Islamic Knowledge Contest (Grade 5)

(Qur’an Knowledge)

1. How should we enter another’s home?

(We must ask permission first and then greet them, and should not enter until

permission is given)

2. How should a greeting be replied to?

(It should be replied to with a greeting that is more courteous)

3. What does the Qur’an say about the trinity?

(The Qur’an tells men not to believe in trinity)

4. What should be the answer of the believer when Allah and His Messenger summon

them?

(We hear and we obey)

6. What is Allah’s command to the pilgrims regarding Safa and Marwa?

(They should go to and fro between these hills)

7. What is Umrah?

(Lesser pilgrimage, the pilgrimage to Makkah at any time during the year)

8. What is Zakah?

(Zakah is giving alms to the poor from one’s wealth)

9. Whose repentance does Allah not accept?

(Those who continue to do evil until death)

10. If a man dies, leaving no heir but a sister, how much shall his sister inherit?

(All his wealth)

11. How is charity cancelled? (By reminding others of one’s charity)

12. Will fatigue touch those who will be in paradise? (No)

13. What characteristic of Shaitan made him disobey Allah? (His arrogance)

14. What should we give in charity?

(Anything that is good, useful, helpful and valuable (even a kind word is charity)

15. Can slumber or sleep seize Allah? (No, neither slumber nor sleep)

16. What exception does Allah make to the ill and to people on a journey regarding the

compulsory fasts of Ramadan? (They can complete the fast later)

17. How does Allah want us to spend our wealth?

(We should neither be misers nor spendthrifts)

18. What prayers are called Tahajud prayers?

(The prayers before dawn, after midnight, in the early hours of the morning)

(The Prophets in the Quraan)1. Name the prophet who had the power to control the wind. (The Prophet Sulayman)

2. Who is known as ‘Kaleemu Allah’ or the one with whom Allah spoke? (The Prophet Musa AS)

3. For how many years did the Prophet Nuh AS preach to his people? (950 years)

4. What post did the king of Egypt give to the Prophet Yusuf AS? (In charge of the granaries)

5. What invitation did Sulayman AS send to the Queen of Saba? (An invitation to come into the fold of Islam)

6. Which Prophet was sent by Allah to the Ashab al-Ayka (the people of the wood)? (The Prophet Shuayb AS)

7. Which prophet came to the Children of Israel after the Prophet Musa AS? (The Prophet Shamwil or Samuel AS)

8. Allah raised one of the prophets to Himself who will be sent again to the Earth. Name

the prophet. (The Prophet Isa AS)

9. Which prophet was the grandfather of the Prophet Yusuf AS? (The Prophet Ishaq AS)

10. Who was the elder –the Prophet Harun AS or the Prophet Musa AS?

(The Prophet Harun AS)

11. Who were the two sons of the Prophet Ibrahim AS?

(The Prophet Ismail AS and the Prophet Ishaq AS)

12. A prophet has been mentioned in the Qur’an who could understand the language of the birds. Name the prophet. (The Prophet Sulayman AS)

13. Name the younger brother of the Prophet Yusuf AS. (Binyamin)

14. Name the Prophet of Allah who had the special power to breathe life into the dead. (The Prophet Isa AS)

15. Name the Prophet who was sent to the people of Ad. (The Prophet Hud AS)

16. Who was Isa AS? (The son of Maryam, and the Messenger of Allah, A word and a spirit of Allah)

17. What dream did the Prophet Yusuf AS have? (He saw eleven stars, the moon and the sun prostrating to him)

18. Which post of honor did Allah promise to assign to the Prophet Muhammad SAW? (Muqam Mahmud; A station of glory and praise)

(The Places of the Quraan)

1. The Quraan refers to the Masjid whose foundation, it says, was based on piety. Is it the

Masjid at Quba or the Masjid at Mina? (The Masjid at Quba)

2. Al-Kouthar is the name of a surah in the Quraan. According to the commentary, what

is al-Kouthar? (A river in Paradise)

3. Where is al- Hudaybiah located? (Nine miles from Makkah)

4. What is Injil or Bible?

(The Ancient Holy Book which was revealed to the Prophet Isa AS)

5. When Allah made the Dwellers of the cave fall sleep, an animal stood there

constantly at the threshold. What animal was that? (A dog)

6. The Prophet Dawud AS was made the king of which city? (Jerusalem)

7. To which prophet did the revelation come in the form of a scroll?

(The Prophet Ibrahim AS)

