Questions Regarding the Belief Q) What is Tawheed? To single out Allah in his Lordship (He is the only Lord), Worship (He is the only deity worthy of worship) and in His Names and Attributes (He is the only one who can and possesses them). Q) What are the 2 main categories of Shirk? Major Shirk and Minor Shirk. Q) What are the pillars of Islam? Shahadataan, Salah, Zakah, Sawmu Ramadan, Hajjul bayt.. The two testimonies, the prayer, the yearly obligatory charity, fasting in the month of Ramadan, pilgrimage to the house of Allah for those who have the ability. Q) What are the pillars of Eman? To believe in Allah, His angels, His books, His messengers, the last day, predestination (the good of it and the bad). Q) What is Ihsaan? To worship Allah as if you see Him, although you don t see Him, but He sees you. Q) What are the 3 categories of Tawheed? Tawheed Ar-Rububiyyah, Tawheed Al-Uloohiyah and Tawheed Al-Asma wa Sifaat. Q) Where is Allah? Allah is above His throne in a manner that befits His majesty. Q) What are the three questions and answers asked in the grave? 1. Who is your Lord? My Lord is Allah. 2. What is your deen? My deen is Al-Islam. 3. Who is this man who was sent among you? He is Allah s messenger, Muhammad (Sallaahu Alihi wa Salam). Q) Which angel is entrusted the responsibility to bring down the rain? Angel Mikaeel (Alihis Salaam). Q) Who is the angel entrusted with the responsibility to blow the trumpet? Angel Israfil (Alihis Salaam). Q) What is the name of the place visited by 70 000 angels each day, never to return to it thereafter? Bait ul-mamur. Q) How many angels are the keepers of the hellfire and who is their leader? They are 19 angels who are the keepers of the hellfire and Malik (Alihis Salaam) is at the forefront. Q) For what purpose was mankind created? To worship Allah? Q) What book was sent to Musa (Alihis Salaam)? The Tawrah was sent to Prophet Musa (Alihis Salaam). Q) What book was sent to Dawud (Alihis Salaam)? The Zubur was sent to Dawud (Alihis Salaam). Q) What book was sent to Isa ibn Maryam (Alihis Salaam)? The Injeel was sent to Isa ibn Maryam (Alihis Salaam). Q) Does Paradise and Hell exist now, or will it be created at the time of the resurrection? Paradise and Hell have been created and exist now. Q) Where did Allah command the pen to write the decree of everything? Al-Lawh Al-Mahfuz (The Preserved Tablet). Questions Regarding Muhammad (Sallaahu Alihi wa Salam) Q) What is the name of our last prophet? Muhammad (Sallaahu Alihi wa Salam). Q) What was Muhammad s (Sallaahu Alihi wa Salam) father s name? Abdullah ibn Abdul Mutalib. Q) What was Muhammad s (Sallaahu Alihi wa Salam) mother s name? Amina bint Wahb. Q) What is the name of the year in which Muhammad (Sallaahu Alihi wa Salam) born?
