Q. 1: Who is Allah?
A. Allah is the true God Who is the Creator and the Lord of all that exists. He is the only One Who has the sole right to be worshipped.
Q. 2: How can man know Allah?
A. Through Allah’s Signs in nature and the teachings of the Prophets who got the true knowledge direct from Allah by means of Revelation.
Q. 3: Who are the Prophets?
A. Prophets are a special group of human beings chosen and immunized from sins by Allah for the purpose of conveying the Divine Message to mankind.
Q. 4: What is the name of the Divine Message that Allah has given to mankind?
A. Islam.
Q. 5: What does Islam mean?
A. The Arabic word Islam means peace, submission and obedience. The religion of Islam is the complete submission and obedience to Allah that creates peace — both in mind and society.
Q. 6: How many Surahs (Chapters) are in the Holy Qur’an?
A. There are 114 Surahs.
Q. 7: How many Ayahs (Verses) are there in the Qur’an?
A. There are 6666 Ayahs.
Q. 8: Who are the people whom Allah (SWT) has favored?
A. They are the Prophets, the truthful, the martyrs and the righteous (As-Salihun).
Q. 9: What does Shirk (polytheism) mean?
A. Shirk means associating a partner with Allah (SWT) in His Self, Acts or Attributes.
Q. 10: What is Dalal (deviation)?
A. Dalal is straying or deviating from the straight path showed by the Prophet ﷺ (peace be upon him) in whatever one believes, says or does.
Q. 11: What was the chief miracle of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ?
A. The Holy Qur’an.
Q. 12: What were the miracles of the Prophet Musa (AS)?
A. They were many: conversion of his stick into a serpent, crossing over the sea using his rod, etc. are a few to mention.
Q. 13: In how many years was the Holy Qur’an revealed?
A. In 23 years.
Q. 14: What were the miracles of ‘Isa (AS) (Jesus)?
A. Jesus’ (AS) miracles included making the dead come alive and telling people what was there in their houses.
Q. 15: Who built the Holy Ka’bah in Makkah?
A. The angels. Then it was restored by the Prophets Ibrahim (Abraham) and Ismael (AS).
Q. 16: How many Prophets and Messengers are mentioned in the Holy Qur’an?
A. 25 Prophets and Messengers.
Q. 17: What are the Holy Books?
A. The Qur’an, the Bible (Injeel), the Torah (Tawrat) and the Psalms (Zabur), in addition to the Scrolls (Suhuf) revealed to Ibrahim and Musa (AS).
Q. 18: Who are the people on whom Allah’s anger fell?
A. They are the Jews.
Q. 19: Who are the people who went astray?
A. They are the Christians.
Q. 20: Who is the woman mentioned in the Holy Qur’an?
A. Maryam (Mary), the mother of ‘Isa (AS).