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FUNDAMENTALS OF ISLAM

Istalam is kissing of Hajr Aswad.
Islam has 2 major sects.
There are 5 fundaments of Islam.
2 types of faith.
5 Articles of faith.
Tehlil means the recitation of Kalima.
Deen-e-Hanif is an old name of Islam.
First institution of Islam is Suffah.
Haq Mahar in Islam is fixed only 400 misqal.
Ijma means ageing upon any subject.
Qayas means reasoning by analogy.
There are four schools of thought of Islamic Law.
Janatul Baki is situated in Madina.
Masjid-e-Hanif is located in Mina.
JANAT UL MOALA is a graveyard in MECCA.
Qazaf: false accusation of adultery punishable with 80 lashes.
Lyla-tul-Barrah means the Night of Forgiveness.
Karam-un-Katibin means Illustrious writers.
Oldest mosque on earth is Kaabatullah.
1st Kalima=Tayyab, 2nd =Shahadat, 3rd =Tamjeed, 4th =Tauheed, 5th =Astaghfar, 6th =Rad-e-Kufar
Qiblah means anything in front.
Saabi is one who changes his religion.
Sidrat-ul-Mantaha means last tree of the Eternity.
Jaabi is one who collects Zakat.
First collection of Ahadith is Sahifah-e-Saadiqa.
Sayings of Prophet are called Wahi Ghair Matlloo.
In iman-e-Mufassal essential beliefs are 7 in number.
The most exalted angels are four.
Greatest angel as per Islam is Jibra’eel.
Each human being is attended permanently by two angels.
Barzakh: time period between death and Day of Judgment.
Another name of surah Ali-Isra is bani Israel.

NAMAZ

48 total numbers of Rakats are in Farz prayer.
Namaz-e-Khasoof is offered for Moon Eclipse.
Namaz-e-Kasoof is offered for Solar Eclipse.
Namaz-e-Istasqa is offered for Rain.
Holy Prophet offered Jumma Prayer in 1. A.H.
Namaz-e-Istasqa is offered with backside of hands upward.
Holy prophet offered first Eid Prayer in 2. A.H.
Eid Namaz is Wajib.
Madurak is the person who starts prayer with Immam.
Musbaq is the person who comes after one rakat.
Fajar and Isha were essential in the early period of Islam.
Tahajud mean abandon sleep.
Qaada is to sit straight in Salat.
Jasla is short pause between two sajdas.
Qaumaa is standing straight during Rukus.
A person who performs prayer alone is Munfarid.
Farz in wuzu=4, Sunats=14.
Farz in Ghusual=3, Sunats=5
Types of Sunnah prayer are of two types.
In Fajr, Maghrib & witr no chage in farz rakaat in case of Qasr.
Takbeer-e-Tashreeq is recited in Eid-ul-Uzha.
Jumma prayer is Farz salat.
Conditions of Salat are seven.
Takbeer-e-Tehreema is to be said in the salat: one.
Jasla is wajib.
To sit straight in Salat is called Qa’ada.
Qa’ada is farz.
Two persons are required for a Jamat prayer.
Salat Juma became Farz in Madina.
Five salat made compulsory in 10th Nabvi.

ZAKAT

Zakat means to purify.
Zakat was made obligatory in 2. A.H.
7-1/2 is the nasab of gold and 52-1/2 tolas for silver.
Injunction of utilization of zakat is in Surah-al Tauba.
Number of heads for distribution of zakat are 8.
Zakat mentioned along with Namaz in the Quran 22 times.
5 Camels, 40 goats, 3 cows and buffaloes is nisab for zakat.
1/10 is the nisab of irrigated produce.
Zakat is treasure of Islam; it is the saying of holy prophet.
Usher means 1/10.
Khums means 1/5.
Word Zakat occurs in Quran for 32 times.
In 2nd A.H the rate and method of distribution of Zakat was determined at Madina.
Kharaj is spoils of war.
Fay is income from town lands.
Zakat on produce of mines is 1/5th.
Ushr on artificially irrigated land is 1/20th.
Al-Gharmain means debtors.
There are two types of zakat.

FASTING

Fast means to stop.
Fasting made obligatory in 2nd A.H.
Fasting is commanded in al-Bakarah.
Feed 60 people is the atonement for breaking the fast or sixty sontinuous fasts.
Bal-ul-Riayn is the door for fast observing people.
Tarrawih means to rest.
Battle of Badr was fought in very first of Ramzan on 17th.
Umar arranged the Namaz-e-Tarrawih.
Month of Ramzan is known as Sayeed us Shahoor.
Five days are forbidden for fasting throughout the year.
Wajib means ordained.
1st Ashra of Ramzan=Ashra-e-Rehmat.
2nd Ashra=Ashra-e-Maghfirat.
3rd Ashra=Ashra-e-Nijat.

