the story of Yajooj & Majooj

YA'JOOJ MA'JOOJ (Gog and Megog)

God created a nation called Ya'jooj and Ma'jooj. In the beginning they were free. King Zulqarnian imprisoned up behind a wall. They are still imprisoned today, and will be freed near the Day of Judgement. They will come out and create a lot of trouble. Their population is ten times larger than the world's population.

As we know King Zulqarnain travelled from East to West and North to South. When he was travelling the world, he imprisoned the Ya'jooj Ma'jooj behind a very thick wall. Zulqarnain went East, the people said to him, "In between these mountains, there is a nation called Ya'jooj Ma'jooj, who are like animals. Their teeth are like those of wild animals. When they come out they eat snakes, scorpions, horses, mules, donkeys, vegetables and wild animals. We will give you anything if you build a wall between the Ya'jooj Ma'jooj and us so that they won't harm us." Zulqarnain said, "I don't need paying, but what I would like is that you can help me by bringing me pieces of iron, wood and coal." When they brought these things, Zulqarnain started to build the wall. After this, he started to blow on it. When it became red-hot, he said, "Bring liquid copper." He put this liquid copper on the wall and made it very strong. Then he said, "They will come out from behind the wall, when Allah wants them to"

To this day the Ya'jooj Ma'jooj are trapped behind this wall. Everyday, they try to break this wall. When the sun sets, the wall is as thin as a sheet of paper. Their leader says, "Come on, let's go home now. Leave it, it is like a page. We will come tomorrow and break it down." When they come the next day, with God's will, the wall is as strong as before. Everyday, that is what they do, but when it is time for them to come out, then that day they will try to break that wall but in the evening, the wall will be as thin as a page. The leader will say, "Leave it for today and says the words Inshallah (if it is Allah wills) we will finish it tomorrow." When they come the next day, they will see that the wall is as thin as a page and then they will break the wall and come out. This will be the time when Hazrat Isa (alayhi salaam) will be ruling the world. Allah will order Hazrat Isa (alayhi salaam) to take all his followers to the mountain of Tur.

The Ya'jooj Ma'jooj will come and eat the people in the world. They will drink all the water from the East and all the water from Buhaira Tabria. Wherever there is water, they will drink all of it. If they find any humans they will eat them. People will be scared and will hide. When they don't see a person on earth they will say, "We have finished all the people on earth now we will fight the people in the sky." They will shoot arrows towards the sky. Allah will make their arrows red and send them back, and then they will be happy and say “ That we have killed the people in the sky also”. At that time, Prophet Isa (alayhi salaam) will be on the mountain. There will be a shortage of food. Prophet Isa (alayhi salaam) and the other Muslims will pray to Allah, "Oh Allah! Save us from them."

Allah will listen to their prayers and create a spot on their necks. With that, they will all die. Then Prophet Isa (alayhi salaam) and the Muslims will come down from the mountain, they will see that all the ground is covered with bodies and a dirty smell will be spreading. They will pray to Allah, "Oh Allah! Save us from this dirty smell." Allah will send birds whose necks are like camels'. They will take all the bodies and throw them on mount Nimbar, this mountain is in Palestine. After this, Allah will send rain. With this, all the ground will be clean. Then Prophet Isa (alayhi salaam) with his people will stay on the ground and the shortage of food will finish. Allah will send blessings in everything. There will be so much blessing that one pomegranate will be enough for one tribe, and one pomegranate's peel will make one big tent enough for a group of people to stay under. In this way, one cow's milk will be enough for one tribe. All these blessings will come when all the Ya'jooj Ma'jooj are dead.

You can read the following books of the Moulana Insha Allah for better understading the subject of Dajaal and Ya jooj and Ma jooj Insah Allah
An Islamic View of Gog and Magog in the Modern Age
http://www.imranhosein.org/books/131-an-islamic-view-of-gog-and-magog-in-the-modern-age.html
Surah Al-Kahf and the Modern Age
http://www.imranhosein.org/books/78-surah-al-kahf-and-the-modern-age.html
Surah Al Kahf - Arabic text - Translation and Modern Commentary
http://www.imranhosein.org/books/61-surah-al-kahf-arabic-text-translation-and-modern-commentary.html
Jerusalem in the Quran
http://www.imranhosein.org/books/37-jerusalem-in-the-quran.html

