Islamic studies notes

1.The reward of which prayer is equal to the reward of Hajj or Umra?
Namaz-i-Ishraq

2. Which prayers were essential in the early period of Islam?
Fajr and Isha

3. Standing straight for a short while after Rukuh is called…….
Qauma

4. Qauma is……….
Wajib

5. The short period between two Sajdas is called………
Jalsa

6. Jalsa is……..
Wajib

7. To sit straight in Salat is called…….
Qaada

8. How many times Salam is performed in the Salat?
Two

9. How many Sajdas are in Salat-e-Janaza?
Zero

10. Zakat literally means
Purification

11. Zakat is the…….fundamental pillar of Islam?
2nd

12. Which is the second of the most important pillars of Islam?
Salat

13. When Zakat was made compulsory?
2 A.H

14. Who said that there was no difference between Salat and Zakat?
Hazrat Abu Baker (R.A)

15. How many times the word Zakat occurs in the Holy Quran?
32

16. Caliph………..did Jihad on the issue of Zakat.
Hazrat Abu Baker

17. Without which act the prayer is useless?
Zakat

18. One who disbelievers in Zakat is a
Kafir

19. Person who is liable to pay Zakat is called…………
Sahib-e-Nisab

20. How many camels render are to par Zakat?
5

21. How many goats render are to pay zakat?
40

22. How many sheep render are to pay zakat?
40

23. How many cows render are to pay Zakat?
30-40


24. How many bulls render to pay Zakat?
30-40

25. How may buffaloes render are to pay zakat?
30-40

26. Jiziya is also called……..
Poll tax

27. How much of the produce of mine owners have to pay?
1/5th

28. What is the meaning of Khums?
1/5th

29. What is the compulsory tax on the produce of agriculture land?
Ushr

30. How many kinds of Muslims are eligible to receive Zakat according to the Holy Quranic Verse?
8

31. Zakat is payable on gold of…….
7.5 tolas

32. Zakat is payable on silver of…….
52.5 tolas

33. Nisab for irrigated produce is…….
10/100

34. “Zakat” is the treasure of Islam, who said this?
Holy Prophet (PBUH)

