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Bright Horizon Academy 2nd Grade Islamic Study’s Contest

2 A 1) How do you gain favor and love from (SWT)? You gain His (SWT) favor by doing everything He asks us to do, and by NOT doing the things the He forbids us from doing.

2 A 2) Did any of the prophets claim to be ? No, They are all God’s messengers and servants.

2 A 3) What is your first duty to Allah (SWT)? To believe in Him and submit completely to His commands.

2 A 4) What is the Qur’an? The Holy Book of Allah (SWT) revealed to the Prophet Muhammed through the . ِجبريل

2 A 5) Who is a Prophet? A very special and pious man chosen by Allah (SWT) to convey His commands.

2 A 6) Who did Allah (SWT) send at different times, when people went astray to guide them? Prophets and Messengers.

2 A 7) The message of the Prophet Muhammed is called the Religion of , what does Islam mean? The complete submission to the will of Allah (SWT).

2 A 8) What are the six pillars of faith in Islam? To believe in Allah (SWT), His , His books, His prophets, the Day of .(fate) القَدَر Judgment, Qadr

2 A 9) Is faith all you need to receive Allah (SWT)’s blessings? No. Faith without doing good deeds is not enough.

2 A 10) What is the word angel/angels in ? . َمالئِ َكة Mala’ika / َملَك Malak

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2 D 11) What is the Du’aa to say after the Athan is complete? (Memorize in Arabic and English) َّ ِِ ِ َّ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ اللهَّم َرَب َهذه الَّد ْعَوة التاَمة ، َوال َّصالة اْلقائَمة آت ُم َحَّمًدا اْلَوسْيَل َة واْلَفضْيَل َة ، َّ َواْبَعْث ُه َمقاًما َم ْحموًدا الذي َوَعْدتَ ُه. O Allah (SWT)! Lord of the perfect call and the to be offered; grant Mohammed (S) the privilege (of interceding) and also the eminence. Resurrect him to the praised position you have promised.

2 D 12) What is the Du’aa said when visiting sick people? (Memorize in Arabic and English) ِ ِ أَسأَ ُل هللَ الَعظيَم َرَّب الَعرش أَن َيشفَيك. I ask Allah, the All Mighty, Lord of the Throne, to cure you.

2 D 13) What is the Du’aa said before breaking the fast? (Memorize in Arabic and English) ِ ِ َّ الّلهَّم ّل َك ُص ْم ُت وعلى رُزق َك أَْف َطْرُت َوَعَلْي َك تََوكل ُت O my God, for you, I fasted, and with the food you give me I break the fast, and I rely on you

2 D 14) What is the Du’aa that may be said when you wake up after an unpleasant ? (Memorize in Arabic and English) ِ ِ ِ ال َحمُد َّّلِل على ُك ّل حال “Praise be to Allah under all circumstances.”

2 E 15) What is the extra phrase used in the Athan of the early morning ? ِ ال َّصالةُ َخيٌر م َن الَّنوِم “As-Salatu Khairun mina annawm”, twice (Prayer is better than sleep.)

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2 E 16) ?obligatory) prayers and their times) َفرض Can you name the five daily fard

(Before sunrise (dawn الَفجـر Fajr At the noon ال ظهـر Thuhur Asr Mid afternoon الَعصـر Maghrib After sunset الَم غـ رب In the night when it’s dark الِعشاء Isha

2 E 17) What is the second pillar of Islam? To offer the five obligatory prayers (Salah) daily.

2 E 18) What is Wudu’ ? ُوضوء The act of washing the hands, the mouth, the nose, the face, the arms, the head, the ears and the feet before praying.