Story of Harut & Marut

Contents:
Who were Harut & Marut - 1
The two angels sent to Babylon - 6
What happened to Zuhra - 12
Harut & Marut punished by Allah - 13
The magic teachers and students - 16
Sciences Harut & Marut taught men - 20
Science of Sorcery and Talisman - 23
Witchcraft and faith - 28
Angels - 32
In The Name Of Allah - Most Merciful, Most Compassionate.
WHO WERE HARUT & MARUT ?
In the reign of King and Prophet Sulaiman (AS), Satan managed and succeeded in impersonating the Prophet for forty days by the mighty signet-ring on which was inscribed the greatest name of Allah. Sulaiman (AS) was exiled from his own land and nobody recognised him to be the very King and Prophet.
During these forty days Satan wrote several books on witchcraft and buried them under the throne of Sulaiman (AS). The Jinns used typical and treacherous ploys to convince people that Sulaiman (AS), derived power and kingdom by 'witchcraft'. To prove his words, he exhumed the books from under the throne and showed them to the people. Thus the people were interested in magic; they thought they would be master of their fate by going through witchcraft and that ultimate power would be invested to them.
However, Satan spread corruption and discordance among the people. Only a few of them were God-fearing ones, but it was not an easy work for them to make such a people return to the path of success. the situation worsened! So, allah the Lord of the universe, the Lord of man and angels, the Lord of Satan and Jinn split open the heaven and let the angels see what mankind was doing and when the angels saw men committing wrong they said: "These humans you created with your hand, to whom you made the angels prostrate, to whom you taught names of everyrhing are committing wrong."
The scene the angels witnessed on man, impelled them to make derogatory remarks on mankind, criticizing the people on Earth and their illegal ruling. allah said to them, "But if you were in their place, you would be doing the same thing." In another source and tradition, it is said that Allah said to the angels, "I gave mankind ten carnal desires and it is through these they disobey me."
So, Allah challenged the angels to do better if placed under the same condition. They accepted and said, "O' Lord, if you give us these carnal desires we would descend and we would judge with justice." The angels were commanded to choose one who would be sent to Earth and finally chose Harut and Marut.
Allah said to them, "Go down, I have given you ten carnal desires so judge between the people." So the two angels, Harut and Marut were sent to the city of Babylon (Capital of ancient Babylon on the bank of the lower Euphrates River. The site if now of iraq, 88km/55 miles South of Baghdad and 8km/5 miles north of Hilla, which is built cheifly of bricks from the ruins of Babylon). The Holy Qu'ran referes to Babylon and the two angels, Harut and Marut in Chaper 2 Verse 102.
THE TWO ANGELS SENT TO BABYLON
Harut was sent as a Judge whereas Marut as a scholar with the instructions to avoid the grave sins of idolatry, fornication, murder and the consumption of wine. They lived, and consumed food as human beings. Their judgement were appraised. Then one day a woman named Zuhra appeared to them, she was wonderously beautiful as she was given half of all beauty. They were captivated by the charms and beauty of Zuhra. Now, Zuhra knew that the two men were no ordinary persons. She thought that theymust be other creatures in human forms who have got secrets. Therefore she tried her best by means of her beauty and tricks to bring out the secret.
The two angels, by means of the greatest name of Allah could leave the Earth in no time to thier abode in heaven. They used this secret to ascend to heaven whever they wished. Zuhra wanted at all costs to know the secrets of Harut and Marut; so she invited them to her place, served them with the best food. Now, they wanted to comimit adultery with her as they were captivated by her beauty, but she said. "No, not unless you associate 'partners' with God, consume wine, murder somebody and prostrate before idol." They said, "we cannot associate anything with God." Then one of them said, "Return to her". But she said "Not until you drink."
They were then said with wine, and the dance of Zuhra accompanied by music injected a satanic atmosphere, so they forgot their mission and commited several sins in order to win her favours. At the monet she was granting her favours a beggar was passing by and witnessed their misconduct, but they killed him. And during their state of inebriety they disclosed their greatest secret which Allah has vouchsafed to them. Thus Zuhra came to know the greatest name of Allah! The secret she eagerly wanted to know by leaving no stone unturned, had been finally unveiled to her!
Whe the two angels were committing wrong with Zuhra under the effect of wine, as they were both intoxicated; Allah plit open the heaven and the nagels saw how their two brothers were misonducting, they said: "Glory to You, you know better", The other angles took this episode as a lesson and warning and they refrained from bearing the conviction thatthey would do better than man even with cranl desires. Allah knows perfectly the weakness of man due to his Nafs or desires, but nevertheless He wants man to achieve the greatest goal even though he is inclined to evil. Just think how the greed and desires of man pulled him to the threshold of sins, but he just thinks of Allah and moves away, this is in fact the greatest action he has done and reward for him either here or in the hereafter will be countless.
Now, man is not only the target of his evil desires but also the main target of Satan. Man has therefore to fight with his own self and Satan. How great is that man who is spite of all these traps exposing on his way reaches successfully the gate of bliss. A Sufi poet once said "Jubilantly I glide onto the furious waves; For life without hardship is a hell for the brave." May Allah help us to reach our destination successfully and let us not be enslaved by our passions and desires but rather let us be the masters of our desires and may Allah protect us from Satanic thoughts, Ameen.
The two angels, Harut and Marut were vulnerable as hman beings and they were unable to way-out from the women wiles and other offecnes. The ten carnal desires Allah gave to them were as if ten devils they have to fight and exterminate but that was not an easy task although they were angels. They did notever realise how much man must strive the evil dictation of his desries; how much man must be stilled as the mountain confronting the fierce winds of evil thoughts, temptation an desires. Harut and Marut boasted they could do better than man in previaling justice and peace on Earth, but unfortunately they became the prey for a beautiful woman.
WHAT HAPPENED TO ZUHRA?
Zuhra who came to know the greatest name of Allah from the two angels at once uttered the name and she disappeared from the surface of the Earth, and she was never seen again. The Lord however forgave her fot eh sins she commited, but she was refused entry into Paradise, instead, Allah transformed her into the planet 'Venus'; she will be thus until the end of time. Venus can be seen in the sky in the early morning or evening.
HARUT AND MARUT PUNISHED BY ALLAH
When Harut and Marut became spber, they realised how they had transgressed and what had befalled them. They tried to acscend to heaven by uttering the greatest name of Allah, but they were made to forget it. They, therefore, realised how Allah's word had turned true. They prostrated and prayed to win Allah's forgiveness, they repented. Allah then said to them, "You reproached man for his faulty nature; now you have seen that having carnal desires as his, you will act in no way differently, and all his iniquity has become yours!"
The two angels were left to choose between punishment of this world and the external pains of hell, they preferred to expiate their offence here on Earth. The Lord accepted, and it was Prophet sulaiman (AS) whom Allah inspired after the recovery of his kingdom to make the two angels choose between the two; 'the earthly punishement or the eternal fire!' The two angels were put in fetters from their ankles to their neck and they were placed in a certain well in the Babel. The angels, Harut and Marut were strung up by their feet where they have been in torment ever since. It is said that they are strung up by their feet every day between the hour og Maghrib and Isha, such will be their punishment until the day of judgement. They will then be forgiven and will obtain their angelic nature and abode. Inshallah.
THE MAGIC TEACHERS AND STUDENTS
Harut and Marut were placed in the well and all those who were keen to learn magic, flocked to them for instructions. The two angels started to teach them magic or witchcraft amd they became great teachers of magic. In chapter 2 verse 102 of the Holy Qu'ran Allah says:
They (the Jews) followed what the devils taught in the reign of sulaiman; not that Sulaiman was unbelieving, but the devils were unbelieving. Sorcery did they teach to men, and what had been revealed to the two angels, Harut and Marut, at Babel. Yet no mad did they teach until they had said, "We areonly a temptation." Be not then an unbeliever. From these two did people learn how to cause division between man and wife; but unless by leave of God, no man did harm thereby. They learned, indeed, what would harm and not profit them: and yet they knew he who bought that art should have no part in the life to come! And vile the price in for which they sold themselves. if they had but known it!
According to this verse Allah informs us that at the time of Sulaiman (AS), the Jinn who personated him for forty days was unbelieving but Sulaiman (AS), never disbelieved. Some people at that time were made to believe by Satan that Sulaiman (AS), derived his power and kingdom through witchcraft, but Allah removed the false accusations against the Prophet by informing the fact through this verse. Again, the two angels taught men magic, sorcery but after they had warned the would be student of mgic, "We are only a temptation, therefore, disbelieve not in the guidance of Allah."
