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Milad-un-Nabi 1434 AH Quiz The winners of this years annual Online Milad-un-Nabi Quiz are: ******Brother Ahmed Ali from Bolton ****** ****** Brother Hasnain Shan from Burnley ****** Congratulations to both winners who Masha Allah got all the Questions correct. Jazak Allah to all those that entered the competition. Insha Allah you will all be receiving a free Milad-un-Nabi CD gift for your efforts. The correct answers to the quiz are as follows: Questions 1) When was the city of Makkah gained and conquered by our Prophet (salAllahu alayhi wasalam)? a) 20th Ramadan, 8th Year Hijrah b) 12th Rabi al-Awal, 10th Year Hijrah c) 16th Dhul Hijjah, 3rd Year Hijrah d) 9th Muharram, 6th Year Hijrah 2) What was the name of the pledge made by our Prophet (salAllahu alayhi wasalam) in his youth; ensuring that the rights of the weak were increased, and that injustices and violence suppressed? a) Al- Fudoul b) Al-Aqabah c) Al-Amana d) Al-Arqam 3) What was the name of the wet nurse that suckled our Prophet (salAllahu alayhi wasalam) for only a few days before Halima as-Sadiyah took the position? a) Fatimah b) Umm Ayman c) Thuwaybah d) Sumayyah 4) What was Abdul-Mu'talib's real name? a) Shaybah b) Imran c) Ubaiy' d) None of the above 5) What was the name of the Chriastian King from Abyssinia who gave shelter and protection to the Muslims who came to him from Makkah? a) King Abrahah b) King Bahira c) King Yemani d) King Najjashi 6) Who travelled with Our Prophet (salAllahu alayhi wasalam) to the hill-top city of Ta'if, South-West of Makkah when they were looking for a place of safety for the Muslims? a) Zayd ibn Harith (radiAllahu anhu) b) Abu Bakr (radiAllahu anhu) c) Umar (radiAllahu anhu) d) Mus'ab ibn Umair (radiAllahu anhu) 7) What was the name of the tribe that Halima as-Sadiyah bint abu Dhuaib (the wet nurse of Our Prophet (salAllahu alayhi wasalam) came from? a) Banu Quraizah b) Banu Sa'ad c) Banu Amin d) Banu Yadir 8) Which Sahabah did Our Prophet (salAllahu alayhi wasalam) send to Madinah soon after the pledge of Aqabah to teach people there Islam and to give the call to others in the city? a) Khalid ibn Sa'id (radiAllahu anhu) b) Utbah ibn Ghazwaan (radiAllahu anhu) c) Talhah ibn 'UbaidAllah (radiAllahu anhu) d) Mus'aib ibn Umair (radiAllahu anhu) 9) Abu Bakr (radiAllahu anhu) was appointed by Our Prophet (salAllahu alayhi wasalam) himself as the leader of the Hajj in which year of Hijrah? a) 9th Year of Hijrah b) 3rd Year of Hijrah c) 12th Year of Hijrah d) 7th Year of Hijrah 10) Who did Our Prophet (salAllahu alayhi wasalam) marry after Sayyidah Khadija (radiAllahu anha)? a) Sayyidah Ayesha (radiAllahu anha) b) Sayyidah Sawda (radiAllahu anha) c) Sayyidah Zainab (radiAllahu anha) d) Sayyidah Hafsa (radiAllahiu anha) .

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