Islamic History MCQs

Correct Answer: 313

The Muslim force at Badr (2 AH / 624 CE) numbered 313 against a much larger Quraysh army.

Correct Answer: Stoning without four witnesses

Umar (RA) would not order the hadd of stoning for zina without the four-witness proof the Shariah requires.

Correct Answer: Umar ibn al-Khattab (RA)

Caliph Umar (RA) fixed 80 lashes as the hadd punishment for drinking alcohol.

Correct Answer: Kufa

The correct answer is Kufa, as asked in this question on Islamic History.

Correct Answer: Syria

The correct answer is Syria, as asked in this question on Islamic History.

Correct Answer: 8 AH

The correct answer is 8 AH, as asked in this question on Islamic History.

Correct Answer: Mediterranean Sea

The correct answer is Mediterranean Sea, as asked in this question on Islamic history.

Correct Answer: Hazrat Umar R.A

The correct answer is Hazrat Umar R.A, as asked in this question on Islamic history.

Correct Answer: Hudhayfah Ibn-Yaman

The correct answer is Hudhayfah Ibn-Yaman, as asked in this question on Islamic History.

Correct Answer: 4 Year 9 Month

The correct answer is 4 Year 9 Month, as asked in this question on Islamic History.

Correct Answer: Banu Makzoom

The correct answer is Banu Makzoom, as asked in this question on Islamic History.

Correct Answer: Apostasy movement

The correct answer is Apostasy movement, as asked in this question on Islamic History.

Correct Answer: None

After the Umayyad Caliphate fell, the Abbasid Caliphate established its capital in Baghdad, not Kufa or Andalus.

Correct Answer: Hazrat Hafsa

Hazrat Hafsa bint Umar was entrusted with the custody of the first authorized written copy of the Holy Quran.

Correct Answer: Mediterranean Sea

The first Islamic naval force was established during the caliphate of Hazrat Uthman (RA) to secure the Mediterranean.

Correct Answer: Mediterranean

The first Islamic naval fleet was established under the caliphate of Uthman ibn Affan for campaigns in the Mediterranean Sea.

Correct Answer: Hazrat Umar RA

Hazrat Umar Farooq (RA) is credited with establishing the official postal system (Diwan-ul-Barid) during his caliphate.

Correct Answer: Kufa

The Abbasid Caliphate was established in 750 AD, and Kufa served as its initial capital before the founding of Baghdad.

Correct Answer: Abdul Malik Ibn Marwan

Caliph Abdul Malik ibn Marwan is credited with standardizing the Islamic currency (dinar and dirham) across the Umayyad Caliphate.

Correct Answer: 12

Hazrat Yaqoob (A.S), also known as Israel, had twelve sons from whom the Twelve Tribes of Israel descended.

Correct Answer: Cairo

The Fatimid dynasty established Cairo as their capital in Egypt in 969 AD.

Correct Answer: Al-Azhar

The Al-Azhar University was founded by the Fatimids in Cairo as a center for Islamic learning.

Correct Answer: Usman Bin Talha

Hazrat Usman bin Talha was the traditional key holder of the Kaba, a role entrusted to his family.

Correct Answer: Hazrat Umer R.A

Hazrat Umer R.A is credited with formalizing the judicial system and appointing the first independent judges (Qazis) in the Islamic state.

Correct Answer: Fayruz

Fayruz al-Daylami was the companion who played a major role in eliminating the false prophet Aswad Ansi.

Correct Answer: Hazrat Umer R.A

The Hijri calendar was officially established and adopted as the Islamic calendar during the caliphate of Hazrat Umer R.A.

Correct Answer: Dinar

Caliph Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan reformed the Islamic monetary system and introduced the gold Dinar in 693 AD.

Correct Answer: Zaid ibn Ali (AS)

Zaid ibn Ali, the grandson of Imam Hussain (RA), led an uprising against the Umayyad Caliphate in Kufa.

Correct Answer: Makkah

Batha Valley is a historical valley located in Makkah, Saudi Arabia.

Correct Answer: Damascus

The Umayyad Caliphate moved its capital from Kufa to Damascus during the reign of Muawiyah I.

