Facts Flashcards

1
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which surah in Quran tells us about Torah?

A

Surah al maidah

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2
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What are the four books of God?

A
  1. Tawrāh (Torah)
  2. Zabur
  3. the Injīl (Gospel)
  4. Quran
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3
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which prophet did the Torah come to?

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Musa (as)

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4
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Which prophet pbuh did Zabur come to?

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Prophet Dawud (as)
in form of songs

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5
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Which surah tells us about zabur and the prophet (as) it came to?

A

An Nisa

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6
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which surah talks about injeel?

A

7th surah -al ar’af

7:156)

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7
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What is said about the Quran?

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3rd surah Al imran

“[It is] He Who has sent down the Book (the Quran) to you (Muhammad (PBUH)) with truth, confirming what came before it. And he sent down the Torah and the Injeel. Aforetime, as a guidance to mankind, And

He sent down the Furqaan (The Criterion) [of judgment between right and wrong (this

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8
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The word for criterion

A

Furqaan

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9
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What word does Quran derive from? What does it mean?

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Qur’an – root word ‘’qara’a” - to collect or to compile

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10
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What is said in surah 25 about Quran?

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Surah al-furqaan

“Those who reject faith say: Why is the Qur’an not revealed to him all at once”?’

Revealed in stages, gradually (25:32)

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11
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Where is it answered about why quran revealed in stages?

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surah 17 al-isra’il

divided (into parts from time to time), in order that thou mightiest recite it to men at intervals: We have revealed it by stages.” (Al-Isra’il, 17:106)

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12
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What is the second root word?

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Second root word is “qar’ana” meaning a union or conjunction

word “qar’ana” is that the Qur’an is combined with guidance, the two being inseparable.

  • “This is the book: it is guidance sure, without doubt”. (2:2)
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13
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what is the third root word?

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“qira’athun” meaning to read or recite

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14
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What is the meaning of “qira’athun”

A

read/recite

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15
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What is tilawat?

A

recitation of the successive verses of the Qur’ān in a standardized and proven manner according to the rules of the ten recitations

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16
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What is the fourth root word for Quran?

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“qira’in” - plural of “qarina” which meaning evidence, argument or symbol.

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17
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Before Quran what was the period of known as ?

A

Jahiliyya
(ignorance)

18
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How did the revelation first begin?

A

Prophet Muhammad (as) had good dreams
would go to the Cave of Hira
Then met jibril (as) angel

19
Q

How many revelation modes were there?
Can you list them.

A

6

1.Dream

  1. Bell
  2. Angel as man
  3. Angel
  4. Direct
  5. heart
20
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What happened in relation to the bell?

A

The Holy Prophet SAW would hear the ringing of a bell or a melodious sweet sound, which would be immediately followed by divine revelation.

Hazrat Ayesha RA narrated once the divine revelation began, Angel Jibraeel AS would come at various times with different ayahs of the Quran.

21
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What way did the angel present?

A

as a man
gibreel

One of the most common ways of receiving revelation was through Angel Gibraeel (as).

Al-Bakarah: 2:97-98)

22
Q

How many chapters revealed in Makkah? When did this happen?

A

86
2/3 quran
Before Hijrah

23
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How many in madina?

A

28
1/3 quran
After hijrah

24
Q

What is the Makkah and madian phase?

A

When Muhammad (as) first a prophet /first revalation until entered madina (13 years)

madina until death (10 years)

25
Q

What are three differences between Makki and Madian surahs?

A

Makki -tend to be short, refer to ‘o people of X’, history, stories of prophet, belief explanations

whereas Madian
‘oh you who believe’, longer surahs, more re: actions

26
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What is the word for actions?

A

Furu

27
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Name of the first four surahs

A

Al alaq
al mudassar
al muzammil
al qalam

28
Q

Order in Quran of the first four revealed surahs

A

96
74
73
68

29
Q

Which hazarats supported quran being compiled?

A

Hazarat abu bakr all the different materials
Hazarat usman together in one place

30
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where are the first two copies of the quran placed?

A
  1. Hast Imam library, in Tashkent, Uzbekistan
  2. topkapi museum in Turkey
31
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why were vowels created?

A

For non arabic speakers
fattah damah kasra
zabar zair pesh

original scripts dont have this as the arabs did not need it

32
Q

When was the Yamama Battle
what happened during this battle?

A

in 632 AD, many companions who retained the Quranic verses were martyred.

33
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Who suggested compilation of the Quran?

A

Umar Ibn Al Khattab (RA) had the idea of compiling the Quran. He suggested it to Abou Bakr Siddiq (RA), who was the Caliph of the Muslims, after prophet Muhammed (PBUH) left this world.

34
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Who borrowed the original manuscript of the Quran for it to be complied?

A

Hazarat Usman (RA.)

35
Q

who was Zayd bin Thabit?

A

Muhammad (pbuh) scribe for Quran

36
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Who kept the complied Quran?

A

Umar Ibn Al Khattab
(RA) kept the collected Quran.
Then his daughter Hafsah
(RA) kept it

37
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What is the standardised script?

A

Quraishi dialect

38
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Why was hazarat usman important?

A

The compilation of the Quran during the time of Hazrat Usman (Uthman ibn Affan) is an important event in Islamic history.

Hazrat Usman was the third
caliph of Islam

39
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who were the four scribes for standardisation of the quran?

A
  • Four scribes of the Quran (assigned
    originally to write the revelation by the
    Prophet SAW himself) of companions
    were responsible for standardization.
  1. Zaid bin Thabet
  2. Said Ibn Aas,
  3. Abdullah Ibn Zubair,
  4. Abdulrahman Ibn Thabet.
40
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What time frame was the Quran revealed?

A

Approximately 23 years

41
Q

What word is tasfeer derived from?

A

Fasar

to open

42
Q

Whats the difference between translation and tasfir?

A

Translation focuses on the meaning and can be changed from language to language based on the words whereas tasfir applies context/ meaning behind it
and the message