Aaamul Fil or Year of the Elephant. Q) In what city was Muhammad (Sallaahu Alihi wa Salam) born? Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Q) In which month was Muhammad (Sallaahu Alihi wa Salam) born? He was born in the month of Rabia-Awal. Q) On what day of the week was Muhammad (Sallaahu Alihi wa Salam) born? He was born on a Monday. Q) From what tribe was Muhammad (Sallaahu Alihi wa Salam)? He was from Quraish. Q) What was the name of the uncle who took care of Muhammad s (Sallaahu Alihi wa Salam) after the death of his grandfather? Abu Talib. Q) At what age was Muhammad s (Sallaahu Alihi wa Salam) when his mother passed away? She died when he was 6 years old. Q) Who was Muhammad s (Sallaahu Alihi wa Salam)best friend? Abu Bakr As-Siddiq (Radiyallahu Anhu). Q) Who was Muhammad s (Sallaahu Alihi wa Salam) first wife? Khadijah bintu Khuwailid (Radiyallahu Anha). Q) At what age did Muhammad (Sallaahu Alihi wa Salam) receive the first revelation? At the age of 40 years. Q) How long did Muhammad (Sallaahu Alihi wa Salam) preach the religion of Islam in Makkah? 13 years. Q) How long did Muhammad (Sallaahu Alihi wa Salam) preach the religion of Islam in Madinah? 10 years. Q) What was the name of the first battle fought by the Muslims? The battle of Badr. Q) What were the names of Muhammad s (Sallaahu Alihi wa Salam) children? Ruqayyah, Fatimah, Zaynab, Um Kulthoom, Abdullah, Qaasim, and Ibrahim. Q) Which two places did Muhammad (Sallaahu Alihi wa Salam) travel to during Al-Isra wal Miraj? To Masjid Al-Aqsa (in Jerusalem) and the 7 heavens. Q) What is the name of the tree seen by Muhammad (Sallaahu Alihi wa Salam) during al Miraj whose leaves were like elephant ears? Sidratul-Muntaha. Q) What is the name of the river in paradise given to Muhammad (Sallaahu Alihi wa Salam) (from Allah)? Al-Kauthar. Questions Regarding the Prophets and Messengers Q) Who was the first messenger sent to mankind? Prophet Nuh (Alihis Salaam). Q) Which prophet is mentioned the most in the Qur an? Prophet Musa (Alihis Salaam). Q) Which prophet was swallowed by a whale? Prophet Yunus (Alihis Salaam). Q) Which prophet was thrown into a pit of fire (but was not burnt)? Q) Which prophet is known as Khalilullah? Q) Which prophet was referred to as an Ummah in the Qur an? Q) Which prophet will be the first to be clothed on the Day of Resurrection? Q) Who were the Ulum-Azam minar Rusul (the strong willed messengers)?
Nuh (Alihis Salaam), Ibrahim (Alihis Salaam), Musa (Alihis Salaam), Isa ibn Maryam (Alihis Salaam) and Muhammad (Sallaahu Alihi wa Salam). Q) Which prophet was sent to the people of Ad? Prophet Hud (Alihis Salaam). Q) Which prophet did Allah choose his name and informed his father? Prophet Yahya (Alihis Salaam). Q) Which 2 brothers where co-prophets at the same time? Musa and Haroon (Alihima Salaam). Q) Which prophet s father, grandfather and great grandfather were also prophets? Prophet Yusuf (Alihis Salaam). Q) Which prophet was sent to the people of Thamud? Prophet Saulih (Alihis Salaam). Q) Who did Allah command prophet Ibrahim (Alihis Salaam) to sacrifice in a dream? Ismail (Alihis Salaam). Questions Regarding the Sahaba Q) Who were the khulafah ar-rashideen? Abu Bakr As-Siddiq, Umar ibn Al-Khattab, Uthman ibn Affan and Ali ibn Abi Talib (Radi-Allahu Anhum). Q) What was the nickname of Umar ibn Al-Khattab (Radiy-Allahu Anhu)? Al-Farooq. Q) What was the nickname of Uthman ibn Affan (Radiyallahu Anhu)? Dhun-Nurain. Q) What was the nickname of Ali ibn Abi Talib (Radiyallahu Anhu)? Abu Turaab. Q) Who is known as Saif-ul-Law? Khalid ibn Al-Waleed (Radi-Allahu-Anhu). Q) Upon whose death did the Throne of Allah shake? Upon the death of Sa d ibn Mu ad (Radi-Allahu- Anhu). Q) Who are the 10 sahaba that were promised paradise (Al ashara mubshireen)? Abu Bakr As-Siddiq, Umar ibn Al-Khattab, Uthmaan ibn Affan, Ali ibn Abi Talib, Talhah ibn Ubaidullah, az-zubayr ibn Al-Awam, Abd al-rahmaan ibn Awf, Sa d ibn Abi Waqaas, Sa eed ibn Zaid, and Abu Ubaydah ibn al-jarraah (Radi-Allahu-Anhum). Q) Who was the sahabi entrusted with the names of the hypocrites? Hadayfah ibn Yaman (Radi-Allahu-Anhu). Q) Who was the only sahabi to have his name mentioned in the Qur an? Zaid ibn Haritha (Radi-Allahu-Anhu). Q) Who was the sahabi that lived in the prophet Muhammad s (Sallaahu Alihi wa Salam) household for 10 years? Anas ibn Malik (Radi-Allahu-Anhu). Q) Which sahabi was known as the seeker of truth? Salman al Farisi (Radi-Allahu-Anhu). Q) Which sahaba was the first ambassador for Islam and to where was he sent? Musab ibn Umair (Radi-Allahu-Anhu) and he was sent to Madinah. Q) Which sahabi never lost a battle either before accepting Islam or after? Khalid ibn Al-Waleed (Radi-Allahu-Anhu). Q) Which sahabi was the first host of the prophet Muhammad (Sallaahu Alihi wa Salam) upon his arrival to Madina? Abu Ayoub Al-Ansari (Radi-Allahu-Anhu). Q) Who was the first muezzin in Islam? Bilal ibn Rabah (Radi-Allahu-Anhu). Q) From which sahabi do we have the most narrated ahadith? Abu Hurairah (Radi-Allahu-Anhu). Q) About which companion did the prophet Muhammad (Sallaahu Alihi wa Salam) say, that he will live alone and die alone?
