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Q1: Match each hadith term with its meaning:
Answer: Isnad (chain) ↔ The chain of narrators who passed on the hadith, Matn (text) ↔ The text of the hadith itself, Agreed upon (muttafaq 'alayh) ↔ What both al-Bukhari and Muslim narrated, Companion (Sahabi) ↔ Someone who met the Prophet ﷺ believing in him and died as a Muslim
💡 The science of hadith terminology preserves the Prophet's Sunnah: scholars study the isnad to make sure the narrators are trustworthy, and the matn to make sure the text is sound.
Q2: Match each angel with the task assigned to him:
Answer: Jibril (Gabriel) (peace be upon him) ↔ Bringing down revelation to the messengers, Mika'il (Michael) (peace be upon him) ↔ Rain and plants, Israfil (peace be upon him) ↔ Blowing the Horn, Malik ↔ Keeper of the Fire
💡 Belief in the angels is a pillar of faith; each of them has a task Allah has assigned to him, and they "do not disobey Allah in what He commands them" (Surah At-Tahrim).
Q3: Match each revealed scripture with the messenger to whom it was sent down:
Answer: The Torah (Tawrah) ↔ Musa (Moses) (peace be upon him), The Gospel (Injil) ↔ Isa (Jesus) (peace be upon him), The Noble Quran ↔ Muhammad ﷺ
💡 Belief in the revealed books is a pillar of faith, and the Noble Quran is the last of them and the guardian over them.
Q4: Order these surahs according to their order in the Noble Mushaf:
Answer: Ya-Sin then Al-Mulk then An-Naba' then Al-Ikhlas
💡 In the order of the mushaf, Surah Ya-Sin is number 36, Al-Mulk 67, An-Naba' 78, and Al-Ikhlas 112.
Q5: Order these battles and events from earliest to latest:
Answer: The Battle of Badr then The Battle of Uhud then The Battle of the Trench then The conquest of Makkah
💡 Badr was in year 2, Uhud in year 3, the Trench in year 5 according to the well-known view, and the conquest of Makkah in year 8 after the Hijrah.
Q6: Order the four imams by year of birth, from earliest to latest:
Answer: Abu Hanifah al-Nu'man then Malik ibn Anas then Muhammad ibn Idris al-Shafi'i then Ahmad ibn Hanbal
💡 Abu Hanifah was born in 80 AH, Malik in 93 AH, al-Shafi'i in 150 AH, and Ahmad in 164 AH; al-Shafi'i studied under Malik, and Ahmad under al-Shafi'i.
Q7: Choose the things that happened during the caliphate of Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him):
Answer: Starting to use Hijri dating, Receiving the keys of Jerusalem, Setting up the government registers (diwans)
💡 In the time of Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), Hijri dating began, government registers (diwans) were set up and Jerusalem was opened, while the Wars of Apostasy were in the time of Abu Bakr and the copying of the mushafs in the time of Uthman, may Allah be pleased with them.
Q8: Choose the angels whose names are mentioned explicitly in the Noble Quran:
Answer: Jibril, Mikal (Mika'il), Malik
💡 Jibril and Mikal are mentioned in Surah Al-Baqarah, and Malik in Surah Az-Zukhruf, while Israfil is mentioned in the Sunnah but not by name in the Quran.
Q9: Choose the Madani surahs from the list:
Answer: Al Imran, An-Nisa', Al-Ma'idah
💡 Al Imran, An-Nisa' and Al-Ma'idah were revealed after the Hijrah and contain legal rulings, while Al-Kahf and Maryam are Makki.
Q10: Choose the books that are among the Six Books of hadith:
Answer: Sahih al-Bukhari, Sunan Abi Dawud, Sunan al-Tirmidhi
💡 The Six Books are the Sahihs of al-Bukhari and Muslim and the Sunans of Abu Dawud, al-Tirmidhi, al-Nasa'i and Ibn Majah, while Riyad al-Salihin and the Forty were written by al-Nawawi centuries later.
Q11: Choose the surahs named after animals or insects:
Answer: Surah An-Nahl (the Bee), Surah Al-Ankabut (the Spider), Surah Al-Fil (the Elephant)
💡 The Quran has surahs named after creatures, such as Al-Baqarah (the Cow), Al-An'am (the Cattle), An-Nahl (the Bee), An-Naml (the Ant), Al-Ankabut (the Spider) and Al-Fil (the Elephant), while Maryam and Yunus are named after people.
Q12: From the list, choose those who are among the messengers of firm resolve (Ulu al-'Azm):
Answer: Nuh (Noah), peace be upon him, Ibrahim (Abraham), peace be upon him, Musa (Moses), peace be upon him
💡 According to the well-known view, the messengers of firm resolve are five: Nuh, Ibrahim, Musa, Isa and Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon them, and they are the ones mentioned in Surahs Al-Ahzab and Ash-Shura.
Q13: The name "Muhammad" ﷺ is mentioned explicitly in the Noble Quran 4 times.
Answer: True ✔
💡 It appears in Surahs Al Imran, Al-Ahzab, Muhammad and Al-Fath, and his name "Ahmad" appears in Surah As-Saff.
Q14: The Treaty of al-Hudaybiyyah came after the conquest of Makkah.
Answer: False ✖
💡 The Treaty of al-Hudaybiyyah was in the 6th year after the Hijrah, about two years before the conquest of Makkah.
Q15: Surah Maryam is the only surah in the Quran named after a woman.
Answer: True ✔
💡 Maryam (peace be upon her) is the only woman mentioned by name in the Quran, and a whole surah is named after her.
Q16: Surah Al-Fatihah has 9 verses.
Answer: False ✖
💡 Surah Al-Fatihah has 7 verses, which is why it is called "the Seven Oft-Repeated" (al-Sab' al-Mathani).
Q17: Imam al-Nawawi is the author of the book "Riyad al-Salihin" (Gardens of the Righteous).
Answer: True ✔
💡 Imam Yahya ibn Sharaf al-Nawawi gathered hadiths on manners and character in "Riyad al-Salihin," arranged in chapters, and it is one of the most widespread books.
Q18: The conquest of Makkah was in the 2nd year after the Hijrah.
Answer: False ✖
💡 The conquest of Makkah was in the 8th year after the Hijrah, while the second year saw the Battle of Badr.
Q19: Surah Al-Baqarah is a Makki surah.
Answer: False ✖
💡 Surah Al-Baqarah is Madani, revealed after the Hijrah, and it contains many rulings on worship and dealings.
Q20: The Noble Quran has 60 hizbs (sections).
Answer: True ✔
💡 Each of the thirty parts contains two hizbs, so the total is 60 hizbs.
Q21: The Noble Quran was revealed to the Prophet ﷺ in parts over about 23 years.
Answer: True ✔
💡 The Quran was revealed in stages according to events throughout the prophethood: about 13 years in Makkah and 10 in Madinah.
Q22: On which night was the Noble Quran sent down?
Answer: The Night of Decree (Laylat al-Qadr)
💡 Allah the Exalted says: "Indeed, We sent the Qur'an down during the Night of Decree" (Surah Al-Qadr), and it is in the last ten nights of Ramadan.
Q23: In which surah are Allah's words: "Indeed, it is We who sent down the message [i.e., the Qur'an], and indeed, We will be its guardian"?
Answer: Surah Al-Hijr
💡 This verse is in Surah Al-Hijr, and in it Allah promises to protect the Noble Quran from distortion and alteration.
Q24: Whoever recites the last two verses of Surah ... at night, they will suffice him. Which surah is it?
Answer: Al-Baqarah
💡 The Prophet ﷺ said: "Whoever recites the two verses at the end of Surah Al-Baqarah at night, they will suffice him." (Agreed upon)
Q25: Who is the only Companion mentioned by name in the Noble Quran?
Answer: Zayd ibn Harithah (may Allah be pleased with him)
💡 The name of Zayd ibn Harithah (may Allah be pleased with him) appears in Surah Al-Ahzab: "So when Zayd had no longer any need for her."
Q26: How many hadiths are in the book "Al-Arba'un al-Nawawiyyah" (al-Nawawi's Forty Hadith)?
Answer: 42 hadiths
💡 The book is called "the Forty" as a round number, but it has 42 hadiths that Imam al-Nawawi gathered from the foundations of the religion.
Q27: What was the first capital of the Islamic state?
Answer: Madinah
💡 After the Hijrah, the Prophet ﷺ established the Islamic state in Madinah, and from there the call to Islam spread across the Arabian Peninsula and beyond.
Q28: What was the great battle in which the Muslims defeated the Persians under the command of Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him)?
Answer: The Battle of al-Qadisiyyah
💡 Al-Qadisiyyah took place in the time of Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him), and it opened the way to Iraq and al-Mada'in.
Q29: What was the great battle in which the Muslims defeated the Byzantine army in the Levant, with Khalid ibn al-Walid (may Allah be pleased with him) among its commanders?
Answer: The Battle of Yarmouk
💡 Yarmouk was one of the greatest battles in the Levant, and after it the Levant was opened to the Muslims.
Q30: What is the last surah in the order of the Noble Mushaf?
Answer: Surah Al-Nas
💡 Surah Al-Nas is surah 114, the last surah of the mushaf, and before it is Surah Al-Falaq.
Q31: What is the thirtieth juz' (part) of the Noble Quran called?
Answer: Juz' Amma
💡 The last part is called "Juz' Amma" because it begins with Surah An-Naba': "About what are they asking one another?" (Amma yatasa'alun), and it has the most surahs of all the parts.
Q32: Which surah did the Prophet ﷺ say has 30 verses and interceded for a man until he was forgiven?
Answer: Surah Al-Mulk
💡 The Prophet ﷺ said: "There is a surah of the Quran of thirty verses that interceded for a man until he was forgiven, and it is: Tabarak alladhi biyadihi al-mulk." (Narrated by al-Tirmidhi and others)
Q33: What is the longest verse in the Noble Quran?
Answer: The Verse of Debt in Surah Al-Baqarah
💡 The Verse of Debt is verse 282 of Surah Al-Baqarah, and it contains rulings on writing down and documenting debts.
Q34: Which surah is also called "Surah Bani Isra'il" (the Children of Israel)?
Answer: Surah Al-Isra'
💡 Surah Al-Isra' is also called "Surah Bani Isra'il" because of the accounts of the Children of Israel mentioned in it.
Q35: Which battle took place right after the conquest of Makkah, in Shawwal of the eighth year?
Answer: The Battle of Hunayn
💡 Allah the Exalted mentioned it in His words: "and [even] on the day of Hunayn, when your great number pleased you" (Surah At-Tawbah), and it was a lesson that victory comes from Allah.
Q36: What is the only Hajj the Prophet ﷺ performed after the Hijrah called?
Answer: The Farewell Hajj
💡 The Prophet ﷺ performed Hajj in the tenth year after the Hijrah and bid the people farewell in it, and he passed away a few months later, so it was called the Farewell Hajj.
Q37: What was the last expedition the Prophet ﷺ went out on himself?
Answer: The Expedition of Tabuk
💡 The Expedition of Tabuk was in the ninth year after the Hijrah, and it is called the Expedition of Hardship because of the intense heat and lack of supplies.
Q38: Which treaty did Allah the Exalted call "a clear conquest," according to most Quran commentators?
Answer: The Treaty of al-Hudaybiyyah
💡 Surah Al-Fath was revealed after the Treaty of al-Hudaybiyyah in 6 AH: "Indeed, We have given you, [O Muhammad], a clear conquest," and the treaty opened the door for people to enter Islam and then for the conquest of Makkah.
Q39: In which Hijri month was the conquest of Makkah?
Answer: Ramadan
💡 Makkah was conquered in the month of Ramadan in the eighth year after the Hijrah; the Prophet ﷺ entered it humbly and pardoned its people.
Q40: What is the other name of the Battle of the Trench (al-Khandaq)?
Answer: The Battle of the Confederates (al-Ahzab)
💡 It was called the Battle of the Confederates (al-Ahzab) because many tribes allied against the Muslims, and verses of Surah Al-Ahzab were revealed about it.
Q41: What is the name of the small hill where the Prophet ﷺ ordered the archers to stay on the day of Uhud?
Answer: The Archers' Hill (Jabal al-Rumah)
💡 Its name in the books of the Prophet's biography is Jabal Aynayn, and it became known as the Archers' Hill. The Prophet ﷺ ordered the archers not to leave it no matter what happened; when many of them came down thinking the battle was over, the course of the fighting changed, and it became a lesson in obedience.
Q42: About how many Muslims were there on the day of Badr?
Answer: Three hundred and ten-odd men
💡 On the day of Badr the Muslims numbered three hundred and ten-odd men, while the polytheists were about a thousand, and Allah gave victory to the believers despite their small number.
Q43: In which Hijri year was the great Battle of Badr?
Answer: Year 2
💡 The Battle of Badr was in Ramadan of the second year after the Hijrah, and it was the first major battle the Muslims won.
Q44: Which battle did the Noble Quran call "the Day of Criterion" (Yawm al-Furqan)?
Answer: The Battle of Badr
💡 Allah called the day of Badr "the day of criterion - the day when the two armies met" (Surah Al-Anfal), because on it He distinguished between truth and falsehood.
Q45: How does the Noble Quran describe the angels who record people's deeds?
Answer: Noble and recording (kiraman katibin)
💡 Allah the Exalted says: "And indeed, [appointed] over you are keepers, noble and recording; they know whatever you do" (Surah Al-Infitar).
Q46: How is Jibril (peace be upon him) described in the verse "... has brought it down" (Surah Ash-Shu'ara')?
Answer: The Trustworthy Spirit
💡 Allah the Exalted says about the Quran: "The Trustworthy Spirit has brought it down" (Surah Ash-Shu'ara'), and the Trustworthy Spirit is Jibril (peace be upon him).
Q47: Which imam wrote the book "Al-Risalah," the first book on the principles of fiqh (usul al-fiqh)?
Answer: Imam al-Shafi'i
💡 Imam Muhammad ibn Idris al-Shafi'i wrote "Al-Risalah," becoming the first to record the rules of usul al-fiqh in a book.
Q48: Which of the four imams was called "the Imam of the Abode of the Hijrah"?
Answer: Imam Malik ibn Anas
💡 Imam Malik was called the Imam of the Abode of the Hijrah because he lived in Madinah and was its scholar and mufti.
Q49: What was Imam Abu Hanifah's real name?
Answer: Al-Nu'man ibn Thabit
💡 Abu Hanifah al-Nu'man ibn Thabit was the imam of the scholars of reasoning (ahl al-ra'y) in Kufa, and the Hanafi school is named after him.
Q50: Which of the four imams compiled the famous "Musnad" in hadith?
Answer: Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal
💡 Imam Ahmad's Musnad is one of the largest collections of the Sunnah, arranging hadiths by the names of the Companions who narrated them.
Q51: Which of the four imams wrote the book "Al-Muwatta'"?
Answer: Imam Malik ibn Anas
💡 Imam Malik wrote "Al-Muwatta'," one of the oldest organized books of hadith and fiqh.
Q52: What is the full name of the compiler of "Sahih Muslim"?
Answer: Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj al-Naysaburi
💡 Imam Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj al-Naysaburi was one of the great imams of hadith, and he was a student of Imam al-Bukhari.
Q53: Who compiled "Al-Jami' al-Sahih," considered the most authentic book after the Book of Allah?
Answer: Imam al-Bukhari
💡 Imam Muhammad ibn Isma'il al-Bukhari gathered the most authentic hadiths in his book, followed in authenticity by Sahih Muslim.
Q54: What are the surahs revealed before the Prophet's ﷺ migration to Madinah called?
Answer: Makki surahs
💡 According to the well-known view, Makki surahs were revealed before the Hijrah and Madani surahs after it; Makki surahs mostly speak about tawhid and the Hereafter.
Q55: In which battle were many memorizers of the Quran martyred, which led to it being gathered in the time of Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him)?
Answer: The Battle of al-Yamamah
💡 In the Battle of al-Yamamah against Musaylimah the Liar, many reciters were martyred, so Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) feared the Quran would be lost with them and advised gathering it.
