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Rabi Ul Awwal Quiz

Q. When was the Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W) born?

Ans. He was born on Monday the 9th Rabi Al-AwwaI, 22nd April, 571 AC.

Q. Where was the Prophet (S.A.W) born?

Ans. In Makkah.

Q. What is the name of the Prophet's (S.A.W) father?

Ans. Abdullah ibn Abdul MuttaIib.

Q. What is the name of the Prophet's (S.A.W) mother?

Ans. Aminah bint Wahab ibn Abd Manaf ibn Zahrah.

Q. When and where did his father die?

Ans. He died in Madinah before Muhammad (S.A.W) was born.

Q. What is the name of the Prophet's (S.A.W) grandfather?

Ans. Abdul Muttalib.

Q. What was his position?

Ans. He was the chief of his clan Bani Hashim.

Q. Give the Prophets (S.A.W) lineage up to his fifth ancestor?

Ans. He is Muhammad ibn Abdullah ibn Abdul Muttalib ibn Hashim ibn Abdul Manaf ibn Qusai ibn KiIab.

Q. Who nursed the Prophet (S.A.W)?

Ans. First Thuyeba the freed slave girl of his uncle Abdul Uzza known as Abu Lahab, then  Haleema bint Abu Dhuaib, best known as Haleema aI-Sa'diyah.

Q. Who named the Prophet (S.A.W) Muhammad?

Ans. Abdul Muttalib.

Q. What did Muhammad's (S.A.W) mother name him?

Ans. Ahmed.

Q. Why did she choose this name?

Ans. Because she saw in a dream an angel calling the new-born baby Ahmad

Q. How old was Muhammad (S.A.W) when his mother died?

Ans. He was six years old.

Q. Where did his mother take him?

Ans. His mother took him to Yathrib (Madinah) to visit her relatives.

Q. Where did she die?

Ans. On her way back to Makkah she died at Abwa and was buried there.

Q. Who brought Muhammad (S.A.W) back to Makkah?

Ans. His father's slave girl, Umm Aiman.

Q. Who took the charge of his care?

 Ans. His grandfather Abdul Muttalib.

Q. How long did he take care of him?

Ans. For two years.

Q. How was his behavior with Muhammad (S.A.W)?

Ans. He loved him very much and preferred him to his own sons.

Q. What did Abdul Muttalib foretell about his grandson?

Ans. That he would hold a prestigious position.

Q. Who took care of the Prophet (S.A.W) after the death of Abdul Muttalib?

Ans. His uncle Abu Talib.

Q. How old was Muhammad (S.A.W) when his grandfather Abdul Muttalib died?

Ans. He was about eight years old.

Q. When did Muhammad (S.A.W) travel to Syria and with whom?

Ans. He went to Syria with his uncle Abu Talib when he was twelve years.

Q. Who was Hazrat Khadijah (R.A)?

Ans. She was a wealthy merchant of Makkah.

Q. Why did she want to marry Muhammad (S.A.W)?

Ans. Because of his truthfulness and good conduct.

Q. When did she marry Muhammad (S.A.W)?

Ans. When she was forty.

Q. How old was Muhammad (S.A.W) at the time of the marriage?

Ans. He was twenty five.

Q. What did he give her as mahr (dower)?

Ans. Twenty camels.            

Q. How was Muhammad (S.A.W) known in the society'?

Ans. He was known as al-Ameen (Truthful) and al-Sadiq (Trustworthy).

Q. Did he get any sort of education?

Ans. No, he was illiterate.

Q. What should one say when the Prophet's (S.A.W) name is mentioned?

Ans. One should pray: (Sallal lahu alahi wasalam) (May the peace and blessing of Allah be upon him).

Q. How many times is the name of Muhammad mentioned in the Qur'an?

Ans. Four times.

Q. Give the names of the Prophet's (S.A.W) uncles'?

Ans. They are: Harith, Zubair. Abu Talib, Hamzah (R.A), Abu Lahab, Ghidaq, Maqwam, Safar and Abbas (R.A)

Q. Did his uncle Abu Talib accept Islam?

Ans. No, he died a polytheist.

Q. What is the Ka'bah?

Ans. It is the oldest house of worship on the earth.

Q. Who built it?

Ans. The Prophets Ibrahim (A.S) and his son Ismael (A.S).

Q. How did the Quraish arrange rebuilding of the Ka'bah'?

Ans. They divided the work among various tribes. Each tribe was responsible for rebuilding a part of it.