2 E 19) ? أَذان What is Athan The first call to announce that it is time for the obligatory prayer.

2 E 20) How is Athan recited? What does it mean?

Meaning: Transliteration Allahu Akbar (4 Allah is the greatest. (4) هللاُ أكبر)times) )4 I bear witness there is no god Ash-hadu an la ilaha ِ َّ أ َشُهد أن ال إ َل ه إال هللا )but Allah. (2) illa Allah (2) )2 Ash-hadu anna I bear witness Mohammad (S) Mohammadan Rasulu أ َشهد أ َ َّن م َّح َّم ًد ا رس و ل هللا )is the Messenger of Allah. (2) )2 ُ ُ َ ُ ُ (Allah (2 Come to prayer. (2) Hayya alas-Salah (2) َح َّي على ال َّص الة )2( Come to success. (2) Hayya alal-Falah (2) َح َّي على الَف الح )2( Allah is the greatest. (2) Allahu Akbar (twice) هللاُ أَ َكبر)2( ال ِإ ل ه إَّال هللا )There is no god but Allah. (1) La ilaha illa Allah (1) )1 َ

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2 E 21) What is the Iqamah? The second call to prayer, which is called just before the beginning of the obligatory prayer.

2 E 22) How is Iqamah recited? One way to do it is to recite the athan with half the repetition, and add “Qad qamati as Salah” (twice) after “Hayya a’lal- Falah” as follows:

Meaning: Transliteration Allah is the greatest. (2) Allahu Akbar (2 times) هللاُ أكبر)2( I bear witness there is no god Ash-hadu an la ilaha illa ِ َّ أ َشُهد أن ال إ َل ه إال هللا )but Allah. (1) Allah (1) )1 Ash-hadu anna أشهد أ َ َّن م َّح م د ا رس و ل هللا (I bear witness Mohammad (S َ ُ ُ ًَّ َ ُ ُ Mohammadan Rasulu is the Messenger of Allah. (1) Allah (1) )1( Come to prayer. (1) Hayya alas-Salah (1) َح َّي على ال َّص الة )1( Come to success. (1) Hayya alal-Falah (1) َح َّي على الَف الح )1( ِ (The prayer is starting (2) Qad qamati as-Salah (2 َق د قاَم ت ال َّص الة )2( Allah is the greatest. (2) Allahu Akbar (twice) هللاُ أَ َكبر)2( ال ِإ ل ه إَّال هللا )There is no god but Allah. (1) La ilaha illa Allah (1) )1 َ 2 E 23) What is a Rakat? It is one unit of prayer.

2 E 24) What are the actions that can make the prayer invalid? 1.Talking 2.Laughing 3.Eating 4.Drinking 5.Uncover part of the body 6.Move away from the Qiblah 7.Unneccessary movements 8.Passing gas

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2 E 25) What are the numbers of raka’at for each fard prayer? Fajr – 2 Thuhur – 4 Asr – 4 Maghrib – 3 Isha - 4

2 F 26) When do we say the first Tashahud in the prayer? After the first two ra’kas of any prayer which has more than 2 ra’kas.

2 F 27) If you begin salah and remember that you do not have wudu’, what should you do? Stop praying, make wudu’, and start your prayer over.

(.urine, blood, etc) نَ َجا َسة F 28) What should you do if your clothes get soiled with najasah 2 and you want to make salah? Either change them or wash the soiled part.

2 F 29) If you found some money on the street, what should you do? Try to find out whom it belongs to. If you can’t, spend it in Allah (SWT)’s cause.

2 H 30) What is ? It is the practices and sayings of the Prophet (S)

2 M 31) What kind of sins are disobedience /insulting parents? They are counted as major sins. 2 P 32) What did the people of (S) worship? Idols.

2 P 33) Did the people of Noah (S) follow him and worship Allah (SWT) alone? No, except for a few.

2 P 34) What did Noah ask Allah (SWT) when most of his people did not believe in worshiping Allah (SWT) alone? Noah asked Allah (SWT), “Oh my Lord, do not leave a single unbeliever on the earth.”

2 P 35) What did Allah (SWT) order Noah (S) to do? Build an ark and put two animals of every kind, male and female, on the ark. He also told Noah (S) to put his family on the ark, except for his wife, because she was not a believer.

