Ahmad Hassan, Danial Iqbal, Ehab Riaz

Islamiyat
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Which is one of the first verses which were revealed to Prophet Muhammad?
Answer: Surah-Al-Alaq or Iqra (Al-Quran 96: 1-5)
How long did the revelations for the Holy Quran continue for?
Answer: The revelations continued for 23 years.
What are the two periods called during which the Holy Quran was revealed?
Answer: For the first 13 years of his mission he lived in Makkah and during
this period all surahs are known as Makki. All surahs revealed during his
ten years at Madinah are known as Madni Surahs.
What is the difference between Madni and Makki Surahs?
Answer: The Makki Surahs are generally brief and deal with belief in Allah,
the Day of Judgement, reward and punishment, heaven and hell, moral
character and include invitation to virtue. While the Madni surahs contain
social duties and obligations, permission of Jihad and commands relating
to it.
When and where was the Quran revealed to the Holy Prophet PBUH for the first
time?
Answer: As the Prophet approached the age of forty he started to retire into a
cave in a nearby mountain known as Hira for worship and solitude and this is
where Hazrat Jibrail appeared before him and asked him to read, this being
the first revelation of the Holy Quran.
Which chapter of Quran explains how the Quran was revealed?
Answer: Surah Bukaaaraa .
Was the Quran revealed in portions?
Answer: Yes.
Since the Quran wasnt revealed in correct order it stands in now, how did it get
where the verse had to go?
Answer: Along with the last revelation it was given the order.

Where was the verses of Al-Quran written?

Answer: They were written on stone tablets, wood, branches of palm trees
and bones of camels and goats.
10. How did Prophet Muhammad ensure the verses accuracy?
Answer: He gave it to his companions and then they read it aloud to ensure
perfect accuracy.
11. Under whose guidance was the arrangement of the different verses and chapters
of the Quran done?
Answer: Hazrat Jibrail
12. True/False: Did any actual copy of the Quran exist at that time?
Answer: False, it came to be afterwards
13. During which month was the Quran revealed?
Answer: During the month of Ramazan.
14. Who was the first person to memorize the verses, so that coming generations
have him as an example?
Answer: Prophet Muhammad PBUH.
15. Who found the need to collect the Verses of the Holy Quran and make it one
copy?
Answer: Prophet Muhammads companions.
16. Who suggested the idea for the compilation of the Holy Quran?
Answer: Hazrat Umar
17. What was the battle called in which the people who memorized the Quran were
martyred?
Answer:This was known as the battle of Yamamah.
18. Hazrat Umar suggested to whom that the Quran should be compiled?
Answer: Hazrat Abu Bakr.
19. Who was given the job to compile the verses of the Holy Quran?
Answer: Zaid bin Sabit was given the job to do this.
20. How did Zaid Bin Sabit confirm that if the verses were authentic?
Answer: He asked the people if they had heard it from the Prophet
Muhammad himself.
21. Who was the second Khalifa?
Answer: Hazrat Umar.
22. What was the copy of Quran called at that time?
Answer: Mashaf al-Hafsa
23. Why was the Quran called Mashaf al-Hafsa?
Answer: All the script was given to prophet Muhammads wife, Hazrat Hafsa,
thats how it changed its name.
24. Who was the third Khalifa?
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Answer: Hazrat Usman

25. Describe the time period of Hazrat Usman?
Answer: It was a phase of conquests.
26. What did the new converts do differently?
Answer They recited the Quran in different ways which were contradicting to
its actual meaning.
27. Who was disturbed by this act?
Answer: Hazrat Anas
28. What did Hazrat Anas do?
Answer: He went to Hazrat Usman and requested him to take care of these
differences, which caused a rift amongst the Muslims.
29. Who was ordered to make copies of the original, untouched text of the Quran?
Answer: Zaid bin Sabit, along with other knowledgeable were allowed to
make copies.
30. How did the doubt go away of the misunderstood verse of the Quran?
Answer: The original text was read aloud from beginning to end in the
Prohphets Mosque.
31. How is a verdict decided upon?
Answer: It is searched for in the Holy Quran, and then in the Sunnah of the
Prophet (PBUH).
32. What if a verdict is not found in these two sources?
Answer:Then scholars of Islam must look at the issue.
33. What is held as a valid source of law by the four Sunni schools of law?
Answer: The Ijma
34. What is Qiyas?
Answer: Principle of extension of Islamic law on the basis of a likeness in two
situations, one of which was specially provided for in the Quran and Hadis.
35. Why does the Quran forbid sales transactions after the call of Friday prayers?
Answer:They distract Muslims from Friday prayers
36. What is the central theme of the Quran
Answer: The designation of man as Allahs vicegerent.
37.What does the law of war include?
Answer: It deals with distribution of booty and treatment of the conquered
people in a fair and just manner
38.Does the Quranic law change overtime?
Answer: No it does not, it is perpetual and everlasting
39. What does Quranic law deal with?
Answer: It deals with beliefs, morality, worship, civil transactions, and etc.
40. What were the reasons for Quranic legislations on settling these matters?
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Answer: It was to settle questions that actually arose for decisions and also to
repeal objectionable customs such as gambling and drinking.
41. What is done if no verdict is found in the Holy Quran and the Sunnah of the
Prophet?
Answer: The scholars of Islam then look at the issue, research and study it and
come up with a suitable verdict.
42. What is the only way to attain overall success in this world and in the Hereafter?
Answer: To follow completely and sincerely the guidance the Quran has provided.
43. True or False : The Quran does not lay down rules and regulations relating to
social life.
Answer: False
44. During which month did the Holy Prophet read the text of the Holy Quran out
loud?
Answer: Ramadan
45. Was there an official copy of the Holy Quran at the death of the Holy Prophet PBUH?
Answer: No.

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