Very informative read. I’ve skimmed over these to check for any obvious irregularities. Let me know if you find any so people are not mislead.
100 Questions on Quran
**1) What is the meaning of the word “Qur’an”?
***A) That which is Read.
***2) Where was the Qur’an revealed first?
***A) In the cave of Hira (Makkah)
***3) On which night was the Qur’an first revealed?
***A) Lailatul-Qadr (Night of the Power)
***4) Who revealed the Qur’an?
***A) Allah revealed the Qur’an
***5) Through whom was the Qur’an revealed?
***A) Through Angel Jibraeel (Alaihis-Salaam)
***6) To whom was the Qur’an revealed?
***A) To the last Prophet, Muhammed (Sallahu Alaihi Wasallam)
***7) Who took the responsibility of keeping the Qur’an safe?
***A) Allah himself
***8) What are the conditions for holding or touching the Qur’an?
***A) One has to be clean and to be with wudhu (ablution)
***9) Which is the book which is read most?
***A) The Qur’an
***10) What is the topic of the Qur’an?
***A) Man
***11) What are the other names of the Qur’an according to the Qur’an itself?
***A) Al-Furqaan, Al-Kitaab, Al-Zikr, Al-Noor,Al-Huda
***12) How many Makki Surahs (chapters) are there in the Qur’an?
***A) 86
***13) How many Madani Surahs (chapters) are there in the Qur’an?
***A) 28
***14) How many Manzils (stages) are there in the Qur’an?
***A) 7
***15) How many Paara or Juz (parts) are there in the Qur’an?
***A) 30
***16) How many Surahs (chapters) are there in the Qur’an?
***A) 114
***17) How many Rukoo (paragraphs) are there in the Qur’an?
***A) 540
***18) How many Aayaath (verses) are there in the Qur’an?
***A) 6234
***19) How many times is the word ‘Allah’ repeated in the Qur’an?
***A) 2698
***20) How many different types of Aayaath (verses) are there in the Qur’an?
***A) 10
***21) Who is the first ‘Haafiz’ of the Qur’an?
***A) Prophet Muhammed (Sallalahu Alaihi Wasallam)
***22) At the time of the death of Prophet Muhammed (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) how many Huffaz were there?
***A) 22
***23) How many Aayaath (verses) on Sajda (prostation) are there in the Qur’an?
***A) 14
***24) In which Paara (part) and Surah (chapter) do you find the first verse about Sajda (prostation)?
***A) 9th Paara, 7th Chapter-Surah-al-Araaf, Verse 206
***25) How many times has the Qur’an stressed about Salaat or Namaaz (prayer)?
***A) 700 times
***26) How many times has the Qur’an emphasized on alms or charity?
***A) 150
***27) How many times in the Qur’an, is the Prophet Muhammed (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) addressed asYaa-Aiyu-Han-Nabi?
***A) 11 times
***28) Where in the Qur’an has Prophet Muhammed (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) been named ‘Ahmed’?
***A) Paara 28th, Surah Saff, Ayath 6th
***29) How many times has the name of Rasool-ullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) been mentioned in the Qur’an?
***A) Muhammed (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam)-4times Ahmed (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam)-1 time
***30) Name the Prophet whose name is mentionedand discussed most in the Qur’an?
***A) Moosa (Alahis-Salaam)
***31) Who were the Kaathibe-Wahi (copyists of the revelations) of the Qur’an?
***A) Abu Bakr (Radhiallahu Anhu), Usman (Radhiallahu Anhu), Ali (Radhiallahu Anhu), Zaid Bin Harith(Radhiallahu Anhu) And Abdullah bin Masood(Radhiallahu Anhu)
***32) Who was the first person who counted the Aayaath (verses) of the Qur’an?
***A) Ayesha (Radhiallahu Anh
***33) On whose advice did Abu Bakr (Radhiallahu Anhu) decide to compile the Qur’an?
***A) Omer Farooq(Radhiallahu Anhu)
***34) On whose order was the Qur’an compiled completely in written form?
***A) Abu Bakr (Radhiallahu Anhu)
***35) Who confined the recitation of the Qur’an on the style of the Quraysh tribe?
***A) Usman (Radhiallahu Anhu)
***36) Out of the copies of the Qur’an compiled by Usman (Radhiallahu Anhu), how many and where are they at present?
***A) Only 2 copies. One in Tashkent and the other in Istanbul.
***37) Which Surah of the Qur’an was Prophet Muhammed (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) reciting while praying, that Hazrat Jabeer Bin Muth’im Listened to and embraced Islam?