HAJJ

Hajj means to intend.
Hajj made compulsory in 9 A.H.
First Hajj offered in 9 A.H.
Hajj ordained in Surah Bakr.
The holy prophet performed only 1 Hajj in 10th A.H.
There are 3 types of Hajj.
One tawaf of Kaaba is known as Shoot.
Tawaf begins from Shoot.
Number of Jamarat is 3.
Mosque located in Mina is Kheef.
At Meekat, Hujjaj assusme the state of Ihram.
Kalima Tauheed is recited during Hajj.
At Mina the ritual of offering sacrifice is performed
Jamart-throwing of pebbles, it is performed on 10th, 11th, 12th and 13th of Zul Hajj.
Maghrib and Isha both prayers are offered together at Muzdalifa on 9th Zil Hajj.
Yome-Afra is called to Hajj day.
Name of the place where the pilgrims go from Arafat: Muzdalfa.
First structure of Kaaba was built by Adam.
Ibrahim & Ismail rebuilt Kaaba 4500 years ago.
Yum-e-Nahar is called to the Day of Sacrifice.
Yum e Arafat is 9th Zul Hajj.
One khutba is recited during Hajj.
Al-Imarn is the surah in which Hajj is commanded.
Holy prophet sacrificed 63 camels during hajj.
Adam and Hazrat Hawa performed the first ever Hajj.
Running b/w Safa & Marwa seven times is called Sayee.
Most important step of Hajj after assuming Ahram is Wuquf.
Waqoof-e-Arfah is the Rukn-e-Azam of Hajj
With the performance of Rami on the 10th Zil-Hajj, the most of the bindings of Hajj on the pilgrim are released.
Three upright stones are called Jamarat.
After Waquf the most important step is Tawaf.
In Hajj there are three obligations (Farz).
Umrah can be performed at any time throughout the year except 9th to 11th Zil-Hajj.
Hujjaj stat at Mina for one day, the second day at Arafat and the final day, encampment is done for a night at Muzdalfah, it is called Wuquf.
Who said that Hajj is greatest of all worships:Imam Malik.
How many undesirable acts of Ihraam are there: six.
How many permitted acts of Ihraam are there: Four.
Prohibitions and restructions of Ihram are 8.
The first and the foremost Farz of Hajj and Umrah is Ihram.
The first and innermost circle around Ka’ba is Masjid-e-Haram.
The second circle around Kaba is Makkah Mukaramah.
The third circle around Kaba is Haram.
Who firsly fixed boundaries of Haram, the third circle around Kaaba: Adam.
The fourth cirle around Kaba is Mowaqeet.
The place where no one can advance without putting on Ihram is Mowaqeet.
Two thousand years before the creation of Adam, Kaba was constructed.
Angels built Kaba firstly in the universe.
During the Noah’s time Kaaba disappeared due to flood.
The gate, which is the best for the pilgrims to enter in Kaba, is Bab-e-Salam.
Hajr-e-Aswad means black stone.
Actual color of Hajr-e-Aswad was white.
The small piece of land b/wk Rukn-e-Islam and Rukn-e-Yamani is called Hateem.
The place where offering prayer is just like offering prayer inside Kaba is Hateem.
There are five types of Tawaf.
Hajjis go to Al-Multazim after completing the seven rounds.
Al-Multazim means the place of holding.
The portion of the wall of Kaba which is b/w its door and Hajr-e-Aswad is called al-Multazim.
Sayee is commenced from Safa and ends at Marwa.
After performing Say’ee Hujjaj go to Mina.
Muzdalfa is a plain.
Muzdalfa is located b/w Mina & Arafat.
Muzdalfa is located six miles from Makkah.
From Mina Muzdalfa is three miles away.
Muzdalfa is called Sacred Monument in Quran.
At Muzdalfa Maghrib & Isha prayers are offered together.
Pebbles are collected from Muzdalfa.
Jamarat that is nearest to Makkah is called Jamarat-ul-Uqba.
Smallest Jamarat is Jamarat-al-Sughra.
Rami are held at Mina.
Talbiah is stopped after Rami.
Afrad, Qar’ran and Tamatae are the types of Hajj.
Dhulhulaifah is the Meeqat for the people of Pakistan.
Dhulhulaifah is a point six mile from Madina.