Referring to the above verse we are also informed about seperation between huband and wife! Many types of witchraft are learned by man to ruin man, but the sorcery to disunite a husband from his wife had been spread that moment by the two angels. In fact Al-Ghazzali (RA), Ihya-Ulum-Al-Din, in the chapter of Attachment of the World, he reported a hadith in which the Prophet (Peace and Blessings be Upon him), is attributed to have said: "Beware of the world, as it is a sorcerer greater than Harut and Marut". We therefore confirm that fact Harut and Marut did teach sorcery after usual warning had been given.
SCIENCES HARUT & MARUT TAUGHT MEN
The two angels taught men all the esoteric arts and branches of occult knowledge; astrology, alchemy, numerology, the healing arts and magic. Although the roots of astrology go back to anceint Babylon and assyria, it was the Greeks who took over the Babylonian Zodiac and went on to develop the first known horoscopes. Astrology became very popular in Greece.
These sciences showing how human souls may become prpared to exercise upon the world of the elements, either without the help of celestial matters. These sciences are forbideen by the religious laws, because they are harmful and require their practitioners to direct themselves to being other than Allah, such as stars among these Venus, and other things. these sciences were cultivated among Assyrian and Chaldean (inhabitants of abylon) and mong Copts of Egypt and others. They composed books dealing with sorcery and left information on these sciences. A few of these books have been translated. One of the books is the Falaha-an-Nabatiyah by Ibn Wahshiyah, a Babylonian work. Hence people learned the science of sorcery from that work and developed it manifold branches. However, these sciences breed nothing but total destruction of faith! And faith is the key to heaven.
*For now i'll leave it at that* I've typed up to page 22 and my back is starting to hurt!!! So inshallah I will type the rest up for you when I get time. As I said before, no references are being given as to where this information has derivied from... if someone can tell me I would appreciate it. Is this actually what happened or is it a story made up by the author for children? Surely if it is the latter he would not associate sayings to the Almighty right?
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SCIENCE OF SORCERY AND TALISMAN
According to Ibn Kaldun, the meaning of sorcery is as follows: Human souls are one in species, but they differ in view of their particular qualities. They are of different kinds and each kind of soul. These qualities come to its particular kind of soul.
The souls of the prophets have particular quality through which they are prepared to have divine knowledge, to be addressed by the angels in the name of Allah, and to exercise the influence upon created beings that goes with all that...
The souls of certain sorcerers also have the quality of being able to exercise influence upon created beings and to attract the spirituality of the stars, so that they can use it for being active among created being and to be able to exercise an influence through either a psychic or satanic power. Now, prophets are able to exercise their influence with the help of Allah and by means of divine quality. The souls of soothsayers, have the quality enabling them to observe supernatural things by means of satanic powers. Thus, every kind of soul is distinguished by its particular quality, which does not exist in any other kind.
The souls that have magical ability are of three degrees. The first kind exercises its influence merely through mental power, without any instrument or help. This is what the philosopher's term sorcery. The second exercises its influences with the help of the temper of the spheres and the elements, or with the aid of properties of numbers. This is called Talisman. It is weaker in degree than the first one. The third exercises its influence upon the powers of imagination, he is somehow active in them. He plants among the different sorts of phantasms, Images and pictures whichever he intends to use. Then he brings them down to the level of sensual perception of the observers with the help of the power of his soul that exercises an influence over that sensual perception. As a result, the phantasms and so on, appear to the observers to exist in the external word, while in fact, there is nothing of the sort. For instance, a person is said to have seen gardens, rivers or castles, while in fact, there was no such things. This is what the philosophers term 'prestidigitation, (Sha'badhah). These are the different degree of sorcery.
However, religious law put sorcery, talismans and prestidigitation into one and the same class, because they may cause harm. It brands them as forbidden and illegal. the Prophet Muhammed (Peace and Blessings be Upon him) is reported to have said "There are certain magicians among my followers. Do not call on them when they are sick, do not offer funeral prayers for them when they die and do not greet them with salutations when you happen to meet them." However, the occult sciences are in fact attempts of man towards spiritualism but through means contrary to divine injunction.
WITCHCRAFT AND FAITH
According to Urwah-ab-l-Zubayr, the mother of believers Aisha (RA) is reported to have said: A woman from the people of Dumat al-Janbal came to seem me. She arrived seeking the Messenger of Allah after he had recently passed away, to ask him about sorcery which had become involved in but had not practised. Aisha (RA) said to Urwa: "O' son of my sister, I noticed that she cried when she did not find the Messenger of Allah to comfort her. She cried until I showed compassion for her, she said, 'I am afraid that I have been ruined! I had a husband who left me, and an old woman came to me and I complained to her about that'. Then she said , 'If you do what I tell you, I shall make him come back to you'. Then when the night fell, she came with two black dogs, she mounted one of them and I mounted the other one. In no time we had stopped at Babil, where there were two men suspended by their feet, they said 'What brought you here', I said I would learn sorcery, they said, We are a trial; do not disbelieve return! I refused and said No. They said 'Go to this oven and urinate on it.' So I went but I was terrified and returned back. Have you done it?, they asked, I said, 'Yes', They said, 'Did you see anything?, I said, 'No'. They said, 'You did not do it-Go back to your place, do not disbelieve, you are in control of your affairs.' But I stayed and refused to go. They said, 'Go and urinate.' So I went and urinated into the oven and I saw a horsemen wearing an iron mask come out of me and go up to the sky, and he disappeared from my view so that I could not see him. Then I came and said I've done it, and told them what I saw. They said 'You are speaking the truth. That was your faith leaving you, go.' I said to the woman I learned nothing. They taught me nothing. The woman replied, 'No, you will not wish for anything without it happening. take this wheat and sow it.' I sowed it and I said, 'Sprout' and it sprouted, then I said, 'Burgeon forth', and it bourgeoned forth. I said 'Ripen', and it ripened. I said 'Be milled' and it was milled, 'Be baked' and it was baked. When I saw everything, I wished for would happen. I was horrified and by God I repented. 'O' mother of the faithful. By God I have never done any sorcery nor will I ever do.'
ANGELS
Angels are creatures of Allah. They are created from 'light'. They are endowed with life, speech and reason. The angels are sanctified from carnal desires and the disturbance of anger; they disobey not Allah in what He commanded them, but they perform what they are commanded. Their food is the celebrating of the glory of Allah, their drink the proclamation of His holiness; their conversation, the commeneration of Allah, Whose name be exalted. The angels' pleasure is worshipping Allah, and they are created in different forms and with different powers.
Now, on making allusion to the two angels who were sent to Babil, Harut and Marut, we see that they possessed qualities other than angels; that is that they are free from carnal desires, they never turned angry and so on; but when they were allowed to see the disturbances occurring among mankind, they blamed man for his misconduct. They made such remarks by their angelic nature, that is, as they did not bear any carnal desires as man. But when Allah told them if they were in the place of man they would have done the same things. Harut and Marut could not think otherwise than what is good by their angelic nature; so they could not imagine acting themselves like the son of man if they were to be sent on Earth! The two thought that they would be doing the virtuous things and delivering good judgment among man but the burdens of ten carnal desires which man has, and how must the son of Adam (AS) struggle with his own self to prosper. So, Allah wanted the two angels to understand the situation of man, not by lecturing them, but rather by sending them in human forms with ten carnal desires as man so that they would come to know themselves that the creature they were blaming for committing wrong, did so by the carnal desires Allah created within themselves.
So the lesson Allah wanted to teach the two angels had been completely comprehended by them, after they had sinned on Earth. Allah who is the compassionate and the Merciful will give Harut and Marut their angelic position on the day of judgment. For the time being they are suspended in a well in Babil as a temporary punishment herein order to enjoy an eternal bliss in heaven.