Q56: Which caliph ordered the Noble Quran to be gathered in writing in one place for the first time after the Prophet ﷺ passed away?
Answer: Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him)
💡 The Quran was first gathered in the time of Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) on the advice of Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), and later Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) had copies of the mushaf made and sent to the regions.
Q57: Which surah contains the basmalah twice: at its beginning and within its verses?
Answer: Surah An-Naml
💡 In Surah An-Naml, the letter of Sulayman (Solomon) (peace be upon him) to the Queen of Sheba says: "Indeed, it is from Solomon, and indeed, it reads: 'In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.'"
Q58: How many juz' (parts) are in the Noble Quran?
Answer: 30 parts
💡 The Quran is divided into 30 parts to make completing it easier, so whoever reads one part a day finishes it in a month.
Q59: How many surahs are in the Noble Quran?
Answer: 114 surahs
💡 The Quran has 114 surahs; the first is Al-Fatihah and the last is Al-Nas.
Q60: Match each Mother of the Believers with her father's name:
Answer: Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) ↔ Abu Bakr al-Siddiq, Hafsah (may Allah be pleased with her) ↔ Umar ibn al-Khattab, Khadijah (may Allah be pleased with her) ↔ Khuwaylid ibn Asad
💡 The Prophet ﷺ first married Khadijah bint Khuwaylid; he contracted marriage with Aisha bint Abi Bakr in Makkah and she joined him in Madinah; and he married Hafsah bint Umar after the Hijrah. May Allah be pleased with them all.
Q61: Match each remembrance (dhikr) with the occasion it is said on:
Answer: "In Your name, O Allah, I die and I live" ↔ When going to sleep, "In the name of Allah, I put my trust in Allah" ↔ When leaving the house, "I seek Your forgiveness (Ghufranak)" ↔ When leaving the restroom, "Exalted is He who has subjected this to us" ↔ When riding an animal or a car
💡 For every situation there is a remembrance the Prophet ﷺ taught us, including Allah's words: "Exalted is He who has subjected this to us, and we could not have [otherwise] subdued it" (Surah Az-Zukhruf).
Q62: Match each person with whom they should greet first, as in the Prophet's guidance:
Answer: The younger person ↔ Greets the older person, The rider ↔ Greets the one walking, The smaller group ↔ Greet the larger group
💡 The Prophet ﷺ said: "The young should greet the old, the one passing by should greet the one sitting, and the few should greet the many," and in another narration: "The rider should greet the one walking." (Narrated by al-Bukhari)
Q63: Order the people who cared for the Prophet ﷺ after his father's death, in chronological order:
Answer: His mother, Aminah bint Wahb then His grandfather, Abd al-Muttalib then His uncle, Abu Talib
💡 The Prophet ﷺ grew up without his father in his mother's care; when she died his grandfather Abd al-Muttalib took care of him, and after his grandfather's death his uncle Abu Talib took care of him.
Q64: Order these events in the Prophet's ﷺ life from earliest to latest:
Answer: His nursing in the desert of Banu Sa'd then His marriage to Khadijah (may Allah be pleased with her) then The revelation coming to him then His migration to Madinah
💡 He ﷺ lived as a nursing baby among Banu Sa'd, married Khadijah (may Allah be pleased with her) at age 25 according to the well-known view, received the revelation at forty, and migrated 13 years after the prophethood began.
Q65: Put in order what happens when someone sneezes, as the Prophet ﷺ taught us:
Answer: The one who sneezed says: Alhamdulillah (All praise is for Allah) then The one who heard says: Yarhamuk Allah (May Allah have mercy on you) then The one who sneezed replies: Yahdikumullah wa yuslihu balakum (May Allah guide you and set your affairs right)
💡 The Prophet ﷺ said: "When one of you sneezes, let him say: Alhamdulillah, and let his brother say to him: Yarhamuk Allah. When he says to him Yarhamuk Allah, let him say: Yahdikumullah wa yuslihu balakum." (Narrated by al-Bukhari)
Q66: Choose the names that Madinah has been called:
Answer: Yathrib, Tabah
💡 Yathrib is its old name and appears in Surah Al-Ahzab, and the Prophet ﷺ called it "Tabah" (Narrated by Muslim), while Bakkah and Umm al-Qura are names of Makkah.
Q67: Choose the deeds the Prophet ﷺ called charity (sadaqah):
Answer: A good word, Smiling in your brother's face, Removing something harmful from the road
💡 The Prophet ﷺ said: "A good word is charity" and "Removing something harmful from the road is charity" (Agreed upon), and "Your smiling in the face of your brother is charity for you" (Narrated by al-Tirmidhi).
Q68: Choose the manners the Prophet ﷺ taught for eating:
Answer: Saying "Bismillah" at the start, Eating with the right hand, Eating from what is in front of you
💡 The Prophet ﷺ said: "O boy, mention Allah's name, eat with your right hand, and eat from what is in front of you" (Agreed upon), and the Prophet ﷺ never criticized food: if he liked it he ate it, and if not he left it.
Q69: Choose everyone who was a child of the Prophet ﷺ:
Answer: Al-Qasim, Zaynab, Ruqayyah
💡 The Prophet's ﷺ children include al-Qasim, Abdullah, Ibrahim, Zaynab, Ruqayyah, Umm Kulthum and Fatimah, while al-Hasan was his grandson and Abdullah ibn Abbas was his cousin.
Q70: From the list, choose everyone who was a Mother of the Believers:
Answer: Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), Hafsah (may Allah be pleased with her), Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her)
💡 Aisha, Hafsah and Umm Salamah were wives of the Prophet ﷺ, while Fatimah was his daughter and Aminah bint Wahb was his mother.
Q71: Choose the surahs that are each recited 3 times in the morning and evening remembrances:
Answer: Al-Ikhlas, Al-Falaq, Al-Nas
💡 The Prophet ﷺ said: "Say: Qul huwa Allahu ahad and the two Mu'awwidhat (al-Falaq and al-Nas) three times in the evening and the morning; they will suffice you against everything." (Narrated by Abu Dawud and al-Tirmidhi)
Q72: "Al-Qaswa'" was the name of the Prophet's ﷺ she-camel.
Answer: True ✔
💡 Al-Qaswa' was the Prophet's ﷺ she-camel; he performed the Farewell Hajj on her, she knelt down with him on the day of al-Hudaybiyyah, and books of the Prophet's biography mention that he made the Hijrah on her.
Q73: The first mosque the Prophet ﷺ built when he arrived at Madinah during the Hijrah was Quba Mosque.
Answer: True ✔
💡 The Prophet ﷺ built Quba Mosque when he stopped at Quba before entering Madinah, and then he built the Prophet's Mosque.
Q74: The Prophet ﷺ was born in Madinah.
Answer: False ✖
💡 The Prophet ﷺ was born in Makkah, then migrated to Madinah at the age of fifty-three.
Q75: After the prophethood began, the Prophet ﷺ stayed in Makkah calling people to Allah for about 13 years before the Hijrah.
Answer: True ✔
💡 The Prophet ﷺ called his people in Makkah for about 13 years, then migrated to Madinah and lived there for 10 years.
Q76: The first wife of the Prophet ﷺ was Aisha bint Abi Bakr (may Allah be pleased with her).
Answer: False ✖
💡 His ﷺ first wife was Khadijah bint Khuwaylid (may Allah be pleased with her), and he did not marry anyone else during her lifetime.
Q77: The Prophet ﷺ lived in Madinah for 20 years after the Hijrah.
Answer: False ✖
💡 The Prophet ﷺ lived in Madinah for 10 years after the Hijrah until he passed away there.
Q78: The hadith "Actions are only by intentions" is the first hadith in Sahih al-Bukhari.
Answer: True ✔
💡 Imam al-Bukhari opened his Sahih with this hadith to point out the importance of sincere intention in every deed.
Q79: The Prophet ﷺ was 30 years old when the revelation first came to him.
Answer: False ✖
💡 The revelation came to the Prophet ﷺ when he was 40 years old.
Q80: The five daily prayers were made obligatory on Muslims during the Mi'raj (Ascension).
Answer: True ✔
💡 Prayer was made obligatory on the night of the Mi'raj, when the Prophet ﷺ ascended to the heavens, so it is the act of worship that was made obligatory in the heavens.
Q81: Complete the hadith: "Make things easy and do not make them difficult, give good news and do not ..."
Answer: drive people away
💡 An agreed-upon hadith that teaches us to make things easy for people, give them good news, and not drive them away from the religion.
Q82: Complete the hadith: "Whoever takes a path seeking knowledge, Allah will make easy for him, through it, a path to ..."
Answer: Paradise
💡 A hadith narrated by Muslim, showing the virtue of seeking beneficial knowledge and that it is a path to Paradise.
Q83: Complete the hadith: "Fear Allah wherever you are, and follow a bad deed with a good deed; it will ..."
Answer: wipe it out
💡 The Prophet ﷺ said: "Fear Allah wherever you are, follow a bad deed with a good deed and it will wipe it out, and treat people with good character." (Narrated by al-Tirmidhi)
Q84: Who is truly "strong," as the Prophet ﷺ described?
Answer: The one who controls himself when angry
💡 The Prophet ﷺ said: "The strong one is not the one who overcomes people by wrestling; rather, the strong one is the one who controls himself when angry." (Agreed upon)
Q85: What advice did the Prophet ﷺ give the man who said to him "Advise me," repeating it several times?
Answer: "Do not get angry"
💡 The Prophet ﷺ said to the man: "Do not get angry," and repeated it several times (Narrated by al-Bukhari), because anger opens the door to many evils.
Q86: Where did the Night Journey (al-Isra') begin and where did it end?
Answer: From al-Masjid al-Haram to al-Masjid al-Aqsa
💡 Allah the Exalted says: "Exalted is He who took His Servant by night from al-Masjid al-Haram to al-Masjid al-Aqsa" (Surah Al-Isra').
Q87: With which event does the Hijri calendar used by Muslims begin?
Answer: The Prophet's ﷺ migration (Hijrah) to Madinah
💡 The Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) agreed in the time of Umar ibn al-Khattab to make the Hijrah the start of Islamic history, and the calendar takes its name from it.
Q88: In the authentic hadith, a man became very thirsty, went down into a well and drank, then gave water to a thirsty animal, so Allah appreciated his deed and forgave him. What was the animal?
Answer: A dog
💡 The Companions said: "O Messenger of Allah, is there a reward for us in animals?" He ﷺ said: "In every living being there is a reward." (Agreed upon)
Q89: Complete the hadith: "The most beloved deeds to Allah are ..."
Answer: the most consistent, even if small
💡 An agreed-upon hadith that teaches us that a small deed done consistently is more beloved to Allah than a large deed that stops.
Q90: Complete the hadith: "Purification is ... of faith."
Answer: half
💡 The Prophet ﷺ said: "Purification is half of faith" (Narrated by Muslim), meaning half of it, because of the great importance of purity in Islam.
Q91: What supplication does a Muslim say when entering the mosque?
Answer: O Allah, open for me the gates of Your mercy
💡 The Prophet ﷺ taught us to say when entering the mosque: "O Allah, open for me the gates of Your mercy," and when leaving: "O Allah, I ask You of Your bounty." (Narrated by Muslim)
Q92: Which deed did the Prophet ﷺ say a person should do if they would like their provision to be increased and their life to be extended?
Answer: Maintaining ties of kinship
💡 The Prophet ﷺ said: "Whoever would like his provision to be increased and his life to be extended, let him maintain the ties of kinship" (Agreed upon); kin are one's relatives.
Q93: The Prophet ﷺ was asked: "Who is most deserving of my good companionship?" Whom did he mention three times before mentioning the father?
Answer: The mother
💡 He ﷺ said "Your mother" three times, then said "Your father" (Agreed upon), because of the great burden the mother bears in pregnancy, childbirth and care.
Q94: What did the Prophet ﷺ call the supplication that begins "O Allah, You are my Lord; there is no god but You. You created me and I am Your servant"?
Answer: The master of seeking forgiveness (Sayyid al-Istighfar)
💡 The Prophet ﷺ said that whoever says it during the day with firm faith in it and dies that day before evening will be among the people of Paradise, and likewise at night. (Narrated by al-Bukhari)
Q95: Complete the hadith: "The merciful ..."
Answer: are shown mercy by the Most Merciful
💡 The Prophet ﷺ said: "The merciful are shown mercy by the Most Merciful. Be merciful to those on the earth, and the One above the heavens will have mercy on you." (Narrated by Abu Dawud and al-Tirmidhi)
Q96: Complete the hadith: "The best of you are those who learn the Quran and ..."
Answer: teach it
💡 Narrated by al-Bukhari: learning the Quran and teaching it to people is one of the greatest virtues.
Q97: Complete the hadith: "Whoever guides someone to good will have a reward like that of ..."
Answer: the one who does it
💡 A hadith narrated by Muslim, showing that whoever guides another to a good deed gets the same reward as them, without anything being taken from the doer's reward.
Q98: Complete the hadith: "The religion is ..."
Answer: sincere advice (nasihah)
💡 The Prophet ﷺ said: "The religion is sincere advice (nasihah)." We said: "To whom?" He said: "To Allah, His Book, His Messenger, and to the leaders of the Muslims and their common people." (Narrated by Muslim)
Q99: Complete the hadith: "The Muslim is the one from whose ... the Muslims are safe."
Answer: tongue and hand
💡 An agreed-upon hadith: the true Muslim does not harm people with his words or his actions.
Q100: Complete the hadith: "Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day, let him speak good ..."
Answer: or remain silent
💡 An agreed-upon hadith that teaches us to guard our tongues and speak only what is good.
Q101: Complete the hadith: "None of you truly believes until he loves for his brother ..."
Answer: what he loves for himself
💡 An agreed-upon hadith that teaches us that complete faith means wishing for your brothers the same good that you wish for yourself.
Q102: Which Companion narrated the hadith "Actions are only by intentions"?
Answer: Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him)
💡 This great hadith was narrated by the Commander of the Believers, Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him), and it is one of the hadiths around which the religion revolves.
Q103: On which side did the Prophet ﷺ advise sleeping?
Answer: The right side
💡 The Prophet ﷺ said: "When you go to your bed, perform wudu as you do for prayer, then lie down on your right side." (Agreed upon)
Q104: How does a Muslim reply to someone who says "As-salamu alaykum" (Peace be upon you)?
Answer: Wa alaykum as-salam (And upon you be peace)
💡 Returning the greeting is obligatory, and it is best to reply with the same or better; Allah the Exalted says: "And when you are greeted with a greeting, greet [in return] with one better than it or [at least] return it [in a like manner]" (Surah An-Nisa').
Q105: What does a Muslim say after finishing their meal?
Answer: Alhamdulillah (All praise is for Allah)
💡 Praising Allah after eating is gratitude for His blessing; the Prophet ﷺ said: "Allah is pleased with the servant who eats a meal and praises Him for it." (Narrated by Muslim)
Q106: What does a Muslim say if they forgot to say "Bismillah" at the start of a meal and then remember?
Answer: In the name of Allah, at its beginning and at its end
💡 The Prophet ﷺ taught us that if one of us forgets to mention Allah's name at the start of the meal, they should say: "Bismillah awwalahu wa akhirahu" (In the name of Allah, at its beginning and at its end). (Narrated by Abu Dawud and al-Tirmidhi)
Q107: What did Quraysh call the Prophet ﷺ before his prophethood?
Answer: The Truthful, the Trustworthy (al-Sadiq al-Amin)
💡 The Prophet ﷺ was known among his people for his truthfulness and trustworthiness, so they called him "al-Sadiq al-Amin" (the Truthful, the Trustworthy), and they used to leave their valuables in his care.
Q108: Which Mother of the Believers bore most of the Prophet's ﷺ children?
Answer: Khadijah bint Khuwaylid (may Allah be pleased with her)
💡 All of the Prophet's ﷺ children were from Khadijah (may Allah be pleased with her) except Ibrahim, who was from Mariyah (may Allah be pleased with her).
Q109: What was the name of the Prophet's ﷺ son from Mariyah the Copt, who died young?
Answer: Ibrahim
💡 Ibrahim was born in Madinah and died as a baby; the Prophet ﷺ grieved for him and said: "The eyes shed tears and the heart grieves, and we say nothing except what pleases our Lord."