Correct Answer: Seljuks

The Seljuk Turks exerted significant influence over the Abbasid Caliphate, essentially stripping them of political power after entering Baghdad in 1055.

Correct Answer: Meesaq-e-Madina (The Constitution of Madina)

The Constitution of Madina (Meesaq-e-Madina) is widely regarded by many scholars as one of the first historical documents to codify human rights and social coexistence.

Correct Answer: 9 A.H

The first Islamic Hajj was led by Hazrat Abu Bakr (RA) in 9 A.H.

Correct Answer: 624 years

The Ottoman Empire existed from 1299 until it was abolished in 1922, lasting for roughly 623/624 years.

Correct Answer: Monday

Hazrat Abu Bakr (RA), the first Caliph of Islam, passed away on a Monday (22 Jumada al-Thani).

Correct Answer: Holy Prophet SAW Hijrat to Madina

The Hijri calendar began with the Hijrat (migration) of the Prophet Muhammad (SAW) from Makkah to Madina.

Correct Answer: 7 Nabvi

The social and economic boycott of Banu Hashim by the Quraish began in the 7th year of Prophethood and lasted for three years.

Correct Answer: Hazrat Ruqayyah (RA)

Hazrat Ruqayyah (RA), the beloved daughter of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and wife of Usman (RA), migrated twice: first to Abyssinia and then to Madinah.

Correct Answer: Hazrat Haris Bin Halla (RA)

Hazrat Haris bin Abi Hala (RA), stepson of the Prophet (PBUH), is considered by many early historians as the first male martyr of Islam, killed while defending the Prophet in Mecca.

Correct Answer: East

The Black Stone (Hajar-e-Aswad) is situated in the eastern corner of the Kaaba.

Correct Answer: Shah Wali Ullah

Shah Wali Ullah Dehlavi was the first to translate the Holy Quran into Persian to make it accessible to the common people of his time.

Correct Answer: حضرت ام سلمہ

Hazrat Umm Salama (RA), one of the Mothers of the Believers, passed away around 61 to 63 AH, making her one of the last wives of the Prophet (PBUH) to die.

Correct Answer: Kufa

During the Rashidun Caliphate, Caliph Ali (RA) moved the capital of the Islamic Empire from Madina to Kufa, before the Umayyads later shifted it to Damascus.

Correct Answer: Al-Muqawqis

Al-Muqawqis was the historical ruler of Egypt (Misr) during the time of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).

Correct Answer: Walid bin Abdul Malik

Walid bin Abdul Malik was the sixth Umayyad Caliph, under whose reign Muhammad bin Qasim was dispatched to Sindh following the Debal incident.

Correct Answer: 2 Hijri

The divine revelation to change the direction of prayer (Qiblah) to the Kaaba occurred in the month of Shaban, 2 A.H.

Correct Answer: 8th Hijri

Hazrat Khalid bin Waleed (RA) embraced Islam in the 8th year of Hijri, shortly before the peaceful conquest of Makkah.

Correct Answer: Hazrat Summaya RA

Hazrat Sumayyah bint Khayyat (RA) is recognized as the first martyr in the history of Islam, killed by Abu Jahl for refusing to abandon her faith.

Correct Answer: Ummayyah bin Khalaf

Before being emancipated by Hazrat Abu Bakr (RA), Hazrat Bilal (RA) was a slave to the cruel Makkan chief Umayyah ibn Khalaf, who ruthlessly tortured him for accepting Islam.

Correct Answer: Ghazwa

A Ghazwa refers specifically to a military expedition in which the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) personally took part.

Correct Answer: Hijrat e Madina

The Islamic Hijri calendar was initiated by Caliph Umar and starts from the year of the Prophet Muhammad's migration (Hijrat) from Mecca to Medina.

Correct Answer: Zirar

Masjid al-Dirar (Mosque of Harm) was a mosque built by hypocrites in Medina which the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) ordered to be destroyed after a revelation from Allah.

Correct Answer: Mustafa Kamal

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founding father of the Republic of Turkey, officially abolished the Ottoman Caliphate in 1924.