***A) Surah Thoor
***38) Which was that Surah of the Qur’an which the Prophet Muhammed Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) had recited when one of his enemies Utba after listening to it fell in Sajda (prostation)?
***A) The first five Ayaaths of Ham-Meem-Sajda
***39) Which is the first and the most ancient Mosque according to the Qur’an?
***A) Kaaba
***40) In Qur’an mankind is divided into two groups.Which are those two groups?
***A) Believers and disbelievers
***41) Who is the man about whom, Allah has said in the Qur’an that his body is kept as an admonishing example for future generations to come?
***A) Fir’aun. (Pharaoh)
***42) Besides the body of Pharaoh, what is that thing which is kept as an admonishing example for future generations to come?
***A) Noah’s Ark.
***43) After the wreckage of Prophet Noah’s Ark, which is its place of rest mentioned in theQur’an?
***A) Cave of Judi.
***44) In the Qur’an the name of which companion of Prophet Muhammed (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) is mentioned?
***A) Zaid Bin Harith.
***45) Who is the relative of the Prophet Muahmmed (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam)whose name is mentioned in the Qur’an?
***A) Abu Lahab
***46) In the Qur’an there is a mention of a Prophet who has been called by his mother’s name. Who was he?
***A) Jesus [Prophet Isa (Alahis salaam)] is mentioned as bn Maryam.
***47) Which was the agreement that was titled Fath-hum-Mubeen’ without fighting a battle?
***A) Treaty of Hudaibiya
***48) What are the different names used for Satan or Devil in the Qur’an?
***A) Iblees and Ash-Shaitaan.
***49) Which category of creature does the Qur’an put ‘Iblees’ into?
***A) Jinn.
***50) What were those worships and prayers that were ordered by Allah to the community of Bani Israeel and which were continued by the Muslim Ummah also?
***A) Salaat and Zakaat. (Al-Baqarah:43)
***51) The Qur’an repeatedly warns of a certain day.Can you say which day it is?
***A) Youmal Qiyamah.(Doomsday)
***52) Who were those people with whom Allah was pleased and they were pleased with Him, as mentioned in the Qur’an?
***A) Companions of Prophet Muhammed.(Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam)
***53) In which Holy Book of Non-Muslims the Qur’an mentioned repeatedly?
***A) In the Holy Book of Sikh Community-Granth Saheb.
***54) In which year were the vowels inserted in the Qur’an?
***A) 43 Hijri.
***55) Who were the first serious students of the Qur’an?
***A) As-haabus Suffah.
***56) Which is the first Residential University where the faculty of the Qur’an was established for the first time?
***A) Masjid-e-Nabvi.[Mosque of the Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam)]
***57) By what name did the Qur’an address those noble and pious people who were selected by Allah to convey His message to mankind?
***A) Nabi (Prophet) and Rasool (Messenger).
***58) What type of a person does the Qur’an want to make?
***A) Momin.
***59) What is the scale or measure of one’s dignity according to the Qur’an?
***A) Thaqwa. (Piety)
***60) What according to the Qur’an is the root cause of the evil?
***A) Alcohol.
***61) What are the two most important types of kinds of Aayaath (Verses)found in the Qur’an?
***A) Muhakamaat and muthashabihaath.
***62) Which is the longest Surah (Chapter) in the Qur’an?
***A) Surah-al-Baqarah.
***63) Which is the smallest Surah in the Qur’an?
***A) Surah-al-Kausar.
***64) What was the age of Prophet Muhammed (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) when Qur’an was first revealed to him through Jibraeel (Alaihis-salaam)?
***A) 40 Years.
***65) How long did Prophet Muhammed (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) receive the revelation of the Qur’an in Makkah?
***A) 13 Years.
***66) How long did Prophet Muhammed (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) receive the revelation of the Qur’an in Madinah?
