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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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11 How many times does a Muslim pray in a day?
Answer: 5

A Muslim must pray five times a day, but can pray more, if he/she likes. They can also pray Sunnah or Nafil Prayers. Sunnah prayers are highly recommended, but optional. Most pray Sunnah before or after the five daily prayers. Nafil prayers, on the other hand, are optional and are prayed for specific events or circumstances.
  From Quiz: Muslim Prayers
12 What is the Holy Book of Islam?
Answer: Qu'ran

The Qu'ran has multiple spellings. Others include: Koran, Quran, and Coran. The spellings also differentiate in other languages as well.
  From Quiz: Islam Basics
13 What does Islam mean?
Answer: Total submission to God

'Islam' has also sometimes been translated as 'Peace'.
  From Quiz: Do You Really Know Islam?
14 During prayers, Muslims recite the 'Takbir' which is the Arabic phrase "Allahu akbar". What does this mean?
Answer: God is the greatest.

"Allahu akbar" is nothing but an Arabic phrase that translates to "God is the greatest". It is often recited by Muslims to give glory to God, and may be used in times of happiness and also as a cry for help in times of trouble. This phrase is also found on the flags of Iraq, Iran and Afghanistan.
    Your options: [ God is the greatest. ] [ God is merciful. ] [ God is kind. ] [ God is just. ]
  From Quiz: Help! I Don't Know These Islamic Terms
15 What does the word "Dajjal" mean in English?
Answer: The Deceiver

The prediction is that Dajjal will appear sometime within the Mahdi's lifetime. He will have a vast army with him. He is known to have one eye. When he arrives he will cause the greatest tribulation the world has ever seen. He will have heaven and hell with him. The Hadith states that whoever sees heaven should not go into it because it is actually hell, and whoever sees hell should go into it because it is actually heaven. Source: reference.com.
  From Quiz: Day of Judgement
16 Who was the last of the four righteous caliphs?
Answer: Ali

Ali, also the son-in-law and cousin of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), created much conflict when he took the position of caliphate following the murder of Uthman. The Shi'a branch of Islam, which make about 15% of all Muslims, believes descendants of Ali and Fatima (daughter of the Prophet Muhammad) are the true source of guidance. The Sunni branch believes Ali is the last of the Rightly Guided Caliph, because they are models of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), since they were personally guided by him.
  From Quiz: Legendary "Lasts" In Islam
17 Who was the first muezzin?
Answer: Bilal

Bilal, a slave to a Meccan paganist, accepted Islam a short while after Muhammad's (PBUH) call to prophethood. After revealing his beliefs, his master tortured him and tried to force Bilal to renounce his views; however, the entire time, Bilal remained steadfast. Abu Bakr, a close friend of the Prophet Muhammad, (PBUH) bought him and set him free. Bilal became the first African and slave convert to Islam. He was also the first muezzin, or a person who recites the adhan, the call to prayer. The adhan is recited in Arabic, but it means:
God is most great! God is most great!
God is most great! God is most great!
I testify that there is no god but God.
I testify that there is no god but God.
I testify that Muhammad is the Prophet of God.
I testify that Muhammad is the Prophet of God.
Hasten to prayer! Hasten to prayer!
Hasten to salvation! Hasten to salvation!
God is most great! God is most great!
There is no god but God.
  From Quiz: Famous "Firsts" in Islam
18 Muslims perform five obligatory prayers daily. What are these called?
Answer: Salaah

'Zakah' is charity, 'Saum' is fasting, and 'Hajj' is the pilgrimage to the Holy Land. When the Holy Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him was first given the conditions of Salaah (also written as Salah and Salat) on the night of the Ascension, God commanded him to pray fifty times a day! Prophet Moses, however, convinced him to go back a few times and it was reduced to five.
  From Quiz: Tuffluck's Islam
19 The Persian, Urdu, and Turkish word for prayer is namaz, but what is the Arabic word for prayer?
Answer: Salat

Shahada is the declaration of faith, Hajj is the pilgrimage to Mecca, and sawm is fasting during the month of Ramadan.
  From Quiz: Prayer: One of the Five Pillars of Islam
20 The Declaration of Faith is one of the pillars of Islam. Which one?
Answer: First

The First Pillar of Islam is the Declaration of Faith. The second is prayer. The third is giving to charity, the fourth is fasting during the month of Ramadan one month a year, and the fifth is making a pilgrimage to Mecca. The order is given priority-wise, the First Pillar being the most important, and the fifth, while important, not as important as the first.
    Your options: [ Third ] [ Fifth ] [ Fourth ] [ First ]
  From Quiz: Declaration of Faith
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