Ulumul Quran
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Who was the companion that narrated knowing the time, place, and context of every verse?
Abdullah ibn Masʿūd
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What does المحكم refer to?
Clear, unambiguous verses that require no interpretation
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What does المتشابه refer to?
Ambiguous verses that require interpretation
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is an example of what kind of verse?
المحكم
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“Allah’s hand is stretched” is an example of what kind of verse?
المتشابه
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Why is المتشابه not interpreted literally?
To avoid attributing physical form to Allah
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Which surah clarifies the meaning of generosity in Surah Maidah 64?
Surah Al-Israa
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What belief issue is protected by understanding المتشابه properly?
ʿAqeedah (Islamic creed)
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What does عام mean?
General ruling or audience
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What does خاص mean?
Specific ruling or exception or subgroup
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What surah provides a general ruling against hunting during Ihram?
Surah Al-Maidah, verse 95
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Which verse gives a specific allowance for hunting from the sea?
Surah Al-Maidah, verse 96
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The hadith that makes locusts and whales halal refers to them as types of what?
Carrion
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What kind of food is liver and spleen considered according to the hadith?
Blood
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The general prohibition of eating dead animals is found in which ayah?
Surah Al-Maidah, verse 3
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The word for specific exception that redefines a general law is written in Arabic as
خاص
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What is the ruling for hunting while in Ihram based on عام?
It is forbidden
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What does الحقيقة mean?
Literal or true meaning of a verse
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What does المجاز mean?
Figurative or symbolic expression in a verse
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Which surah describes Yunus being swallowed by a whale literally?
Surah As-Saaffaat
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Which verse speaks of a man running from the far end of the city in a literal context?
Surah Yasin, verse 20
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In المجاز, what does “We struck over their ears” actually mean?
We made them sleep
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Which ayah is majaz that is translated as “you nay eat and drink until you see the light of dawn breaking the darkness of night…..”
Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 187
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Which surah shows the whale slipping into the sea as a wondrous act?
Surah Al-Kahf, verse 61
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What type of speech requires context and imagination to interpret its الحقيقة properly?
المجاز
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What does الحقيقة require for understanding?
Linguistic knowledge only
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What does أسباب النزول refer to?
Specific events that triggered revelation of a verse
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What does مواقع النزول refer to?
General circumstances or environment during revelation
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How many times does the word يَسْأَلُونَكَ appear in the Qur’an? & how many of them are in the Surah that was mentioned in class
13 in the quran; 5/13 from surah baqarah
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How many of those are in Surah Al-Baqarah?
5
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What companion explained the true meaning of Surah Baqarah 195 in battle?
Abu Ayub al-Ansari
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Which verse was revealed due to companions secretly planning to hoard wealth?
Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 195
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Who was the young boy that exposed the hypocrites in Surah Al-Munāfiqūn?
Zayd ibn Arqam
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The ayah about “do not throw yourself into destruction” is from which surah?
Surah Al-Baqarah
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Which surah responds to Abu Lahab’s attack on the Prophet?
Surah Al-Masad
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What companion clarified that not denouncing evil brings collective punishment?
Abu Bakr Siddiq
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What was the first complete surah revealed?
Surah Al-Fatiha
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As it relates to the First Quranic Signs that were revealed. Why is the number 19 of significance
the first Quranic signs were suratul Alaq verses 1-5 which are (1) 19 words combined. (2) Suratul Alaq is aslo 19 verses & (3) Bimisillahi rahmani rahim is 19 letters.
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What Verse was revealed on the 9th of Dhul-Hijjah after Dhuhr?
Surah Al-Ma’idah, verse 3
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in Regards to the different views on which surahs represent the Tiwaal, In the strongest opinion, What surah has no Basmallah at its start and is paired with Surah Anfal?
Surah At-Tawbah
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What is the last full surah revealed?
Surah An-Nasr
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Name the verse = When this verse was revealed the prophet would
pray all night and repeat that verse 200 times or more. & he did this until he
passed away
pray all night and repeat that verse 200 times or more. & he did this until he
passed away
Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 281
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What was the first Madani surah revealed?
Surah Al-Baqarah
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Who narrated that the Prophet repeated one verse all night long?
Sayyidah Hafsa
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The verse about being returned to Allah is the last verse revealed and mentions which concept?
Taqwa
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What section of the Qur’an replaces the Tawrah?
Tiwaal (the seven long surahs)
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What section of the Qur’an replaces the Zabur?
Miuun (the hundreds)
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What section replaces the Injil?
Maathani (the repeated ones)
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Which section was unique to the Prophet as a divine gift?
Mufassal (the differentiators)
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Which Prophet’s book was poetic and full of wisdom?
Dawud (Zabur)
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Which Prophet is the only one mentioned in the Maathani section?
Prophet Muhammad
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What is the literal meaning of Maathani?
The repeated praises
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The Prophet recited which surahs during Asr and Maghrib?
Qisaarul Mufassal
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The Mufassal section contains more distinct ________ than the rest of the Qur’an combined.
words
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What is the 3-day wird routine in Qur’an recitation?
10 Juzz per day
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Who was instructed by the Prophet to follow the 3-day routine?
Abdullah ibn Amr ibn ’Aas
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How many Hizb are recited daily in the minimum routine for an average Muslim?
3
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What is the daily goal in the beginner’s monthly recitation routine?
1 Juzz
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Which surah was the final one the Prophet recited in Maghrib prayer?
Surah Mursalat
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Sayyidah Lubabah / ummul Fadl was the mother of which companion?
Ibn Abbas
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Which scholar is known for reciting the Qur’an twice daily?
Imam Ash-Shafi’i
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Which companion also practiced daily Qur’an recitation with Uthman?
Abdullah ibn Malik ibn Buhaina
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On which day does the 3-day cycle end at Surah An-Nas?
Day 3
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The 3-day routine is considered part of the Prophet’s ________.
Sunnah