8. What happened when Allah manifested His glory on Mount Sinai? (The Mount crumbled to dust and the Prophet Musa AS fell unconscious)

9. What is Hajj? (Hajj is the annual pilgrimage to the Kaabah in the month of Dhul Hijjah)

10. What is Al Qiyamah? (Al Qiyamah is Resurrection)

11. What was the name of the City of the people of Ad? (Iram)

12. What happened to ‘Ashab al Fil’ or the people of elephant?

(Allah sent flocks of birds which flung stones)

13. For how many years did the Promised Land remain out of the reach of the Children of

Israel? (40 years)

14. What is the Hereafter? (The life after death)

15. What is Rehan? (A sweet smelling plant found in paradise)

16. On which mount did the Prophet Musa AS receive Allah’s call? (Mount Tur)

17. Name the cave in which Prophet Muhammad SAW and Abu Bakr RA took refuge

on their way to Madinah. (The Cave of Thawr)

18. What and where is mount Arafat?

(A mount about 6 km away from Makkah, a visit to which is part of pilgrimage)

(The People of the Quraan)

1. How were the people of the Prophet Lut destroyed? (By a shower of fire and brimstones)

2. The bird that was under the command of the Prophet Sulayman AS once brought him an important piece of information. What was it? (It was about a city of sun-worshippers called Saba, which was ruled by a queen)

3. What is Hudhud? (A bird under the command of the Prophet Sulayman AS)

4. What will happen on the Day of Qiyamah?

(The world will be destroyed and everybody will stand trial before Allah

5. Who was Iblis-an angel or jinn? (A jinn who did not obey Allah’s command to bow down

before Adam and hence was made a devil, Satan.)

6. Who was Abu Lahab who is mentioned in the Quraan in Surah Lahab (111)?

(A staunch enemy of the Prophet Muhammad SAW and Islam and his uncle)

7. Who are referred to as An- Nasara in the Quraan? (The Christians)

8. There was a Group of people mentioned in the Quraan who use to make great

buildings to live in. Who were they? (The people of Ad)

9. The Quraan mentions the wise man whose advice to his son is very famous. (Luqmaan)

10. Who was known as Ahl al –Bayt? (The family of the Prophet Muhammad SAW)

11. Who accompanied the Prophet Muhammad SAW on his migration to Madinah?

(Abu Bakr)

12. Who was keeping an eye on the floating box in which the baby Musa AS was put by

his mother? (The Prophet Musa’s sister, Mariyam)

13. There was a famous bird which was under the command of the Prophet Sulayman AS

Name the bird. (Hudhud)

14. Name the father of the Prophet Ibrahim AS. (Azar)

15. Who was Luqman? (He was wise man who was given wisdom by Allah)

16. What is the name of the father of Maryam, the Mother of the Prophet Isa AS? (Imran)

17. Who are Kiraman Katibin? (The angels who write our deeds)

18. Who were Al-Majus? (Fire worshippers)

(Seerat un Nabi; Life of the Prophet SAW)1. When did the Prophet Muhammad SAW start preaching Islam openly? (When Hazrat Umar RA converted to Islam)

2. What lead the Muslims to migrate to Abyssinia? (Fed up from enemies)

3. Do you know how many Muslims participated in the battle of Baddar? (313)

4. What was the year of sorrow? (When the uncle and the wife of the Prophet SAW died)

5. How long did Abu Talib protect the Prophet Muhammad SAW? (All his life)

6. When did the Muslims migrate to Madinah? (When the Prophet SAW ordered them to do so)

7. Who was the commander for the enemies of the Prophet Muhammad SAW? (Abu Jahal)

8. What was the name of the Prophet's camel? (Qaswaa)

9. The Prophet Muhammad SAW stayed in Madinah in the house of ….? (Hazrat Ayub Ansari RA)

10. Where was the Prophet Muhammad SAW buried? (Madinah)

11. Who is the last of the Prophets? (The Prophet Muhammad SAW)

12. Name the grandsons of the Prophet Muhammad SAW?

(Hazrat Hassan and Hussain RA)

13. Which angel came to the Prophet SAW in the cave of Hira? (Angel Jibril)

14. What are the other holy books? (Tourat, Zaboor and Injeel)

15. How many Surahs are there in the Quraan? (114)

16. What is the language of the Prophet Muhammad SAW? (Arabic)

17. What does Hadith mean? (The wise saying of the Prophet SAW)

18. The Quraan is a guidance from whom and for whom? (From Allah for mankind)

(The Hadith of the Prophet)

