Islam

FUNDAMENTALS OF ISLAM

·   Istalam is kissing of Hajr Aswad.

·   Islam has 2 major sects.

·   There are 5 fundaments of Islam.

·   2 types of faith.

·   5 Articles of faith.

·   Tehlil means the recitation of Kalima.

·   Deen-e-Hanif is an old name of Islam.

·   First institution of Islam is Suffah.

·   Haq Mahar in Islam is fixed only 400 misqal.

·   Ijma means ageing upon any subject.

·   Qayas means reasoning by analogy.

·   There are four schools of thought of Islamic Law.

·   Janatul Baki is situated in Madina.

·   Masjid-e-Hanif is located in Mina.

·   JANAT UL MOALA is a graveyard in MECCA.

·   Qazaf: false accusation of adultery punishable with 80 lashes.

·   Lyla-tul-Barrah means the Night of Forgiveness.

·   Karam-un-Katibin means Illustrious writers.

·   Oldest mosque on earth is Kaabatullah.

·   1^st Kalima=Tayyab, 2^nd =Shahadat, 3^rd =Tamjeed, 4^th =Tauheed, 5^th =Astaghfar, 6^th =Rad-e-Kufar

·   Qiblah means anything in front.

·   Saabi is one who changes his religion.

·   Sidrat-ul-Mantaha means last tree of the Eternity.

·   Jaabi is one who collects Zakat.

·   First collection of Ahadith is Sahifah-e-Saadiqa.

·   Sayings of Prophet are called Wahi Ghair Matlloo.

·   In iman-e-Mufassal essential beliefs are 7 in number.

·   The most exalted angels are four.

·   Greatest angel as per Islam is Jibra’eel.

·   Each human being is attended permanently by two angels.

·   Barzakh: time period between death and Day of Judgment.

·   Another name of surah Ali-Isra is bani Israel.

NAMAZ

·   48 total numbers of Rakats are in Farz prayer.

·   Namaz-e-Khasoof is offered for Moon Eclipse.

·   Namaz-e-Kasoof is offered for Solar Eclipse.

·   Namaz-e-Istasqa is offered for Rain.

·   Holy Prophet offered Jumma Prayer in 1. A.H.

·   Namaz-e-Istasqa is offered with backside of hands upward.

·   Holy prophet offered first Eid Prayer in 2. A.H.

·   Eid Namaz is Wajib.

·   Madurak is the person who starts prayer with Immam.

·   Musbaq is the person who comes after one rakat.

·   Fajar and Isha were essential in the early period of Islam.

·   Tahajud mean abandon sleep.

·   Qaada is to sit straight in Salat.

·   Jasla is short pause between two sajdas.

·   Qaumaa is standing straight during Rukus.

·   A person who performs prayer alone is Munfarid.

·   Farz in wuzu=4, Sunats=14.

·   Farz in Ghusual=3, Sunats=5

·   Types of Sunnah prayer are of two types.

·   In Fajr, Maghrib & witr no chage in farz rakaat in case of Qasr.

·   Takbeer-e-Tashreeq is recited in Eid-ul-Uzha.

·   Jumma prayer is Farz salat.

·   Conditions of Salat are seven.

·   Takbeer-e-Tehreema is to be said in the salat: one.

·   Jasla is wajib.

·   To sit straight in Salat is called Qa’ada.

·   Qa’ada is farz.

·   Two persons are required for a Jamat prayer.

·   Salat Juma became Farz in Madina.

·   Five salat made compulsory in 10^th Nabvi.

ZAKAT

·   Zakat means to purify.

·   Zakat was made obligatory in 2. A.H.

·   7-1/2 is the nasab of gold and 52-1/2 tolas for silver.

·   Injunction of utilization of zakat is in Surah-al Tauba.

·   Number of heads for distribution of zakat are 8.

·   Zakat mentioned along with Namaz in the Quran 22 times.

·   5 Camels, 40 goats, 3 cows and buffaloes is nisab for zakat.

·   1/10 is the nisab of irrigated produce.

·   Zakat is treasure of Islam; it is the saying of holy prophet.

·   Usher means 1/10.

·   Khums means 1/5.

·   Word Zakat occurs in Quran for 32 times.

·   In 2^nd A.H the rate and method of distribution of Zakat was determined at Madina.

·   Kharaj is spoils of war.

·   Fay is income from town lands.

·   Zakat on produce of mines is 1/5^th.

·   Ushr on artificially irrigated land is 1/20^th.

·   Al-Gharmain means debtors.

·   There are two types of zakat.

 FASTING

·   Fast means to stop.

·   Fasting made obligatory in 2^nd A.H.

·   Fasting is commanded in al-Bakarah.

·   Feed 60 people is the atonement for breaking the fast or sixty sontinuous fasts.

·   Bal-ul-Riayn is the door for fast observing people.

·   Tarrawih means to rest.

·   Battle of Badr was fought in very first of Ramzan on 17^th.

·   Umar arranged the Namaz-e-Tarrawih.