Q110: Which daughter of the Prophet ﷺ did Ali ibn Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) marry?
Answer: Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her)
💡 Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) was the daughter of the Prophet ﷺ, the wife of Ali ibn Abi Talib, and the mother of al-Hasan and al-Husayn (may Allah be pleased with them).
Q111: How does the Noble Quran describe the wives of the Prophet ﷺ?
Answer: Mothers of the Believers
💡 Allah the Exalted says: "The Prophet is more worthy of the believers than themselves, and his wives are [in the position of] their mothers" (Surah Al-Ahzab), so they are the Mothers of the Believers in respect and honor.
Q112: According to the well-known view, how old was the Prophet ﷺ when he passed away?
Answer: 63 years
💡 The Prophet ﷺ passed away at the age of 63 according to the well-known view: he lived 40 years before the prophethood and 23 after it.
Q113: In which cave did the Prophet ﷺ and his companion Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) hide on the way of the Hijrah?
Answer: The Cave of Thawr
💡 The Prophet ﷺ and Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) stayed in the Cave of Thawr for 3 nights, and there the Prophet ﷺ said: "Do not grieve; indeed Allah is with us" (Surah At-Tawbah).
Q114: To which city did the Prophet ﷺ migrate from Makkah?
Answer: Madinah
💡 The Prophet ﷺ migrated to Madinah, which was then called Yathrib, and there he established the first Islamic state.
Q115: In which cave did the revelation first come to the Prophet ﷺ?
Answer: The Cave of Hira
💡 The Prophet ﷺ used to worship in the Cave of Hira on Jabal al-Nour near Makkah, and there Jibril (peace be upon him) came to him with the first verses of the Quran.
Q116: What was the name of the Prophet's ﷺ wet nurse in the desert of Banu Sa'd?
Answer: Halimah al-Sa'diyyah
💡 As a young child, the Prophet ﷺ lived in the desert of Banu Sa'd with his wet nurse Halimah al-Sa'diyyah, so he grew up strong and eloquent.
Q117: Who was the Prophet's ﷺ father, who died before he was born?
Answer: Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib
💡 The Prophet's ﷺ father was Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib, who died before the Prophet ﷺ was born, so he grew up an orphan.
Q118: What was the name of the Prophet's ﷺ mother?
Answer: Aminah bint Wahb
💡 The Prophet's ﷺ mother was Aminah bint Wahb, and she died when he was young, at about six years old.
Q119: In what year was the Prophet ﷺ born?
Answer: The Year of the Elephant
💡 The Prophet ﷺ was born in the Year of the Elephant, the year Abraha came with the elephant to destroy the Ka'bah and Allah destroyed him.
Q120: Match each rite of Hajj with its place:
Answer: Tawaf ↔ Around the Honored Ka'bah, Sa'y ↔ Between Safa and Marwah, Standing (wuquf) ↔ At Arafah, Stoning the Jamarat ↔ In Mina
💡 The rites of Hajj move between al-Masjid al-Haram, Arafah, Muzdalifah and Mina, and each rite has its place, as the Prophet ﷺ showed in his Hajj.
Q121: Match each mosque with the city where it is located:
Answer: Al-Masjid al-Haram ↔ Makkah, The Prophet's Mosque ↔ Madinah, Al-Aqsa Mosque ↔ Jerusalem
💡 These three mosques are the best mosques on earth, and the reward for praying in them is multiplied.
Q122: Match each prayer with the time it begins:
Answer: Fajr ↔ At dawn, before sunrise, Dhuhr ↔ After the sun passes the middle of the sky, Maghrib ↔ After sunset, Isha ↔ After the glow of sunset fades and darkness falls
💡 Every prayer has a set time; Allah the Exalted says: "Indeed, prayer has been decreed upon the believers a decree of specified times" (Surah An-Nisa').
Q123: Order the levels of the religion in the hadith of Jibril (peace be upon him) from lowest to highest:
Answer: Islam then Iman (faith) then Ihsan (excellence)
💡 The levels of the religion are three, each higher than the one before: Islam, then iman (faith), then ihsan (excellence), which is the highest.
Q124: Order the five prayers by their times, starting with the Fajr prayer:
Answer: Fajr then Dhuhr then Asr then Maghrib then Isha
💡 The day's prayers begin with Fajr before sunrise, then Dhuhr after the sun passes its highest point, then Asr, then Maghrib after sunset, then Isha.
Q125: Order the following Hijri months from the start of the year:
Answer: Muharram then Safar then Rabi' al-Awwal then Rabi' al-Akhir then Jumada al-Ula
💡 The Hijri year begins with Muharram, then Safar, then Rabi' al-Awwal, in which the Prophet ﷺ was born, then Rabi' al-Akhir, then Jumada al-Ula.
Q126: Choose the acts that break the fast if a fasting person does them on purpose while remembering they are fasting:
Answer: Eating, Drinking
💡 Eating and drinking on purpose break the fast by consensus of the scholars, while sleeping, walking and reading the Quran do not; whoever eats forgetfully should complete their fast.
Q127: Choose the three mosques that the Prophet ﷺ said people may set out on journeys to visit:
Answer: Al-Masjid al-Haram, The Prophet's Mosque, Al-Aqsa Mosque
💡 The Prophet ﷺ said: "Do not set out on a journey except to three mosques: al-Masjid al-Haram, the Mosque of the Messenger ﷺ, and al-Masjid al-Aqsa." (Agreed upon)
Q128: Choose the sacred months from among these months:
Answer: Muharram, Rajab, Dhul-Qa'dah
💡 The sacred months are four: Dhul-Qa'dah, Dhul-Hijjah, Muharram and Rajab, three in a row and one on its own; Ramadan and Sha'ban are not among them.
Q129: Choose the obligatory prayers that have 4 rak'ahs:
Answer: Dhuhr, Asr, Isha
💡 Dhuhr, Asr and Isha each have four rak'ahs, Maghrib has three, and Fajr has two.
Q130: Choose everything that is a pillar of faith:
Answer: Belief in the angels, Belief in the books, Belief in the Last Day
💡 Fasting and zakat are pillars of Islam, while belief in the angels, the books and the Last Day are among the six pillars of faith.
Q131: Choose everything that is a pillar of Islam:
Answer: Prayer, Zakat, Hajj
💡 The pillars of Islam are five: the two testimonies of faith, prayer, zakat, fasting and Hajj. Kindness to parents and charity are great acts of worship, but they are not among the five pillars.
Q132: Al-Aqsa Mosque is located in the city of Makkah.
Answer: False ✖
💡 Al-Aqsa Mosque is in Jerusalem (Bayt al-Maqdis) in Palestine, while al-Masjid al-Haram is in Makkah.
Q133: It is sunnah for a fasting person to break their fast promptly once they are sure the sun has set.
Answer: True ✔
💡 The Prophet ﷺ said: "The people will remain upon good as long as they hasten to break the fast." (Agreed upon)
Q134: The tawaf around the Ka'bah has 5 circuits.
Answer: False ✖
💡 Tawaf has 7 circuits; each circuit begins and ends at the Black Stone, with the Ka'bah on the left of the person doing tawaf.
Q135: There are 10 months in the Hijri year.
Answer: False ✖
💡 The Hijri year has 12 months; Allah the Exalted says: "Indeed, the number of months with Allah is twelve [lunar] months" (Surah At-Tawbah).
Q136: A Muslim may perform tayammum with earth (dust) if they cannot find water.
Answer: True ✔
💡 Tayammum is purification with clean earth when water is unavailable or cannot be used, and it is one of the ways Allah makes things easy for His servants.
Q137: Eid al-Adha is on the first day of the month of Shawwal.
Answer: False ✖
💡 The first day of Shawwal is Eid al-Fitr, while Eid al-Adha is on the 10th of Dhul-Hijjah.
Q138: Belief in divine decree, both its good and its bad, is one of the pillars of faith.
Answer: True ✔
💡 Belief in divine decree is the sixth pillar of faith, as in the hadith of Jibril (peace be upon him).
Q139: Hajj is obligatory once in a lifetime for a Muslim who is able.
Answer: True ✔
💡 Allah the Exalted says: "And [due] to Allah from the people is a pilgrimage to the House - for whoever is able to find thereto a way" (Surah Al Imran), and anything beyond the first time is voluntary.
Q140: The Maghrib prayer has 4 rak'ahs.
Answer: False ✖
💡 The Maghrib prayer has 3 rak'ahs, and it is the only obligatory prayer with three rak'ahs.
Q141: How many sacred months are there?
Answer: 4 months
💡 Allah the Exalted says: "Indeed, the number of months with Allah is twelve [lunar] months," then says: "of these, four are sacred" (Surah At-Tawbah).
Q142: Which Hijri month comes right after Ramadan?
Answer: Shawwal
💡 Shawwal is the tenth month, and its first day is Eid al-Fitr.
Q143: Which Hijri month comes right before Ramadan?
Answer: Sha'ban
💡 Sha'ban is the eighth month, and the Prophet ﷺ used to fast a lot in it to prepare for Ramadan.
Q144: What is the last Hijri month of the year?
Answer: Dhul-Hijjah
💡 Dhul-Hijjah is the last Hijri month; it contains Hajj and Eid al-Adha, and after it a new Hijri year begins with the month of Muharram.
Q145: What is the name of the blessed well near the Honored Ka'bah?
Answer: Zamzam
💡 Zamzam is a blessed well that Allah made gush forth for Hajar and her son Isma'il (peace be upon him), and pilgrims still drink from it today.
Q146: What is the stone in the corner of the Ka'bah from which tawaf begins called?
Answer: The Black Stone
💡 The person doing tawaf begins and ends each circuit at the Black Stone, and it is sunnah to touch it or point to it.
Q147: What was the first qiblah Muslims prayed toward?
Answer: Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem
💡 Muslims prayed toward Jerusalem (Bayt al-Maqdis) for about 16 or 17 months after the Hijrah, then Allah commanded them to face the Ka'bah, which is why al-Aqsa is called "the first of the two qiblahs."
Q148: In which mosque is the Honored Ka'bah located?
Answer: Al-Masjid al-Haram
💡 The Ka'bah is in the middle of al-Masjid al-Haram in Makkah, the greatest and best of mosques.
Q149: Which direction does a Muslim face in prayer?
Answer: The Honored Ka'bah
💡 The Honored Ka'bah is the qiblah of Muslims; Allah the Exalted says: "So turn your face toward al-Masjid al-Haram" (Surah Al-Baqarah).
Q150: What is the set place from which a pilgrim for Hajj or Umrah enters ihram before entering Makkah called?
Answer: The miqat
💡 The miqats are places the Prophet ﷺ set for those intending Hajj or Umrah, and they must not pass them without being in ihram.
Q151: On which day do the pilgrims stand at Arafah?
Answer: The 9th of Dhul-Hijjah
💡 The Day of Arafah is the 9th of Dhul-Hijjah; standing at Arafah is the greatest pillar of Hajj, and the next day is Eid al-Adha.
Q152: Where do Muslims perform the obligation of Hajj?
Answer: Makkah
💡 Hajj means traveling to the Sacred House of Allah in Makkah and its holy sites (Mina, Arafah and Muzdalifah) to perform the rites, and it is required once in a lifetime of whoever is able.
Q153: In which pillar does a Muslim give part of their wealth to the poor and those entitled to it?
Answer: Zakat
💡 Zakat is an obligatory right on wealth; it purifies the soul of the rich and meets the needs of the poor, and it is given to the eight categories mentioned in Surah At-Tawbah.
Q154: What is the rate of zakat on gold, silver and money once it reaches the nisab (minimum amount) and a full Hijri year has passed?
Answer: A quarter of a tenth (2.5%)
💡 Zakat on wealth is a quarter of a tenth, that is 2.5 out of every 100, on condition that it reaches the nisab and a full (Hijri) year passes.
Q155: Which zakat does a Muslim give at the end of Ramadan before the Eid prayer?
Answer: Zakat al-Fitr
💡 Zakat al-Fitr is a sa' (a measure) of food given for every Muslim, paid before the Eid prayer as a purification for the fasting person and food for the poor.
Q156: How many Eids has Allah prescribed for Muslims each year?
Answer: Two Eids
💡 Muslims have two Eids a year: Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha, and each comes after a great act of worship: fasting and Hajj.
Q157: On which day of the month of Dhul-Hijjah is Eid al-Adha?
Answer: The 10th day
💡 Eid al-Adha is on the 10th of Dhul-Hijjah and is called the Day of Sacrifice (Yawm al-Nahr); on it, Muslims sacrifice animals to draw closer to Allah.
Q158: Which Eid do Muslims celebrate after completing the fast of Ramadan?
Answer: Eid al-Fitr
💡 Eid al-Fitr comes after completing the fast of Ramadan; Muslims rejoice in Allah's blessing, say the takbir and pray the Eid prayer.
Q159: What is the meal a fasting person eats before dawn called?
Answer: Suhoor
💡 The Prophet ﷺ said: "Eat suhoor, for in suhoor there is blessing" (Agreed upon), and suhoor is eaten before the Fajr adhan.
Q160: In which Hijri month do Muslims observe the obligatory fast?
Answer: Ramadan
💡 Fasting the month of Ramadan is one of the pillars of Islam, and it is the month in which the Noble Quran was revealed.
Q161: Up to where are the feet washed in wudu?
Answer: Up to the ankles
💡 Allah the Exalted says: "and your feet to the ankles" (Surah Al-Ma'idah); the ankles are the two bones sticking out at the bottom of the leg.
Q162: Up to where are the hands washed in wudu?
Answer: Up to the elbows
💡 Allah the Exalted says in the verse of wudu: "and your forearms to the elbows" (Surah Al-Ma'idah); the elbow is the joint between the upper arm and the forearm, and it is included in the washing.
Q163: Which part of the body in wudu is wiped and not washed?
Answer: The head
💡 The head is wiped with a wet hand, while the face, hands and feet are washed, as in the verse of wudu.
Q164: What is the purification done by washing the face and hands, wiping the head, and washing the feet called?
Answer: Wudu (ablution)
💡 Wudu is a condition for the prayer to be valid, and its parts are mentioned in the verse of wudu in Surah Al-Ma'idah.
Q165: What is the call made when the prayer is about to begin, after the adhan, called?
Answer: The iqamah
💡 The adhan announces that the prayer time has begun, and the iqamah announces that it is time to stand for it; after it, the imam says the opening takbir.
Q166: With which phrase does the adhan (call to prayer) end?
Answer: La ilaha illa Allah (There is no god but Allah)
💡 The adhan ends with the word of tawhid, "La ilaha illa Allah" (There is no god but Allah), the greatest of words.
Q167: With which phrase does the adhan (call to prayer) begin?
Answer: Allahu Akbar (Allah is the Greatest)
💡 The adhan begins with the takbir "Allahu Akbar" (Allah is the Greatest), declaring that Allah is greater than everything, so the Muslim leaves what is in their hands and gets up to pray.
Q168: How many rak'ahs are in the Friday prayer?
Answer: Two rak'ahs
💡 The Friday prayer is two rak'ahs recited aloud, before which the imam gives two sermons to remind the people.
Q169: Which prayer do Muslims pray on Friday instead of the Dhuhr prayer?
Answer: The Friday (Jumu'ah) prayer
💡 The Friday (Jumu'ah) prayer is prayed at the time of Dhuhr and is preceded by two sermons, and Muslims attend it at the main congregational mosques.
Q170: In which prayer's call does the muezzin say "Prayer is better than sleep"?
Answer: The Fajr prayer
💡 This phrase is said in the call to the Fajr prayer because people are asleep, so the muezzin reminds them that prayer is better than sleep.
Q171: What is the total number of rak'ahs in the five obligatory prayers of a day and night?
Answer: 17 rak'ahs
💡 Fajr has 2, Dhuhr 4, Asr 4, Maghrib 3 and Isha 4, for a total of 17 rak'ahs.
Q172: How many rak'ahs are in the obligatory Fajr prayer?
Answer: Two rak'ahs
💡 The Fajr prayer is two rak'ahs in which the imam recites aloud, and it has the fewest rak'ahs of the obligatory prayers.