1. Allah doesn’t look at our faces and our bodies. Then what does Allah look at? (Our hearts)

2. The Prophet SAW said, "Modesty and faith exist together…" What happens if one

disappears? (The other also disappears)

3. According to hadeeth who is the best of mankind? (The one who learns the Quraan and teaches it)

4. Which surah of the Quraan, did the Prophet SAW say should be recited for a dying person?

(Surah Yaseen)

5. How many times would the Prophet SAW usually repeat what he said so that people might

fully understand him? (Three times)

6. How many Ahadith (sayings of the Prophet SAW) did Abu Hurairah RA narrate?

(More than 5000)

7. Once the Angel Jibril visited the Prophet SAW in the form of a human and asked, "Tell me about

Iman.” Name the six things the Prophet SAW told him about Iman.

(Believe in: Allah; His angels; His books; His messengers; The last day; Allah's planning in

advance of both good and bad)

8. How many Ahadith did Aisha Siddiqa RA narrate? (More than 2000)

9. What did the Prophet SAW tell us to do when entering or leaving a house?

(Greet its inhabitants with Assalamu Alaikum, and leave it in the same manner.)

10. How many Ahadith did Abdullah Ibn Abbas RA narrate? (More than 1500)

11. What methods were used to preserve the Sunnah after the Prophet (saw)?

(Memorization, Discussion, Practice and writing)

12. What remedy did the Prophet SAW give for the hardness of the heart?

(Pass a caring hand on the heads of the orphans and give food to the poor)

13.. Does a fast which is accidentally broken go to waste?

(No, but the fast should be completed)

14. What clue did the Prophet SAW give to find laylatul Qadr or the "Night of power "during

Ramadan?

(Search for laylatul qadr among the odd numbered nights of the last ten days of Ramadan)

15. Three acts are displeasing to Allah, name them.

(Indulging in too much talk, asking too many questions and wasting money)

16. Who will be the first two disputants on the Day of Judgment? (Two neighbors)

17. The Prophet SAW said, “I leave with you two things. As long as you hold fast to them both,

you will never be misguided.” Name them. (The Quraan and the Sunnah)

18. Name the three Surahs of the Quraan, the Prophet SAW would recite before going to bed.

(Surah al Ikhlas, al Falaq and An Nas)

(Names of Allah)

1. Which of the beautiful names of Allah signifies His power to originate creation?

('Al –Badi') The Originator)

2. What is the meaning of Allah's beautiful name'Al-Karim'? (The Generous)

3. What is the meaning of Allah's beautiful name'Al-Raqib'? (The Watchful)

4. What is the meaning of Allah's beautiful name'Al-Mujib'? (The One who answers all)

5. What is the meaning of Allah's most beautiful name, “Al-Wasi'? (The All Embracing)

6. Which of the beautiful names of Allah signifies His attribute’ All-Wise'? (Al Hakim)

7. What is the meaning of Allah's beautiful name'Al-Wadud'? (The Loving, All Loving)

8. What is the meaning of Allah's beautiful name'Al-Baith'? (The Resurrector)

9. What is the meaning of Allah's beautiful name 'Ash- Shahid'? (The Witness)

10. What does Allah's beautiful name,'Al-Haqq' mean? (The Truth)

11. Which of the beautiful names of Allah signifies His attribute, 'The Almighty?

('Al –Aziz")

12. What denotes Allah's attribute, ‘AL- Wahab'? (The All Giving)

13. What is the meaning of Allah's beautiful name'Al-Kabir'? (The Great and the Most High)

14. What is the meaning of Allah's beautiful name'Al-Nafi'? (The Beneficent)

15. What is the meaning of Allah's most beautiful name,'Al-Muqit'? (The Sustainer)

16. What is the meaning of Allah's beautiful name'Al-Wakil'? (The Trustee)

17. What is the meaning of Allah's beautiful name'Al-Qawiyy'?

(The All strong, the All-powerful)

18. What is the meaning of Allah's beautiful name'Al-Hadi'? (The Guide)

(The Companions of the Prophet SAW)Guess the Companion of the Prophet from the given clues.

1.*I was the only Companion to accompany the Prophet (SAW)

in his hijrah to Madinah.