The Above Article is taken from this book:

Title: Harut & Marut
Author: Mohamad Yasin Owadally
ISBN: 9830650456
Pages: 35
*Note* It is aimed at children. Therefore (as I have found) the book does not provide references (Quran / Bukhari etc.) for what is said which I would really like.

ayatul kursi

dua after azaan

40 hadiths everyone should have knowledge of...

Complied by Mufti Ahmadul Qaderi Misbahi, USA
The Prophet Peace be Upon Him said, "Whoever memorized Forty Ahadith about the Deen to relate to my Ummah, Allah (on the Day of Judgement) will raise him as a Faiqh and I will intercede for him on the Day of Jundgement and will be a witness on his behalf." (Mishkat)
1) Before speaking the salaam should be said. (Tirmizi)

2) Spread the salaam amongst yourselves. (Muslims, Tirmizi, Ibn-e-Majah, Ahmad bin Hanmbal)

3) Whoever sends one durood upon me, Allah sends ten blessings (durood) upon him. (Tirmizi, Abu Dawood, Mishkat)

4) My intercession is for the big sinners in my Ummah. (Tirmizi, Abu Dawood, Mishkat)

5) Fast after sighting the moon (for the month of Ramadan) and do iftar (Eid) after the moon-sighting. (Bukhari and Muslim)

6) Cleanliness is a part of the Faith. (Tirmizi)

7) Dua is the kernel of ibadat. (Tirmizi)

8) Actions depend on their intention. (Bukhari and Muslim)

9) A Muslim is he from whose tongue and hands a Muslim is safe. (Bukhari and Muslim)

10) The best of you is the one who learned and taught the Quran. (Bukhari, Muslim, Ibn-e-Majah, and Darmi)

11) Modesty is a part of faith. (Muslim)

12) When Allah intends good for someone he makes them a Faqih. (Bukhari, Muslim, and Mishkat)

13) Be quiet when the Imam does the qirat (recitation of the Holy Quran). (Musnad-e-Imam-e-Azam)

14) (In Salah) whoever has an Imam, the qirat of the Imam is the qirat of the Muqtadee (it is sufficient for the Muqtadee). (Musnad-e-Imam- e-Azam, Ibn-e-Majah)

15) Visit the graves because they remind one of the Akhirah. (Muslim, Tirmizi, Ibn-e-Majah, Nisaee)

16) A Muslim is a brother of a Muslim. (Bukhari, Muslim, Tirmizi, and Ibn-e-Majah)

17) To learn the Knowledge of the Deen is fard upon every Muslim man and woman. (Ibn-e-Majah)

18) Salah is a pillar of the Deen. (Tabrani)

19) Whoever is deprived of tenderness (unto others) is deprived of good. (Muslim)

20) Relate on my behalf even if it is an Ayah. (Bukhari)

21) Whoever remains quiet attains salvation. (Tirmizi)

22) The punishment of the Grave is Haq (the Truth). (Ahmad bin Hanmbal)

23) The influence of the gaze is Haq [the Truth]. (Bukhari, Muslim, Tirmizi, Abu Dawood, and Ahamd bin Hanbal)

24) Religion is the name of well-wishing. (Bukhari)

25) Announce your Nikkah (marriage). (Tirmizi, Ibn-e-Majah, Ahmad Bin Hanmbal)

26) Nikkah [marriage] is my Sunnat. (Ibn-e-Majah)

27) Whoever turns from my sunnah is not from me. (Bukhari, Muslim, Nisaee)

28) The one who guides [others] towards good deeds is like the one who [acutally] does them. (Jamus Sageer)

29) Dua rids calamity.