Correct Answer: 6

The Pledge of the Tree (Bay'at al-Ridwan) was sworn to the Islamic prophet Muhammad by his companions prior to the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah in 6 AH.

Correct Answer: Abdul Majid

Abdulmejid II (Abdul Majid II) was the last caliph of Islam from the Ottoman dynasty before the caliphate was abolished in 1924.

Correct Answer: Madina

The first Friday congregation (Jumu'ah) prayer was established and led by the Prophet (SAW) in the Ranuna valley shortly after migrating to Madina.

Correct Answer: 8 Hijri

The Conquest of Makkah (Fatah Makkah) took place in the 8th year of the Hijri calendar (630 AD).

Correct Answer: 712 AD

Muhammad bin Qasim led the Umayyad conquest of Sindh and successfully conquered the region in 712 AD.

Correct Answer: Sariyya

A Sariyya is a military expedition dispatched by the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) in which he did not personally participate.

Correct Answer: None of these

Dars-e-Nizami was developed by Mulla Nizam-ud-Din in the 18th century, primarily during the reign of Aurangzeb.

Correct Answer: Ten

For administrative efficiency, Hazrat Umar (R.A) divided the expanding Islamic empire into ten provinces.

Correct Answer: None of these

The Caliphate of Hazrat Ali (R.A) lasted for approximately 4 years and 9 months (656-661 CE).

Correct Answer: Imam Shafi RA

Imam Shafi'i (R.A) was born in Gaza in 150 A.H., which is coincidentally the same year the great Imam Abu Hanifa (R.A) passed away.

Correct Answer: 30 years

The Khilafat-e-Rashida lasted for roughly 30 years, from the passing of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) in 632 CE until 661 CE.

Correct Answer: None of these

The wife of Abu Jahl was Arwa bint Harb (or Arwa bint Makhzum), while Umm Jamil was the wife of Abu Lahab.

Correct Answer: یوم العروبہ

In the pre-Islamic era (Jahiliyyah), the day of Friday was known as Yaum-ul-Aruba.

Correct Answer: 630 AD

Hazrat Umm Kulthum (R.A), daughter of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), passed away in 9 AH (630 AD).

Correct Answer: Hazrat Umar RA

Jerusalem (Bait-ul-Muqaddas) was peacefully conquered by the Muslims during the caliphate of Hazrat Umar (RA) in 637 CE.

Correct Answer: Hazrat Umar RA

The second Caliph, Hazrat Umar ibn Al-Khattab (RA), formalized and implemented the Islamic Hijri calendar in 638 CE.

Correct Answer: 656 Hijri

The Abbasid Caliphate in Baghdad was overthrown in 656 AH (1258 CE) when the Mongols led by Hulagu Khan sacked the city.

Correct Answer: Hazrat Usman RA

Cyprus was conquered by Muslim forces during the caliphate of Hazrat Usman (RA) under the command of Muawiyah I.

Correct Answer: Abdur Rahman I

The Great Mosque of Cordoba was founded in 785 CE by the Umayyad ruler Abdur Rahman I.

Correct Answer: 40

Hazrat Ali (R.A), the fourth Caliph of Islam, was martyred in Kufa in the month of Ramadan in 40 AH.

Correct Answer: Hazrat Umar RA

The Islamic Hijri calendar was officially established during the caliphate of Hazrat Umar ibn al-Khattab (R.A) in 638 CE.

Correct Answer: Jiziya

Jizya is a per capita yearly taxation historically levied by Islamic states on certain non-Muslim subjects permanently residing in Muslim lands.

Correct Answer: Kufa

During his caliphate, Hazrat Ali (R.A) relocated the capital of the Islamic Empire from Madina to Kufa in Iraq for strategic reasons.

Correct Answer: 30

The Rashidun Caliphate (Rightly Guided Caliphs) spanned nearly 30 years, from the death of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) in 632 CE until 661 CE.

Correct Answer: 661 AD

Hazrat Ali (R.A), the fourth Caliph of Islam, was struck with a poisoned sword on 19 Ramadan and died on 21 Ramadan in 661 AD (40 AH).