Q173: How many obligatory prayers are there in a day and night?
Answer: 5 prayers
💡 There are five obligatory prayers: Fajr, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib and Isha.
Q174: Which angel came in the form of a man and asked the Prophet ﷺ about Islam, faith (iman) and excellence (ihsan)?
Answer: Jibril (Gabriel), peace be upon him
💡 Jibril (peace be upon him) came in the form of a man with extremely white clothes to teach the Companions their religion, which is why the hadith is called "the hadith of Jibril."
Q175: How did the Prophet ﷺ define "ihsan" (excellence) in the hadith of Jibril (peace be upon him)?
Answer: To worship Allah as if you see Him, and if you do not see Him, then He surely sees you
💡 Ihsan means that a Muslim worships their Lord while keeping in mind that Allah sees them, so they perfect their worship and make it sincere. (Narrated by Muslim)
Q176: How many pillars of faith did the Prophet ﷺ mention in the hadith of Jibril (peace be upon him)?
Answer: 6 pillars
💡 The pillars of faith are six: belief in Allah, His angels, His books, His messengers, the Last Day, and divine decree, both its good and its bad, as in the hadith of Jibril (peace be upon him).
Q177: What is the greatest pillar of Islam after the two testimonies of faith?
Answer: Prayer
💡 Prayer is the pillar of the religion; it is the first of a servant's deeds to be judged on the Day of Resurrection, and it is repeated five times every day and night.
Q178: What is the first pillar of Islam?
Answer: The two testimonies of faith (shahadatan)
💡 The two testimonies of faith (shahadatan): bearing witness that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah; they are the key to entering Islam and the foundation of the other pillars.
Q179: On how many pillars is Islam built?
Answer: 5 pillars
💡 The Prophet ﷺ said: "Islam is built upon five": the two testimonies of faith, prayer, zakat, fasting and Hajj. (Agreed upon)
Q180: 'Uthman ibn 'Affan (may Allah be pleased with him) equipped the Army of Hardship for the Expedition of Tabuk from his own wealth.
Answer: True ✔
💡 The army of Tabuk was called the Army of Hardship because it set out at a time of difficulty and intense heat, and 'Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) spent a great deal of his wealth to equip it.
Q181: The Muslims dug the trench around Madinah during the Battle of Badr.
Answer: False ✖
💡 The trench was dug during the Battle of the Confederates (al-Ahzab), also called the Battle of the Trench. The Battle of Badr took place years before it.
Q182: Who is "the Trustworthy One of this Ummah"?
Answer: Abu 'Ubaydah ibn al-Jarrah
💡 The Prophet ﷺ said that every nation has a trustworthy one, and that the trustworthy one of this Ummah is Abu 'Ubaydah ibn al-Jarrah (may Allah be pleased with him).
Q183: 'Ali ibn Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) was the Prophet's ﷺ uncle.
Answer: False ✖
💡 'Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) was the Prophet's ﷺ cousin. His father, Abu Talib, was the Prophet's ﷺ uncle who raised and protected him.
Q184: During his caliphate, 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) used to check on the people's conditions himself at night.
Answer: True ✔
💡 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) used to go around at night checking on his people, carrying food himself to those in need, and he considered himself responsible for every one of them.
Q185: On the day of Uhud, the Prophet ﷺ said to one of the Companions as he shot arrows: "Shoot! May my father and mother be ransomed for you." Who was he?
Answer: Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas
💡 Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him) was a skilled archer, and the Prophet ﷺ encouraged him on the day of Uhud by saying: "Shoot! May my father and mother be ransomed for you."
Q186: Early in Islam, some Companions emigrated to the land of the Romans (Byzantium) to protect their religion.
Answer: False ✖
💡 Some Companions first emigrated to Abyssinia, to its just king, the Negus (an-Najashi). Among them were 'Uthman ibn 'Affan and his wife Ruqayyah (may Allah be pleased with them).
Q187: Why was 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) called al-Faruq?
Answer: Because Allah distinguished between truth and falsehood through him
💡 When 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) embraced Islam, Allah strengthened Islam through him, and the Muslims began praying openly at the Ka'bah. Allah distinguished between truth and falsehood through him, so he was called al-Faruq (the one who distinguishes).
Q188: The Ansar are the Companions who emigrated from Makkah to Madinah.
Answer: False ✖
💡 Those who emigrated from Makkah are the Muhajirun (Emigrants), while the Ansar (Helpers) are the people of Madinah who welcomed them and supported the Prophet ﷺ.
Q189: Bilal ibn Rabah (may Allah be pleased with him) was originally from Persia.
Answer: False ✖
💡 Bilal ibn Rabah (may Allah be pleased with him) was originally from Abyssinia. The Companion who came from Persia was Salman al-Farisi.
Q190: Who was the first, after the Prophet ﷺ, to recite the Quran aloud publicly in Makkah?
Answer: 'Abdullah ibn Mas'ud
💡 'Abdullah ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) stood by the Ka'bah and recited Surah Ar-Rahman in a loud voice, and the polytheists hurt him. He was the first after the Prophet ﷺ to recite the Quran aloud in Makkah.
Q191: The Prophet ﷺ prayed for 'Abdullah ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that Allah would give him understanding of the religion.
Answer: True ✔
💡 The Prophet ﷺ prayed for Ibn 'Abbas when he was young that Allah would give him understanding of the religion, and he became one of the Companions most knowledgeable about the Quran and its interpretation.
Q192: Talhah ibn 'Ubaydullah (may Allah be pleased with him) is one of the Ten Promised Paradise.
Answer: True ✔
💡 Talhah ibn 'Ubaydullah (may Allah be pleased with him) is one of the ten to whom the Prophet ﷺ gave the glad tidings of Paradise, and one of the earliest to embrace Islam.
Q193: Before embracing Islam, Mus'ab ibn 'Umayr (may Allah be pleased with him) was poor in Makkah and could not find nice clothes.
Answer: False ✖
💡 Mus'ab (may Allah be pleased with him) was one of the most pampered young men of Makkah with the finest clothes, and he willingly gave all that up for the sake of Islam.
Q194: Which Companion climbed onto the roof of the Ka'bah and called the adhan on the day of the Conquest of Makkah?
Answer: Bilal ibn Rabah
💡 On the day of the Conquest of Makkah, the Prophet ﷺ instructed Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him), so he climbed onto the roof of the Ka'bah and called the adhan. He was the mu'adhdhin (caller to prayer) of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.
Q195: Khalid ibn al-Walid (may Allah be pleased with him) embraced Islam at the very beginning of the call in Makkah.
Answer: False ✖
💡 Khalid ibn al-Walid (may Allah be pleased with him) embraced Islam in 8 AH, before the Conquest of Makkah, and then became one of the greatest Muslim commanders.
Q196: Which Companion was famous as the poet of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, defending him with his poetry?
Answer: Hassan ibn Thabit
💡 Hassan ibn Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him) was a great poet who defended the Prophet ﷺ and Islam with his poetry, and he was called the Poet of the Messenger ﷺ.
Q197: Who was the Hawari (devoted disciple) of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ?
Answer: Az-Zubayr ibn al-'Awwam
💡 The Prophet ﷺ said that every prophet has a hawari and that his hawari was az-Zubayr ibn al-'Awwam (may Allah be pleased with him). A hawari is a sincere helper and supporter.
Q198: Abu 'Ubaydah ibn al-Jarrah (may Allah be pleased with him) was one of the Ansar, the people of Madinah.
Answer: False ✖
💡 Abu 'Ubaydah ibn al-Jarrah (may Allah be pleased with him) was from Quraysh, the people of Makkah. He embraced Islam early and emigrated to Madinah, so he was one of the Muhajirun (Emigrants).
Q199: Which Companion did the Prophet ﷺ say was the most knowledgeable of the Ummah about what is lawful and unlawful?
Answer: Mu'adh ibn Jabal
💡 The Prophet ﷺ said that the most knowledgeable of his Ummah about the lawful and the unlawful was Mu'adh ibn Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him), which is why he sent him as a teacher and judge.
Q200: Choose everyone who was among the Ten Promised Paradise:
Answer: Abu 'Ubaydah ibn al-Jarrah, Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas, 'Abdur-Rahman ibn 'Awf
💡 The Ten Promised Paradise are: Abu Bakr, 'Umar, 'Uthman, 'Ali, Talhah, az-Zubayr, 'Abdur-Rahman ibn 'Awf, Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas, Sa'id ibn Zayd, and Abu 'Ubaydah (may Allah be pleased with them).
Q201: Which uncle of the Prophet ﷺ was called the Lion of Allah?
Answer: Hamzah ibn 'Abdul-Muttalib
💡 Hamzah ibn 'Abdul-Muttalib (may Allah be pleased with him), the Prophet's ﷺ uncle, was called the Lion of Allah and the Lion of His Messenger because of his strength and bravery in supporting Islam.
Q202: Whose supplications were always answered, and who was the first to shoot an arrow in the cause of Allah?
Answer: Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas
💡 Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him) was the first to shoot an arrow in the cause of Allah, and the Prophet ﷺ prayed for him, so his supplications were answered.
Q203: Who was the first female martyr in Islam?
Answer: Sumayyah bint Khayyat
💡 Sumayyah bint Khayyat (may Allah be pleased with her), the mother of 'Ammar ibn Yasir, patiently endured the persecution of the polytheists in Makkah until she was martyred, becoming the first female martyr in Islam.
Q204: Which female Companion was called Dhat an-Nitaqayn (the One with the Two Waistbands)?
Answer: Asma' bint Abi Bakr
💡 During the Hijrah, Asma' bint Abi Bakr (may Allah be pleased with her) tore her waistband in two to tie up the food of the Prophet ﷺ and her father, so she was called Dhat an-Nitaqayn.
Q205: Mu'adh ibn Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) was one of the people of Makkah who emigrated to Madinah.
Answer: False ✖
💡 Mu'adh ibn Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) was one of the Ansar, the people of Madinah. He embraced Islam as a young man before the Prophet ﷺ emigrated there.
Q206: While being tortured in Makkah, Bilal ibn Rabah (may Allah be pleased with him) kept repeating: "Ahad, Ahad" (One, One).
Answer: True ✔
💡 Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him) endured the torture patiently and held firm to Tawhid, repeating "Ahad, Ahad," meaning: Allah is One and has no partner.
Q207: To which land did the Prophet ﷺ send Mu'adh ibn Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) as a teacher and caller to Islam?
Answer: Yemen
💡 The Prophet ﷺ sent Mu'adh ibn Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) to Yemen to teach its people Islam and to judge between them.
Q208: Who served the Prophet ﷺ for ten years?
Answer: Anas ibn Malik
💡 Anas ibn Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) served the Prophet ﷺ for ten years starting from childhood, and he said the Prophet ﷺ never once said "uff" (a word of annoyance) to him.
Q209: Which Companion slept in the Prophet's ﷺ bed on the night of the Hijrah?
Answer: 'Ali ibn Abi Talib
💡 'Ali ibn Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) bravely slept in the Prophet's ﷺ bed on the night of the Hijrah, and stayed behind in Makkah afterward to return people's trusts to them.
Q210: In which battle did the Prophet ﷺ say that the banner had been taken up by "a sword from among the swords of Allah," meaning Khalid ibn al-Walid (may Allah be pleased with him)?
Answer: The Battle of Mu'tah
💡 At the Battle of Mu'tah the three commanders were martyred, so Khalid ibn al-Walid (may Allah be pleased with him) took up the banner and saved the army, and the Prophet ﷺ called him a sword from among the swords of Allah.
Q211: When the Prophet ﷺ entered Madinah as an emigrant after Quba', he stayed in the house of one of the Companions. Who was he?
Answer: Abu Ayyub al-Ansari
💡 The Prophet's ﷺ she-camel knelt down near the house of Abu Ayyub al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him), so the Prophet ﷺ stayed with him as a guest until the mosque and his own rooms were built.
Q212: Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) was one of Ahl as-Suffah, who lived in the Prophet's Mosque.
Answer: True ✔
💡 Ahl as-Suffah were poor Companions who lived in a shaded area of the Prophet's Mosque. Among them was Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him), who stayed close to the Prophet ﷺ and learned from him.
Q213: Which young Companion did the Prophet ﷺ appoint as commander of an army that included senior Companions?
Answer: Usamah ibn Zayd
💡 The Prophet ﷺ appointed Usamah ibn Zayd (may Allah be pleased with them both) as commander of an army while he was still a young man. The Prophet ﷺ loved him and loved his father, Zayd ibn Harithah.
Q214: The Prophet ﷺ told Zayd ibn Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him) to learn to write another language so he could read and write letters for him, and he mastered it in just a few days. Which was it?
Answer: The writing of the Jews (Hebrew)
💡 By the Prophet's ﷺ command, Zayd ibn Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him) learned the writing of the Jews in a few days, and he began reading their letters to the Prophet ﷺ and writing for him.
Q215: Match each Companion with the title he was known by:
Answer: Ja'far ibn Abi Talib ↔ Dhul-Janahayn (the One with Two Wings), Hanzalah ibn Abi 'Amir ↔ Ghasil al-Mala'ikah (the One Washed by the Angels), 'Abdullah ibn Mas'ud ↔ Keeper of the Prophet's ﷺ sandals and siwak, Hamzah ibn 'Abdul-Muttalib ↔ Master of the Martyrs
💡 Allah gave Ja'far two wings in Paradise in place of his hands, the angels washed Hanzalah after he was martyred on the day of Uhud, Ibn Mas'ud used to carry the Prophet's ﷺ sandals and siwak, and Hamzah is the Master of the Martyrs, may Allah be pleased with them all.
Q216: On the day of Khaybar, the Prophet ﷺ gave the banner to a Companion, and Allah granted victory at his hands. Who was he?
Answer: 'Ali ibn Abi Talib
💡 On the day of Khaybar, the Prophet ﷺ said: "Tomorrow I will give the banner to a man who loves Allah and His Messenger." He gave it to 'Ali ibn Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him), and Allah granted victory at his hands.
Q217: Who was the first caliph to be given the title "Amir al-Mu'minin" (Commander of the Believers)?
Answer: 'Umar ibn al-Khattab
💡 Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) was called the Successor of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and then 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) was the first to be called Commander of the Believers.
Q218: Which Companion, on arriving in Madinah as an emigrant, said, "Show me the way to the market," and then worked in trade until he became one of the wealthiest Companions?
Answer: 'Abdur-Rahman ibn 'Awf
💡 'Abdur-Rahman ibn 'Awf (may Allah be pleased with him) did not want to live off other people's money, so he worked in trade at the market. Allah blessed him until he became one of the wealthiest Companions and one of those who spent the most in charity.
Q219: Who is "the Master of the Quran Reciters"?
Answer: Ubayy ibn Ka'b
💡 The Prophet ﷺ said that Ubayy ibn Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him) was one of the Companions most skilled in reciting the Book of Allah, so he became famous as the Master of the Reciters.
Q220: Hamzah ibn 'Abdul-Muttalib (may Allah be pleased with him) was martyred at the Battle of Badr.
Answer: False ✖
💡 Hamzah (may Allah be pleased with him) fought bravely at Badr, and he was later martyred at the Battle of Uhud and given the title "the Master of the Martyrs."
Q221: How was 'Abdullah ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) related to the Prophet ﷺ?
Answer: His cousin (son of his paternal uncle)
💡 His father, al-'Abbas ibn 'Abdul-Muttalib, was the Prophet's ﷺ paternal uncle, so 'Abdullah ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) was the Prophet's ﷺ cousin.
Q222: Several senior Companions embraced Islam through Abu Bakr as-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him), including 'Uthman ibn 'Affan and az-Zubayr ibn al-'Awwam (may Allah be pleased with them).
Answer: True ✔
💡 Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) was beloved among his people, so he invited his friends to Islam, and 'Uthman, az-Zubayr, 'Abdur-Rahman ibn 'Awf, Talhah, and Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with them) embraced Islam through him.
Q223: Who was the first ambassador of Islam to Madinah?
