Grand Islamic Quiz 2013

1. Round 3: The Noble Companions
• Anti-Clockwise
• DoesNOT Pass
• 4 Options
• +15 (1st
Try)
• +10 (2nd
Try)
• +5 (3rd
Try)

2. • ‘X’sbirth namewasAbdAl-Shams. However, ‘X’
wasvery fond of catsand used to giveleft over food
to them. Hence, hispopular name.
• ‘X’ had tremendousmemory, and it isestimated that
henarrated around 5,375 hadiths.
Muadh (ra)
Abu Dharr(ra)
Abbad (ra)
Abu Hurairah
(ra)

3. • ‘X’swasoneof first 8 personsto accept Islam, one
of the10 personsassured of Jannah and oneof the6
personswho chosethe3rd
caliph of Islam.
• ‘X’ wasso rich, that when hishugecaravan passed
by, aloud rumbling sound would beheard from a
distance.
Jafar(ra)Abbad (ra)
Adiyy (ra) AbdurRahman
(ra)

4. • ‘X’swasrenowned for Quran recitationsand was
known asthe‘Friend of theQuran’.
• Oncewhen hewasguarding at night during abattle,
hewasshot 3 arrowsby theenemy, whiledoing his
Tahajjud. Yet hecontinued hisrecitation till he
completed theprayers!
Zaid (ra)
Muadh (ra)Abu Darda (ra)
Abbad (ra)

5. • With which Sahabawill you associatethese?
Jafar(ra)
Abu Huraira (ra)
Usama (ra)
Salman al-Farsi
(ra)

6. • ‘X’sbelonged to atribe, notoriousfor their highway
robbery, yet hebecamethe1st
person in Islam, to
declarehisfaith, openly in Mecca.
• About ‘X’, theProphet said, ‘X’ lived alone, will die
aloneand will beresurrected alone, meaning there
arefew who could match ‘X’ in piety.
Muadh (ra) Abu Huraira (ra)
Zaid (ra)Abu Dharr(ra)

7. • ‘X’ ruled over thepeopleof Taii and used to collect
1/4th
of their earnings. Hisfather wasalso aking,
famousfor hisgenerosity.
• ‘X’ accepted Islam, after hearing about theProphet’s
kindnessand simplicity, from hissister, who was
initially held captive. Helived along life.
Abu Darda (ra)
Abbad (ra)
Muadh (ra)
Adiyy (ra)

8. Audience!
!

9. •Which Sahabawasthe
slaveof Umayyah ibn
Khalaf?

10. •Who isthefather of the
4th
caliph of Islam, Ali
(ra)?