Surat Al-Ahzab 21-35

Ayah 23 of Surah Al-Ahzaab was revealed regarding whom?

مِّنَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ رِجَالٌ صَدَقُوا۟ مَا عَـٰهَدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ عَلَيْهِ فَمِنْهُم مَّن قَضَىٰ نَحْبَهُۥ وَمِنْهُم مَّن يَنتَظِرُ وَمَا بَدَّلُوا۟ تَبْدِيلًا

• Sa’d bin Ubadah (RA)

• Sa’d bin Mu’ath (RA)

• Anas bin Malik (RA)

• Anas bin An-Nadr (RA)

In Ayah 26 of Surah Al-Ahzaab, who does أهل الكتاب refer to?

وَأَنزَلَ ٱلَّذِينَ ظَـٰهَرُوهُم مِّنْ أَهْلِ ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ مِن صَيَاصِيهِمْ وَقَذَفَ فِى قُلُوبِهِمُ ٱلرُّعْبَ فَرِيقًا تَقْتُلُونَ وَتَأْسِرُونَ فَرِيقًا

• The Jews of Bani Quraythah

• The Jews of Bani Nadir

• The Jews of Bani Qaynuqa’

In Ayah 27 of Surah Al-Ahzaab, what does أرضا لم تطؤوها refer to?

وَأَوْرَثَكُمْ أَرْضَهُمْ وَدِيَـٰرَهُمْ وَأَمْوَٰلَهُمْ وَأَرْضًا لَّمْ تَطَـُٔوهَا وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرًا

• Khaybar and Persian and Roman lands that would be conquered in the future

• Madinah

• Makkah

The ruling that was revealed regarding Banu Quraythah came down after the judgement of:

• Sa’d bin Ubada, the leader of the Khazraj

• Sa’d bin Mu’ath, the leader of the ‘Aws

• Abdullah bin Ubayy bin Salul

Which is the following is NOT true regarding the Battle of Bani Quraythah?

• Sa’d bin Mu’ath died as a martyr, partially due to a wound he got from the Battle of Al-Khandaq

• The ruling given during it was to kill the fighters, and to capture women and children

• It occurred without a siege

• It occurred in the end of Thul Qi’dah in the 5th year after the Hijrah

True or False: According to the majority opinion, the Ayah of choice (آية التخيير) was revealed after the Conquest of Makkah, and at that time the Prophet SAW had 9 wives, 5 from Quraish and 4 not from Quraish.

• False

• True

How many times does the phrase يا نساء النبي come in Surah Al-Ahzaab?

• It does not come at all in the whole Qur’aan

• 3 times

• 2 times

In Ayah 26 of Surah Al-Ahzaab, what does the word صياصيهم mean?

وَأَنزَلَ ٱلَّذِينَ ظَـٰهَرُوهُم مِّنْ أَهْلِ ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ مِن صَيَاصِيهِمْ وَقَذَفَ فِى قُلُوبِهِمُ ٱلرُّعْبَ فَرِيقًا تَقْتُلُونَ وَتَأْسِرُونَ فَرِيقًا

• Their fortresses and impenetrable castles

• Their homes that were located on highlands and high mountains

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّبِىُّ قُل لِّأَزْوَٰجِكَ إِن كُنتُنَّ تُرِدْنَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنْيَا وَزِينَتَهَا فَتَعَالَيْنَ أُمَتِّعْكُنَّ وَأُسَرِّحْكُنَّ سَرَاحًا جَمِيلًا

Ayah 28 of Surah Al-Ahzaab contains the options given by the Prophet SAW to his wives to remain with him or to separate. Before they responded, just this act of asking them was considered:

• Counting as 1 divorce (out of 3)

• Not a divorce

• An irrevocable divorce, without the option of going back

Ibn Al-Qayyim, may Allah have mercy on him, said: The greater Allah’s blessings upon a person are…

• The more tests/trials he would have

• The greater his punishment would be if he committed sin

• The firmer his faith and certainty in Islam are