Answer: Mus'ab ibn 'Umayr
💡 The Prophet ﷺ sent Mus'ab ibn 'Umayr (may Allah be pleased with him) to Madinah before the Hijrah to teach its people the Quran, and many of the Ansar embraced Islam through him.
Q224: Zayd ibn Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him) was one of the scribes who wrote down the revelation for the Prophet ﷺ.
Answer: True ✔
💡 Whenever the Quran was revealed to the Prophet ﷺ, he would call Zayd ibn Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him) to write it down, so he is one of the best-known scribes of the revelation.
Q225: Which Companion was known as "the Keeper of the Secret of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ"?
Answer: Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman
💡 The Prophet ﷺ confided the names of the hypocrites to Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman (may Allah be pleased with them both), and he kept the secret and told no one, so he became known as the Keeper of the Secret of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.
Q226: 'Uthman ibn 'Affan (may Allah be pleased with him) bought a well in Madinah and gave it to all the Muslims. What was its name?
Answer: The Well of Rumah
💡 The water of the Well of Rumah in Madinah used to be sold, so 'Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) bought it and made it a charity from which the Muslims could drink for free.
Q227: Who is known as "the Scholar of the Ummah" and "the Interpreter of the Quran"?
Answer: 'Abdullah ibn 'Abbas
💡 'Abdullah ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) was called the Scholar of the Ummah and the Interpreter of the Quran because of his vast knowledge and his understanding of the meanings of the Noble Quran.
Q228: Which Companion shielded the Prophet ﷺ with his hand on the day of Uhud until his hand became paralyzed?
Answer: Talhah ibn 'Ubaydullah
💡 Talhah ibn 'Ubaydullah (may Allah be pleased with him) stood defending the Prophet ﷺ on the day of Uhud and used his hand as a shield for him until it was struck and paralyzed.
Q229: What do we call someone who met the Prophet ﷺ, believed in him, and died as a Muslim?
Answer: A Sahabi (Companion)
💡 A Sahabi (Companion) is someone who met the Prophet ﷺ, believed in him, and died as a Muslim, while a Tabi'i (Follower) is someone who met the Companions as a believer but did not meet the Prophet ﷺ.
Q230: Salman al-Farisi (may Allah be pleased with him) was born in Makkah.
Answer: False ✖
💡 Salman (may Allah be pleased with him) came from Persia and traveled from land to land searching for the true religion until he reached Madinah and embraced Islam.
Q231: After the Hijrah, the Prophet ﷺ made 'Abdur-Rahman ibn 'Awf and Sa'd ibn ar-Rabi' al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with them) brothers.
Answer: True ✔
💡 The Prophet ﷺ established brotherhood between the Muhajirun and the Ansar, and 'Abdur-Rahman ibn 'Awf became the brother of Sa'd ibn ar-Rabi' al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with them).
Q232: Allah commanded His Prophet ﷺ to recite the Quran to one of the Companions, and that Companion wept with joy because Allah had mentioned him by name. Who was he?
Answer: Ubayy ibn Ka'b
💡 The Prophet ﷺ told Ubayy ibn Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him) that Allah had commanded him to recite the Quran to him. Ubayy asked, "And He named me?" The Prophet ﷺ said, "Yes," and Ubayy wept with joy.
Q233: Who was the first child born to the Muhajirun (Emigrants) in Madinah after the Hijrah?
Answer: 'Abdullah ibn az-Zubayr
💡 The Muslims were overjoyed at the birth of 'Abdullah ibn az-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with them both). He was the first child born to the Emigrants in Madinah, and the Prophet ﷺ chewed a date and placed it in his mouth (tahnik).
Q234: The Prophet ﷺ prayed for Anas ibn Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) to have much wealth and many children, and for blessing in both.
Answer: True ✔
💡 The Prophet ﷺ prayed for his servant Anas (may Allah be pleased with him), and Allah answered his prayer: his wealth and children increased, and Allah blessed him in both.
Q235: The mother of az-Zubayr ibn al-'Awwam (may Allah be pleased with him) was Safiyyah bint 'Abdul-Muttalib (may Allah be pleased with her), the paternal aunt of the Prophet ﷺ.
Answer: True ✔
💡 Safiyyah bint 'Abdul-Muttalib (may Allah be pleased with her) was the Prophet's ﷺ paternal aunt, so her son az-Zubayr was the Prophet's ﷺ cousin and his devoted disciple (hawari).
Q236: Which Companion bought Bilal ibn Rabah (may Allah be pleased with him) and freed him from torture in Makkah?
Answer: Abu Bakr as-Siddiq
💡 Bilal was being tortured in Makkah because he had embraced Islam, so Abu Bakr as-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) bought him with his own money and freed him for the sake of Allah.
Q237: Choose the Companions who were from the Ansar, the people of Madinah:
Answer: Mu'adh ibn Jabal, Zayd ibn Thabit, Abu Ayyub al-Ansari
💡 Mu'adh ibn Jabal, Zayd ibn Thabit, and Abu Ayyub were from the Ansar, the people of Madinah, while Abu Bakr and Bilal were among the Muhajirun (Emigrants) who came from Makkah, may Allah be pleased with them all.
Q238: Why was the Companion Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) given this nickname?
Answer: Because of a little cat he used to carry and take care of
💡 Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) used to carry a little cat with him and take care of it, so he was nicknamed Abu Hurairah ("Father of the Kitten"). The story shows his kindness to animals.
Q239: Which Companion from the Ansar was it whose death made the Throne of the Most Merciful shake?
Answer: Sa'd ibn Mu'adh
💡 Sa'd ibn Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) was the chief of the Aws tribe of the Ansar, and the Prophet ﷺ said that the Throne of the Most Merciful shook at his death.
Q240: How many Rightly Guided Caliphs were there?
Answer: 4
💡 The Rightly Guided Caliphs are 4: Abu Bakr, 'Umar, 'Uthman, and 'Ali (may Allah be pleased with them). They were called "rightly guided" because they followed the guidance of the Prophet ﷺ.
Q241: Arrange these events from earliest to latest:
Answer: The migration to Abyssinia then The migration to Madinah then The Battle of Badr then The Battle of the Trench then The Conquest of Makkah
💡 Some Companions migrated to Abyssinia before the migration to Madinah. Then came the Battle of Badr in 2 AH, the Battle of the Trench in 5 AH, and the Conquest of Makkah in 8 AH.
Q242: Which Companion's footsteps did the Prophet ﷺ hear ahead of him in Paradise?
Answer: Bilal ibn Rabah
💡 The Prophet ﷺ told Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him) that he had heard the sound of his footsteps ahead of him in Paradise. Bilal used to pray two rak'ahs every time he made wudu.
Q243: The Prophet ﷺ gave Talhah ibn 'Ubaydullah (may Allah be pleased with him) a beautiful title because of his generosity and frequent spending. What was it?
Answer: Talhah al-Khayr (Talhah the Good)
💡 Talhah (may Allah be pleased with him) was known for his generosity and spending in the cause of Allah, so he was called Talhah al-Khayr (Talhah the Good).
Q244: Which Companion narrated the most hadiths?
Answer: Abu Hurairah
💡 Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) stayed close to the Prophet ﷺ and was eager to memorize his words, so he narrated thousands of hadiths from him. He narrated more hadiths than any other Companion.
Q245: Why was 'Uthman ibn 'Affan (may Allah be pleased with him) called Dhun-Nurayn (the Possessor of the Two Lights)?
Answer: Because he married two of the Prophet's ﷺ daughters
💡 'Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) married Ruqayyah, the daughter of the Prophet ﷺ, and after her death he married her sister Umm Kulthum, so he was called Dhun-Nurayn.
Q246: In which battle was Mus'ab ibn 'Umayr (may Allah be pleased with him) martyred while carrying the Muslims' banner?
Answer: The Battle of Uhud
💡 Mus'ab ibn 'Umayr (may Allah be pleased with him) carried the Muslims' banner at the Battle of Uhud and held it firmly until he was martyred.
Q247: Allah's words "And when My servants ask you concerning Me - indeed I am near. I respond to the invocation of the supplicant when he calls upon Me" are from Surah Al-Baqarah.
Answer: True ✔
💡 This is verse 186 of Surah Al-Baqarah. It tells us that Allah is near to His servants and answers their supplications, and among His names is Al-Mujib (the Responsive).
Q248: With which of Allah's names does this supplication end: "Our Lord, let not our hearts deviate after You have guided us and grant us from Yourself mercy. Indeed, You are the ..." (Al Imran: 8)?
Answer: Bestower
💡 Since the believers asked Allah to grant them mercy, it was fitting for them to end their supplication with His name Al-Wahhab (the Bestower), the One who gives abundantly, expecting nothing in return.
Q249: What is the meaning of Allah's name Al-Basir?
Answer: The One who sees everything
💡 Allah sees everything, however small or hidden; He sees the black ant on a dark night.
Q250: What is the meaning of Allah's name Al-'Alim?
Answer: The One who knows everything
💡 Allah's knowledge encompasses everything: what has been and what will be, what we show and what we hide in our hearts.
Q251: Complete Allah's words: "Say, O Allah, Owner of ..." (Al Imran: 26)
Answer: Sovereignty
💡 Allah said: "Say, O Allah, Owner of Sovereignty, You give sovereignty to whom You will and You take sovereignty away from whom You will." Allah is Al-Malik (the Sovereign), the Owner of everything; He gives dominion to whom He wills and takes it from whom He wills.
Q252: The Prophet ﷺ used to supplicate, "Cure, for You are the Healer; there is no cure except Your cure," when ...?
Answer: visiting a sick person
💡 Whenever the Prophet ﷺ visited a sick person, he would make this supplication for him (Agreed upon), and it is Sunnah for us to say it for the sick.
Q253: What is the meaning of Allah's name Ar-Razzaq?
Answer: The One who provides for all creatures
💡 Allah provides for all creatures: people, birds in the sky, fish in the sea, and the ant in its hole.
Q254: Complete the Basmalah: "In the name of Allah, ..."
Answer: the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful
💡 The Basmalah is: "In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful." We say it when we begin reading, eating, and doing things, and it contains two of Allah's names that show His mercy.
Q255: Complete Allah's words: "Indeed, it is Allah who is the ..., the firm possessor of strength" (Adh-Dhariyat: 58)
Answer: [continual] Provider
💡 Allah said: "Indeed, it is Allah who is the [continual] Provider, the firm possessor of strength." All provision is in Allah's hand, and He is the Strong whom nothing can overpower.
Q256: What is the meaning of Allah's name An-Nur?
Answer: The One who illuminates the heavens and the earth and guides their people
💡 Among the meanings of Allah's name An-Nur (the Light) is that He illuminates the heavens and the earth with His light and guides their people to the truth.
Q257: What is the meaning of Allah's name Ar-Rahman?
Answer: The One whose vast mercy embraces all creation
💡 Allah's mercy encompasses all things; every blessing that people and animals live by in this world comes from His mercy, glory be to Him.
Q258: What is the meaning of Allah's name Al-Wahhab?
Answer: The One who gives abundant gifts, expecting nothing in return
💡 Allah grants His servants blessings, mercy, children, and knowledge without asking anything from them in return.
Q259: What is the meaning of Allah's name Al-Khaliq?
Answer: The One who brought everything into existence from nothing
💡 Allah created the heavens and the earth, people, animals, and plants, bringing them into existence after they did not exist.
Q260: Surah Al-Hashr, which ends with several of Allah's Beautiful Names, is one of the surahs of Juz' 'Amma.
Answer: False ✖
💡 Surah Al-Hashr is in the 28th juz' (part) of the Noble Quran, while Juz' 'Amma is the 30th juz' and begins with Surah An-Naba'.
Q261: Choose all of the Beautiful Names that appear in the last verses of Surah Al-Hashr:
Answer: Al-Malik (the Sovereign), Al-Quddus (the Pure), As-Salam (the Perfection)
💡 At the end of Surah Al-Hashr are Allah's words: "He is Allah, other than whom there is no deity, the Sovereign, the Pure, the Perfection." Ar-Razzaq (the Provider), however, appears in Surah Adh-Dhariyat, and Al-Wahhab (the Bestower) in Surah Al Imran and elsewhere.
Q262: What is the meaning of Allah's name As-Sami'?
Answer: The One who hears every sound
💡 Allah hears every sound in every language at the same time, and He hears our supplication even if it is a whisper.
Q263: What is the meaning of Allah's name Al-Ghaffar?
Answer: Abundant in forgiveness for His servants' sins
💡 Allah forgives sins, however many, for whoever repents and returns to Him, which is why we often say "Astaghfirullah" (I seek Allah's forgiveness).
Q264: What is the meaning of Allah's name As-Salam?
Answer: The One who is free of every flaw and imperfection
💡 Allah is free of every flaw and imperfection in His essence, His attributes, and His actions, and from Him come peace and safety for His servants.
Q265: Which name of Allah means: the One who puts everything in its proper place with wisdom?
Answer: Al-Hakim
💡 Everything Allah creates and commands has wisdom in it; He puts nothing anywhere except in its proper place.
Q266: Complete Allah's words: "And ever is He, to the believers, ..." (Al-Ahzab: 43)
Answer: Merciful
💡 Allah said: "And ever is He, to the believers, Merciful." Through His special mercy for the believers, He guides them, forgives them, and admits them into Paradise.
Q267: What is the meaning of Allah's name Al-Ahad?
Answer: The One and Only, who has no partner and no equal
💡 Allah is One, with no partner in His dominion or in His worship, and He has no equal and nothing like Him.
Q268: What is the meaning of Allah's name Al-Hayy?
Answer: The Ever-Living who never dies
💡 Allah's life is perfect, with no beginning and no end, while all creatures die and Allah alone remains.
Q269: Allah's name As-Samad appears in Surah Al-Falaq.
Answer: False ✖
💡 Allah's name As-Samad appears in Surah Al-Ikhlas, in His words: "Allah, the Eternal Refuge." Surah Al-Falaq, however, begins with: "Say, I seek refuge in the Lord of daybreak."
Q270: The Prophet ﷺ said that the most beloved names to Allah are Abdullah and Abdur-Rahman.
Answer: True ✔
💡 The Prophet ﷺ said: "The most beloved of your names to Allah are Abdullah and Abdur-Rahman" (narrated by Muslim), because both express servitude to Allah.
Q271: Complete Allah's words: "And He is the Forgiving, the ..." (Al-Buruj: 14)
Answer: Affectionate
💡 Allah said: "And He is the Forgiving, the Affectionate," for Allah forgives the sins of those who repent and loves His righteous servants.
Q272: Ibrahim and Isma'il (peace be upon them) made the supplication "Our Lord, accept [this] from us. Indeed You are the Hearing, the Knowing" while building Al-Masjid Al-Aqsa.
Answer: False ✖
💡 They made this supplication while raising the foundations of the Noble Ka'bah in Makkah, as in Surah Al-Baqarah (verse 127).
Q273: What is the meaning of Allah's name Al-Mujib?
Answer: The One who answers whoever calls upon Him
💡 Allah is near to His servants and answers whoever calls upon Him, which is why we raise our hands to Him and ask Him for what we need.
Q274: What is the meaning of Allah's name Ash-Shafi?
Answer: The One who heals the sick, and there is no healing but His healing
💡 Healing comes from Allah alone; medicine and doctors are only means through which Allah grants healing if He wills.
Q275: Which name of Allah means: the One who loves His righteous servants and is loved by them?
Answer: Al-Wadud
💡 Allah loves His righteous servants, the believers love Him, and He places love for them in people's hearts.
Q276: What is the meaning of Allah's name Al-Malik?
Answer: The Owner of everything, who disposes of it as He wills
💡 Allah is the Owner of the heavens and the earth and all that is in them. He disposes of His dominion as He wills, and every other king's rule will pass away.
Q277: Allah's names Ar-Rahman and Ar-Rahim do not appear in Surah Al-Fatihah.
Answer: False ✖
💡 Both names appear in Surah Al-Fatihah in Allah's words: "the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful," right after: "[All] praise is [due] to Allah, Lord of the worlds."
Q278: Complete the words of Allah's Prophet Hud (peace be upon him): "Indeed, my Lord is, over all things, ..." (Hud: 57)
Answer: Guardian
💡 Hud (peace be upon him) said to his people: "Indeed my Lord is, over all things, Guardian," meaning Allah preserves everything and nothing is hidden from Him.