30) I distribute (to people) and Allah gives. (Bukhari, Muslim, and Mishkat)

31) To be ashamed (of sins) is repentence. (Ibn-e-Majah, Ahmed bin Hanmbal, and Fatawa-e-Razaviyah)

32) It is because of those Awliya (Friends) of Allah that it rains and it is because of them that Rizq (sustenance) is given.

33) He who deos not have mercy, recives no mercy upon himself. (Bukhari, Muslim, Tirmizi, Abu Dawood, Ahmad bin Hunmbal)

34) Undoubtedly, the Holy Prophet read 20 rakats (cycles of prayer), not including Witr. (Tabrani, Bahiqi)

35) It is enough for a person to be a liar if he narrates (tells) everything he hears (without proper investigation). (Muslim)

36) Fasting is a shield (from sins). (Tirmizi, Nisaee)

37) This (Qurbani) is the sunnat of your father, Ibrahim (Alahis Salaam).

38) Undoubtedly, Allah has made it haraam for the earth to eat the bodies of the Prophets therefore Allah's Prophets are alive and they are given Rizq (sustenance). (Ibn-e-Majah, Mishkat)

39) The best sadqa is that a Muslim man learns knowlege [of the Deen] and then teaches it to his Muslim brothers. (Ibn-e-Majah)

40) Whoever innovates a good way in Islam, he will recieve the reward for it and the reward for those who act upon it, while the reward of those who do act upon it will not decrease. (Muslim, Nisaee, Ahmad Bin Hanmbal)