*My grandson ‘Abdullah Ibn Az-Zubayr (RA), was the first muslim child born after the hijrah

*I am the best interpreter of dreams in this ummah after the Prophet (SAW).

* My father, Abu Quhafah (RA) was the only father of a Muhajir to embrace Islam.

* I was the most knowledgeable Companion in the field of Arab genealogy

(Hazrat Abu Bakr as-Siddiq RA)

2.*I was the fisrt child to embrace Islam.

*I am the last of the rightly-guided Khulafa

* My wife is one of the four best women in the history of mankind.

*I am both the cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet (SAW) * I was the carrier of the flag in the battle of Khaybar.

(Hazrat Ali bin Abu Talib)

3.*I was the 2nd caliph of Islam.

*I embraced Islam after listening Surah Maryam.

* I am the great grandfather of Umar bin Abdul Aziz RA

* Muhammad SAW asked my guidance from Allah.

* I am the father in law of the Prophet Muhammad SAW

(Hazrat ummar bin al khattab)

4.* My brother and I used to play and climb on the Prophet’s (SAW) back while he went into

sujud when praying.

*I am the grandson of the Prophet (SAW), the son of his daughter, Fatimah (RA).

* My mother is one of the four best women in the history of mankind.

* I will be the chief of the youth in Jannah.

* Hazrat Ali RA is my father.

(Hazrat Hasan or Hussain RA)

5.*The Prophet (SAW) chose my name before I was even born.

*I was martyred on the Day of Ashura in the city of Karbalah in Iraq.

*My mother and grandmother were two of the four best women in human history.

*The Prophet (SAW) said that my brother and I are the two leaders of youth in Paradise.

*The Prophet (SAW) said that my brother and I are the two leaders of youth in Paradise.

(Hazrat Hussain RA)

6.*I served Muhammad (SAW) for 10 years.

*I am the brother of Al-Bara Ibn Malik (RA).

* The Prophet (SAW) made du’a for me saying,”O Allah, increase his wealth and

progeny.”

*The Prophet (SAW) gave me the kunyah ‘Abu Hamzah’. *After the death of the Prophet (SAW) there was never a night except that I saw him in my Dreams. (Hazrat Anas Bin Malik RA)

7.*I was the mu-adhin (Caller to Prayer) of the Prophet (SAW)

*I was tortured by my slave-master, Umayyah Ibn Khalaf, as a result of my embracing

Islam.

*I was freed from slavery by Abu Bakr (RA).

* I was the mu-adhin (Caller to Prayer) of the Prophet (SAW) and I left Madinah after his

death because I could not bear his absence from the city.

*The Prophet (SAW) said that I am the foremost in Islam among the people of Abyssinia. (Hazrat Bilal Bin Rabah)

8.*I am the cousin of the Prophet (SAW) and the brother of Ali Ibn Talib (RA).

*The Prophet (SAW) said that I resembled him in both looks and character.

*I lost both of my hands in the Battle of Mu’tah and Allah (SWT) replaced them with

wings for me in Paradise.

*I was the general of the Muslim army after the martyrdom of Zayd Ibn Harithah (RA) in the Battle of Mu’tah.

*After my death, my wife, Asma Bint Umays (RA) was married to Abu Bakr (RA) and after his death, Ali (RA) married her.

(Hazrat Ja’far bin Talib RA)

9) *I never lost a battle in my entire life, neither before I embraced Islam, nor after.

*The Prophet (SAW) gave me the title: ‘Sword of Allah (SWT)’.

*Before I embraced Islam, I fought against the Muslims in the Battle of Uhud and

noticed the opportunity to attack them after the archers left their posts.

* I embraced Islam and migrated to Madinah in the year 8 AH along with my close friend,

’Amr Ibn Al-‘As (RA).

*After three Generals were martyred in the Battle of Mu’tah, I took command and led the

Muslims to victory.

(Hazrat Khalid Bin Waleed RA)

10.*I served as a Scribe for the Prophet (SAW), recording the Qur’anic revelation.

*I accepted Islam before my father, Abu Sufyan (RA).

* The Prophet (SAW) left me in charge of Madinah in his absence.

*My reign as leader of the Muslim Ummah began after the period of the Rightly Guided Khulafa.

*The Prophet (SAW) gave me a sword to fight the mushrikin with, but ordered me to break

the sword if two Muslim armies ever fought each other.