Q279: In which surah do Allah's words appear: "He is the First and the Last, the Ascendant and the Intimate, and He is, of all things, Knowing"?
Answer: Al-Hadid
💡 This is the third verse of Surah Al-Hadid. Among Allah's names in it are: Al-Awwal (the First), Al-Akhir (the Last), Az-Zahir (the Ascendant), Al-Batin (the Intimate), and Al-'Alim (the Knowing).
Q280: The prophet who said to his people, "Ask forgiveness of your Lord. Indeed, He is ever a Perpetual Forgiver," was Musa (Moses) (peace be upon him).
Answer: False ✖
💡 It was said by Allah's Prophet Nuh (Noah) (peace be upon him), as in Surah Nuh (verse 10). He called his people to seek forgiveness because Allah is Al-Ghaffar, abundant in forgiveness.
Q281: What is the meaning of Allah's name As-Samad?
Answer: The Master whom all creation turns to for their needs
💡 All of creation turns to Allah and seeks Him for their needs, and He is the Master who is perfect in all His attributes.
Q282: Allah's words "Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth" appear in a surah named "An-Nur" (The Light).
Answer: True ✔
💡 It is verse 35 of Surah An-Nur. Among the meanings of Allah's name An-Nur (the Light) is that He illuminates the heavens and the earth and guides their people.
Q283: Which name of Allah means: abundant in goodness and giving?
Answer: Al-Karim
💡 Allah is abundant in goodness; He gives His servants countless blessings and pardons them, and His generosity never runs out.
Q284: Complete Allah's words: "O mankind, you are those in need of Allah, while Allah is the ..." (Fatir: 15)
Answer: Free of need, the Praiseworthy
💡 All people need Allah in everything, and Allah is Al-Ghani (the Free of need), who needs no one, and Al-Hamid (the Praiseworthy), who is praised in every situation.
Q285: What is the meaning of Allah's name Al-Quddus?
Answer: The One who is pure and free of every imperfection
💡 Al-Quddus is the Pure One, free of every imperfection. That is why we say in glorification "Subhan Allah" (Glory be to Allah), declaring Him far above anything unbefitting.
Q286: What is the meaning of Allah's name Ar-Rahim?
Answer: The One who has special mercy for His believing servants
💡 Allah is merciful to His believing servants: He guides them, forgives them, and admits them into Paradise through His special mercy for them.
Q287: What is the meaning of Allah's name Al-Qayyum?
Answer: The Self-Sustaining, who sustains and manages the affairs of His creation
💡 Allah is self-sustaining and needs no one, and He manages all the affairs of His creation; neither drowsiness nor sleep overtakes Him.
Q288: Complete the words of Allah's Prophet Salih (peace be upon him): "So ask forgiveness of Him and then repent to Him. Indeed, my Lord is near and ..." (Hud: 61)
Answer: responsive
💡 Salih (peace be upon him) said to his people: "Indeed, my Lord is near and responsive," for Allah is near to His servants; He hears their supplications and answers them.
Q289: Allah said: "And to Allah belong the best names, so invoke Him by them" (Al-A'raf: 180).
Answer: True ✔
💡 Allah commanded us to call upon Him by His Beautiful Names, so we say, for example: "O Ar-Razzaq (Provider), provide for me," and "O Al-Ghaffar (Perpetual Forgiver), forgive me."
Q290: Allah said: "There is nothing like unto Him, and He is the Hearing, the Seeing" (Ash-Shura: 11), and this means nothing in His creation resembles Allah.
Answer: True ✔
💡 The verse affirms for Allah the names As-Sami' (the Hearing) and Al-Basir (the Seeing), and tells us that, glory be to Him, none of His creation resembles Him in His hearing, His sight, or any of His attributes.
Q291: Choose all of the Beautiful Names that appear in Ayat al-Kursi:
Answer: Al-Hayy (the Ever-Living), Al-Qayyum (the Sustainer of all existence), Al-'Azim (the Most Great)
💡 Ayat al-Kursi begins with Allah's words: "Allah - there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of [all] existence" and ends with: "and He is the Most High, the Most Great." The Prophet ﷺ said it is the greatest verse in the Noble Quran (narrated by Muslim).
Q292: What is the meaning of Allah's name Al-Ghani?
Answer: The One who needs no one, while all creation needs Him
💡 Allah needs no food and needs none of His creation, while all creatures are poor and in need of Him.
Q293: Complete Allah's words: "O mankind, what has deceived you concerning your Lord, the ..." (Al-Infitar: 6)
Answer: Generous
💡 In this verse Allah reminds man that his Lord, the Generous (Al-Karim), has blessed him with countless blessings, so it does not befit him to be deceived and disobey Him.
Q294: Yusuf (peace be upon him) said, "Indeed, my Lord is Subtle in what He wills. Indeed, it is He who is the Knowing, the Wise," before he met his father and brothers.
Answer: False ✖
💡 Yusuf (peace be upon him) said it after he was reunited with his parents and brothers and had raised his parents upon the throne, as in Surah Yusuf (verse 100). It contains Allah's names Al-'Alim (the Knowing) and Al-Hakim (the Wise).
Q295: Arrange these surahs, in which some of Allah's Beautiful Names appear, according to their order in the Mushaf:
Answer: Al-Fatihah then Al-Baqarah then An-Nur then Al-Hashr then Al-Ikhlas
💡 Al-Fatihah is the first surah, then Al-Baqarah is Surah 2, An-Nur is 24, Al-Hashr is 59, and Al-Ikhlas is 112.
Q296: What is the meaning of Allah's name Al-Hafeez?
Answer: The One who protects His servants and preserves everything
💡 Allah preserves the heavens and the earth and protects His servants from evil, so we ask Him to protect us at all times.
Q297: How many names of Allah did the Prophet ﷺ say that whoever enumerates them will enter Paradise?
Answer: 99
💡 The Prophet ﷺ said: "Allah has ninety-nine names, one hundred less one; whoever enumerates them will enter Paradise" (Agreed upon). Enumerating them means memorizing them, understanding their meanings, and acting upon them.
Q298: Allah's name Ar-Rahman (the Entirely Merciful) belongs to Allah alone, so no one else may be called by it.
Answer: True ✔
💡 No one is called Ar-Rahman except Allah. That is why we name people "Abdur-Rahman" (servant of the Entirely Merciful), but we never call anyone "Ar-Rahman".
Q299: Which surah is called "Umm al-Kitab" (the Mother of the Book)?
Answer: Al-Fatihah
💡 Surah Al-Fatihah is called "Umm al-Kitab" and "As-Sab' al-Mathani" (the Seven Oft-Repeated Verses). It is the first surah in the Mushaf and has 7 verses.
Q300: In which surah is Ayat al-Kursi (the Verse of the Throne) found?
Answer: Al-Baqarah
💡 Ayat al-Kursi is in Surah Al-Baqarah, and the Prophet ﷺ said it is the greatest verse in the Book of Allah.
Q301: Which surah is it recommended for a Muslim to read on Friday?
Answer: Al-Kahf
💡 A hadith mentions the virtue of reading Surah Al-Kahf on Friday, and that Allah gives its reader a light lasting from one Friday to the next.
Q302: What is the position of Surah Al-A'raf in the Noble Mushaf?
Answer: 7
💡 Surah Al-A'raf is Surah number 7. It comes after Al-An'am and before Al-Anfal, and it is one of the longest surahs of the Quran.
Q303: How many verses are in Surah Ta-Ha?
Answer: 135
💡 Surah Ta-Ha has 135 verses according to the Kufan count, which the Hafs-narration Mushaf follows, and it is Surah number 20.
Q304: What is the longest surah in the Noble Quran?
Answer: Al-Baqarah
💡 Surah Al-Baqarah is the longest surah of the Quran, with 286 verses, and it is the second surah in the Quran.
Q305: Which surah is number 31 in the order of the Noble Quran?
Answer: Luqman
💡 Surah Luqman is surah number 31. It comes after Ar-Rum (30) and before As-Sajdah (32), and it contains the advice of Luqman the Wise to his son.
Q306: Which surah is number 10 in the order of the Noble Quran?
Answer: Yunus
💡 Surah Yunus is surah number 10. It is named after the Prophet Yunus (peace be upon him) and comes after At-Tawbah and before Hud.
Q307: Which surah is number 55 in the order of the Noble Quran?
Answer: Ar-Rahman
💡 Surah Ar-Rahman is surah number 55. It comes after Al-Qamar (54) and before Al-Waqi'ah (56), and it begins with Allah's words: "The Most Merciful."
Q308: Which surah begins with Allah's words: "Competition in [worldly] increase diverts you"?
Answer: At-Takathur
💡 Surah At-Takathur is number 102 and has 8 verses, and it took its name from its first verse.
Q309: Surah Ar-Rahman has 50 verses.
Answer: False ✖
💡 False, Surah Ar-Rahman has 78 verses, and the verse "So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?" is repeated 31 times in it.
Q310: What is the position of Surah Maryam in the Noble Quran?
Answer: 19
💡 Surah Maryam is surah number 19. It comes after Al-Kahf and before Taha, and it contains the story of Maryam and the birth of 'Isa (peace be upon them).
Q311: Which surah did the Prophet ﷺ say is equal to a third of the Quran?
Answer: Al-Ikhlas
💡 It is authentically reported in Sahih al-Bukhari that the Prophet ﷺ said Surah Al-Ikhlas is equal to a third of the Quran, and it has only 4 verses.
Q312: What is the shortest surah in the Noble Quran?
Answer: Al-Kawthar
💡 Surah Al-Kawthar is the shortest surah of the Quran, with 3 short verses, while Al-Ikhlas has 4 verses, Al-Falaq 5 and An-Nas 6.
Q313: Surah Al Imran has 286 verses.
Answer: False ✖
💡 False, Surah Al Imran has 200 verses, while 286 is the number of verses in Surah Al-Baqarah.
Q314: Surah Al-'Alaq is the first surah in the order of the Noble Quran.
Answer: False ✖
💡 False, the first surah in the order of the Quran is Al-Fatihah. Al-'Alaq is among the first to be revealed, and its number in the Quran is 96.
Q315: The story of the People of the Elephant is told in Surah Quraysh.
Answer: False ✖
💡 False, the story of the People of the Elephant and Abraha's army is told in Surah Al-Fil, which comes right before Surah Quraysh.
Q316: Surah number 8 in the Quran is Surah Al-Anfal
Answer: True ✔
💡 Correct, Surah Al-Anfal is surah number 8. It comes after Al-A'raf and before At-Tawbah.
Q317: Surah Maryam comes before Surah Al-Kahf in the Quran.
Answer: False ✖
💡 False, Surah Al-Kahf (18) comes first, then Surah Maryam (19).
Q318: Which surah is number 15 in the order of the Noble Quran?
Answer: Al-Hijr
💡 Surah Al-Hijr is surah number 15. It comes after Surah Ibrahim and before Surah An-Nahl.
Q319: Surah Ad-Duha comes after Surah Ash-Sharh in the Quran.
Answer: False ✖
💡 False, Surah Ad-Duha (93) comes right before Surah Ash-Sharh (94).
Q320: Surah Al-'Asr has 7 verses.
Answer: False ✖
💡 False, Surah Al-'Asr has only 3 verses, and it is one of the shortest surahs of the Quran.
Q321: Surah An-Nas has 5 verses.
Answer: False ✖
💡 False, Surah An-Nas has 6 verses, while Surah Al-Falaq, which comes before it, has 5 verses.
Q322: Surah Al-Kahf has 110 verses.
Answer: True ✔
💡 Correct, Surah Al-Kahf has 110 verses, and it is surah number 18 in the Quran.
Q323: Surah Al-Hadid is named after a metal.
Answer: True ✔
💡 Correct, al-hadid (iron) is a strong metal that Allah mentions in this surah, which is surah number 57.
Q324: Which surah begins with Allah's words: "When the earth is shaken with its [final] earthquake"?
Answer: Az-Zalzalah
💡 Surah Az-Zalzalah is number 99 and has 8 verses, and it took its name from its first verse.
Q325: Which two surahs are called "Al-Mu'awwidhatayn" (the two surahs of seeking refuge)?
Answer: Al-Falaq and An-Nas
💡 Al-Falaq and An-Nas are called Al-Mu'awwidhatayn because each begins with "Say, 'I seek refuge'," meaning I seek protection and shelter with Allah.
Q326: The first part of the Noble Quran to be revealed was verses from the beginning of Surah Al-'Alaq.
Answer: True ✔
💡 The first revelation to the Prophet ﷺ in the Cave of Hira was Allah's words: "Recite in the name of your Lord who created," from the beginning of Surah Al-'Alaq.
Q327: Surah An-Naba' is the first surah in Juz' 'Amma.
Answer: True ✔
💡 Correct, Juz' 'Amma begins with Surah An-Naba', whose first words are "'Amma yatasa'alun" (About what are they asking one another?), and the part takes its name from it.
Q328: Surah At-Tin is named after a fruit that Allah swears by at its beginning.
Answer: True ✔
💡 Correct, the surah begins with Allah's words: "By the fig and the olive," and the fig is a well-known fruit.
Q329: Surah Al-Ikhlas has 4 verses.
Answer: True ✔
💡 Correct, Surah Al-Ikhlas has 4 short verses and begins with "Say, 'He is Allah, [who is] One.'"
Q330: Match each surah with its number in the Quran:
Answer: An-Naba' ↔ 78, Al-'Alaq ↔ 96, Az-Zalzalah ↔ 99, Al-'Asr ↔ 103
💡 The surahs of Juz' 'Amma run from An-Naba' (78) to An-Nas (114), including Al-'Alaq (96), Az-Zalzalah (99) and Al-'Asr (103).
Q331: What is the position of Surah Al-Ma'idah in the Noble Quran?
Answer: 5
💡 Surah Al-Ma'idah is surah number 5. It comes after An-Nisa and before Al-An'am, and al-ma'idah is the table on which food is placed.
Q332: Match each surah with what is mentioned in it:
Answer: An-Naml ↔ Sulayman (peace be upon him), the ant and the hoopoe, Maryam ↔ The birth of 'Isa (peace be upon him), Luqman ↔ Luqman's advice to his son, Nuh ↔ Nuh's (peace be upon him) call to his people
💡 These surahs are named after things from the stories told in them: the ant in An-Naml, Maryam the mother of 'Isa, Luqman the Wise, and Nuh (peace be upon him).
Q333: How many verses are in Surah Ya-Sin?
Answer: 83
💡 Surah Ya-Sin has 83 verses according to the Kufan count followed by the Hafs Quran, and it is surah number 36.
Q334: Match each surah with the verse it begins with:
Answer: Al-Kawthar ↔ "Indeed, We have granted you, [O Muhammad], al-Kawthar.", Al-Falaq ↔ "Say, 'I seek refuge in the Lord of daybreak'", An-Nas ↔ "Say, 'I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind,'", Al-Kafirun ↔ "Say, 'O disbelievers,'"
💡 Many of the short surahs took their names from a word in their first verse, which makes them easy to remember.
Q335: Which surah is number 67 in the order of the Noble Quran?
Answer: Al-Mulk
💡 Surah Al-Mulk is surah number 67 and the start of Juz' Tabarak. It begins with Allah's words: "Blessed is He in whose hand is dominion," and after it comes Al-Qalam (68).
Q336: Match each surah with its number of verses:
Answer: An-Nisa ↔ 176, Al-Ma'idah ↔ 120, Al-An'am ↔ 165, Yusuf ↔ 111
💡 An-Nisa has 176 verses, Al-An'am 165, Al-Ma'idah 120, and Yusuf 111.
Q337: Which surah is number 16 in the order of the Noble Quran?
Answer: An-Nahl
💡 Surah An-Nahl is surah number 16. It comes after Al-Hijr and before Al-Isra, and it mentions the bees that produce honey.
Q338: Order these surahs from fewest verses to most:
Answer: Quraysh then Al-Fil then Al-Ma'un then At-Tin
💡 Quraysh has 4 verses, Al-Fil 5, Al-Ma'un 7, and At-Tin 8.