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2 P 36) How did the king punish Ibrahim for breaking the idols? He gave an order for his soldiers to start a big fire and through Ibrahim in it. 2 P 37) What happen to Ibrahim when he was thrown in the fire? Allah ordered the fire to be cold and peace (not to harm) on him. After the fire ended he went our without any harm. 2 P 38) Did Noah’s son join him in the ark? No, he also disobeyed.

2 P 39) What is the name of the well that (S) drank from as a baby? Zamzam . َزمَزم

2 Q 40) What does the word “wahi ” mean? َوحي Revelation from Allah (SWT)

2 Q 41) What is an “ayah”? Ayah means sign, and it refers to verses from the Qur’an.

2 Q 42) What is a ? A Surah is a chapter from the Qur’an

2 Q 43) Who are the Prophet Salah’s (A) people that are mentioned in Surah Ash-Shams? They are the people of Thamood.

2 Q 44) Mention three of the short Suwar (plural of Surah) that are mentioned by times of the day. Surat Al-Lail (The Night) Surat Adh-Dhuha (The Morning) Surat Al-Asr (The Afternoon)

2 Q 45) Which Surah among the short Suwar is named as a kind of fruit? Surat At-Teen (The Fig)

2 Q 46) Name a Surah that is named after an animal? Surat Al-Feel ِ (The Elephant), or Al-Baqarah (The Cow), or An-Nahl الَبَقَرة الفيل .(The Ants) الَّنمل The Bees), An-Naml) الَّنحل

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2 Q 47) How many Suwar are in the Qur’an? The Qur’an has 114 Surah.

2 Q 48) Which Surah equals half of the Qur’an in recitation? Surat Az-Zalzalah.

2 Q 49) Which Surah equals one third of the Qur’an? Surat Al-Ikhlas.

2 Q 50) Which Surah is equal to one fourth of the Qur’an? Surat Al-Kafirun is equal to one fourth of the Qur’an.

2 S 51) What is the meaning of the name Mohammed (S)? The praised one.

2 S 52) When did the Prophet’s father die? Before his birth.

2 S 53) How old was the Prophet (S) when his mother died? About 6 years old.

2 S 54) How did the people of Makkah treat the Prophet (S) before he announced his Prophethood? (The Truthful) ال َّصاِدق They honored and respected him. They called him As-Sadiq (The Trustworthy) األَمين Al-Ameen 2 S 55) Who took care of the Prophet (S) after his mother’s death? َِّ His grandfather Abdul Muttalib َعبُد الُمطلب

2 S 56) Who took care of him after his grandfather’s death? .أَبو طاِلب His Uncle Abu Talib

2 S 57) What was the name of the angel who was sent to Prophet Mohammad with the revelation from Allah (SWT)? . ِجبريل Gabriel

2 T 58) ? الفيل What story is told in Surat Al-Feel The story of the army of the elephant.

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2 T 59) In Surat Al-Feel, who are the owners of the elephant? They are the elephant army which came from Yemen under the command of Abrahah intending to destroy the Ka`bah . ال َكعبة أَبَرَهة

2 T 60) ?ِسجيل In Surat Al-Feel, what are the stones of sijjeel They are small stones made of baked clay.

2 T 61) -) in Surat An-Nas as “Al) َشيطان Why did Allah (SWT) refer to the ?” ال َخَّناسKhannas because he whispers things, and ” ال َخَّن اس The Shaitan is called “Al-Khannas .ِإسِتعاَذة then goes away and hides after the Iste’atha

2 T 62) What does Allah (SWT) ask us to do in Surat An-Nas? and َشيطان Allah asks us to seek refuge in Him, from the evil whispers of Shaitan mankind.

2 T 63) ?in Surat An-Nas َشيطان What two words does Allah (SWT) use to describe Shaitan Allah described the Shaitan as being Al-Waswas and Al-Khannas . ال َخَّناس الَوسواس

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