History of the Holy Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) and Early Islam Practice Flashcards

Flashcards covering the biography of the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم), key military battles, family lineage, and the era of the Khulafa-e-Rashideen based on lecture notes.

On what specific date and day was the Holy Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) born?

Monday, 22 April, 571 AD

What was the name of the Prophet's (صلى الله عليه وسلم) father?

Hazrat Abdullah

What was the name of the Prophet's (صلى الله عليه وسلم) mother?

Hazrat Amna

Who was the maternal grandfather (Nana) of the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم)?

Wahb ibn Abd Manaf

Who was the maternal grandmother (Nani) of the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم)?

Barrah bint Abd al-Uzza

What was the real name of the Prophet's (صلى الله عليه وسلم) paternal grandfather, Abdul Muttalib?

Shaiba ibn Hashim

Who was the paternal grandmother (Dadi) of the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم)?

Fatimah bint Amr

Who was the foster mother (Razai Walda) of the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم)?

Hazrat Haleema

For how many years did Hazrat Haleema look after the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم)?

$6$ years

Who was the foster sister (Razai Behn) of the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم)?

Hazrat Sheema

Who was the second mother figure whom the Prophet called his mother besides Hazrat Haleema?

Umme Aiman

At what age did the Prophet's mother, Hazrat Amna, pass away?

$6$ years old

At what age did the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) travel to Syria (Shaam) with his uncle?

$12$ years of age

Which uncle accompanied the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) on his journey to Syria at age 12?

Abu Talib

At what age did the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) marry Hazrat Khadija?

$25$ years old

At what age did the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) resolve the tribal dispute of fixing the Hajr-e-Aswad (Black Stone)?

$35$ years of age

At what age did the Holy Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) receive the first revelation (Wahi)?

$40$ years of age

Who was the first person to confirm the Prophethood (Tasdeeq) of Muhammad (صلى الله عليه وسلم)?

Waraqa ibn Nawfal

How many daughters and sons did the Holy Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) have?

$4$ daughters and $3$ sons

Who was the first woman to accept Islam?

Hazrat Khadija

Who was the first man to accept Islam?

Hazrat Abu Bakr

Who was the first child to accept Islam?

Hazrat Ali

Who was the first slave to accept Islam?

Hazrat Bilal ibn Rabah al-Habashi

What was the name of the home that served as the center of preaching in early Islam?

Dar-e-Arqam (home of Hazrat Arqam bin Abi al-Arqam)

Which woman used to throw thorns in the Prophet's path during the era of persecution?

Umme Jamil (wife of Abu Lahab)

In which Nabvi year and corresponding Gregorian year did the Quraish boycott Banu Hashim?

7th Nabvi (616 AD)

Which Prophet did Muhammad (صلى الله عليه وسلم) meet on the 1st Heaven during Shab-e-Miraj?

Hazrat Adam

Which Prophets did Muhammad (صلى الله عليه وسلم) meet on the 2nd Heaven during Shab-e-Miraj?

Hazrat Isa (Jesus) and Hazrat Yahya (John)

Which Prophet did Muhammad (صلى الله عليه وسلم) meet on the 3rd Heaven during Shab-e-Miraj?

Hazrat Yusuf (Joseph)

Which Prophet did Muhammad (صلى الله عليه وسلم) meet on the 4th Heaven during Shab-e-Miraj?

Hazrat Idrees (Enoch)

Which Prophet did Muhammad (صلى الله عليه وسلم) meet on the 5th Heaven during Shab-e-Miraj?

Hazrat Haroon (Aaron)

Which Prophet did Muhammad (صلى الله عليه وسلم) meet on the 6th Heaven during Shab-e-Miraj?

Hazrat Musa (Moses)

Which Prophet did Muhammad (صلى الله عليه وسلم) meet on the 7th Heaven during Shab-e-Miraj?

Hazrat Ibrahim (Abraham)

What is the name of the Lote Tree of the Furthest Boundary beyond which no one had passed except the Prophet?

Sidrat-ul-Muntaha

What was the name of the camel the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) used for Hijrah?

Qaswa

From whom was the land for Masjid-an-Nabawi bought?

Two orphan boys, Sahl and Suhayl

Who provided the payment for the land of Masjid-an-Nabawi?

Hazrat Abu Ayyub Ansari

In what year was the Mesaq-e-Madinah (Charter of Madinah) drafted and how many articles did it contain?

1 Hijri (622 AD); 47 articles

When and during which prayer was the command to change the Qibla received?

Rajab, 2 Hijri (624 AD) during the Zuhr prayer

At which mosque did the Qibla change direction from Masjid al-Aqsa to the Kaaba?

Masjid al-Qiblatain

What is the total number of Ghazwat in which the Prophet personally participated?

$$27$$

What was the first Ghazwa of Islam?

Ghazwa al-Abwa (Ghazwa Widdan)

Provide the full date and Islamic date for the Battle of Badr.

17 Ramzan, 2 Hijri (13 March, 624 AD)

What is the alternative name for the Battle of Badr?

Yaum-ul-Furqan (The Day of Criterion)

How many soldiers were in the Muslim army at the Battle of Badr?

$$313$$

How many soldiers were in the Kuffar (enemy) army at the Battle of Badr?

$$1,000$$

How many Muslim martyrs were there in the Battle of Badr?

$14$ martyrs ($8$ Ansar and $6$ Muhajireen)

What were the enemy casualties during the Battle of Badr?