Q339: Which surah is number 9 in the order of the Noble Quran?
Answer: At-Tawbah
💡 Surah At-Tawbah is surah number 9. It comes after Al-Anfal, and it is the only surah that does not begin with the Basmalah.
Q340: Put these short surahs in their order in the Quran:
Answer: Al-Fil then Quraysh then Al-Ma'un then Al-Kawthar
💡 Al-Fil (105), then Quraysh (106), then Al-Ma'un (107), then Al-Kawthar (108).
Q341: Put these surahs from Juz' 'Amma in their order in the Quran:
Answer: Al-Kafirun then An-Nasr then Al-Masad then Al-Ikhlas
💡 Al-Kafirun (109), then An-Nasr (110), then Al-Masad (111), then Al-Ikhlas (112).
Q342: Put these surahs, most of which are named after prophets, in their order in the Quran:
Answer: Yunus then Hud then Yusuf then Ar-Ra'd
💡 Yunus (10), then Hud (11), then Yusuf (12), then Ar-Ra'd (13).
Q343: Put the first four surahs of the Noble Quran in order:
Answer: Al-Fatihah then Al-Baqarah then Al Imran then An-Nisa
💡 The Quran begins with Al-Fatihah (1), then Al-Baqarah (2), then Al Imran (3), then An-Nisa (4).
Q344: What is the position of Surah Ibrahim in the Noble Quran?
Answer: 14
💡 Surah Ibrahim is surah number 14 in the Quran. It is named after Allah's Prophet Ibrahim (peace be upon him) and comes after Ar-Ra'd.
Q345: Choose the surahs that begin with "[All] praise is [due] to Allah":
Answer: Al-Fatihah, Al-An'am, Al-Kahf
💡 Five surahs begin with "Al-hamdu lillah" (praise be to Allah): Al-Fatihah, Al-An'am, Al-Kahf, Saba' and Fatir. Al-Baqarah begins with "Alif-Lam-Mim," and Ya-Sin with its two letters.
Q346: Which surah is number 13 in the order of the Noble Quran?
Answer: Ar-Ra'd
💡 Surah Ar-Ra'd is surah number 13. It comes after Yusuf and before Ibrahim, and ar-ra'd is thunder, the sound we hear with lightning and rain.
Q347: Choose the stories told in Surah Al-Kahf:
Answer: The People of the Cave, Musa and the righteous servant (Al-Khidr), Dhul-Qarnayn
💡 Surah Al-Kahf contains the story of the People of the Cave, the story of Musa (peace be upon him) with the righteous servant, and the story of Dhul-Qarnayn. The People of the Elephant are in Surah Al-Fil, and Yusuf is in his own surah.
Q348: Choose the surahs that are in Juz' 'Amma:
Answer: An-Naba', Al-Fil, An-Nas
💡 Juz' 'Amma is the last part of the Quran. It begins with Surah An-Naba' and ends with Surah An-Nas, and Surah Al-Fil is in it, while Ya-Sin and Al-Kahf come long before it.
Q349: In which surah is the story of the People of the Cave told?
Answer: Al-Kahf
💡 Surah Al-Kahf tells the story of the believing young men who slept in the cave for many years, and the surah takes its name from it.
Q350: Choose the surahs named after the disjointed letters they begin with:
Answer: Taha, Ya-Sin, Sad
💡 Surahs Taha, Ya-Sin and Sad begin with these letters and are named after them, while An-Nur and Al-Kahf are named after topics mentioned in them.
Q351: Choose the surahs that each have 3 verses:
Answer: Al-Kawthar, Al-'Asr, An-Nasr
💡 Al-Kawthar, Al-'Asr and An-Nasr each have 3 verses, and they are the shortest surahs of the Quran, while Al-Ikhlas has 4 verses and Al-Falaq has 5.
Q352: Choose the surahs named after prophets:
Answer: Yunus, Hud, Ibrahim
💡 Yunus, Hud and Ibrahim are prophets (peace be upon them) after whom surahs were named, while Al-Kahf (The Cave) and Ar-Ra'd (The Thunder) are not names of prophets.
Q353: Choose the surahs named after times of day:
Answer: Al-Fajr (The Dawn), Ad-Duha (The Morning Brightness), Al-Layl (The Night)
💡 Al-Fajr (dawn) is the start of the day, Ad-Duha (morning brightness) is when the sun rises high, and Al-Layl is the night. At-Tin (the fig) is a fruit, and Al-Fil (the elephant) is an animal.
Q354: Which surah begins with Allah's words: "May the hands of Abu Lahab be ruined, and ruined is he"?
Answer: Al-Masad
💡 Surah Al-Masad is number 111 and has 5 verses, and it is also called Surah "Tabbat."
Q355: Which surah begins with Allah's words: "Recite in the name of your Lord who created"?
Answer: Al-'Alaq
💡 This verse is the beginning of Surah Al-'Alaq, and it was the first of the Quran revealed to the Prophet ﷺ in the Cave of Hira.
Q356: Which surah is number 24 in the order of the Noble Quran?
Answer: An-Nur
💡 Surah An-Nur is surah number 24. It comes after Al-Mu'minun (23) and before Al-Furqan (25), and it contains Allah's words: "Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth."
Q357: Which surah comes after Surah Al-'Alaq in the Quran?
Answer: Al-Qadr
💡 After Surah Al-'Alaq (96) comes Surah Al-Qadr (97), then Al-Bayyinah (98), then Az-Zalzalah (99).
Q358: Which surah is number 18 in the order of the Noble Quran?
Answer: Al-Kahf
💡 Surah Al-Kahf is surah number 18. It comes after Al-Isra and before Maryam, and it contains the story of the young men, the People of the Cave.
Q359: Which surah comes between Surahs Al-Ikhlas and An-Nas in the Quran?
Answer: Al-Falaq
💡 The order of the last three surahs is: Al-Ikhlas (112), then Al-Falaq (113), then An-Nas (114).
Q360: In which surah is the story of the cow that Allah commanded the Children of Israel to slaughter?
Answer: Al-Baqarah
💡 Surah Al-Baqarah (The Cow) got its name because it tells the story of the cow that Allah commanded the Children of Israel, in the time of Musa (peace be upon him), to slaughter.
Q361: Which surah is number 28 in the order of the Noble Quran?
Answer: Al-Qasas
💡 Surah Al-Qasas is surah number 28. It comes after An-Naml (27) and before Al-'Ankabut (29), and it contains the story of the birth and upbringing of Musa (peace be upon him).
Q362: Which surah comes after Surah Al-Fatihah in the Quran?
Answer: Al-Baqarah
💡 After Surah Al-Fatihah comes Surah Al-Baqarah, which is surah number 2 and the longest surah in the Noble Quran.
Q363: Which surah mentions the two journeys of Quraysh in winter and summer?
Answer: Quraysh
💡 Surah Quraysh begins with "For the accustomed security of the Quraysh," and it reminds Quraysh of Allah's blessing upon them in their winter and summer trade journeys.
Q364: Which surah is number 12 in the order of the Noble Quran?
Answer: Yusuf
💡 Surah Yusuf is surah number 12. It comes after Surah Hud, and it tells the full story of Yusuf (peace be upon him).
Q365: Which surah is number 11 in the order of the Noble Quran?
Answer: Hud
💡 Surah Hud is surah number 11. It is named after the Prophet Hud (peace be upon him) and comes between Surahs Yunus and Yusuf.
Q366: Which surah begins with Allah's words: "When the victory of Allah has come and the conquest"?
Answer: An-Nasr
💡 Surah An-Nasr is number 110 and has 3 verses, and it took its name from its first words.
Q367: Surah number 3 in the Quran is Surah Al Imran
Answer: True ✔
💡 Correct, Surah Al Imran is surah number 3, after Al-Fatihah and Al-Baqarah. The family of Imran is the family of Maryam (peace be upon her).
Q368: What is the other well-known name of Surah At-Tawbah?
Answer: Bara'ah
💡 Surah At-Tawbah is also called "Surah Bara'ah" because it begins with Allah's words: "[This is a declaration of] disassociation, by Allah and by His Messenger."
Q369: Which surah is number 6 in the order of the Noble Quran?
Answer: Al-An'am
💡 Surah Al-An'am is surah number 6. It comes after Al-Ma'idah and before Al-A'raf, and "al-an'am" means grazing livestock: camels, cattle and sheep.
Q370: Which surah is number 4 in the order of the Noble Quran?
Answer: An-Nisa
💡 Surah An-Nisa is surah number 4. It comes after Al Imran and before Al-Ma'idah, and it is one of the long surahs.
Q371: Surah At-Tawbah is the only surah in the Noble Quran that does not begin with the Basmalah.
Answer: True ✔
💡 113 of the Quran's 114 surahs begin with "In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful," and the only one that doesn't is Surah At-Tawbah.
Q372: Which surah is number 17 in the order of the Noble Quran?
Answer: Al-Isra
💡 Surah Al-Isra is surah number 17. It begins by mentioning the Night Journey of the Prophet ﷺ from Al-Masjid Al-Haram to Al-Masjid Al-Aqsa, and after it comes Surah Al-Kahf.
Q373: In which surah is the full story of Yusuf (peace be upon him) told?
Answer: Yusuf
💡 Surah Yusuf tells the story of Yusuf (peace be upon him) from beginning to end in a single surah, from his dream as a boy until he met his father and brothers again.
Q374: Which surah begins with Allah's words: "Say, 'He is Allah, [who is] One'"?
Answer: Al-Ikhlas
💡 Surah Al-Ikhlas begins with "Say, 'He is Allah, [who is] One'", and it is named this way because it is purely about the Oneness of Allah the Exalted.
Q375: What is "Al-Kawthar," which Allah gave to His Prophet ﷺ?
Answer: A river in Paradise
💡 The Prophet ﷺ told us that Al-Kawthar is a river in Paradise that his Lord promised him, full of abundant good.
Q376: How many verses are in Surah Al-Falaq?
Answer: 5
💡 Surah Al-Falaq has 5 verses. It begins with Allah's words: "Say, 'I seek refuge in the Lord of daybreak'", and al-falaq means daybreak.
Q377: How many verses are in Surah Al-Baqarah?
Answer: 286
💡 Surah Al-Baqarah has 286 verses, and it is the longest surah in the Noble Quran.
Q378: What number is Surah Ya-Sin in the order of the Noble Quran?
Answer: 36
💡 Surah Ya-Sin is surah number 36, and it is named after the two letters it begins with: "Ya-Sin."
Q379: What number is Surah Al-Ikhlas in the order of the Noble Quran?
Answer: 112
💡 Surah Al-Ikhlas is number 112. After it come Al-Falaq (113) and then An-Nas (114), the last surah of the Quran.
Q380: Which surah is number 20 in the order of the Noble Quran?
Answer: Taha
💡 Surah Taha is surah number 20. It comes after Maryam (19) and before Al-Anbiya (21), and it is named after the two letters it begins with.
Q381: Who was the tyrant to whom Allah sent Musa (Moses) and Harun (Aaron) (peace be upon them)?
Answer: Pharaoh
💡 Allah sent Musa and Harun (peace be upon them) to Pharaoh, who transgressed and claimed to be a lord, so Allah drowned him and his soldiers in the sea.
Q382: By what title did the Holy Quran call Yunus (Jonah) (peace be upon him)?
Answer: Dhun-Nun (the man of the fish)
💡 "Nun" means the whale (big fish), so Dhun-Nun means "the man of the fish"; Allah the Exalted said: "And [mention] the man of the fish, when he went off in anger" (Surah Al-Anbiya).
Q383: Nuh (Noah) (peace be upon him) stayed among his people calling them to Allah for 100 years.
Answer: False ✖
💡 Nuh (peace be upon him) stayed among his people for 950 years; Allah the Exalted said: "and he remained among them a thousand years minus fifty years" (Surah Al-Ankabut).
Q384: From what did Allah create Adam (peace be upon him)?
Answer: From clay
💡 Allah the Exalted said to the angels: "Indeed, I am going to create a human being from clay" (Surah Sad), while Iblis was created from fire.
Q385: After Yunus (Jonah) (peace be upon him) came out of the belly of the whale, Allah caused a palm tree to grow over him.
Answer: False ✖
💡 Allah caused a gourd plant to grow over him, not a palm tree; Allah the Exalted said: "And We caused to grow over him a gourd vine" (Surah As-Saffat).
Q386: Match each prophet with his son who was also a prophet:
Answer: Zakariya (Zechariah) (peace be upon him) ↔ Yahya (John) (peace be upon him), Ibrahim (Abraham) (peace be upon him) ↔ Ismail (Ishmael) (peace be upon him), Yaqub (Jacob) (peace be upon him) ↔ Yusuf (Joseph) (peace be upon him), Dawud (David) (peace be upon him) ↔ Sulayman (Solomon) (peace be upon him)
💡 Yahya is the son of Zakariya, Ismail is the son of Ibrahim, Yusuf is the son of Yaqub, and Sulayman is the son of Dawud; Allah the Exalted said: "And Solomon inherited David" (Surah An-Naml).
Q387: Musa (Moses) (peace be upon him) agreed with the father of the two women in Madyan to work for him for only one year.
Answer: False ✖
💡 The agreement was 8 years, or 10 if he completed them; Allah the Exalted said: "on [the condition] that you serve me for eight years; but if you complete ten, it will be [as a favor] from you" (Surah Al-Qasas).
Q388: Who refused to board the ark with Nuh (Noah) (peace be upon him) and said: "I will take refuge on a mountain to protect me from the water"?
Answer: His son
💡 Nuh (peace be upon him) called his son to board with him, but he refused, so he said to him: "There is no protector today from the decree of Allah, except for whom He gives mercy" (Surah Hud), and he was among the drowned.
Q389: About which prophet did Allah say: "Indeed, We found him patient, an excellent servant"?
Answer: Ayyub (Job) (peace be upon him)
💡 This verse is in Surah Sad about Ayyub (Job) (peace be upon him), who was patient through the hardship that struck him and became an example of patience.
Q390: Order what Ibrahim (Abraham) (peace be upon him) saw in the sky, as told in Surah Al-An'am:
Answer: A star then The moon rising then The sun rising
💡 Ibrahim (peace be upon him) saw a star, then the moon, then the sun, and all of them set, so he taught his people that they do not deserve worship and that worship belongs to Allah alone.
Q391: How did Allah destroy the disbelieving people of 'Aad?
Answer: With a fierce, cold wind
💡 Allah the Exalted said: "And as for 'Aad, they were destroyed by a screaming, violent wind" (Surah Al-Haqqah), and "sarsar" is a fierce, cold wind.
Q392: What did Allah command Nuh (Noah) (peace be upon him) to carry on the ark along with the believers?
Answer: A pair of every kind of animal
💡 Allah the Exalted said: "We said, 'Load upon it of each [creature] two mates'" (Surah Hud).
Q393: What did Allah subject to glorify Him along with Dawud (David) (peace be upon him)?
Answer: The mountains and the birds
💡 Allah the Exalted said: "Indeed, We subjected the mountains [to praise] with him, exalting [Allah] in the [late] afternoon and [after] sunrise" (Surah Sad), and the birds would gather and glorify Allah with him.
Q394: What restored the sight of Yaqub (Jacob) (peace be upon him) when it was cast over his face?
Answer: The shirt of Yusuf (Joseph) (peace be upon him)
💡 Yusuf (peace be upon him) said: "Take this, my shirt, and cast it over the face of my father; he will become seeing" (Surah Yusuf), and when it was cast over his face, he regained his sight by Allah's permission.
Q395: Order the events of the story of Musa (Moses) (peace be upon him) as told in Surah Al-Qasas:
Answer: He was cast into the river as a nursing baby then He was raised in Pharaoh's house then He went to Madyan then Allah spoke to him by the side of the mount (Tur)
💡 Musa (peace be upon him) was cast into the river and picked up by Pharaoh's family, who raised him; then he went to Madyan, and years later he traveled with his family and Allah spoke to him by the side of the mount (Tur).
