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Prophet Muhammadﷺ
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"You are to me like Harun is to Musa, except there shall be no prophet after me"

Who is Prophet Muhammad ﷺ?

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"I leave behind two weighty things, the ____ and my family" - Prophet Muhammad ﷺ  

What is the Holy Quran?

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This Imam is believed to be in occultation

Who is Imam Muhammad al Mahdi (ajtfs)?

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This city is home to the shrine of Imam Hussain (as)

What is Karbala, Iraq?

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The month and location that the Prophet was born in 

What is Rabi al Awwal and in Makkah?

200

"She was a flower from heaven who came and went, but whose scent shall forever remain in my mind."

Who is Imam Ali (as)?

200

A collection of quotes, sermons, and letters attributed to Imam Ali (as)

What is the Nahjul Balagha?

200

On the day of Ashura, this young son of the Imam (as) was martyred in his fathers arms

Who is Hazrat Ali Asghar (as)?

200

This holy city houses the shrine of Imam Ali (as)

What is Najaf, Iraq?

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The first word revealed to the Prophet ﷺ in the Quran

What is "Iqra" (Read)?

ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ

Read, ˹O Prophet,˺ in the Name of your Lord Who created (96:1)

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"Ask me! Ask me! Before you lose me!"

Who is Imam Ali (as)?

300

Compilation of supplications/duas from Imam Zain ul Abideen (as)

What is Sahifa Sajjadiya?

300

This Imam is known as the splitter of knowledge and became the Imam at a very young age

Who is Imam Muhammad al Baqir (as)?

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This city is home to the shrine of Imam Reza (as)

What is Mashhad, Iran?

300

This verse of the Quran refers to the event where the Prophet ﷺ took his family under his cloak and called them the "Ahlul Bayt."

What is Ayat al Tathir (33:33)?

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Who is this hadith from al Kafi vol 1 attributed to? "Seeking knowledge is an obligation upon every Muslim, man and woman. God certainly likes seekers of knowledge."

Who is Prophet Muhammad ﷺ?

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Authored by Allama Majlisi, one of the most comprehensive collections of shia traditions

What is Bihar al Anwar?

400

This person was a companion of Imam Ali (as), and the Imam (as) narrated a special dua to him recited on the eve of Fridays

Who is Kumayl ibn Ziyad?

400

The shrines of Imam Musa al Kadhim (as) and Imam Muhammad al Jawad (as) are in this city

What is Kazmain, Iraq? 

400

Which Non-Muslim author chose Muhammad ﷺ to lead the list of the world's most influential people in history?

Who is Michael Hart?

500

Who is this hadith from al Kafi vol 8 attributed to?

"Look at those who are less capable than you, and do not look at those who are more capable than you, as more contentment comes from behaving as such."

Who is Imam Jafar as Sadiq (as)?

500

Written by Shaykh al Kulayni, and one of the most reliable shia hadith books

What is Kitab al Kafi?

500

Name at least two of the deputies of Imam Mahdi (ajtfs) during Ghayba al Sughra (minor occultation)

Who is Husayn bin Ruh, Ali bin Muhammad al Samuri, Uthman bin Sa'id, or Muhammad bin Uthman?

500

The parents of the 12th Imam are buried here

What is Samarrah, Iraq?

500

What is known as the most important biography of the Prophet ﷺ, written in the second century?

What is the "Seerah of Ibn Ishaaq?"