Islamic Studies · Topic 4
The Hijri months, the dates of worship and when key rulings came.
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1.How many months are there in the Islamic (Hijri) calendar?
Answer: A. 12
The Hijri year has twelve lunar months.
2.The Islamic calendar is based on what?
Answer: A. The cycles of the moon
It is a lunar calendar; each month begins with the sighting of the new moon.
3.About how many days does a Hijri year have?
Answer: B. 354 or 355
A lunar year is about 11 days shorter than a solar year.
4.From which event does the Hijri calendar count its years?
Answer: D. The migration to Madinah
Year 1 AH is the year of the Hijrah, 622 CE.
5.Which is the first month of the Islamic calendar?
Answer: B. Muharram
Muharram is the first month of the Hijri year.
6.Which is the last month of the Islamic calendar?
Answer: D. Zil-Hajjah
Zil-Hajjah, the month of Hajj, is the twelfth month.
7.Which is the third month of the Islamic calendar?
Answer: A. Rabi-ul-Awwal
The order begins Muharram, Safar, Rabi-ul-Awwal.
8.Which is the seventh month of the Islamic calendar?
Answer: B. Rajab
Rajab is the seventh month.
9.Which is the eighth month of the Islamic calendar?
Answer: D. Shaban
Shaban comes between Rajab and Ramadan.
10.Which is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar?
Answer: B. Ramadan
Ramadan, the month of fasting, is the ninth month.
11.Which is the tenth month of the Islamic calendar?
Answer: B. Shawwal
Shawwal follows Ramadan; Eid-ul-Fitr is on its first day.
12.Which is the eleventh month of the Islamic calendar?
Answer: D. Zil-Qadah
Zil-Qadah is the eleventh month and one of the sacred months.
13.Which is the second month of the Islamic calendar?
Answer: D. Safar
Safar is the second month.
14.How many sacred months (Ashhur-ul-Hurum) are there?
Answer: A. Four
The Quran mentions four sacred months.
15.Which of these is one of the four sacred months?
Answer: A. Rajab
The sacred months are Muharram, Rajab, Zil-Qadah and Zil-Hajjah.
16.Which of these is not a sacred month?
Answer: B. Ramadan
Ramadan is the most blessed month but is not one of the four sacred months.
17.Which month is the only one named in the Holy Quran?
Answer: C. Ramadan
Ramadan is the only month mentioned by name in the Quran.
18.On which date is Eid-ul-Fitr celebrated?
Answer: B. 1 Shawwal
Eid-ul-Fitr marks the end of Ramadan on the first of Shawwal.
19.On which date is Eid-ul-Adha celebrated?
Answer: D. 10 Zil-Hajjah
Eid-ul-Adha falls on the tenth of Zil-Hajjah, the day of sacrifice.
20.The Day of Arafah falls on which date?
Answer: C. 9 Zil-Hajjah
Pilgrims stand at Arafat on the ninth of Zil-Hajjah, the main pillar of Hajj.
21.The days of Hajj run from which dates?
Answer: C. 8 to 13 Zil-Hajjah
Hajj rites begin on 8 Zil-Hajjah and end by 12 or 13 Zil-Hajjah.
22.The 8th of Zil-Hajjah, when pilgrims go to Mina, is called what?
Answer: C. Yaum-ut-Tarwiyah
The eighth is Yaum-ut-Tarwiyah, the day pilgrims move to Mina.
23.The 10th of Zil-Hajjah is also called what?
Answer: D. Yaum-un-Nahr (day of sacrifice)
The day of Eid-ul-Adha is Yaum-un-Nahr.
24.The 11th, 12th and 13th of Zil-Hajjah are called what?
Answer: B. Ayyam-ut-Tashriq
These are the days of Tashriq, when pilgrims stone the pillars at Mina.
25.Ashura falls on which date?
Answer: A. 10 Muharram
Ashura is the tenth of Muharram.
26.Which event in Islamic history happened on 10 Muharram 61 AH?
Answer: B. The martyrdom of Imam Husain (RA) at Karbala
Imam Husain (RA) was martyred at Karbala on Ashura, 61 AH.