$70$ killed and $70$ taken as prisoners

Who is the top Hadith narrator and how many Hadiths did he narrate?

Hazrat Abu Hurairah ($5,374$ Hadiths)

Who holds the title Ameen-ul-Ummat (Trustee of the Ummah)?

Hazrat Abu Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah

Who proposed the Adhan (Call to Prayer) for the first time?

Hazrat Umar

Who was the first person to deliver the Adhan?

Hazrat Bilal

In which Hijri year was the Adhan established?

1st Hijri

What is the name of the famous green dome built over Masjid-an-Nabawi?

Gumbad-e-Khizra

What is the Bait-ul-Ma'moor and where is it located?

The exact celestial replica of the Khana Kaaba located on the 7th Heaven

How many angels circumambulate (perform Tawaaf) the Bait-ul-Ma'moor daily?

$$70,000$$

Why was Masjid-e-Zirar burnt down by the Prophet's order?

It was a mosque built by hypocrites for opposition and conspiracy

To whom was the title Shaikh-ul-Anbiya given?

Hazrat Nooh (Noah)

Who was the paternal great-grandfather of the Holy Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم)?

Hashim ibn Abd Manaf

To which tribe and clan did the Holy Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) belong?

Banu Hashim clan of the Quraish tribe

Who proposed the name Muhammad and who proposed the name Ahmad?

Abdul Muttalib proposed Muhammad; Hazrat Amna proposed Ahmad

What was the Kunya (surname/patronymic) of the Holy Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم)?

Abu al-Qasim

How many siblings did the Holy Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) have?

None (he was an only child)

Which uncles of the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) accepted Islam?

Hazrat Abbas and Hazrat Hamza

When did Hazrat Abdullah die in relation to the Prophet's birth?

$6$ months before the Prophet's (صلى الله عليه وسلم) birth

When was the Aqeeqah of the Holy Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) performed?

$7$ days after his birth

What was the surname of Hazrat Haleema?

Ummi Kabtah

Where is the Prophet's mother, Hazrat Amna, buried?

al-Abwa (village between Makkah and Madinah)

How long did Abdul Muttalib take care of the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) and when did he die?

$2$ years; died in 578 AD

How long did Abu Talib protect and support the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) and when did he die?

$42$ years; died in 619 AD

What is the Gregorian equivalent of the Year of the Elephant (Aam-ul-Feel)?

570 CE

What event marked the Year of the Elephant?

Abraha's army of elephants marching to demolish the Kaaba

How many days after the elephant incident was the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) born?

$50$ days

Which tribes fought in the Harb-e-Fijar (Sacrilegious War)?

Quraish and Hawazin tribes

What was the Prophet's age when he participated in Harb-e-Fijar and how long did the war last?

$15$ years of age; lasted for $4$ years

When did the Prophet take his second business journey to Syria?

24th year of the Elephant (at age $24$)

Who was the slave of Hazrat Khadija that accompanied the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) to Syria?

Maysarah

Who conveyed the marriage proposal of Hazrat Khadija to the Holy Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم)?

Nafeesa

When did the first migration to Abyssinia take place and how many people were involved?

615 CE (5th Nabvi); $15$ people ($11$ men and $4$ women)

How many people were in the second migration to Abyssinia?

$102$ people ($83$ men and $19$ women)

On what date did the Conquest of Makkah occur?

10–20 Ramadan, 8 AH (December 629 – January 630 CE)

What was the Muslim army size for the Conquest of Makkah?

$$10,000$$

Which Surah did the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) recite while entering Makkah during the conquest?

Surah al-Fath

Which fortress was conquered specifically by Hazrat Ali during the Battle of Khaibar?

Fort of Qamas

Who attempted to poison the Holy Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) after the conquest of Khaibar?

Zaynab bint al-Harith

Who was the foster father (Razai Walid) of the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم)?

Hazrat Haris (Harith ibn Abdul Uzza)

Who was the first father-in-law of the Holy Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم)?

Khuwailid ibn Asad

To which clan did Hazrat Amna belong?

Banu Zuhrah clan of the Quraish tribe

For how long did Bibi Amna nurse the Holy Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم)?

First $3$ days of his life

In what year and at what age did Hazrat Umar convert to Islam?

616 AD (6th Nabvi) at $27$ years of age

What does the title Al-Farooq mean?

The one who distinguishes between right and wrong

Whom did the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) choose as his brother during the Muwakhat in Madinah?

Hazrat Ali

Who were the Ashab-us-Suffah?

Poor, unmarried Muhajireen residing on a platform in Masjid-an-Nabawi

What is the meaning of the name Abu Hurairah?

Father of the little cat

Where is the Cave of Hira located and how far is it from Makkah?

Jabal al-Noor (Mountain of Light); $3$ miles from Makkah

How many verses were initially revealed in the first Wahi at Cave Hira and from which Surah?

$5$ verses of Surah al-Alaq

What was the real name of Abu Jahl?

Amr ibn Hisham

What was the title given to Abu Jahl by Makkans and what did Muslims change it to?

Abul Hakam (Father of Wisdom) changed to Abu Jahl (Father of Ignorance)

What was Shib-e-Abi Talib?

A secluded valley where Banu Hashim were forced during the social boycott

Where did the Pledges of Aqaba take place?

Al-Aqabah mountain pass ($5$ km from Makkah)