Sūrat al-Balad
Prophets
Karbalāʾ
Imāms
General knowledge
100

Which city was this sūrah revealed in?

Makkah

100

Who was the Qurʾān revealed to?

Prophet Muḥammad (ṣ)

100
Who was the Flag Bearer of Imām Ḥusayn (ʿa)?

Ḥaḍrat ʿAbbās (ʿa)

100

Where was Imām Ḥusayn (ʿa) born?

Madīnah

100

What is the tallest mountain in the world?

Mount Everest

200

Which father–son duo is Allāh (swt) referring to in this sūrah?

Prophet Ibrāhīm (ʿa) and Prophet Ismāʿīl (ʿa)

200

Which Prophet had a staff that turned into a snake?

Prophet Mūsā (ʿa)

200

Which sister of Imām Ḥusayn (ʿa) gave a powerful speech in Shām?

Lady Zaynab (ʿa)

200

What is the birthdate of the 12th Imām (ʿa)?

15th of Sha'ban

200

Which planet is known as the Red Planet?

Mars

300

Why were human beings created?

For hardship

300

Which Prophet could speak to animals and jinn?

Prophet Sulaymān (ʿa)

300

The people of this city wrote letters inviting Imām Ḥusayn (ʿa) and then betrayed him.

The people of Kūfah

300

Which Imām has the title al-Mujtabā?

The 2th Imam

300

What is the name of the largest desert on Earth?

The Sahara desert

400

What three oaths does Allāh (swt) swear by in this sūrah?

The Kaʿbah

Prophet Muḥammad (ṣ)

The father and his child (Prophet Ibrāhīm (ʿa) and Prophet Ismāʿīl (ʿa)

400

Which Prophet was swallowed by the whale?

Prophet Yūnus (ʿa)

400

Who was the eldest son of Imām Ḥusayn (ʿa)?

Ḥaḍrat ʿAlī al-Akbar (ʿa)

400

Which Imām had a sister named Fāṭimah al-Maʿṣūmah?

Imām al-Riḍā (ʿa).

400

What is the largest country in the world?

Russia

500

What blessings of Allāh (swt) are mentioned in this sūrah?

Two eyes

A tongue and two lips

Two clear paths (of right and wrong)

500

What miracle did Prophet ʿĪsā (ʿa) display as a baby?

He spoke from his cradle, showing that he was a prophet of Allāh (swt).

500

Who said “Death is sweeter than honey”?

Ḥaḍrat Qāsim (ʿa)

500

Which two Imāms are buried in Sāmarrāʾ?

Imām ʿAlī al-Hādī (ʿa) 

Imām al-Ḥasan al-ʿAskarī (ʿa)

500

Who invented the light bulb?

Thomas Edison