🌙 Islamic Studies

Explanation: Muslims pray five times a day: Fajr (dawn), Zuhr (midday), Asr (afternoon), Maghrib (sunset) and Isha (night). This is the second pillar of Islam.

Explanation: There are five pillars of Islam: Shahada (faith), Salah (prayer), Zakat (almsgiving), Sawm (fasting in Ramadan) and Hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca).

Explanation: According to Islamic tradition, Prophet Ibrahim (AS) and his son Ismail (AS) built the current structure of the Kaaba in Mecca as a house of worship for Allah.

Explanation: The Battle of Badr took place in 624 CE (2 AH) and was the first major military conflict between Muslims and the Quraysh of Mecca. The Muslims won despite being outnumbered.

Explanation: The Hijra is the Prophet Muhammad's (PBUH) migration from Mecca to Medina in 622 CE. This event marks the beginning of the Islamic calendar (AH = After Hijra).

Explanation: Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was born in Mecca in 570 CE (Year of the Elephant). He received the first revelation in 610 CE and passed away in 632 CE.

Explanation: Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiq (RA) was the first Caliph of Islam (632-634 CE). He was a close companion and father-in-law of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).

Explanation: Sunnah refers to the way of life prescribed by the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) — his practices, sayings (Hadith) and tacit approvals. It is the second source of Islamic law after the Quran.

Explanation: Hadith Qudsi (Divine Hadith) is a category where the Prophet (PBUH) narrates words from Allah directly but outside the Quran. Both the meaning and wording are divine but not part of the Quran.

Explanation: Isnad is the chain of narrators through whom a Hadith was transmitted. The Matn is the actual text. Scholars analyze Isnad to verify authenticity.