35. Literally Roza (fasting) means…………
To stop

36. The fasting became compulsory in……A.H for the first time.
2nd

37. The function of fasting is…..
To purify heart from worldly desires.

38. The commandment for observing Fast has been stipulated in the Surah……
Al-Baqara

39. What is atonement for breaking the Fast?
To feed 60 people

40. It is a door through which fast observing people would enter paradise.
Bab-ul-Riyan

41. Which important night falls in Ramzan?
Lailat-ul-Qadr


42. How many days are forbidden for fasting throughout the year?
5

43. In which month virtues flourish and evil is suppressed?
Ramzan

44. What is the meaning of Aitekaf?
Seclusion

45. Aitekaf during the month of Ramzan is.
Wajib

46. Which Rukn-e-Islam is called as shield?
Fasting

47. Which is the Third fundamental pillar of Islam?
Fasting

48. When Siyyam of Ramzan was ordered?
2 A.H

49. Tarawih is a prayer of Ramzan. It means…….
To stand

50. Which important Ghazwa was fought in the very first Ramzan?
Badr

51. Who arranged Namaz-e-Tarawih in the leadership of Imam?
Hazrat Umar (R.A)

52. Literally meaning of Hajj is……
The will of visit

54. Hajj was made obligatory in…………
9 A.H

53. Yome-Afra is called…………
Hajj Day

54. The Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) performed……Hajj in his life.
One

55. Hajj is a pilgrimage of……………
Holy Kabba

56. When did the Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) offer Hajj?
10 A.H

57. There are………..types of Hajj.
Three


58. In which Surah Hajj has been commanded?
Al-Baqara

59. How many camels the Holy Prophet (PBUH) scarified?
63

60. Shoot means
One tawaf of Kabba


61. The day of sacrifice during Hajj is called……..
Yum-e-Nehr

62. The rite of offering sacrifice is performed at
Mina

63. Jamarat on 10th, 11th, 12th and 13th of the Zil Hajj is performed in……….
Mina

64. Which two prayers are offered together at Muzdalifa on the 9th Zil-ul-Hajj?
Maghrib-Isha

65. The number of Khutbas during the Hajj is………..
One

66. The first Hajj was performed by
Hazrat Adam (A.S), Hazrat Hawa (A.S)

67. Who built the first structure of the holy Kabba?
Hazrat Adam (A.S)

68. What is the fundamental pillar of Islam which requires both physical and financial sacrifices?
Hajj

69. Literally Jihad means
To strive hard

70. Jihad was ordained on Muslims through a Quranic verse in……(A.H)
2nd

71. The battle was forbidden in Arabs in the month of…………
Muharram


72. The word Jihad is derived from the word
Juhada

73. The meaning of Jihad fi Sbil Allah is………..
Fighting in the way of Allah

74. What is the meaning of Qital?
Fighting

75. How many encounters took place between the Muslims and non-Muslims during the life of the Holy Prophet (PBUH)?
82

76. What is the meaning of Rukn?
Support

77. What is the plural f Rukn?
Arkan

78. What is said to Namaz in Arabic?
Salat

79. What are the meanings of Salat?
Rehmat, Barkat

80. When Namaz was ordered?
On 27th Rajab 10th Hijri on the occasion of Mehraj

81. What is the difference between Kufr and Islam?
Namaz

82. Name the five Namaz
Fajar, Zuhar, Asar, Maghrib, Isha

83. Describe the Farz Rakaats of each Namaz
Fajar 2, Zuhar 4, Asar 4, Maghrib 3, Isha 4

84. What are the Farz of Namaz (Salat)?
Qayyam, Rakoo, Sajda

85. Which kind of worship is liked by Allah?
Namaz

86. When Wazoo was ordered?
5 Hijra

87. When Azan was started?
1 Hijra

88. When Tayammum was ordered?
5 Hijra

89. Namaz-Ba-Jamaat is how much better than individual Namaz?
27 times

90. In which timings the Namaz is prohibited?
Sun rising, suns setting, sun at the mid

291. When first azan was read in Kabba?
9 Hijri, on the occasion of conquest of Makah

92. Which Namaz Allah likes among Nafli Namaz?
Namaz-e-Tahajat


93. What the Namaz-e-Jumma and Eids create in Muslims?
Collectiveness (Gathering)

94. When is Namaz-e-Kasoof read?
At the time of Solar eclipse

95. When Namaz-e-Kauf is read?
When no rains

96. How many Takbeers are in Namaz-e-Janaza?
Four

97. When the order for Tahweel-e-Qibla was made?
2 Hijri

98. When first Namaz of Eid-ul-Fitr was read?
1st Shawal, 2 Hijri

1. On Judgement Day, what will be asked first?
Namaz

2. How many times word Zakat is used in Makki Surahs?
22 times

3. What is the rate of usher for canal irrigated Zameen?
5 per cent or 1/5

4. Who are not entitled to get Zakat?
Parents, Husband, wife and children

5. What is the 4th Rukn (pillar) of Islam?
Roza (fasting)

6. How many Arkan Roza has?
Three, to restrict eating, drinking and sexual intercourse

7. What are the objectives of Roza?
Taqwa, Zabti-Nafas, Shukar

8. What we say to 1st Ashra of Ramzan?
Rehamt-ka-Ashrah

9. What we say to 2nd Ashrah of Ramzan?
Maghfrat-ka-Ashrah

10. What we say to 3rd Ashrah of Ramzan?
To get rid of Hell’s fire

11. From which Prophet’s age Hajj was started?
Hazrat Ibrahim

12. Describe the Arkans of Hajj
There are two Rukns, Stay at Arafat and Tawaf-e-Kabba

13. What is meant by Tawaf?
To take seven rounds around Khana Kabba.

14. What to read while entering Haram Sharif during Hajj in Ahram?
Talbia (Talibiyah)

15. Which stone of Kabba wall is kissed?
Hajjar-e-Aswad

16. What is named to run between Safa and Marwa?
Sayee

17. What is said to throw stones at three spots?
Rami

18. What is Yum-ul-Tarvia and what is done on that day?
8 Zil-Hajj, Stay at Mina

19. What is meant by Yaum-e-Arafat and what is done on that day?
9 Zil Hajj, Stay at Arafat before Maghrib


20. What is meant by Tawaf-e-Qadoom?
First Tawaf on presence at Kabba

21. What is Tawaf-e-Zayarat?
To offer Tawaf between 10 to 12 Zil-Hajj

22. What is meant by Tawaf-e-Wadah?
Last Tawaf before leaving home

23. What is meant by Yum-ul-Nehr?
To offer sacrifice of goats on 10 Zil-Hajj after throwing stones at Mina.

24. How many rounds are paid between Safa and Marwa?
Seven

25. In which dress Hajj is offered?
Ahram

26. What is Miqat?
Where Ahram has to put on. (A pilgrim must put Ahram before reaching a point called Miqat)

27. What is meant by Shoot?
One round around Khana Kabba.

28. Who was the Ameer-ul-Hujaj on 9th Hijri?
Hazrat Abu Baker Siddique

29. How many Sahaba were along with Muhammad (PBUH) during Hajj?
More than one Lac or (1, 24,000)

30. How many camels were scarified by Muhammad (PBUH) on that Hajj?
100 camels

31. How many camels were sacrificed by Muhammad (PBUH) with his own hands?
63 camels and the remainder by Hazrat Ali (R.A)

32. What is the difference between Haj and Umra?
Hajj is offered between 7 to 13 Zil-Haj whereas Umra can be performed any time.

33. What is meant by Mabrood?
That Hajj which is performed to obtain the goodwill of Allah

34. What is the distinctive mark of a Muslim colony?
Mosque

35. Which is the oldest mosque on the Earth?
Kabba

36. Who is the oldest mosque builder?
Hazrat Adam (A.S)

37. Which mosque was built first of all in Islam?
Quba.

38. Who laid the foundations of Quba?
Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH)

39. Where Prophet (PBUH) did hold his court?
Masjid-e-Nabvi

40. Where was established the first Muslim University?
Masjid-e-Nabvi

41. The Prophet (PBUH) himself laboured for a mosque. what’s its name?
Quba

42. How many mosques are discussed in the holy Quran?
4

43. The Prophet (PBUH) used to go to a particular mosque on every 17th of Ramzan. What’s the name of that mosque?
Quba

44. When was the construction of Masjid-e-Nabvi started?
1 A.H

45. How many doors are of Masjid-e-Haram?
25

46. The Prophet (PBUH) prayed several times for victory in the war of ditch. Name the Mosque?
Masjid Fatah