(Hazrat Mu’awiyah Ibn Abi Sufyan RA)

11.*I was one of the Ansar who memorised the Qur’an during the lifetime of the Prophet (SAW). *The Prophet (SAW) said I am the most knowledgeable of halal and haram in his Ummah. *The Prophet (SAW) sent me to preach to the people of Yemen and to lead them.

*During his khilafah, ‘Umar (RA) sent me to Palestine as a teacher, and I later died in that land.

*The Prophet (SAW) once told me that he loved me, and taught me a du’a to say after the Prayer. (Hazrat Mu’adh Ibn Jabal RA)

12.*The Prophet (SAW) appointed me as Governor of Yemen during his lifetime, and I

continued serving in this post until his death.

*I am the cousin of ‘Amr Ibn Al-‘As (RA). * I accepted Islam after seeing the Prophet (SAW) pulling me away from a fire in a dream

while my own father was trying to push me into it.

*After embracing Islam, I was imprisoned, tortured and then finally disowned by my father,

Sa’id Ibn Al-‘As. *No more than five people had embraced Islam in Makkah before I did.

(Hazrat Khalid Ibn Sa’id RA)

13*The Prophet (SAW) and I were nursed by the same women.

*I fought uniquely in the battle of Uhud in front of the Prophet (SAW), with a sword in each hand. *I am known by the titles: ’Master of all martyrs’ and ‘Lion of Allah (SWT)’. *I am the Prophet’s (SAW) uncle and the son of ‘Abdul Muttalib. *My killer embraced Islam and killed Musaylamah-the false claimant to prophethood.

(Hazrat Hamzah Ibn ‘Abdil-Muttalib RA)

14)*I was born inside the Ka’bah and lived for 120 years.

*The Prophet (SAW) was the most beloved person to me even before I embraced Islam.

*I sold Dar An-Nadwah, the place where Quraysh would gather to plot against the

Prophet (SAW).

*Khadijah (RA) was my aunt and Az-Zubayr Ibn Al-‘Awwam (RA) was my cousin.

*I refused to accept any war booty or stipend from the Islamic treasury, and I died as one of

the richest men of Quraysh.

(Hazrat Hakim Ibn Hizam RA)

15.*The Prophet (SAW) called me his hawari (disciple).

* I was married to Asma (RA), daughter of Abu Bakr (RA).

*My son ‘Abdullah, was the first child born to the Muhajirun after the Hijrah.

*My mother Safiyyah (RA) was the aunt of the Prophet (SAW) and I am the nephew of

Khadijah (RA).

*I am the first Companion to unsheathe a sword for the sake of Allah (SAW), and did so in

Makkah before the order to retaliate was given.

(Hazrat Zubayr Ibn Al-‘Awwam RA)

16.*I was a renowned poet who visited Makkah and accepted Islam at the hands of the Prophet

SAW.

*The Prophet (SAW) made du’a to Allah (SWT) to guide my people, the tribe of Ad-Daws.

*As a sign to my people, Allah (SWT) made a light emanate from the tip of my whip.

*I joined the Prophet (SAW) in Madinah after the battle of Khandaq, and brought with me

80 Muslim families from my tribe.

* Abu Hurayrah (RA) accepted Islam at my hands.

(Hazrat At-Tufayl Ibn ‘Amr RA)

17.*The Prophet (SAW) said that Paradise is eager for three people: ’Ali Ibn Abi Talib (RA),

Salman Al-Farsi (RA), and myself.

*My mother and I were among the very first Companions to embrace Islam.

*The Prophet (SAW) told me that I would be killed by the ‘transgressing party’ and I died in

the Battle of Siffin.

*Upon seeing my family being tortured, the Prophet (SAW) said, “Patience, O family of Yasir,

for you have an appointed place in Paradise.

*My mother, Sumayyah was the first martyr in Islam.

(Hazrat Ammar Ibn Yasir RA)

18.*I was the one who poured water on the Prophet (SAW) when he was being washed after

His death.

*I accepted Islam in Makkah before the Hijrah, but I concealed it.

*I am the husband of Umme Fadl (RA).

*My son ‘Abdullah (RA) is one of the foremost scholars amongst the Companions, especially

In Tafsir.

*I am the Prophet’s uncle and the son of ‘Abdul Muttalib.

(Hazrat Abbas Ibn ‘Abdil-Muttalib)