Q. Where did the Prophet (S.A.W) go into seclusion?

Ans. To the Cave of Hira.

Q. What was the first stage of the revelation?

Ans. True dreams.

Q. When did the first revelation come down to him?

Ans. On Monday 21st Ramadan, at night (August 10th, 61O AC). He was forty then.

Q. Who brought it?

Ans.  Hazrat Jibrael (AS).

Q. Who were the first to embrace Islam?

Ans. Four persons: Hazrat Khadijah R.A( his wife) ,Hazrat Zaid ibn Haritha R.A ( his freed slave) ,Hazrat Ali ibn Abi Talib R.A( his cousin) and Hazrat Abu Bakr R.A (his friend).

Q. Who accepted Islam at the instance of Hazrat Abu Bakr (R.A)?

Ans. Hazrat Uthman ibn Affan (R.A.), Hazrat  Zubair ibn Awwarn (R.A.), Hazrat  Abdur Rahman ibn Awf (R.A.), Hazrat Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas (R.A.), Hazrat Talha ibn Ubaidullah (R.A.)and Hazrat Saeed ibn Zaid (Umar's son-in-law) (R.A.).

Q. Who were the first ladies to accept Islam?

Ans. Hazrat  Khadija (R.A.) (Prophets wife), Hazrat Abbas's wife Ummul Fad (R.A.), Hazrat Abu Bakr's wife Asma bint Umais (R.A.), his daughter Hazrat Asma bint Abi Bakr (R.A.) and Hazrat Fatimah bint aI-Khattab (Umar's sister)  (R.A).

Q. How was the Da 'wah done in the beginning?

Ans. It was done in secret.

Q. How many people embraced Islam in the early stage?

Ans. About forty.

Q. How many years did the call in secret continue?

Ans.  For three years.

Q. During this period where would the Muslims gather secretly?

Ans. They would gather secretly in the house of a Muslim called Arqam to learn about Islam and the revelations sent down to the Prophet (S.A.W)

Q. When did the Prophet (S.A.W), start to preach Islam openly?

Ans. After three years. When he received the revelation to that effect.

Q. What was the impact of his public preaching?

Ans. The people accepted Islam increasingly.

Q. What was the main miracle of the Prophet (S.A.W)?

Ans. The Qur' an.

Q. Did the Prophet (S.A.W) ­perform other miracles?

Ans. Yes, the splitting of the moon was one of them.

Q. Who was Abu Jahl?

Ans. An enemy of Islam and from Quraish tribe.

Q. Who was Abu Lahab?

Ans. One of the Prophet’s (S.A.W) uncles.

Q. Name some of the disbelievers of Makkab who supported the Prophet (S.A.W) but did not embrance Islam until the end.

Ans. Abu Talib, Mutim ibn Adi and Abul Bukhtari.

Q. How long did Abu Talib protect the Prophet (S.A.W)?

Ans. For 42 years - from the Prophet's childhood until he himself died.

Q. Who was Mutim ibn Adi?

Ans. A Makkan chief.

Q. When did he give protection to the Prophet (S.A.W)?

Ans. When the Prophet (S.A.W) ­returned from Taif and wanted to enter Makkah.

Q. When did he die?

Ans. He was killed in the battle of Badr.

Q. Who was Abul Bukhtari?

Ans. He was a poet.

Q. How did he support the Prophet (S.A.W)?

Ans. He spoke out against the social boycott.

Q. What lead the Muslims to emigrate to Abyssinia?

Ans. Their growing persecution (punishment or harassment usually of a severe nature) at the hands of the Quraish.

Q. Which Surah leads to this emigration?

Ans. Surah Az-Zumar (The Crowds).

Q. When was Abul Bukhtari killed?

Ans. In the battle of Badr.

Q. Who was then King of Abyssinia?

Ans. The King of Abyssinia, known as Najjashi (the Negus), during the time of the Prophet (S.A.W) was As'hama.

Q. When did the first group of Muslims leave for Abyssinia?

Ans. In Rajab, in the fifth year of Prophethood.

Q. How many persons were there in the group?

Ans. Twelve men and four women.

Q. How were the emigrants received in Abyssinia?

Ans. They were received warmly and hospitably.

Q. When did the second group of emigrants left for Abyssinia?

Ans. In the same year.