·    Month of Ramzan is known as Sayeed us Shahoor.

·   Five days are forbidden for fasting throughout the year.

·   Wajib means ordained.

·   1^st Ashra of Ramzan=Ashra-e-Rehmat.

·   2^nd Ashra=Ashra-e-Maghfirat.

·   3^rd Ashra=Ashra-e-Nijat.

  HAJJ

·   Hajj means to intend.

·   Hajj made compulsory in 9 A.H.

·   First Hajj offered in 9 A.H.

·   Hajj ordained in Surah Bakr.

·   The holy prophet performed only 1 Hajj in 10^th A.H.

·   There are 3 types of Hajj.

·   One tawaf of Kaaba is known as Shoot.

·   Tawaf begins from Shoot.

·   Number of Jamarat is 3.

·   Mosque located in Mina is Kheef.

·   At Meekat, Hujjaj assusme the state of Ihram.

·   Kalima Tauheed is recited during Hajj.

·   At Mina the ritual of offering sacrifice is performed

·   Jamart-throwing of pebbles, it is performed on 10^th, 11^th, 12^th and 13^th of Zul Hajj.

·   Maghrib and Isha both prayers are offered together at Muzdalifa on 9^th Zil Hajj.

·   Yome-Afra is called to Hajj day.

·   Name of the place where the pilgrims go from Arafat: Muzdalfa.

·   First structure of Kaaba was built by Adam.

·   Ibrahim & Ismail rebuilt Kaaba 4500 years ago.

·   Yum-e-Nahar is called to the Day of Sacrifice.

·   Yum e Arafat is 9^th Zul Hajj.

·   One khutba is recited during Hajj.

·   Al-Imarn is the surah in which Hajj is commanded.

·   Holy prophet sacrificed 63 camels during hajj.

·   Adam and Hazrat Hawa performed the first ever Hajj.

·   Running b/w Safa & Marwa seven times is called Sayee.

·   Most important step of Hajj after assuming Ahram is Wuquf.

·   Waqoof-e-Arfah is the Rukn-e-Azam of Hajj

·   With the performance of Rami on the 10^th Zil-Hajj, the most of the bindings of Hajj on the pilgrim are released.

·   Three upright stones are called Jamarat.

·   After Waquf the most important step is Tawaf.

·   In Hajj there are three obligations (Farz).

·   Umrah can be performed at any time throughout the year except 9^th to 11^th Zil-Hajj.

·   Hujjaj stat at Mina for one day, the second day at Arafat and the final day, encampment is done for a night at Muzdalfah, it is called Wuquf.

·   Who said that Hajj is greatest of all worships:Imam Malik.

·   How many undesirable acts of Ihraam are there: six.

·   How many permitted acts of Ihraam are there: Four.

·   Prohibitions and restructions of Ihram are 8.

·   The first and the foremost Farz of Hajj and Umrah is Ihram.

·   The first and innermost circle around Ka’ba is Masjid-e-Haram.

·   The second circle around Kaba is Makkah Mukaramah.

·   The third circle around Kaba is Haram.

·   Who firsly fixed boundaries of Haram, the third circle around Kaaba: Adam.

·   The fourth cirle around Kaba is Mowaqeet.

·   The place where no one can advance without putting on Ihram is Mowaqeet.

·   Two thousand years before the creation of Adam, Kaba was constructed.

·   Angels built Kaba firstly in the universe.

·   During the Noah’s time Kaaba disappeared due to flood.

·   The gate, which is the best for the pilgrims to enter in Kaba, is Bab-e-Salam.

·   Hajr-e-Aswad means black stone.

·   Actual color of Hajr-e-Aswad was white.

·   The small piece of land b/wk Rukn-e-Islam and Rukn-e-Yamani is called Hateem.

·   The place where offering prayer is just like offering prayer inside Kaba is Hateem.

·   There are five types of Tawaf.

·   Hajjis go to Al-Multazim after completing the seven rounds.

·   Al-Multazim means the place of holding.

·   The portion of the wall of Kaba which is b/w its door and Hajr-e-Aswad is called al-Multazim.

·   Sayee is commenced from Safa and ends at Marwa.

·   After performing Say’ee Hujjaj go to Mina.

·    Muzdalfa is a plain.

·   Muzdalfa is located b/w Mina & Arafat.

·   Muzdalfa is located six miles from Makkah.

·   From Mina Muzdalfa is three miles away.

·   Muzdalfa is called Sacred Monument in Quran.

·   At Muzdalfa Maghrib & Isha prayers are offered together.

·   Pebbles are collected from Muzdalfa.

·   Jamarat that is nearest to Makkah is called Jamarat-ul-Uqba.

·   Smallest Jamarat is Jamarat-al-Sughra.

·   Rami are held at Mina.

·   Talbiah is stopped after Rami.

·   Afrad, Qar’ran and Tamatae are the types of Hajj.

·   Dhulhulaifah is the Meeqat for the people of Pakistan.

·   Dhulhulaifah is a point six mile from Madina.