27.In which month is Laylat-ul-Qadr sought?
Answer: A. Ramadan
Laylat-ul-Qadr is in the last ten nights of Ramadan.
28.In which nights of Ramadan is Laylat-ul-Qadr usually sought?
Answer: C. The odd nights of the last ten
The Holy Prophet (PBUH) told Muslims to seek it in the odd nights of the last ten.
29.Laylat-ul-Qadr is better than how many months, according to the Quran?
Answer: D. A thousand months
Surah Al-Qadr says it is better than a thousand months.
30.I'tikaf is usually observed in which part of Ramadan?
Answer: C. The last ten days
The Holy Prophet (PBUH) used to observe I'tikaf in the last ten days of Ramadan.
31.The Battle of Badr took place in which month?
Answer: D. Ramadan
Badr was fought on 17 Ramadan, 2 AH.
32.The conquest of Makkah took place in which month?
Answer: C. Ramadan
Makkah was conquered in Ramadan, 8 AH.
33.The Battle of Uhud took place in which month?
Answer: B. Shawwal
Uhud was fought in Shawwal, 3 AH.
34.In which month did the Holy Prophet (PBUH) pass away?
Answer: A. Rabi-ul-Awwal
He passed away in Rabi-ul-Awwal, 11 AH.
35.According to the common view, the Holy Prophet (PBUH) was born on which date?
Answer: C. 12 Rabi-ul-Awwal
The common view in Pakistan is 12 Rabi-ul-Awwal; some scholars give 9 Rabi-ul-Awwal.
36.In Pakistan, Eid Milad-un-Nabi is observed on which date?
Answer: A. 12 Rabi-ul-Awwal
Pakistan observes 12 Rabi-ul-Awwal as a public holiday.
37.Shab-e-Miraj is commonly observed on which date?
Answer: D. 27 Rajab
The popular date for the Miraj is 27 Rajab, though historians differ on it.
38.Shab-e-Barat is observed on which night?
Answer: B. The night of 15 Shaban
Shab-e-Barat is the night of the 15th of Shaban.
39.In which year after the Hijrah were the fasts of Ramadan made obligatory?
Answer: A. 2 AH
Fasting in Ramadan was prescribed in 2 AH.
40.In which year was the Qiblah changed to the Kaaba?
Answer: A. 2 AH
The Qiblah changed in 2 AH, about 16 or 17 months after the Hijrah.
41.In which year was Zakat made obligatory, according to the common view?
Answer: C. 2 AH
The common view is that Zakat with fixed rates was made obligatory in 2 AH.
42.According to the common view, in which year was Hajj made obligatory?
Answer: B. 9 AH
Most scholars say Hajj was made obligatory in 9 AH; some say 6 AH.
43.The five daily prayers were made obligatory on which occasion?
Answer: C. The night of Miraj
The five prayers were made obligatory during the Miraj, before the Hijrah.
44.The Azan was introduced in which year?
Answer: C. 1 AH
According to the common view, the Azan began in Madinah in the first year after the Hijrah.
45.Which companion saw the words of the Azan in a dream?
Answer: A. Hazrat Abdullah bin Zaid (RA)
Abdullah bin Zaid (RA) saw it in a dream; Hazrat Umar (RA) had seen the same.
46.How many pillars of Islam are there?
Answer: D. Five
The five pillars are Shahadah, Salah, Zakat, Sawm and Hajj.
47.Which is the first pillar of Islam?
Answer: A. Shahadah (Tawheed)
The first pillar is the declaration of faith.
48.How many articles of faith (Iman-e-Mufassal) are there?
Answer: C. Seven
Iman-e-Mufassal lists belief in Allah, angels, books, messengers, the Last Day, destiny and resurrection.
49.How many obligatory (fard) rakats are there in the five daily prayers together?
Answer: D. 17
Fajr 2, Zuhr 4, Asr 4, Maghrib 3 and Isha 4 make 17.
50.How many fard rakats are there in the Fajr prayer?
Answer: A. Two
Fajr has two fard rakats.
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