Q. How many people formed the group?

Ans. Eighty three men and eighteen women.

Q. Name a prominent Companion included in this group.

Ans. Hazrat Ja'far ibn Abi Talib (R.A).

Q. What did the Quraish do?

Ans. They dispatched (sent) two envoys to Abyssinia to demand the extradition (surrender) of the emigrants.

Q. How did the King respond?

Ans. He refused to extradite the Muslims and assured them of his full protection.

Q. When did Hazrat Umar (R.A) accept Islam?

Ans. At the age of 27.

Q. Who was Hazrat Bilal ibn Rabah (R.A)?

Ans. He was a slave of Umayyab ibn Khalaf.

Q. What was his origin?

Ans.  He was of Abyssinian decent.

Q. What was his mother's name?

Ans.  Hamama.

Q. Who was Hazrat Yasir (R.A)?

Ans.  He was a slave of Abu Jahl.

Q. Who was Hazrat Sumayyah (R.A)?

 Ans.  She was Yasir's wife.

 Q. Who was Hazrat Ammar (R.A)?

Ans.  He was their only son.

Q. How did Hazrat Sumayya (R.A) die?

Ans. Abu Jahl murdered her with a bayonet (a knife that can be fixed to the end of a rifle and used as a weapon).

Q. Who was Hazrat Zaid ibn Haritha (R.A)

Ans. He was a slave.

Q. Who purchased him?

Ans. Hazrat Khadijah's (R.A) nephew Hakim ibn Hizam purchased him and presented him to her.

Q. What did she do with him?

Ans. She presented him to the Prophet (S.A.W) who set him free.

Q. Did Hazrat Zaid (R.A) want to go to his parents?

Ans. No. he preferred to live with the Prophet (S.A.W).

Q. To who was Hazrat  Zaid (R.A) married?

Ans. To Hazrat Zainab Bint Jahash (R.A).

Q. Who was Hazrat  Ja'far (R.A)?

Ans. He was the elder brother of Ali ibn Abi Talib(R.A)

Q. Where did he emigrate?

Ans.  To Abyssinia.

Q. Who was Hazrat  Ali (R.A)?

Ans. He was the son of Abu Talib and cousin of the Prophet (S.A.W)?

Q. When did Hazrat  Ali (R.A) accept Islam?

Ans. When he was 9.

Q. What was he called for his bravery?

Ans. The "Lion of Allah".

Q. Whom did he first marry?

Ans. He first married the Prophet's (S.A.W) daughter Hazrat Fatimah (R.A).

Q. How many sons did he have from her?

Ans. Two sons: Hazrat Hasan and Hazrat Hussain (R.A).

Q. When did Hazrat Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas (R.A) become a muslim?

Ans. At ninteen years old.

Q. Who was the father of Hazrat Abu Bakr (R.A)?

Ans. Hazrat Uthman (R.A) (Abu Quhafah).

Q. Did he accept Islam?

Ans. Yes during the Conquest of Makkah.

Q. What was Hazrat Abu Bakr's name?

Ans.  Hazrat Abdullah ibn Uthman (R.A).

Q. When did Hazrat Abu Bakr (R.A) accept Islam?

Ans. On the first day of the Prophet's mission.

Q. What was Hazrat Abu Bakr’s relation to the Prophet (S.A.W)?

Ans.  He was his closest friend.

Q. What was his wife's name?

Ans. Hazrat  Asma bint Umais (R.A) (Umm Rooman).

Q. Name Hazrat  Abu Bakr’s daughters?

Ans.  Hazrat Asma bint abu bakr (R.A) and Hazrat Aishah bint abu bakr (R.A).

Q. When did Hazrat Ulhman ibn Affan (R.A) enter Islam?

Ans. In the beginning of the prophet's mission.

Q. Where did he first emigrate?

Ans. He first immigrated to Abyssinia.

Q. Who was Hazrat  Hamzah (R.A)?

Ans. He was the Prophet's (S.A.W) uncle.

Q. When did he accept Islam?

Ans. In the 6th year of Prophethood.

Q. What was his surname?

Ans.  Abu Umarah.

Q. In which battle he was martyred.

 Ans.  In the battle of Uhud.

Q. Who killed him?

Ans.  “Wahshi”, who later embraced Islam.

Q. What was the social boycott against bani quraish and bani muttalib?

Ans. They pledged themselves not to buy anything from, nor to sell anything to, the members of the Banu Hashim, and they placed intermarriage with them under proscription.