100 question wid answers about quran sharif

100 Questions on Quran.


Q) What is the meaning of the word "Qur'an"?
A) That which is Read.
Q) Where was the Qur'an revealed first?
A) In the cave of Hira (Makkah)
Q) On which night was the Qur'an first revealed?
A) Lailatul-Qadr (Night of the Power)
Q) Who revealed the Qur'an?
A) Allah revealed the Qur'an
Q) Through whom was the Qur'an revealed?
A) Through Angel Jibraeel (Alaihis-Salaam)
Q) To whom was the Qur'an revealed?
A) To the last Prophet Muhammed (Sallahu Alaihi Wasallam)
Q) Who took the responsibility of keeping the Qur'an safe?
A) Allah himself
Q) What are the conditions for holding or touching the Qur'an?
A) One has to be clean and to be with wudhu (ablution)
Q) Which is the book which is read most?
A) The Qur'an
Q) What is the topic of the Qur'an?
A) Man
Q) What are the other names of the Qur'an according to the Qur'an itself?
A) Al-Furqaan, Al-Kitaab, Al-Zikr, Al-Noor, Al-Huda
Q) How many Makki Surahs (chapters) are there in the Qur'an?
A) 86
Q) How many Madani Surahs (chapters) are there in the Qur'an?
A) 28
Q) How many Manzils (stages) are there in the Qur'an?
A)7
Q) How many Paara or Juz (parts) are there in the Qur'an?
A) 30
Q) How many Surahs (chapters) are there in the Qur'an?
A) 114
Q) How many Rukoo (paragraphs) are there in the Qur'an?
A) 540
Q) How many Aayaath (verses) are there in the Qur'an?
A) 6666
Q) How many times is the word 'Allah' repeated in the Qur'an?
A) 2698
Q) How many different types of Aayaath (verses) are there in the Qur'an?
A) 10
Q) Who is the first 'Haafiz' of the Qur'an?
A) Prophet Muhammed (Sallalahu Alaihi Wasallam)
Q) At the time of the death of Prophet Muhammed (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) how many Huffaz were there?
A) 22
Q) How many Aayaaths (verses) on Sajda (prostation) are there in the Qur'an?
A) 14
Q) In which Paara (part) and Surah (chapter) do you find the first verse about Sajda (prostation) ?
A) The 9th Paara, 7th Chapter-Surah- al-Araaf, Verse206
Q) How many times has the Qur'an stressed about Salaat or Namaaz (prayer)?
A) 700 times
Q) How many times has the Qur'an emphasized on alms or charity?
A) 150
Q) How many times in the Qur'an, is the Prophet Muhammed (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) addressed as Yaa-Aiyu-Han- Nabi?
A)11 times
Q) Where in the Qur'an has Prophet Muhammed (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) been named 'Ahmed'?
A)Paara 28, Surah Saff, Ayath 6
Q) How many times has the name of Rasool-ullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) been mentioned in the Qur'an?
A) Muhammed (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) - 4 times Ahmed (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) - 1 time.
Q) Name the Prophet whose name is mentioned and discussed most in the Qur'an?
A) Moosa (Alahis-Salaam)
Q) Who were the Kaathibe-Wahi (copyists of the revelations) of the Qur'an?
A) Abu Bakr (Radhiallahu Anhu), Usman (Radhiallahu Anhu), Ali (Radhiallahu Anhu), Zaid Bin Harith (Radhiallahu Anhu) And Abdullah bin Masood (Radhiallahu Anhu)
Q) Who was the first person who counted the Aayaath (verses) of the Qur'an?
A) Ayesha (Radhiallahu Anha)
Q) On whose advice did Abu Bakr (Radhiallahu Anhu) decide to compile the Qur'an?
A) Omer Farooq (Radhiallahu Anhu)
Q) On whose order was the Qur'an compiled completely in written form?
A) Abu Bakr (Radhiallahu Anhu)
Q) Who confined the recitation of the Qur'an on the style of the Quraysh tribe?
A) Usman (Radhiallahu Anhu)
Q) Out of the copies of the Qur'an compiled by Usman (Radhiallahu Anhu), how many and where are they at present?
A) Only 2 copies. One in Tashkent and the other in Istanbul.
Q) Which Surah of the Qur'an was Prophet Muhammed (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) reciting while praying, that Hazrat Jabeer Bin Muth'im Listened to and embraced Islam?
A) Surah Thoor
Q) Which was that Surah of the Qur'an which the Prophet Muhammed (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) had recited when one of his enemies Utba after listening to it fell in Sajda (prostation) ?
A) The first five Ayaaths of Ham-Meem-Sajda
Q) Which is the first and the most ancient Mosque according to the Qur'an?
A) Kaaba.
Q) In Qur'an mankind is divided into two groups. Which are those two groups?
A) Believers and disbelievers.
Q) Who is the man about whom, Allah has said in the Qur'an that his body is kept as an admonishing example for future generations to come?
A) Fir'aun. (Pharaoh)
Q) Besides the body of Pharaoh, what is that thing which is kept as an admonishing example for future generations to come?
A )Noah's Ark.
Q) After the wreckage of Prophet Noah's Ark, which is its place of rest mentioned in the Qur'an?
A) Cave of Judi.
Q) In the Qur'an the name of which companion of Prophet Muhammed (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) is mentioned?
A) Zaid Bin Harith.
Q) Who is the relative of the Prophet Muahmmed (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) whose name is mentioned in the Qur'an?
A) Abu Lahab
Q) In the Qur'an there is a mention of a Prophet who has been called by his mother's name. Who was he?
A) Jesus Prophet (Isa Alahis salaam) is mentioned as bin Maryam.
Q) Which was the agreement that was titled Fath-hum-Mubeen' without fighting a battle?
A) Treaty of Hudaibiya.
Q) What are the different names used for Satan or Devil in the Qur'an?
A) Iblees and Ash-Shaitaan.
Q) Which category of creature does the Qur'an put 'Iblees' into?
A) Jinn.
Q) What were those worships and prayers that were ordered by Allah to the community of Bani Israeel and which were continued by the Muslim Ummah also?
A) Salaat and Zakaat. (Al-Baqarah: 43)
Q) The Qur'an repeatedly warns of a certain day. Can you say which day it is?
A) Youmal Qiyamah. (Doomsday)
Q) Who were those people with whom Allah was pleased and they were pleased with Him, as mentioned in the Qur'an?
A) Companions of Prophet Muhammed. (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam)
Q) In which Holy Book of Non-Muslims the Qur'an mentioned repeatedly?
A) In the Holy Book of Sikh Community-Granth Saheb.
Q) In which year were the vowels inserted in the Qur'an?
A) 43 Hijri.
Q) Who were the first serious students of the Qur'an? A) As-haabus Suffah.
Q) Which is the first Residential University where the faculty of the Qur'an was established for the first time?
A) Masjid-e-Nabvi. Mosque of the Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam)
Q) By what name did the Qur'an address those noble and pious people who were selected by Allah to convey His message to mankind?
A) Nabi (Prophet) and Rasool (Messenger).
Q) What type of a person does the Qur'an want to make?
A) A Momin.
Q) What is the scale or measure of one's dignity according to the Qur'an?
A) Thaqwa. (Piety)
Q) What according to the Qur'an is the root cause of the evil?
A) Alcohol.
Q) What are the two most important types of kinds of Aayaaths (Verses) found in the Qur'an?
A) Muhakamaat and Muthashabihaath.
Q) Which is the longest Surah (Chapter) in the Qur'an?
A) Surah-al-Baqarah.
Q) Which is the smallest Surah in the Qur'an?
A) Surah-al-Kausar.
Q) What was the age of Prophet Muhammed (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) when the Qur'an was first revealed to him through aeel (Alaihis-salaam)?
A) 40 Years
Q) How long did Prophet Muhammed (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) receive the revelation of the Qur'an in Makkah?
A) 13 Years.
Q) How long did Prophet Muhammed (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) receive the revelation of the Qur'an in Madinah?
A) 10 Years.
Q) Where was the first Surah revealed?
A) In Makkah.
Q) Where was the last Surah revealed?
A)In Madinah.
Q) How many years did it take for the complete revelation of the Qur'an?
A) 22 years, 5 months and 14 days.
Q) Which Surah (Chapter) of the Qur'an is to be read compulsorily in each raka'at of the Sallat (Namaaz)?
A) Surah-al-Fatihah.
Q) Which is the Surah, which Allah taught as a Du'a(Prayer) ?
A) Surah-al-Fatihah.
Q) What is the reason of keeping Surah-al-Fatihah in the beginning of the Qur'an?
A) It is the door to the Qur'an
Q) What is the Surah (Chapter) revealed completely and found first place in the Qur'an?
A) Surah-al-Fatihah.
Q) Who was the only lady whose personal name is found in the Qur'an?
A) Bibi Mariam (Alaihis-salaam).
Q) In which Surah (Chapter) of the Qur'an do you find maximum instructions?
A) Surah-al-Baqarah.
Q) When and Where did the Prophet Muhammed (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) and Jibraeel (Alaihis-salaam) meet for the second time?
A) On Friday,18th Ramadan,in the Cave of Hira.
Q) What was the interval between the first and the second revelation?
A) 2 years and six months.
Q) Which is the Surah (Chapter) that does start without Bismillah? A) Surah-al-Taubah or Bara'ath.
Q) In which Surah (Chapter) of the Qur'an is Bismillah repeated twice?
A) Surah-al Naml.
Q) How many Surahs (Chapters) in the Qur'an have the titles named after different Prophets?
A) 6 Surahs (Chapters)
Q) How many Surahs (Chapters) in the Qur'an have the titles named after different Prophets?
A) 6 Surahs (Chapters)
1- Surah-al-Yunus. 2- Surah-al-Hood. 3- Surah-al-Yusuf. 4- Surah-al-Ibraheem . 5- Surah-al-Nuh. 6- Surah-al-Muhammed.
Q) In which part of the Qur'an do you find 'Ayat-ul-Kursi' (Verse of the Throne)?
A) In the beginning of the third Part. (Chapter 2-55)
Q) How many different names of Allah are mentioned in the Qur'an?
A) 99.
Q) Who were the three non-prophets whose names are mentioned with due respect in the Qur'an?
A) Luqman, Aziz of Egypt and Zulqarnain.
Q) At the time Abu Bakr (Radhiallahu Anhu) how many companions had compiled the Qur'an in the form of a book?
A) 75 companions.
Q) Which is that only book which is completely memorized by millions of people in the world?
A) Al-Qur'an.
Q) What did the Jinns who heard a few Aayaaths (Verses) of the Qur'an say to each other?
A) We have heard a unique discourse which shows the right path, verily we believe in it.
Q) Which are the most popular transalations of the Qur'an in English?
A) Transalation by Muhammed Marmaduke Pickthall and by Allama Yusuf Ali.
Q) Into how many languages of the world has the Holy Qur'an been transalated?
A) Nearly 103 languages.
Q) Who was the first transalator of the Holy Qur'an into Urdu?
A) Moulana Shah Rafiuddin Muhaddis Dehlavi.
Q) What will be our condition on 'The day of the Judgement' according to the Qur'an?
A) Everybody will be in a state of anxiety.
Q) Who was the Prophet mentioned in the Qur'an whose three generations were prophets?
A) Ibraheem (Alaihis-salaam).
Q) What is that book which abolished all old rules and regulations?
A) Al-Qur'an.
Q) What does the Qur'an say about property and wealth?
A) They are tests of one's faith.
Q) According to the Qur'an who is "khaatamun Nabiyyeen" (the last of the Prophets)?
A) Prophet Muhammed (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam)
Q) What is the name of the book that tells us clearly about the reality of the beginning and the end of the world?
A) Al-Qur'an.
Q) In the Qur'an what other name is given to the city of Makkah?
A) Bakkah and Baladul Ameen.
Q) According to the Qur'an what other name is given to the city of Madinah?
A) Yathrib.
Q) Whose Generation is known as "Bani Israeel" according to the Qur'an?
A) The generation of Prophet Yaqoob (Alaihis salaam) who is alsoknown as Israeel.
Q) Which are the 5 mosques that are mentioned in the Qur'an?
A) 1- Masjid-ul-Haram. 2- Masjid-ul-Zirar. 3- Masjid-ul-Nabawi. 4- Masjid-ul-Aqsa. 5- Masjid Quba.
Q) Which are the 4 angels that are mentioned in the Qur'an?
A) 1- Jibraeel Ameen. (Alaihis salaam) 2- Meekaeel. (Alaihis salaam) 3- Haroot. (Alaihis salaam) 4- Root.(Alaihis alaam)

