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Event of Ashura - Imam Husayn (a)

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Imam Husayn (a) was stopped by (a)   on the way to Kufa.

2.

Imam Husayn (a) lost many of his companions in the first round of battle.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Imam Husayn (a) and his companions were forced to move their tents away from the river

a)

True, Imam Husayn (a) pitched the tents closer to the river but were forced to move by Umar Sa'ad's army on 7th Muharram

b)

True, Hurr's army forced them to move on 3rd of Muharram

c)

False, Imam Husayn pitched his tent away from the river on 3rd of Muharram

4.

Who was only given permission to get water from the river but not to fight?

a)

Ali Al Akbar ibn Husayn

b)

Abbas ibn Ali

c)

Hurr Ar Riyahi

d)

Ali Al Asghar ibn Husayn

5.

On the night of Ashura, Imam Husayn (a) blows out the candle and asks his companions leave in the darkness of the night

a)

Yes

b)

No

6.

Imam Husayn (a) and his companions spent the night of Ashura in...

a)

warship

b)

conversation

c)

planning for the battle

d)

worship

7.

Who fired the first arrow on the day of Ashura to start the battle?

a)

imam Husayn's (a) companions

b)

Qasim ibn Hasan

c)

Yazid's army

d)

Mawiyah

8.

Umar Salad was promised governor ship of ___ if he fought against Imam Husayn (a)

a)

Rey (Azerbaijan, Armenia and Persia)

b)

Shaam (Syria)

c)

Egypt

d)

Kufa

9.

Reasons why Imam Husayn (a) asked for time for another night before starting the battle.

a)

To give Yazid's army a chance to reflect on their plan to fight the grandson of Rasulullah (s)

b)

To speak to his followers. To thank them for support and acknowledge their efforts in helping him

c)

To bring the tents closer to protect them from enemy attacks.

d)

To spend the extra night in prayer and reciting the Qur'an

10.

What is Salat Al Khawf?

a)

A prayer when you have events like solar eclipse or lunar eclipse. This is read for two rakah with Surah Qadr distributed between 10 rukuhs

b)

A prayer read during the night. This is a 11 rakah salah.

c)

A shortened version of Salah to allow Muslims in battle. This is read with one group praying behind the Imam in the first rakah and then switching and second group joins for the next rakah

d)

A prayer read after your wajib prayers. These are mustahab and total 18 rakah in total read in 2 rakah sets.