Q. When did the social boycott against Bani Hashim and Bani Muttalib start. and when did it end?

Ans. It started in the seventh year of Prophethood, and it lasted for three years.

Q. What was done to this effect?

Ans. An agreement was drawn up to put the sanctions into effect. It was written by Bagheed ibn Amir.

Q. Where did Quraish place it?

Ans. They hung it inside the Ka 'bah.

Q. What happened to Bagheed ibn Amir?

Ans. The Prophet (S.A.W) ­invoked Allah to punish him, and the hand with which he wrote the agreement was paralyzed.

Q.  Did Abu Talib have to move with Bani Hashim and Bani Muttalib?

Ans. Yes, he moved with them to a valley called Shi 'b Abi Talib, on the eastern outskirts of Makkah, where he remained for three years.

Q. Who took initiative to break the blockade?

Ans.  Hisham ibn Amr, who went to see Hazrat Zuhair ibn Abi Omrnayyah Makhzoomy formed a pressure group of five persons to lift the ban.

Q. Who were the five persons?

Ans. They were: Hisham ibn Amr, Zuhair ibn Abi Omayyah, Mutim ibn Adi, Abul Bukhtari and Zama ibn Aswad.

Q. Why is the tenth year of Prophethood known as "the year of sorrow"?

Ans. Because it was in that year both Hazrat Khadija (R.A) and Abu Talib died.            -

Q. When did the Prophet (S.A.W) marry Hazrat Sawdah (R.A)?  

Ans. In the tenth year of Prophethood.

Q. Was Hazrat Sawdah (R.A) a widow?

Ans. Yes.

Q. When did she embrace Islam?

Ans. At an early stage of the Prophet's mission.

Q. Did her former husband also accept Islam?

Ans. Yes, at her persuasion.

Q. When did the Prophet (S.A.W) conclude a marriage contract with Hazrat  Aishah (R.A)?

Ans. In the tenth year of Prophethood.

Q. When did the Prophet (S.A.W) consummate the marriage with her?

Ans. In Shawwal, the 1ST year A.H.

Q. When did the Prophet (S.A.W) travel to Taif?

Ans. In Shawwal, in the tenth year of Prophethood.

Q. Why did he go there?

Ans. To seek help from its people against the disbelievers of Makkah.

Q. Who accompanied him on this journey?

Ans. Hazrat Zaid ibn Haritha (R.A).

Q. How did they set out to Taif'?

 Ans.  On foot.

Q. On his arrival at Taif where did the Prophet (S.A.W) go?

Ans. To the house of the chiefs of the Thaqif tribe.

Q. What did the Prophet (S.A.W) do then?

Ans. He invited them to Islam.

Q. How did they treat the Prophet (S.A.W)?

Ans. They refused his invitation and treated him badly.

Q. What did they do to insult the Prophet (S.A.W)?

Ans. They sent their slaves and children to hoot at him and pelt him with stones.

Q. What was his condition when he took shelter in an orchard?

Ans. He was tired and wounded and his shoes were sodden with blood.

Q. To whom did the orchard belong?

Ans. It belonged to Uthah and Shaibah, the sons of Rabiah.

Q. What did they do?

Ans. They sent a bunch of grapes with their slave, Addas.

Q. What did the Prophet (S.A.W) say when he took the grapes?

Ans.  He said: Bismillah (In the name of Allah).

Q. What did Addas say?

Ans.  He said: "These-words are not generally used by the people in this land".

Q. What did the Prophet (S.A.W) ask him then?

Ans. He asked him about his religion and the native land.

Q. What did he say?

Ans. He said he was a Christian from Nineveh.

Q. How long did the Prophet (S.A.W) stay in Taif?

Ans. About ten days.

Q. Who offered protection to the Prophet (S.A.W) to enter Makkah?

Ans. Mutim ibn Adi.

Q. How did he enter Makkah?

Ans. With the heavily-armed people of Mutim ibn Adi.

Q. How did Abu Jahl react to this event?

Ans. He was relieved to learn that Mutirn's behavior had never suggested conversion.

Q. What is the Isra?

Ans. It is the Night Journey of the Prophet (S.A.W) from Makkah to Jerusalem.

Q. How did the Prophet (S.A.W) travel from Makkah to Jerusalem?

Ans. He rode on the heavenly horse Buraq, whose name means lightning.

