Who was . . .
Where is . . .
Poetry
ELA
Previous F1Rsts
100

The husband of the first martyr.

Who was Yaser (R)?

100

The birthplace of Bilal (R).

Where is Makkah?

100

This poetic device repeats the same beginning sound in several words in a row, like “Sumayyah's sweet submission”

What is alliteration?

100

In the RISE paragraph, the 'I' stands for this.

What is 'include details?'

100

This sahabiya financed the Islamic movement during its early years.

Who is Khadijah (RA)?

200

He was tortured by being burned with hot iron on his back for teaching the Qur’an, but he never gave up.

Who was Khabbab (R)?

200

Zaid ibn Haritha (R) was with the Prophet (SAWS) during his most painful memory in this city. 

Where is Taif?

200

This type of poem spells out a word or message using the first letters of each line.

What is an acrostic?

200

Every paragraph in an expository essay must begin with this.

What is a topic sentence?

200

This First never met the Prophet (PBUH).

Who was Zaid ibn Amr (R)?

300

The second woman to accept Islam.

Who was Lubaba (RA)?

300

After living in many different regions, Suhaib ar Rumi (R) died here. 

Where is Madinah?

300

A 14-line poem with ten syllables per line.

What is a sonnet?

300

The syllable count in this statement: "Emulating the sahabah is tantamount to attaining beautiful character."

What is 22?

300

The father of the Prophet's grandchildren.

Who was Ali (R)?

400

He was hit with a pole by the second woman to accept Islam. 

Who was Abu Lahab?

400

The first halaqa took place here.

Where is Dar ul Arqam?

400

This device gives human qualities to non-human things—like saying “the wind whispered through the trees.”

What is personification?

400

The first part of this sentence: 

Because we work so hard in this class, we will inshaAllah be with The Firsts in Jannah. 

What is a dependent clause?

400

A blind, Christian monk.

Who was Waraqah ibn Nawfal?

500

Zainab attempted to ransom him with her precious necklace.

Who was Abu al 'As?

500

The first martyr was originally from present-day ____.

Where is Ethiopia?

500

This funny five-line poem often starts with “There once was a…” and follows an AABBA rhyme scheme.

What is a limerick?

500

We must use a past participle along with the verb 'have' in this tense.

What is the perfect tense?

500

A bucket of water descended from the heavens for this righteous woman.

Who was Barakah/Umm Ayman (RA)?