FIRST REVELATION
What was the name of the cave where the first revelation came?
Cave Hira.
What was the Prophet ﷺ known as before prophethood because people trusted him?
Al Amin.
What was the Year of Sorrow called in Arabic.
'Aam al Huzn.
What city was Yathrib later called?
Madinah.
What were the Makkan migrants called, and what were the Madinah helpers called?
Muhajirun, Ansar.
What mountain is Cave Hira on, and what does its name mean?
Jabal al Nur, Mountain of Light.
Name one group that accepted Islam early in Makkah besides the wealthy leaders.
The poor, the young, or slaves.
In what year CE did the Year of Sorrow happen.
619 CE.
Who slept in the Prophet’s ﷺ bed the night Quraysh planned to assassinate him?
Ali.
What was the first mosque in Islamic history called?
Masjid Quba.
In what year CE did the first revelation happen, and how old was the Prophet ﷺ.
610 CE, 40 years old.
Who was tortured on hot sand with a rock on his chest for saying Allah is One?
Bilal
Name the two people the Prophet ﷺ lost in the Year of Sorrow?
Khadijah and Abu Talib.
What cave did the Prophet ﷺ and Abu Bakr hide in, and for how many days?
Cave of Thawr, three days.
About how long after arriving in Madinah did the qiblah change to the Kaaba?
About 16 months.
What surah did the first revealed verses come from, and what was the first command word said by Jibreel.
Surah Al Alaq, Iqra (اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ)
Who was the first martyr in Islam, and what was her husband’s name?
Sumayyah, Yasir.
Where did the Prophet ﷺ go after the Year of Sorrow to look for support, and who went with him?
Taif, Zayd ibn Harithah?
What famous line did the Prophet ﷺ say when Abu Bakr feared they would be caught?
Do not worry. Allah is with us.
What treaty was broken that led toward the Conquest of Makkah?
Treaty of Hudaybiyyah.
Who took the Prophet ﷺ to Waraqah ibn Nawfal, and list two reasons she gave for why Allah would not disgrace him?
Khadijah. He kept family ties, helped the weak, honored guests, supported people in trouble.
What two things did Quraysh offer to try to make the Prophet ﷺ stop preaching?
Wealth and kingship.
What did the Angel of the Mountains offer to do, and what did the Prophet ﷺ choose instead?
Crush Taif between the mountains. He chose mercy and hoped for their guidance.
About how far was the journey to Madinah, and about how long did it usually take by camel?
About 400 kilometers, about 8 to 12 days.
Who suggested digging the trench at Khandaq, and what key effect did the trench have?
Salman al Farisi. It stopped horses and armies from entering easily.