Abu Dhar Al-Ghiffari (Radi-Allahu-Anhu). Q) About which sahabi did the prophet Muhammad (Sallaahu Alihi wa Salam) say, he is from me and I am from him? Julaibib (Radi-Allahu-Anhu). Questions Regarding the Qur an Q) Where was the Qur an first revealed? In the cave of Heerah (Makkah, Saudi Arabia). Q) In which month was the Qur an revealed? In the month of Ramadan? Q) What is the name of the night in which the Qur an was revealed? Lailatul-Qadr (The Night of Power). Q) To whom was the Qur an revealed? It was revealed to the last prophet, Muhammad (Sallaahu Alihi wa Salam). Q) Who was in charge of bringing down the Qur an? Angel Jibreel (Alihis Salaam). Q) What was the first word (sentence) revealed from the Qur an? Iqra (bismi rabikalathi khalaq). Q) From which surah was the first revelation of the Qur an? Surah Al-Alaq. Q) How long did it take for the Qur an to be revealed in its entirety? 23 years. Q) What is the longest Surah in the Qur an? Surah Al-Baqarah. Q) What does the longest ayah in the Qur an speak about? Ayatul-Dayn (ayah regarding lending/borrowing/indebtness). Q) What is the greatest ayah in the Qur an? Ayatul-Qursi (Surah Baqarah (2):255). Q) What surah can be recited to derive blessings equivalent to reciting one third of the Qur an. Surah Ikhlas. Q) How many surahs are there in the Qur an? There are 114 surahs in the Qur an. Q) How many good deeds are written for someone who recites a letter of the Qur an? 10 good deeds. Q) Which surah doesn t start with bismillah and which surah contains two bismillah? Surah At-Taubah and Surah An-Naml (respectively). Dua Q) What is sayid al-istighfar, which if one recites with firm faith in the morning and dies before night, or recited with firm faith in the night and dies before morning, will be from the people of paradise? Allahumma anta rabbi, laa ilaha illa ant, khalaqtani wa ana abduk wa ana ala ahdika wa wa dika mastataut, a oothu bika min sharri ma sawna t, abu-oo laka bi ni matika alaiya, a abu-oo laka bi thambi, fagh firli, fa innahu la yaghfiru thunuba illa ant. Q) What is the reward of saying Subhan-Allah, Al- Hamdu-Lillah, Allahu-Akbar 33 times each, followed by, La ila il-lallah, wahdahu la sharikla, lahul mulk, wa lahul hamd wa huwa ala kuli shy in qadir after every prescribed prayer. The person s sins will be forgiven even if they were as abundant as the foam of the sea. Questions Regarding the Islamic Calendar Q) What are the months of the Islamic Calendar? Muharram, Saffar, Rabial Awal, Rabia Thani, Jumadal Ula, Jumadal Ukhra, Rajab, Shabaan, Ramadan, Shawal, Thul Qada, Thul Hijjah. Q) What are the 4 sacred months in the Islamic calendar? Rajab, Dhu l-qa dah, Dhu l-hijjah and Muharram. Q) What are the names of the two festivals in Islam? Eid-ul-Fitr and Eid-ul-Adha.