***A) 10 Years.
***67) Where was the first Surah revealed?
***A) In Makkah.
***68) Where was the last Surah revealed?
***A) In Madinah.
***69) How many years did it take for the complete revelation of the Qur’an?
***A) 22 years,5 months and 14 days.
***70) Which Surah(Chapter) of the Qur’an is to be read compulsorily in each raka’at of the Sallat (Namaaz)?
***A) Surah-al-Fatihah.
***71) Which is the Surah, which Allah taught as a Du’a(Prayer)?
***A) Surah-al-Fatihah.
***72) What is the reason of keeping Surah-al-Fatihah in the beginning of the Qur’an?
***A) It is the door to the Qur’an
***73) What is the Surah (Chapter) revealed completely and found first place in the Qur’an?
***A) Surah-al-Fatihah.
***74) Who was the only lady whose personal name is found in the Qur’an?
***A) Mariam(Alaihis-salaam).
***75) In which Surah (Chapter) of the Qur’an do you find maximum instructions?
***A) Surah-al-Baqarah.
***76) When and Where did the Prophet Muhammed Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) and Jibraeel (Alaihis-salaam) meet for the second time?
***A) On Friday,18th Ramadan,in the Cave of Hira.
***77) What was the interval between the first and the second revelation?
***A) 2 years and six months.
***78) Which is the Surah (Chapter) that does start without Bismillah?
***A) Surah-al-Taubah or Bara’ath.
***79) In which Surah (Chapter) of the Qur’an Bismillah is repeated twice?
***A) Surah-al Naml.
***80) How many Surah (Chapter) in the Qur’an have the titles named after different Prophets?
***A) 6 Surahs (Chapters):
***A) Surah-al-Yunus.
B)Surah-al-Hood.
C) Surah-al-Yusuf.
D) Surah-al-Ibraheem.
E)Surah-al-Nuh.
F) Surah-al-Muhammed.
***81) In which part of the Qur’an do you find ‘Ayat-ul-Kursi’(Verse of the Thron
E)?
***A) In the beginning of the third Part .(Chapter2-55)
***82) How many different names of Allah are mentioned in the Qur’an?
***A) 99
***83) Who were the three non-prophets whose names are mentioned with due respect in the Qur’an?
***A) Luqman,Aziz of Egypt and Zulqarnain.
***84) At the time Abu Bakr (Radhiallahu Anhu) how many companions had compiled the Qur’an in the form of a book?
***A) 75 companions.
***85) Which is that only book which is completely memorized by millions of people in the world?
***A) Al-Qur’an.
***86) What did the Jinns who heard a few Aayaath Verses) of the Qur’an say to each other?
***A) We have heard a unique discourse which shows the right path, verily we believe in it.
***87) Which are the most popular translations of the Qur’an in English?
***A) Translation by Muhammed Marmaduke Pickthall and by Allama Yusuf Ali.
***88) Into how many languages of the world has the Holy Qur’an been translated?
***A) Nearly 103 languages.
***89) Who was the first translator of the Holy Qur’an into Urdu?
***A) Moulana Shah Rafiuddin Muhaddis Dehlavi.
***90) What will be our condition on ‘The day of the Judgment’ according to the Qur’an?
***A) Everybody will be in a state of anxiety.
***91) Who was the Prophet mentioned in the Qur’an whose three generations were prophets?
***A) Ibraheem (Alaihis-salaam).
***92) What is that book which abolished all old rules and regulations?
***A) Al-Qur’an.
***93) What does the Qur’an say about property and wealth?
***A) They are tests of one’s faith.
***94) According to the Qur’an who is “khaatamun Nabiyyeen” (the last of the Prophets)?
***A) Prophet Muhammed (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam)
***95) What is the name of the book that tells us clearly about the reality of the beginning and the end of the world?
***A) Al-Qur’an.
***96) In the Qur’an what other name is given to the city of Makkah?
***A) Bakkah and Baladul Ameen.
***97) According to the Qur’an what other name is given to the city of Madinah?
***A) Yathrib.
***98) Whose Generation is known as “Bani Israeel” according to the Qur’an?
***A) The generation of Prophet Yaqoob(Alaihis salaam) who is also known as Israeel.
***99) Which are the mosques that are mentioned in the Qur’an
***A) Masjid-ul-Haram.
B) Masjid-ul-Zirar.
C) Masjid-ul-Nabawi.
D) Masjid-ul-Aqsa.
E) Masjid Quba.
***100) The name of which angels are mentioned in the Qur’an?
***A) Jibraeel Ameen.Alaihis salaam)
B) Meekaeel.(Alaihis salaam)
C) Haroot.(Alaihis salaam)
D) Maroot.(Alaihis salaam) *