story of bayazid bastami (rahmatullah alihe)

Oneday Hadhrat Bayazid Bastami rahmatullah alayhi while in meditation, saw himself in a synagogue dressed as a Jew. At first he was confused, but when he kept on seeing the same vision over and over again, he decided to enact it. So, he dressed himself as a Jew and went to their synagogue.

When the Jews and their scholars were present, their chief Rabbi stood up to speak. But when he stood up, his tongue became stuck and he could not talk. After he had been standing quietly for some time, the Jews started to complain. The Rabbi said, "In this gathering there is a follower of the Prophet Muhammed (sallalahu alayhi wassalam) and I cannot speak because he has come to examine us."

On hearing this, their anger raged like wildfire and they asked the Rabbi to give them permission to kill this follower of the Prophet Muhammad (sallalahu alayhi wassalam). The Rabbi replied, "He cannot be killed without proof, so we must talk to him peacefully and respectfully and then we can decide."

The Rabbi then said, "Oh follower of Muhammad (sallalahu alayhi wassalam). For the sake of your Prophet please stand up in your place. If you can remove our doubt about Islam then we shall accept Islam, but if you can't, then we shall kill you." On hearing this, Hadhrat Bayazid rahmatullah alayhi stood up and gave permission for them to question him.

Rabbi: What is one and not two?
Bayazid: Allah.

Rabbi: What is two and not three?
Bayazid: Night and day.
[Qur'aan chapter 17 verse 12:
"And we made night and day two examples."]


Rabbi: What is three and not four?
Bayazid: The Throne, Chair, and the Pen of Allah.


Rabbi: What is four and not five?
Bayazid: The Torah, Bible, Psalms, and the Qur'aan.


Rabbi: What is five and not six?
Bayazid: The five compulsory Prayers.


Rabbi: What is six and not seven?
Bayazid: The six days in which the Earth, the sky, and whatever is in between them was created.
[Qur'aan chapter 50 verse 38:
"And we created the Sky and the Earth and whatever is between them in six days"]


Rabbi: What is seven and not eight?
Bayazid: The seven skies.
[Qur'aan chapter 67 verse 3,
"Who created the seven skies layer upon layer!"]


Rabbi: What is eight and not nine?
Bayazid: The bearers of the throne of Allah.
[Quraan chapter 69 verse 17:
"And they will lift their Lord's throne on themselves on that day, eight persons. "]


Rabbi: What is nine and not ten?
Bayazid: The villagers of Hadhrat Salih peace be upon him in which the mischief mongers lived.
[Qur'aan chapter 27 Verse 48:
"And in that city there were nine persons who created mischief on the Earth, and they didn't amend. "]


Rabbi: What is ten and not eleven?
Bayazid: The person who performs a minor pilgrimage along with the major one and doesn't have the capacity to sacrifice an animal, he has to keep ten fasts.
[Qur'aan chapter 2 verse 196:
"So keep the three Haj days and seven fasts when you return".]


Rabbi: What is eleven, twelve and thirteen things which Allah has mentioned?
Bayazid: Hadhrat Yusuf had eleven brothers.
The twelve months in a yea.,
[Qur'aan chapter 9 verse 36:
"The number of months, with Allah , is twelve months".]
Hadhrat Yusuf saw thirteen things prostrating to him.
[Qur'aan chapter 12 verse 4:
"I saw in a dream eleven stars, the sun and the moon, I saw them (for my sake) prostrating (to me)".]


Rabbi: Which is that nation which lied and went in to paradise and which is that nation which said the truth and entered hell?
Bayazid: Hadhrat Yusuf's brothers lied but they went to paradise.
[Qur'aan chapter 12 verse 17:
"Oh father! We went out to run and we left Yusuf with our belongings, then he was eaten by the wolf."]
The contradiction between the Christians and the Jews was true but they went to hell.
[Qur'aan chapter 2 verse 113:
"And the Jews said that the Christians are not on any path, and the Christians said that the Jews are not on any path, even though they all read the book."]


