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How much do you know about Islam? This category is for trivia questions and answers related to Islam (Religion). Each one is filled with fun facts and interesting information. There are 135 questions in this immediate directory. Last updated Nov 21 2024.
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121 Who is Prophet Muhammad's best friend and the first Caliph according to the Sunni custom?
Answer: Abu Bakr

Abu Bakr is also the father of A'isha, Muhammad's third wife.
  From Quiz: Islam Basics
122 What kind of food is a follower of Islam forbidden to eat?
Answer: Haram

Haram is something that is forbidden to eat, like meat that has not been cut in the name of God. Halal is food that can be eaten.
  From Quiz: Do You Really Know Islam?
123 What is Haram food?
Answer: Food that cannot be eaten by Muslims

Haram means forbidden in Arabic and it's not only food in Islam that can be Haram. Anything against the rules of Islam is Haram.
  From Quiz: Food in Islam
124 The First Pillar of Islam is the Shahadah. What is that?
Answer: Declaration of Faith

It says, "There is no God but Allah, and Muhammad is his Messenger."
  From Quiz: Islamic Terms
125 How old was the Holy Prophet when he first received the Revelation from Allah?
Answer: 40

This refers to 40 lunar years, or a little over 39 Gregorian years. Remember, Muslims follow a lunar calendar. The first Revelation was sent down to the Holy Prophet at night during the sacred month of Ramadan.
  From Quiz: What I know about Islam and the last Prophet
126 Approximately how many days are there in a lunar year?
Answer: 354

Since a lunar year is about 11 days shorter than a solar year, a lunar year would be about 354 days.
  From Quiz: Islamic Calendar
127 The Isma'ilis are not particularly numerous, and they've usually been a religious minority in the lands where they live. Historically, a key element of their survival has been their practice of Taqiya. How is this principle best described?
Answer: Believers may conceal their true faith to survive persecution.

If a person is tortured or threatened, Taqiya says he or she may deny the faith, commit sacrilege or say blasphemous things, without peril to his or her soul. It's based on a line from the Quran (chapter 16, verse 106), which promises doom to Muslims who renounce their faith - except "him who is forced thereto and whose heart is still content with the Faith." In practice, this has seldom been necessary for mainstream Sunnis, but Taqiya has been a significant element of Isma'ili history for centuries.
    Your options: [ Believers may conceal their true faith to survive persecution. ] [ Believers must be ready to flee at a moment's notice. ] [ Believers must live quietly and bother no one. ] [ Believers must pursue political power in order to protect their communities. ]
  From Quiz: Isma'ili Islam
128 Who was the last wife of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) if you do not count Maria the Copt?
Answer: Maymuna

Not much is known about this Mother of Believers when compared to some of the others. What is known is that she married the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) at the age of 36 when he accepted her marriage proposal. She only lived with him for four years, until his death around 610 C.E. Her half-sister, Zaynab bint Khuzayma, was also a wife of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).
  From Quiz: Legendary "Lasts" In Islam
129 What is the name of the first prayer made each day in Islam?
Answer: Fajr

Fajr, the first prayer of five daily prayers, makes up the second pillar of Islam, or Salat. The Qu'ran refers to it as more precious than our lives. In Sunni Islam, in the adhan for Fajr is slightly modified. It adds a line which means prayer is better than sleep because Fajr prayer can only be read from dawn to sunrise. The five daily prayers were first made obligatory on all Muslims after Isra and Miraj, or night journey and ascension to heaven. The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was taken from his home in Mecca to Jerusalem in one night, and was taken up to the heavens. The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) met with the prophets before him and was also told to tell his followers to pray five times a day.
  From Quiz: Famous "Firsts" in Islam
130 Towards which important building of Islam do all Muslims pray?
Answer: Kaaba

The Kaaba, located in Mecca, is the holiest building in Islam, and is also the site of the holy pilgrimage, or Hajj.
    Your options: [ Kaaba ] [ Prophet's Mosque ] [ Mecca ] [ Masjid-Al-Quds ]
  From Quiz: Prayer: One of the Five Pillars of Islam
131 In Shi'a Islam what is sometimes added at the end of the Declaration of Faith?
Answer: 'Ali yun wali Allah (Ali is the viceregent of God)

la¯ ila¯ha¯ illa¯-lla¯hu (There is no god but God) is already mentioned in the Shahada so it wouldn't qualify as being "added on".
  From Quiz: Declaration of Faith
132 How many people are required to be nearby for the call to prayer to be recited (though less is fine, but this number is recommended)?
Answer: Two persons or more

  From Quiz: Call To Prayer
133 How many mandatory rakats are in Fajr?
Answer: 2

The mandatory rakats for each prayer are: Fajr - 2, Zuhr - 4, Asr - 4, Maghrib - 3, and 'Isha - 4. When traveling, you can shorten Zuhr, Asr, and 'isha to two rakats each.
  From Quiz: Muslim Prayers
134 Where do followers of Islam pray towards?
Answer: The Ka'ba

Muslims once prayed toward Jerusalem, until the Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) was sent with a revelation to pray toward the Ka'ba, which is in Mecca.
  From Quiz: Do You Really Know Islam?
135 A Sufi is a Muslim mystic. His clothes are traditionally made of what material?
Answer: Wool

In fact, the word "Sufi" actually means "wool".
  From Quiz: Islamic Terms
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