Islamiyat General Knowledge: In Detail

Islamiyat General Knowledge: In Detail

ISLAMIYAT GENERAL KNOWLEDGE – INTRODUCTION

Islamiyat General Knowledge: Islam means complete submission to the will of Allah i.e to submit to the orders of Allah and act with His commands.

The lineage of the Holy Prophet Muhammad S.A.W (PUBH)

Date of Birth                          :           571 A.D Makkah

Father’s Name                      :           Hazrat Abdullah

Mother’s Name                     :           Hazrat Amina           

Grandfather’s Name            :           Hazrat Abdul Mutalib

Uncle’s Name                       :           Hazrat Abu Talib

Foster Mother’s Name         :           Hazrat Halima

First Wife                               :           Hazrat Khadeja (R.A)

Year of Nabowwat               :           610 A.D

Year of Hijrat                         :           622 A.D

Year of Wafat (death date) : 632 A.D (12 Rabi-ul-Awwal according to the Islamic  calendar)                                                                                         

Children of Holy Prophet Muhammad S.A.W (PUBH)

Sons                                      Daughter’s

Hazrat Qasim                        Hazrat Fatima (A.S)

Hazrat Ibrahim                      Hazrat Zanib

Hazrat Tahir                          Hazrat Rukayyah

                                                Hazrat Um-i- Kulsoom

Al Quran the Holy Book of God

It is the Holy Book that was sent by Allah to Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H) through an Angle Jibraeel.

No. of Surah’s in Holy Quran                     :           114

No. of Paras in Holy Quran                        :           30

No.of Ayats                                                 :           6236^*

First Surah                                                  :           Surh-e-Fatiha

Last Surah in Holy Quran                          :           Surh-e-Nas

Longest Surah                                            :           Al Baqkara

Shortest Surah                                           :           Al Kausar

First revealed Surah                                  :           Surah Al-Alaq

The years to complete revelation             :             23 yrs

Rukoos                                                     :           5588^**

Number of Makki Surah                          :           87

Number of Madani Surah                        :           27

Author of Holy Quran                             :           Allah Almighty (God)

 

IMPORTANT ARTIFACT OF THE FAITH IN ISLAM

To believe:

•  There is no god except Allah  In all His Angels
• In all His Prophets
• In all of His Books
• On the day of Resurrection

FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLE OF ISLAM

There are five fundamental principles of Islam. They are

• Announcement of"la ila ha ill lal lah" That is to say “ The only God is Allah and Allah's messenger is Muhammad.
• Five times a day offering of prayer.
• Distribution of Zakat among the needy people.
• Observance of Fast during the month of Ramazan (name of the month of the Islamic calendar)  throughout the daytime.
• To perform Hajj at Makkah (Holy City in Saudi Arabia) at least once in life. If circumstances permit.

 Types of KALIMA

• Kalima Tayyabah
• Kalima Shahadat
• Kalima Tamjeed
• Kalima Tauheed
• Kalima Istighfar
• Kalima Radd-i-Kufar

Namaz

It is a special way of worship taught by Allah in the Holy Quran clarified and explained practically by Prophet Muhammad P.B.U.H

Types of Namaz

1. Fajr
2. Zuhar
3. Asr
4. Maghrib
5. Isha

Juma Prayer

It is observed every Friday.

Fasting

It means abstinence or avoiding the self from bad things and sins.

Zakat

It means purity and cleanness.

Nisab of Zakat

Silver              52 ^½ tolas

Gold                7^1/2 tolas

Sources of Islam

• Al-Quran
• Ahlebait (Family of Holy Prophet) and Hadith (sayings of Holy Prophet Muhammad P.B.U.H)
• Ijma General Consensus of Ulema (Islamic Scholars)
• Ijtihad
• Qiyas

Sects of Islam

• Sunni
• Shia
• Barelvi
• Wahabi
• Ahl-e-Hadees
• Deo bandi

Khulfa-e-Rashedin

 The reign of the first four Khulfa of Islam

1.  Hazrat Abu Bakar (R.A)
2.  Hazrat Umer (R.A)
3.  Hazrat Usman (R.A)
4.  Hazrat Ali (A.S)

 The month of the Islamic Calendar

1. Moharram
2. Safar
3. Rabi-ul-Awal
4. Rabi-us-Sani
5. Jami dul Awwal
6. Jami dus Sani
7. Rajab
8. Shaban
9. Ramazan
10. Shawal
11. Ziqa’ad
12. Zilhaj

Important Angels

Hazrat Jibra’il

He brought God's Books, commands, and messages to His Prophets.

Hazrat Meka’il

In charge of protection and also bringing rains

Hazrat Israf’il

A trumpet will be blown by him on Judgment day.

Hazrat Izra’il

In charge of taking the life of living creatures.

Other Important Angels

Kiraman-Katibin

In charge of right and left shoulders and write good doing and bad doings of Human beings.

Mohkir and Nakir

In charge of the grave.

Names of Holy Books Revealed on Prophets

Taurat             -           revealed to Prophet Musa or Moses (A.S)

Zabur             -           revealed to Prophet Daud (A.S)

Injeel              -           revealed to Hazrat Isa (A.S)

Quran             -           Hazrat Muhammad (P.B.U.H)

Books of Different Religions

Religion Name                                Holy Books

Islam                                                   Holy Quran

Jewish                                               Tourat

Christianity                                        Injeel

Scared Places

Ka’aba

The first mosque in the world at Makkah. A black stone called (Hajra-i-Aswad) is accommodated in this mosque. This stone is believed to have been brought from Heaven.

Bait-ul-Mukaddus

It is the Qibla Awwal (First direction to offer the prayer)

Cave Hira

It is a cave in Mount Hira in Makkah where angel Jiba’il for the first time revealed the message of Allah to our Holy Prophet at the age of 40.

Names of Prophets Mentioned in the Quran

• Hazrat Adam A.S
• Hazrat Ayyub A.S
• Hazrat Dawood (David) A.S
• Hazrat Haroon A.S
• Hazrat Ibrahim (Abraham) A.S
• Hazrat Idrees A.S
• Hazrat Isa A.S
• Hazrat ILyas A.S
• Hazrat Ishaq A.S
• Hazrat Ismail A.S
• Hazrat Ismail A.S
• Hazrat Loot A.S
• Hazrat Moosa (Moses) A.S
• Hazrat Nooh A.S
• Hazrat Saleh A.S
• Hazrat Shoaib A.S
• Hazrat Sulaiman A.S
• Hazrat Yahya A.S
• Hazrat Zakria A.S
• Hazrar Yousaf (Josef) A.S
• Hazrat Younis (Jones) A.S
• Hazrat Zulkiff A.S
• Hazrat Uzair A.S
• Hazrat Yasa A.S
• And the last Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (P.B.U.H)