Q) When are the greatest days of the whole year? The first 10 days of Thul-Hijjah. Q) When are the greatest nights of the whole year? The last 10 nights of Ramadan. Q) On what days of the Islamic month is hijamah recommended to be performed? The 17 th, 19 th and 21 st. General Questions Q) What is the reward of fasting on Yowmul- Arafah? It expiates the sins (Minor) of the past year and the coming year. Q) What is reward of fasting on Ashoorah? It expiates the last year of sins. Q) On which day does Allah free the most people from the Fire? Yowmul-Arafah. Q) Which night is better than a thousand months? Lailatul-Qadr. Q) Which surah if recited before going to sleep is a protector from the punishment of the grave? Surah Al-Mulk. Q) How many gates to paradise are there and which one is special for the one who fasts? There are 8 gates to paradise and the door specifically for those who fasted is called Ar-Rayyan. Q) When is the Hour? The knowledge of the Hour is only with Allah. Q) What surah if read on Friday, will have a light that will shine from him from one Friday to the next? Surah Al-Kahf. Q) What is the reward for praying each of the haramain? Masjid Al-Haram 100 000 times more than elsewhere. Masjid An-Nabawi 1000 times more than elsewhere. Q) In what direction and in what masjid was Muhammad (Sallaahu Alihi wa Salam) facing for salah, before revelation came to have the Qibla changed to Makkah? Muhammad (Sallaahu Alihi wa Salam) was facing Jerusalem and the masjid in which the revelation came was Masjid Qiblatain. Q) What was the name of the man Allah sent to teach Musa that no man possesses knowledge of all things? Al-Khidr. Q) What is the name of the highest level of Jannah? Al-Firdaws. Q) Who will be in the lowest levels of Hell? The hypocrites. Q) What is greatest reward or pleasure for a Muslim? To see the face of Allah. Q) What 2 conditions must be satisfied for an act to be accepted by Allah? The act must be done sincerely for Allah s pleasure and the act must be done in accordance to the sunnah of Muhammad (Sallaahu Alihi wa Salam). Q) What books are known as Sahihain? Sahih Al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim. Q) What is a hadith? A hadith is a saying, action, or approval or Muhammad (Sallaahu Alihi wa Salam). Q) What are the 4 major classifications of ahadith? Sahih, Hassan, Daif, and Mowdu. Q) What are the 5 hukm (rulings) in Islam? Wajib, Mustahab, Mubah, Makrooh, and Haram. Q) What are the 4 characteristics of a pure hypocrite? 1. Whenever he is entrusted, he betrays. 2. Whenever he speaks, he tells a lie. 3. Whenever he makes a covenant, he proves treacherous. 4. Whenever he quarrels, he behaves in a very imprudent, evil and insulting manner."
Q) What are the 6 rights a Muslim has over another Muslim? 1. When you meet him, offer him greetings. 2. When he invites you to a feast accept it. 3. When he seeks your council give him. 4. When he sneezes and says:" All praise is due to Allah," you say Yarhamuk Allah (may Allah show mercy to you). 5. When he falls ill visit him. 6. When he dies follow his funeral procession. Maryam bint Imran, Khadijah bint Khuwailid, Fatimah bint Muhammad and Asiyah, the wife of Pharaoh. Q) Who is known as the one-eyed liar and who will defeat him? Ad-Dajjal is the one-eyed liar and prophet Isa ibn Maryam (Alihis Salaam) will defeat him. Q) What was the first sanctuary designated for prayer? The Ka bah. Q) At what age will be the people enter Jannah? At the age of 33 years. Q) What are the 9 conditions for salah? 1. The person must be Muslim. 2. The person must be sane. 3. The person must be mature. 4. The person should be in a state of greater and lesser purity. 5. The person s body, clothing and surroundings must be clean. 6. The person s awrah must be covered. 7. The time for the salah must have commenced. 8. The person should be facing the Qibla (Ka bah). 9. The person must have the intention for the salah being performed. Q) What is a hadith Qudsi? A hadith where the chain of narration ends with Allah. It cannot be recited in salah. Q) What can a person do, if s/he is unable to make wudu? Tayammum. Q) Who are the 4 best women of mankind?