cave of Thawr
Nabi Sulaymān (‘a) sent a creature from his army called _________ back to _________, who was the queen of ___________ with a letter and in it he told her to stop worshipping the Sun and to believe in Allāh and accept Nabi Sulaymān (‘a) as the prophet of Allāh.
Hudhud
Bilqis
Saba
Who was the famous Muslim philosopher, mathematician and scientist who burnt one of his own books when he realized he was wrong after he was presented with the intellectual arguments of Imam Hasan al Askari (as)?
Ya'qub al Kindi
Some angels were building palaces made of gold with rubies and other beautiful gemstones. Sometime they would stop and just wait around. Why?
One angel had many hands and each hand a large number of fingers and was just counting.
When the Prophet asked what he was doing, he replied that his job was _____________
However, he continued by saying that he could count anything except______________
a) H Prophet (saw) was told when a mu’min does the dhikr of Allah like tasbeehate arba’a the angels keep building, when they stop reciting the angels stop.
b) to count the number of raindrops that fallen on the entire Earth to this day.
c) The amount of blessings that a congregation of Muslims receive when they recite Salawaat!
What is the name of:
- the Muslims who had migrated from Makkah and
- the Muslims of Madina
And who was the host of Rasulullah for about 7 months after he emigrated to Madina whilst his house was being built?
Muhājirun
Ansār
Abu Ayyub al-Ansāri was delighted to have the honour of being the host of Rasulullāh (s),
When the Queen from the faraway land decided to go and visit Nabi Sulaymān (‘a) with her people. Nabi Sulaymān (‘a) wanted to show her how much power Allāh had given him so he asked, ‘who can bring me the throne of the Queen even before she gets here.’ One jinn said, ‘I can bring it even before you stand from your throne.’
But there was a wise man in the court of Nabi Sulaymān (‘a) called ________________.
He told Nabi Sulaymān (‘a), ‘I can bring it with the knowledge and power that Allāh has given me, even before you blink.'
Asif bin Barkhiya
Who was the mother of the 11th Imam? Mention her name according to some books
His mother was a very knowledgeable and righteous woman known for her pure and noble character and her name is Sawsan or (according to some books) her name is Hadith.
The Prophet returned from this miraculous trip that same night. When he came back and told the people what had happened, many were skeptical and didn’t believe him, so he gave 2 proofs. Discuss these.
i. He described exactly what Masjid Aqsa looked like. Since he had never been to Jerusalem people believed him because he described it perfectly.
ii. On his way back he saw a caravan that had lost their camel and were looking for it. Shortly after, a caravan entered Makkah and when asked, they had indeed lost a camel the previous night!
After this the people had no doubt that the Prophet had gone to the Heavens and everyone learnt from his experiences there.
In the earlier days, Madina was called __________ and the people of this city also came to Makkah for pilgrimage and trade. The two main tribes living there were the tribes of _________ & __________. They were enemies of each other and were always fighting and killing each other.
Yathrib
Aws and Khazraj
Which Surah contains the letter that Prophet Sulayman sent to the queen whose people worshipped the sun?
And how does this letter begin?
Surah Naml
Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem
Share the story when Prophet Musa (as) was traveling with the Prophet with hidden knowledge and mention the 3 incidents that occurred and the reasoning behind each.
Musa said to him (Khidr), ‘May I follow you so that you teach me some of
the guidance that you have been taught?
He (Khidr) said, ‘you cannot have patience with me! And how can you have patience about something that you don’t know of?’
He (Musa) said, ‘You will find me, inshā Allāh, to be patient, and I will not disobey you in any matter.’ He (Khidr) said, ‘If you follow me, do not question me about anything until I [myself] mention it to you.’
So they went on until they boarded a boat. [When they got off the boat] he (Khidr) made a hole in it. He (Musa) said, ‘did you make a hole in it to drown its people? You have certainly done a monstrous thing!’
He (Khidr) said, ‘Did I not say, you cannot have patience with me?’ He (Musa) said, ‘Do not hold me for what I forgot and do not be hard on me.’
So they went on. When they met a boy, he (Khidr) killed him. He (Musa) said, ‘Did you slay an innocent soul without reason? You have done a terrible thing!’
He (Khidr) said, ‘Did I not tell you, you cannot have patience with me?’
So he (Musa) said, ‘If I question you about anything after this, do not keep me in your company. You have already got sufficient excuse from me.’
So they went on until they came to a town where they asked its people for food but the people refused to keep them as guests. There they found a wall that was about to collapse, so he (Khidr) built it up again.
So he (Musa) said, ‘If you wished, you could have taken a wage for it (from the people of the town since they refused to help us).’
He (Khidr) said, ‘This is where you and I shall part. I will now inform you about the meaning of all that over which you could not be patient.
As for the boat, it belonged to some poor people who worked on the sea.
I wanted to sink it because behind them was an (evil) king who was seizing every ship by force (and would come after them).
As for the boy, his parents were faithful believers and we feared he (the boy) would (grow up one day) and harm them with rebellion and unfaith (i.e. the boy was going to grow up and become an evil person). So we desired that their Lord should give them in exchange (of this boy another) one better than him in purity and closer in mercy.
As for the wall, it belonged to two boys, orphans in the city. Under it there was a treasure belonging to them. Their father was a good man (and he died but left them the treasure and the wall was the only sign for it). So your Lord desired that they should grow up and take out their treasure, as a mercy from your Lord.
I did not do (the actions) out of my own wish (but was guided by Allāh).
This is the meaning of that over which you could not keep patience.
Finally, the Prophet reached... “The curtain of light” and at that point he was the CLOSEST to Allah – more than any creature had ever been before!!
Now imagine this part – this special journey, on a special horse, with a special angel that ONLY our incredible Prophet Muhammad has ever taken! WHY? What was the purpose?
What could be so important that the Prophet was brought all the way to the highest of the Heavens!
(2 things with elaboration)
It’s because Allah wanted to tell him something! The MOST important things, should I tell you? There are 2 things:
i. Salah – here the Prophet was told to teach the Muslims how to pray and Salah was made wajib on us! This is why it is said “As Salaatu Mi’raj ul- Mu’min” Salah is the mi’raj of the Mu’min!
Also at this point Allah says: “Salat is the means of success of my Servants. Salat is the key to success, salvation and truthfulness of My servants”
ii. The Wilayat of Imam Ali and Allah showed the Prophet the exalted status and the importance of Imam Ali!
What is the pledge of Aqabah?
12 people came from Yathrib to Makkah to meet Rasulullāh (s). The meeting took place in a valley outside Makkah called 'Aqaba. These twelve people made a special promise (pledge) to Rasulullāh (s): they accepted Islām and promised not to make anyone a partner with Allāh, not to steal and not to bury their daughters alive.
They promised not to backbite and speak badly of one another and to perform good deeds. In exchange Rasulullāh (s) promised them that if they act according to their pledge, they would go to paradise (Jannah) in the hereafter. This promise or pledge is known in Islām as “The First Pledge of ‘Aqaba”.