Hajj

When does Hajj start?

• 7th Dhul Hijjah

• 8th Dhul Hijjah

• 9th Dhul Hijjah

• 10th Dhul Hijjah

Who built the Ka'aba?

• Muhammad (pbuh)

• Ibrahim (as)

• Musa (as)

• Yusuf (as)

Who did Prophet Ibrahim (A.S.) build the Ka'aba with?

• Ishaq

• Idris

• Ilyaas

• Ismaeel

Which significant relic (connected to Prophet Ibrahim (as)) still remains within the Ka'bah till this day (known as Muqam e Ibrahim)?

• The fingerprints on the staff he walked with

• The footprints on the stone he stood upon

• The blood on the clothes he wore

• The hair on the turban he wore

Answer explanation

The Maqam e Ibrahim - i.e. the ‘station of Ibrahim’ is a preserved stone on which the footprints of Prophet Ibrahim (as) have been left. This is the stone on which he stood whilst originally building the Ka’bah with his son Ismaeel (as). It is said that when the walls of the Ka’bah became higher, the stone would miraculously rise in order to allow Prophet Ibrahim (as) to continue laying the bricks on top.

Allah (swt) honoured this station by revealing a verse of the Quran about it:

“Take the Maqam of Ibrahim as a place of salah (a place behind which you perform two rakahs of salah after Tawaf)” [2:125]

Which of the following is one of the nicknames of Prophet Ibrahim (as), which Allah (swt) alludes to in the Qur’an?

• Khalil Allah (friend of Allah)

• Sayf Allah (sword of Allah)

• Abd Allah (slave of Allah)

• Abu Islam (father of Islam)

Answer explanation

Khalil in the Arabic language means a very close and dear companion. Ibrahim (as) was a mighty Prophet who was elevated in the sight of Allah (swt) and beloved to Him.

Allah mentions in the Quran:

And who is better in religion than one who submits himself to Allah while being a doer of good and follows the religion of Abraham, inclining toward truth? And Allah took Abraham as an intimate friend. [Qur’an - 4:125]

Which son was Ibrahim (A.S.) prepared to sacrifice?

• Ismaeel

• Ishaq

True or False: There is a chapter in the Quran called "The Hajj"

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Surah Al-Hajj is the twenty-second chapter of the Qur'an and contains many verses related to Hajj.

Which pillar of Islam is Hajj

• 1st

• 2nd

• 3rd

• 4th

• 5th

How did Ibrahim (A.S.) know that he was supposed to sacrifice his son?

• From an Angel

• Ismaeel (A.S.) told him

• Dream from Allah (swt)

• None of the above

What are the 4 sacred months of the year?

• Ramadan, Muharram, Dhul Hijjah, Rajab

• Dhul Qaidah, Muharram, Rajab, Ramadan

• Muharram, Rajab, Dhul Qaidah and Dhul Hijjah

• Dhul Qaidah, Muharram, Rabbi ul Awwal, Ramadan