Correct Answer: Yazid

Yazid ibn Muawiya was the son and successor of Hazrat Muawiya (RA), becoming the second caliph of the Umayyad Caliphate.

Correct Answer: Hazrat Abu Bakar (R.A.)

Hazrat Abu Bakar Siddique (R.A) was the closest companion of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and became the first Caliph of Islam in 632 CE.

Correct Answer: Hazrat Abu Bakar (R.A.)

After the Battle of Yamama, where many Huffaz were martyred, Hazrat Abu Bakar (R.A) ordered the first official compilation of the Quran into a single volume.

Correct Answer: 95 Hijri

Rabia al-Adawiyya, commonly known as Rabia Basri, was born around 95 Hijri (approx. 714 CE) in Basra, Iraq.

Correct Answer: Hazrat Umar RA

The Islamic Hijri calendar was formalized and implemented by the second Caliph, Hazrat Umar ibn al-Khattab (RA).

Correct Answer: 10 years

The Treaty of Hudaybiyyah, signed in 628 CE between the Muslims of Medina and the Quraysh of Mecca, established a 10-year period of peace.

Correct Answer: 2 Hijri

The change of Qibla from Jerusalem (Al-Aqsa) to Mecca (Kaaba) occurred during the 2nd year of the Hijrah, roughly 16-17 months after the Prophet's migration to Medina.

Correct Answer: Khutba Hajjat tul Vida

The Last Sermon (Khutba Hujjat-tul-Wida) of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) is considered the first comprehensive charter of human rights.

Correct Answer: 2 Hijri

The command to change the Qibla from Masjid Al-Aqsa to the Kaaba in Mecca was revealed in 2 AH.

Correct Answer: 02 Hijri

The divine commandment obligating Jihad (armed struggle in defense) was revealed during the 2nd year of Hijrah, leading up to the Battle of Badr.

Correct Answer: Abwa

Ghazwa-e-Abwa, also known as Waddan, was the very first military expedition participated in by the Holy Prophet (PBUH).

Correct Answer: Hazrat Abdullah Bin Masood RA

Hazrat Abdullah bin Masood (RA) was sent to Kufa as a teacher and judge, profoundly shaping its distinct scholarly approach to Hadith and Fiqh.

Correct Answer: Hazrat Lubaba bint Haris (R.A)

Hazrat Lubaba bint al-Harith (RA), also known as Umm Fadl, is widely recognized as the second woman to accept Islam after Khadijah (RA).

Correct Answer: Hijrat-e-Madina

The Hijri calendar marks its beginning from the year of the Hijrah, the migration of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) from Mecca to Medina in 622 CE.

Correct Answer: Hazrat Khalid bin Walid

During the Ridda Wars, Caliph Abu Bakr (R.A) dispatched an army under the brilliant command of Hazrat Khalid bin Walid (R.A) to defeat the false prophet Tulayha.

Correct Answer: Jubayr bin Mut'im

Wahshi ibn Harb was an Abyssinian slave owned by Jubayr ibn Mut'im, who promised him freedom in exchange for killing Hazrat Hamza (R.A) at the Battle of Uhud.

Correct Answer: 28 Hijri

Cyprus was conquered by Muslim naval forces led by Muawiyah ibn Abi Sufyan in 28 Hijri during the caliphate of Usman (RA).

Correct Answer: Sha'ban 15 AH

The decisive Battle of Qadisiyyah against the Sassanids took place in Sha'ban 15 AH (636 CE) during the caliphate of Umar (RA).

Correct Answer: Rebels

Khawarij comes from the Arabic word 'khuruj', meaning to exit or rebel, referring to the group that rebelled against Caliph Ali (RA).

Correct Answer: 21 August 634 CE

The Siege of Damascus commenced on 21 August 634 CE, forming a key part of the early Islamic conquests in Syria.

Correct Answer: Mus'ab ibn Umayr (RA)

Mus'ab ibn Umayr (RA) was sent by the Prophet (PBUH) to Madinah as the first ambassador and teacher to teach the Quran to the people.

Correct Answer: Jabir ibn Hayyan

Jabir ibn Hayyan is widely recognized as the 'Father of Chemistry' for his early discoveries of acids, bases, and salts.