Q396: Choose the miracles with which Allah supported Isa (Jesus) (peace be upon him), as mentioned in the Quran:
Answer: Speaking in the cradle as an infant, Healing the blind and the leper by Allah's permission, Bringing the dead to life by Allah's permission
💡 Isa (peace be upon him) spoke in the cradle, healed the blind and the leper, and brought the dead to life by Allah's permission, while the wind was made subservient to Sulayman, and the fire was made cool and safe for Ibrahim, peace be upon them both.
Q397: Who refused to prostrate to Adam (peace be upon him) when Allah commanded the angels to prostrate to him?
Answer: Iblis
💡 Allah the Exalted said: "and they prostrated, except for Iblees. He refused and was arrogant" (Surah Al-Baqarah), and arrogance was the reason he was cast out.
Q398: How did Allah describe Idris (peace be upon him) in the Holy Quran?
Answer: He was a man of truth and a prophet
💡 Allah the Exalted said: "And mention in the Book, Idrees. Indeed, he was a man of truth and a prophet" (Surah Maryam).
Q399: What did the people of Thamud do to the she-camel despite their prophet's warning?
Answer: They hamstrung (killed) her
💡 Allah the Exalted said: "But they denied him and hamstrung her" (Surah Ash-Shams), so Allah destroyed them for their sin.
Q400: Which bird brought Sulayman (Solomon) (peace be upon him) news of the Queen of Sheba and her people?
Answer: The hoopoe
💡 Sulayman (peace be upon him) inspected the birds and said: "Why do I not see the hoopoe" (Surah An-Naml), then the hoopoe brought him news of the people of Sheba.
Q401: In which surah did Allah say at its beginning, "We relate to you, [O Muhammad], the best of stories," and which tells the complete story of a prophet?
Answer: Surah Yusuf
💡 Surah Yusuf tells the story of Yusuf (Joseph) (peace be upon him), from his dream as a young boy until he was reunited with his father and brothers in Egypt.
Q402: According to the view well known among scholars, how many prophets and messengers are mentioned by name in the Holy Quran?
Answer: 25
💡 The well-known view is that the Holy Quran mentions the names of 25 prophets and messengers, including Adam, Nuh, Ibrahim, Musa, Isa and Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon them all.
Q403: Which prophet believed in the call of Ibrahim (Abraham) (peace be upon him) and was saved by Allah along with him to the blessed land?
Answer: Lut (Lot) (peace be upon him)
💡 Allah the Exalted said: "And Lot believed him" (Surah Al-Ankabut), and He said: "And We delivered him and Lot to the land which We had blessed for the worlds" (Surah Al-Anbiya).
Q404: The prophet who killed Jalut (Goliath) was Sulayman (Solomon) (peace be upon him).
Answer: False ✖
💡 The one who killed Jalut was Dawud (David) (peace be upon him); Allah the Exalted said: "and David killed Goliath" (Surah Al-Baqarah).
Q405: To which people was Shu'ayb (peace be upon him) sent?
Answer: Madyan
💡 Allah the Exalted said: "And to [the people of] Madyan [We sent] their brother Shu'ayb" (Surah Al-A'raf).
Q406: What were Ibrahim (Abraham) and Ismail (Ishmael) (peace be upon them) praying as they raised the foundations of the Kaaba?
Answer: Our Lord, accept [this] from us. Indeed You are the Hearing, the Knowing.
💡 Allah the Exalted said: "And [mention] when Abraham was raising the foundations of the House and [with him] Ishmael, [saying], 'Our Lord, accept [this] from us. Indeed You are the Hearing, the Knowing'" (Surah Al-Baqarah).
Q407: Ibrahim (Abraham) (peace be upon him) smashed all of his people's idols and left none of them.
Answer: False ✖
💡 Ibrahim (peace be upon him) left the largest idol; Allah the Exalted said: "So he made them into fragments, except a large one among them, that they might return to it [and question]" (Surah Al-Anbiya).
Q408: What did Yusuf's brothers claim to their father had eaten Yusuf (Joseph) (peace be upon him)?
Answer: A wolf
💡 Yusuf's brothers said to their father: "and a wolf ate him" (Surah Yusuf), and they brought his shirt stained with false blood.
Q409: What did Isa (Jesus) (peace be upon him) shape from clay and then breathe into, so that it came to life by Allah's permission?
Answer: A bird
💡 Isa (peace be upon him) said: "I design for you from clay [that which is] like the form of a bird, then I breathe into it and it becomes a bird by permission of Allah" (Surah Al Imran).
Q410: The mother of Musa (Moses) cast her nursing baby into the river by inspiration from Allah, to save him from Pharaoh.
Answer: True ✔
💡 Allah inspired the mother of Musa: "and when you fear for him, cast him into the river" (Surah Al-Qasas), then Allah returned him to her as He had promised.
Q411: To which people was Hud (peace be upon him) sent?
Answer: 'Aad
💡 Allah the Exalted said: "And to 'Aad [We sent] their brother Hud" (Surah Al-A'raf), and the people of 'Aad were physically strong.
Q412: Order the events of the story of Yusuf (Joseph) (peace be upon him) as told in the Quran:
Answer: His brothers threw him into the well then He was sold for a small price, a few dirhams then He was put in prison then He was put in charge of the storehouses of the land
💡 Yusuf (peace be upon him) was thrown into the well, then sold, then unjustly put in prison, then the king released him and placed him in charge of the storehouses of the land.
Q413: The disciples asked Isa (Jesus) (peace be upon him) to pray to Allah to send down to them a table spread with food from heaven.
Answer: True ✔
💡 The disciples said: "Can your Lord send down to us a table [spread with food] from the heaven?" (Surah Al-Ma'idah), so Isa (peace be upon him) prayed to his Lord, and the surah is named after this story.
Q414: How did Ayyub (Job) (peace be upon him) call upon his Lord when illness struck him?
Answer: Indeed, adversity has touched me, and You are the Most Merciful of the merciful.
💡 Allah the Exalted said: "And [mention] Job, when he called to his Lord, 'Indeed, adversity has touched me, and You are the Most Merciful of the merciful'" (Surah Al-Anbiya).
Q415: Allah commanded Ayyub (Job) (peace be upon him) to strike the ground with his foot, and water gushed out for him to bathe in and drink.
Answer: True ✔
💡 Allah the Exalted said: "Strike [the ground] with your foot; this is a [spring for] a cool bath and drink" (Surah Sad), and Allah healed him after his patience.
Q416: What did Yunus (Jonah) (peace be upon him) pray while he was in the belly of the whale?
Answer: There is no deity except You; exalted are You. Indeed, I have been of the wrongdoers.
💡 Yunus (peace be upon him) called out in the darkness: "There is no deity except You; exalted are You. Indeed, I have been of the wrongdoers" (Surah Al-Anbiya), and Allah answered him and saved him.
Q417: Yusuf (Joseph) (peace be upon him) stayed in prison for only one day.
Answer: False ✖
💡 Yusuf (peace be upon him) stayed in prison for years; Allah the Exalted said: "And he remained in prison several years" (Surah Yusuf), and he was patient until Allah made his innocence clear.
Q418: Allah made the sign for Zakariya (Zechariah) (peace be upon him) that he would not speak to people for 7 nights.
Answer: False ✖
💡 The sign was 3 nights, not 7; Allah the Exalted said: "He said, 'Your sign is that you will not speak to the people for three nights, [being] sound'" (Surah Maryam).
Q419: What did Allah teach Adam (peace be upon him), as mentioned in Surah Al-Baqarah?
Answer: All the names
💡 Allah the Exalted said: "And He taught Adam the names - all of them" (Surah Al-Baqarah), and so his superiority over the angels became clear.
Q420: Why did Musa (Moses) (peace be upon him) ask for his brother Harun (Aaron) to be with him in calling Pharaoh?
Answer: Because he was more fluent in speech
💡 Musa (peace be upon him) said: "And my brother Aaron is more fluent than me in tongue" (Surah Al-Qasas), so Allah sent him along as a prophet to help him.
Q421: What did the people of Thamud carve out of the mountains?
Answer: Homes to live in
💡 Allah the Exalted said to the people of Thamud through Salih (peace be upon him): "and [you] carve from the mountains, homes" (Surah Al-A'raf).
Q422: Yusuf (Joseph) (peace be upon him) saw in his dream 7 stars and the sun and the moon prostrating to him.
Answer: False ✖
💡 He saw 11 stars, not 7; Allah the Exalted said: "Indeed, I have seen [in a dream] eleven stars and the sun and the moon; I saw them prostrating to me" (Surah Yusuf).
Q423: To which people was Salih (peace be upon him) sent?
Answer: Thamud
💡 Allah the Exalted said: "And to the Thamud [We sent] their brother Salih" (Surah Al-A'raf).
Q424: What did the ant say when it saw Sulayman (Solomon) (peace be upon him) and his soldiers approaching?
Answer: It told the ants to enter their dwellings
💡 The ant said: "O ants, enter your dwellings" (Surah An-Naml), and Sulayman (peace be upon him) smiled, amused at its words, and thanked his Lord.
Q425: Shu'ayb (peace be upon him) forbade his people from giving short measure and weight.
Answer: True ✔
💡 The people of Shu'ayb (peace be upon him) used to cheat in trade, so he told them: "And do not decrease from the measure and the scale" (Surah Hud).
Q426: Which prophet settled some of his descendants in an uncultivated valley near Allah's Sacred House?
Answer: Ibrahim (Abraham) (peace be upon him)
💡 Allah the Exalted said, quoting Ibrahim (Abraham) (peace be upon him): "Our Lord, I have settled some of my descendants in an uncultivated valley near Your sacred House" (Surah Ibrahim).
Q427: What craft did Allah teach Dawud (David) (peace be upon him)?
Answer: Making armor from iron
💡 Allah the Exalted said: "And We taught him the fashioning of coats of armor to protect you" (Surah Al-Anbiya), and Allah made iron soft for him, so he made armor from it to protect fighters.
Q428: What was Maryam (Mary) (peace be upon her) told to shake toward herself so that fresh dates would fall on her?
Answer: The trunk of the palm tree
💡 Allah the Exalted said: "And shake toward you the trunk of the palm tree; it will drop upon you ripened, fresh dates" (Surah Maryam).
Q429: Musa (Moses) (peace be upon him) watered the flocks for two women in Madyan and then sat in the shade.
Answer: True ✔
💡 Allah the Exalted said: "So he watered [their flocks] for them; then he went back to the shade" (Surah Al-Qasas), setting an example of chivalry and helping the weak.
Q430: What did the staff of Musa (Moses) (peace be upon him) do when he threw it down in front of the magicians?
Answer: It swallowed up what the magicians had made
💡 Allah the Exalted said: "And throw what is in your right hand; it will swallow up what they have crafted" (Surah Ta-Ha), so the truth defeated their magic and the magicians believed.
Q431: What happened to the fire when Ibrahim (Abraham) (peace be upon him) was thrown into it?
Answer: Allah made it cool and safe for him
💡 Allah the Exalted said: "We said, 'O fire, be coolness and safety upon Abraham'" (Surah Al-Anbiya), so the fire did not harm him, by Allah's permission.
Q432: What did Allah give Yahya (John) (peace be upon him) while he was still a boy?
Answer: Wisdom and understanding
💡 Allah the Exalted said about Yahya (peace be upon him): "And We gave him judgement [while yet] a boy" (Surah Maryam), meaning understanding and wisdom from a young age.
Q433: What good news did the angels give to Ibrahim (Abraham) (peace be upon him) and his wife?
Answer: Of Ishaq (Isaac), and after Ishaq, Yaqub (Jacob)
💡 Allah the Exalted said: "And We gave her good tidings of Isaac and after Isaac, Jacob" (Surah Hud), and Ishaq and Yaqub were both noble prophets.
Q434: In the Quran, Allah described Ismail (Ishmael) (peace be upon him) as being true to his promise.
Answer: True ✔
💡 Allah the Exalted said: "And mention in the Book, Ishmael. Indeed, he was true to his promise, and he was a messenger and a prophet" (Surah Maryam).
Q435: Which prophet did Allah teach the language of birds?
Answer: Sulayman (Solomon) (peace be upon him)
💡 Allah the Exalted said, quoting Sulayman (Solomon) (peace be upon him): "O people, we have been taught the language of birds" (Surah An-Naml).
Q436: Every time Zakariya (peace be upon him) entered the prayer chamber to see Maryam (Mary), he found provision with her.
Answer: True ✔
💡 Allah the Exalted said: "Every time Zechariah entered upon her in the prayer chamber, he found with her provision" (Surah Al Imran), and she would say: It is from Allah.
Q437: Choose the signs (miracles) with which Allah supported Musa (Moses) (peace be upon him):
Answer: His staff turns into a moving snake, His hand comes out white without any illness, The sea parts when he strikes it with his staff
💡 Allah supported Musa (peace be upon him) with the staff, the shining white hand and the parting of the sea, while the she-camel was the miracle of Salih (peace be upon him), and the softening of iron was for Dawud (peace be upon him).
Q438: What good news did Allah give Zakariya (Zechariah) (peace be upon him) after he prayed to Him in his old age?
Answer: A boy named Yahya (John)
💡 Allah the Exalted said: "O Zechariah, indeed We give you good tidings of a boy whose name will be John" (Surah Maryam).
Q439: Which prophet did Allah give the she-camel as a sign to his people?
Answer: Salih (peace be upon him)
💡 Allah sent Salih (peace be upon him) to the people of Thamud and gave them the she-camel as a miracle, and he said to them: "This is the she-camel of Allah [sent] to you as a sign" (Surah Al-A'raf).
Q440: Which prophet was thrown into a well by his brothers?
Answer: Yusuf (Joseph) (peace be upon him)
💡 The brothers of Yusuf (Joseph) (peace be upon him) envied him because their father Yaqub loved him, so they threw him into a well; then Allah saved him and raised his status.
Q441: Isa (Jesus) (peace be upon him) was born without a father.
Answer: True ✔
💡 Allah created Isa (peace be upon him) from a mother without a father, Maryam (Mary) (peace be upon her), as a sign for people, just as He created Adam (peace be upon him) without a father or a mother.
Q442: To which prophet was the Zabur (Psalms) revealed?
Answer: Dawud (David) (peace be upon him)
💡 The Zabur is a scripture that Allah revealed to Dawud (David) (peace be upon him); Allah the Exalted said: "And to David We gave the book [of Psalms]" (Surah An-Nisa).
Q443: Who is the Seal (last) of the prophets and messengers?
Answer: Muhammad ﷺ
💡 Muhammad ﷺ is the last of the prophets and messengers, and there is no prophet after him; Allah the Exalted said: "but [he is] the Messenger of Allah and seal of the prophets" (Surah Al-Ahzab).
Q444: Which people believed, so Allah removed the punishment from them, as mentioned in the Holy Quran?
Answer: The people of Yunus (Jonah) (peace be upon him)
💡 Allah the Exalted said: "except the people of Jonah; when they believed, We removed from them the punishment of disgrace in worldly life" (Surah Yunus).
Q445: Which prophet is known by the title "Kalim Allah" (the one to whom Allah spoke)?
Answer: Musa (Moses) (peace be upon him)
💡 Musa (Moses) (peace be upon him) was called Kalim Allah because Allah spoke to him directly; Allah the Exalted said: "And Allah spoke to Moses with [direct] speech" (Surah An-Nisa).
Q446: Which prophet is known by the title "Khalil Allah" (the intimate friend of Allah)?
Answer: Ibrahim (Abraham) (peace be upon him)
💡 Allah the Exalted said: "And Allah took Abraham as an intimate friend" (Surah An-Nisa), and "khalil" means a close, beloved friend.
Q447: Which prophet built the ark?
Answer: Nuh (Noah) (peace be upon him)
💡 Allah commanded Nuh (Noah) (peace be upon him) to build the ark, saying: "And construct the ship under Our observation and Our inspiration" (Surah Hud), and he and the believers were saved by it from the flood.
Q448: Who was the first prophet?
Answer: Adam (peace be upon him)
💡 Adam (peace be upon him) is the father of humankind and the first prophet; Allah created him with His own hand, commanded the angels to prostrate to him, and taught him all the names.