Q141: Quba' Mosque is the first mosque built in Islam.
Answer: True ✔
💡 The Prophet ﷺ founded it when he arrived at Quba' on the Hijrah journey, before entering Madinah, and praying in it is equal to an 'Umrah.
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Answer: True ✔
💡 The Prophet ﷺ founded it when he arrived at Quba' on the Hijrah journey, before entering Madinah, and praying in it is equal to an 'Umrah.
Answer: Abyssinia
💡 The Prophet ﷺ permitted his Companions to migrate to Abyssinia because its king, the Negus (an-Najashi), was just and no one was wronged under him.
Answer: Zayd ibn Thabit
💡 Zayd ibn Thabit was one of the scribes and memorizers of the revelation, so he gathered the verses of the Quran from written pages and from the memories of those who had memorized it until he compiled it.
Answer: Granada
💡 The Kingdom of Granada remained the last Muslim stronghold in Al-Andalus until Abu 'Abdullah as-Saghir (Boabdil) surrendered it in 1492 CE.
Answer: 622 CE
💡 The Hijrah was in 622 CE, while 570 CE is close to the year of his ﷺ birth, and 632 CE is the year of his death.
Answer: Al-Qadisiyyah
💡 Al-Qadisiyyah took place during the rule of 'Umar ibn al-Khattab and opened the way to Iraq and Persia.
Answer: 'Amr ibn al-'As
💡 'Amr ibn al-'As conquered Egypt and built the city of Fustat, where his mosque, considered the first mosque built in Egypt, stands.
Answer: Fatimah al-Fihriyyah
💡 Fatimah al-Fihriyyah founded the Qarawiyyin Mosque with her own money in the 3rd century AH, and it became a center of learning that students came to from everywhere.
Answer: Ramadan
💡 Allah said: "The month of Ramadhan [is that] in which was revealed the Quran," and it began on Laylat al-Qadr (the Night of Decree).
Answer: Quraysh
💡 The Prophet ﷺ belonged to Banu Hashim of the tribe of Quraysh, the tribe that lived in Makkah and served the pilgrims.
Answer: Halimah as-Sa'diyyah
💡 The Arabs used to send their children to the desert for its pure language and fresh air, so the Prophet ﷺ spent his early years among Banu Sa'd with Halimah.
Answer: 10 years
💡 The Prophet ﷺ lived in Madinah for about 10 years, building the Muslim community there, and he passed away there in 11 AH.
Answer: 40 years old
💡 The Prophet ﷺ was sent as a prophet at the age of forty, while twenty-five was his age when he married Khadijah (may Allah be pleased with her).
Answer: The Farewell Hajj
💡 It was called the Farewell Hajj because the Prophet ﷺ bid farewell to the people during it and delivered his comprehensive sermon to them; he passed away a few months later.
Answer: Al-Masjid Al-Aqsa
💡 The Prophet ﷺ was taken by night from Al-Masjid Al-Haram to Al-Masjid Al-Aqsa and then ascended to the heavens, as in Surah Al-Isra'.
Answer: Year 6
💡 The Treaty of Hudaybiyyah was made in 6 AH, and the Quran called it "a clear conquest" because it paved the way for the spread of Islam and then the Conquest of Makkah.
Answer: 'Uthman ibn 'Affan
💡 'Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) united the people on a single Mushaf and sent copies of it to the provinces so they would not differ in their recitation.
Answer: Istanbul
💡 Mehmed the Conqueror conquered it in 1453 CE, and it became the capital of the Ottoman state. The name Istanbul became common until it became the official name in 1930 CE.
Answer: The Great Mosque of Cordoba
💡 The Great Mosque of Cordoba is an Andalusian architectural masterpiece, famous for its forest of columns and its red-and-white striped arches.
Answer: 'Abdul-Malik ibn Marwan
💡 'Abdul-Malik ibn Marwan built the Dome of the Rock, which is one of the oldest Islamic buildings still standing today, with its famous golden dome.