Rabbi: What is the meaning of
Qur'aan chapter 51 verse 1-4:
By the ships that scatter broadcast; And those that lift and bear away heavy weights; And those that flow with ease and gentleness;
And those that distribute and apportion by Command?
Bayazid: The meaning of flying scattered ships is air, the meaning of weight carrying ships is water filled clouds, the meaning of calmly sailing ships is boats, and the meaning of the last is the angels which distribute the sustenance.


Rabbi: What is that thing which has no soul nor any connection with breathing, yet it breathes?
Bayazid: It is the dawn, for it has no soul but it still breathes.
[Qur'aan Chapter 81 verse 18:
"And the morning, when it breathes."]


Rabbi: What are those fourteen things to which Allah talks with honour?
Bayazid: The seven earths and the seven skies,
[Qur'aan chapter 41 verse 11:
Then He said to it and to the Earth, come both of you with happiness or hardly, They said we will come happily.]


Rabbi: Which is that grave which moves the person in it around?
Bayazid: The fish of Hadhrat Yunus alayhi salaam.
[Qur'aan chapter 37 verse 142:
"Then the fish took him as a morsel".]


Rabbi: Which is that water which neither came up from the earth nor down from the sky?
Bayazid: The water which Hadhrat Sulaiman alayhi salaam sent to Bilqis, Queen of Sheeba, for it was the sweat of a horse.


Rabbi: What are those four things which had no father nor were born from a mother's stomach?
Bayazid: The sheep of Hadhrat Ismail, the she camel of Hadhrat Salih, Hadhrat Adam and our mother Eve alayhi salaam.


Rabbi: Whose blood flowed first on the Earth?
Bayazid: It was Habil's (Abel) when Qabil (Cain) killed him.


Rabbi: What is that thing which Allah created and then bought?
Bayazid: A believers soul.
[Qur'aan chapter 9 verse 11:
"Allah bought from the Muslim's their souls."]


Rabbi: What is that voice which Allah created and then spoke ill of?
Bayazid: The donkey's voice.
[Qur'aan chapter 31 verse 19:
"Without doubt the worse voice is of a donkey."]


Rabbi: What is that creation that Allah created and from it's greatness created fear?
Bayazid: Women's scheming.
[Qur'aan chapter 12 verse 28:
"Truly, mighty is your scheming."


Rabbi: What is that thing that Allah created and then asked about?
Bayazid: The staff of Hadhrat Musa.
[Qur'aan Chapter 20 verse 17:
"And what is that in your right hand, Oh Musa? He said "This is my staff."]


Rabbi: Who are the most pious of the women and what are the blessed rivers?
Bayazid: The most pious women are Hadhrat Eve, Hadhrat Khadija, Hazart Aisha and Hadhrat Fatima.
The most blessed rivers are the Oxus, Simwon, Tigris, Euphrates and Nile.


Rabbi: Which is the most blessed mountain and the most blessed animal?
Bayazid: Mount Toor in Makkah and the horse.


Rabbi: Which is the best of all months and the best of all nights?
Bayazid: The month of Ramdhan and the Night of Power.
[Qur'aan Chapter 2 verse 185:
"The month of Ramdhan in which the Qur'aan was revealed."
Qur'aan chapter 97 verse 3:
"The night of power is better than a thousand months."]


Rabbi: There is a tree which has twelve twigs, each twig has thirty leaves, and each leaf has five fruits, two in the sun and three in the shade. What is the meaning of this tree?
Bayazid: The tree means one year, the twigs mean the twelve months, the leaves represent the thirty days, and the fruits are the daily prayers, two of which are prayed in the day and the remaining three which are prayed at dawn, at dusk, and in the night time.


Rabbi: What is that thing that circled around the Ka'abah in Makkah even though it had no soul?
Bayazid: The boat of Hadhrat Nuh alayhi salaam. In the time of the flood it arrived in Arabia and circled around the Ka'abah.


Rabbi: How many prophets did Allah send as Messengers?
Bayazid: Only Allah knows, but in narrations it is said that Allah created 126,000 prophets from which 313 were Messengers.


Rabbi: What are those four things whose roots are one but their colours and tastes are different?
Bayazid: Eyes, ears, mouth and nose.
The wetness of the eye are sour, the wetness of the ears is acid, that of the noses is also acid and the wetness of the mouth is sweet.


Rabbi: What is the voice of the donkey called?
Bayazid: It is the curse on the tax takers.


Rabbi: What is the voice of the dog called?
Bayazid: Doom on the dwellers of Hell by the anger of Allah.


Rabbi: What is the remembrance of the ox?
Bayazid: SubhanAllah wa bihamdihi, subhanAllah il adheem.


Rabbi: What is the remembrance of the camel?
Bayazid: HasbunAllahu wa ni'mal wakeel.


Rabbi: What is the remembrance of the peacock?
Bayazid: Huwal wadud, dhul 'arsh il-adheem.


Rabbi: What is the beautiful recitation of the nightingale?
Bayazid: So remember the pure Allah when it is morning and evening.


Rabbi: What is that thing which Allah sent revelation on, but it was not human, Jinn or Angel?
Bayazid: The honey bee.
[Qur'aan chapter 16 verse 68:
"And your lord gave order to the honey bee."]


After this the Rabbi couldn't ask any more questions and became quiet. Hadhrat Bayazid rahmatullah alayhi said, "Now you give me the answer to my one question. What is the key to paradise?" The Rabbi replied, "If I give the answer to this question, this gathering will kill me."

The gathering shouted in one voice "We shall not do anything. Now tell us the true answer!"

The Rabbi then said, "Listen! the key to paradise is:

There is no God worthy of worship except Allah and Muhammad peace be upon him is His Messenger!"

On hearing this the whole gathering accepted Islam and Hadhrat Bayazid rahmatullah alayhi returned giving thanks to Allah.