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259 Islam Trivia Questions

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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21 This person climbs up a mosque's minaret to give out the call to prayer. What is the name given to this person?
Answer: Muezzin

A Sheikh is an Islamic scholar. An Imam is generally a respected member of the community and is elected to lead the prayer. An Ayatollah is a revered Islamic scholar in the Shia sect of Islam. The Muezzin is generally someone with a good voice as the call is melodic, and healthy so that he could climb the minaret, but today the practice of climbing the minaret is being replaced by a loudspeaker to project the voice of the muezzin.
  From Quiz: Call To Prayer
22 Which Prophet was the Qu'ran revealed to?
Answer: Muhammad (Mohammad)

Isa is the Arabic Name for Jesus. Likewise Ibrahim and Abraham.
Also Musa and Moses. There are many other Arabic-English names.
    Your options: [ Muhammad (Mohammad) ] [ Musa (Moses) ] [ Isa (Jesus) ] [ Ibrahim (Abraham) ]
  From Quiz: Islam Basics
23 What are followers of Islam called?
Answer: Muslims

'Mohammadins' and 'Muhamadians' is an incorrect name, as followers do not worship Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him). 'Allah' is Arabic for God.
  From Quiz: Do You Really Know Islam?
24 How many times do Muslims pray a day?
Answer: 5

Actually, in the Israa and Mi'raj, Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) was told by Allah that he and his followers should pray fifty times a day but it was reduced afterwards to just five and that who does the five should have the reward of fifty.
  From Quiz: The Prayer in Islam
25 The salat are the ritual prayers offered five times during the day. What are prayers that are recited at specific occasions called?
Answer: Du'aa

Du'aas are prayers that are recited at specific occasions. These may be memorised from various Islamic texts, or be spontaneous ones prayed by any individual for his or her own specific needs.

Surah denotes a chapter of the Qur'an, zakat are alms given to the poor and hazrat is a title used to confer respect on a person.
  From Quiz: Help! I Don't Know These Islamic Terms
26 The month that follows the Holy month of Ramadan in the Islamic calendar is called?
Answer: Shawwal

The festival of the breaking of the fast, Eid-ul-Fitr is actually on the first day of Shawwal, not the last day of Ramadan. It is one of the most important dates of the Islamic calendar.
  From Quiz: What I know about Islam and the last Prophet
27 This isn't just the capital of Syria, it will also be where the Mahdi will rule from. What is this ancient city's name?
Answer: Damascus

Damascus is one of the oldest cities in the world. It is also been one of the most continuously inhabited. Halab and Hims are located in Syria but Beirut is actually the capital of Lebanon. It is also known as the "Paris of the Middle East".
  From Quiz: Islam: Day of Judgement
28 Jesus is said to appear when the Dajjal arrives into this world. Jesus will descend down from heaven with two angels carrying him; he will land on a white minaret. What country is this white minaret in, which Jesus will descend on?
Answer: Syria

Jesus will descend down onto a white minaret in Syria. He will then go and face the Dajjal in Jerusalem and slay him. After that their will be 7 years of peace. During that time God will tell earth to bring out its most abundant and fresh fruit. It is said at that time, a young child can put his hand into a snake's mouth without being bit. A lion will sleep with the sheep. Also, a pomegranate will be so large that you can use it's peelings as shelter. Source: inter-islam.org
    Your options: [ Syria ] [ Turkey ] [ Israel ] [ Egypt ]
  From Quiz: Day of Judgement
29 What was the name of the last daughter of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)?
Answer: Fatima

It is believed that Fatima Zahra was born around the time of the Prophet Muhammad's (PBUH) revelation of the Qur'an. She suffered alongside her father through the abuse of the unbelievers in Mecca. Some sources reveal when the wicked people of Mecca would throw dirt and dust on top of the Prophet Muhammad's (PBUH) head while he was praying, she would bravely stand up to them, wipe off the dirt, and stay with her father until she was done. She craved her father's approval, and held a close relationship with him throughout her life, even when she married Ali. She died only a few months after the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) died around 610 C.E.
  From Quiz: Legendary "Lasts" In Islam
30 What was the first sin on Earth described in Islam?
Answer: murder

Qabil, (Cain) the slight and weak son of Adam, was jealous of Habil (Abel). Qabil finally decided to kill his stronger brother, but didn't know how. Iblis (Lucifer) informed his brother how to kill, and to bury the corpse. After Adam learned what his son had done, he banished Qabil from his home. Qabil became the first man to worship idols, to drink wine, and later on he started to worship the fire. In addition to these sins, whenever an unjust murder is committed on the Earth, Qabil receives a portion of the murderer's sin.
  From Quiz: Famous "Firsts" in Islam
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