Q. Where was the Prophet (S.A.W) staying on the night of the event?

Ans. He was in the house of his cousin Hind. the daughter of Abu Talib, who was best known as Umm Hani.

Q. What happened to the Prophet (S.A.W) the beginning of the event?

Ans. Jibrael cut his chest open, took out his heart and washed it with Zamzam water, and then he put it back in its place.

Q. What is Mi'raj?

Ans. It is his ascent from Masjidul Aqsa in Jerusalem to the heavens.

Q. When did this miraculous event occur?

Ans. It occurred on 27 Rajab, in the tenth year of Prophethood.

Q. Who accompanied the Prophet (S.A.W) in this journey?

Ans. The archangel JibraeL

Q. What did the Prophet (S.A.W) do in Masjidul Aqsa?

Ans. He tied the horse to a ring in the gate of the Mosque and led the Prophets in prayer.

Q. Where did the Prophet (S.A.W) go then?

Ans. He ascended to the heavens in the company of JibraeL

Q. What was the Prophet (S.A.W) told on that night?

Ans. That night the Prophet (S.A.W) was told to perform five daily prayers.

Q. Did the Prophet (S.A.W) see Allah with his eyes'?

Ans. No.

Q. Did the Prophet (S.A.W) describe his Night Journey to the people of Makkah?

Ans. Yes, the next morning.

Q. What was the first reaction of people?

Ans. They jeered at him saying that it was incredible.

Q. When was the First Aqabah Pledge held?

Ans. During Hajj season of twelfth year of Prophet hood (621 AC).

Q. How many people attended the Pledge?

Ans. Twelve men.

Q. How many people came for the Second Pledge'?

Ans. Seventy men and two women,

Q. Who was with Prophet (S.A.W) at Aqaba?

Ans. His uncle Abbas ibn Abdul Muttalib (R.A).

Q. Did Hazrat Abu Bakr (R.A) also seek permission for emigration?

Ans. Yes, but he was advised to wait.

Q. Who was the first to migrate to Madinah?

Ans. Hazrat Abu Salamah (R.A).

Q. What did the Quraish think about the Aqabah Pledge?

Ans. They were afraid that the Prophet (S.A.W) would migrate to Madinah, and under his leadership, the Muslims of Madinah would invade Makkah.

Q. What did they do then?

Ans. They held a meeting at Darun Nadwah (Council House) to make plans for their defense.

Q. What did they decide to do?

Ans. They decided to assassinate the Prophet (S.A.W).

Q. What did the Prophet (S.A.W) do then?

Ans. He proceeded direct to the house of Hazrat  Abu Bakr (R.A)?

Q. Where did they go?

Ans. They went southward, climbed Mount Thaur and took shelter in a cave there.

Q. How is this event known in history?

Ans. It is the Hijrah (Emigration).

Q. When did it take place?

Ans. It was on 27th Safar, in the fourteenth year of Prophethood (12/13 September 622 AC.)

Q. What did the Quraish do to capture the Prophet (S.A.W) and his companions?

Ans. They announced a reward of a hundred camels for whoever helped to find the Prophet (S.A.W) and his companion.

Q. Why did the Prophet (S.A.W) start off toward the south?

Ans. To mislead the Quraish.

Q. Who first entered the Cave and why'?

Ans. Abu Bakr (R.A) entered first to make sure that it contained nothing harmful.

Q. What happened to Abu Bakr (R.A) in the Cave?

Ans. The Prophet (S.A.W) was sleeping laying his head in Abu Bakr's lap. Suddenly Abu Bakr's foot was stung by a poisonous insect.

Q. What did the Prophet (S.A.W) do?

Ans. He applied his saliva on Abu Bakr's foot and the latter got relief at once.

Q. Which route did the Prophet (S.A.W) and his companions follow?

Ans. They followed the coastal route.

Q. For how many days did they stay in the Cave?

Ans. For three days: Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Q. Who was their guide?

Ans.  Abdullah ibn Uraiquit.

Q. Why did Suraqa ibn Malik ibn Jusham ride in pursuit of the Prophet (S.A.W)?

Ans. To capture them and earn the reward of a hundred camels.

Q. What happened to Suraqa during his chase?

Ans. His horse stumbled three times and threw him down, he then gave up his idea.

Q. How many days did it take to cover the distance from Makkah to Madinah?

Ans. It took about nine days.