the quran

Question 1

What does “Qur’an” mean?

Answer 1

the quran means recitation; and it has another name which is al frqan

Question 2

Define the Qur’an

Answer 2

the quran is a sacred book accepted by Muslims as revelations made to Muhammad (PBUH) by Allah through the angel Gabriel.

Question 3

What is the first sura of the Qur’an?

Answer 3

The first surah is alfat7a

Question 4

What is Sura?

Answer 4

it is a chapter in the quran

Question 5

What is Ayah?

Answer 5

it is a verse in the quran

Question 6

In how many years was the quran revealed?

Answer 6

in 23 years (610-632 CE)

Question 7

What are the topics of the Qur’an?

Answer 7

Quran talks about the way of life, as well as rules, stories of the prophet, the day of judgement, hell and heaven, talks about ethics and morality, praying, fasting, strengthen your faith and fearing god, that there’s only one god, the battles, and much more

Question 8

How is the Qur’an arranged? By topic? Chronological order? By length?

Answer 8

The Quran is not reveled in chronological, it’s arranged by length.

Question 9

how many surahs in the quran?

Answer 9

114 surahs

Question 10

how is the title chosen for a surah?

Answer 10

Usually, the title of a Sura is a word mentioned within the text of the Surah itself.

Question 11

how many prophets were mentioned in the quran?

Answer 11

25 prophets

Question 12

What did Al-Tabari do?

Answer 12

he wrote tafseer al-tabari

Question 13

the prophet had companies write, read and memorize the Quran by heart? T/F

Answer 13

true

Question 14

who ordered a comprehensive copy made, held by Hafsa, daughter of ‘Umar and wife of the prophet.

Answer 14

Abu Bakr

Question 15

The role of ‘Uthman bin ‘Affan was?

Answer 15

Uthman collected and sent six of the original quran to different parts of the Islamic word.

Question 16

What is meant by I’jaz?

Answer 16

the Quran, it can not be imitated or matched and that no human speech can match.

Question 17

Describe the style and structure of the first revealed verses?

Answer 17

The last words rhyme, repetition, and short (appeal to listeners)

Question 18

What are the main differences between the Meccan and the Madinan verses?

Answer 18

One of the differences is that the Meccan verses were told by God to the prophet Mohammed in Mecca, and the Medinan verses were told by God to the prophet in Medina. The second difference is that the Medinan surahs were longer than the Meccan. Medinan surahs were more detailed and focused on rules such as divorce, haram/halal.

Question 19

How would you explain that there is foreign vocabulary in the Qur’an, when several verses say that the Qur’an is revealed in clear Arabic language?

Answer 19

The Qur’an contains parables, anecdotes, and as argued by some Muslim and non-Muslim scholars, some foreign vocabulary. (However, those are words that were Arabized before Islam such as fardaws, zanjabil…)

Question 20

What is meant by tajwid?

Answer 20

Reciting the Quran while following specific pronunciation rules.

Question 21

How did the Qur’an influence Arabic literature?

Answer 21

• The Quran, had a very big impact on the Arabic language as well as literature since it’s the main holy book of Islam and throughout the years as Islam spread, the Quran had the effect of unifying and standardizing Arabic.
• Al maqamat is a way of writing that was inspired by the Quran verses

Question 22

what is the difference between the first collection of the quran and the second collection?

Answer 22

the first collection of the quran was un dotted and without vowels and the second collection has dots and vowels.

Question 23

who was the person to suggest to add the dots?

Answer 23

Abu al aswad al duali was the first person who suggested to add the dots but there isn’t proof of that

Question 24

Tajwīd is the ritual chanting of the Qur’an according to rules of sound and pronunciation.

Answer 24

true

Question 25

Tajwīd means

Answer 25

to make better

Question 26

I’jāz al-Qur’an refers to the doctrine of

Answer 26

the inimitability of the Qur’an

Question 27

The miraculous qualities of the Qur’an are attributed to style and content.

Answer 27

true

Question 28

The Qur’an was first written down or memorized by Muslims during the lifetime of

Answer 28

The prophet Muhammad

Question 29

The Qur’an is arranged by

Answer 29

length

Question 30

The Qur’an is arranged by

Answer 30

length

Question 31

There are 114 verses (ayat) in the Qur’an.

Answer 31

false; there are 114 surahs not ayat

Question 32

In how many years was the Qur’an revealed?

Answer 32

23 years

Question 33

The first revealed verses

Answer 33

rhymed

Question 34

One of the differences between Meccan and Medinan verses is that

Answer 34

• The Medinan are usually shorter
• The Meccan are addressed Muslim community only
• The Meccan included laws and regulations
• (None of the above)

Question 35

The Qur’an did not influence Arabic literature

Answer 35

false; it did

Question 36

Qur’an literally means

Answer 36

recitation

Question 37

saj’ refers to

Answer 37

rhyming prose

Question 38

Qur’an 22:77 “Oh you who believe… and do good; that ye may prosper” is a

Answer 38

Medinan verse from chapter 22

Question 39

The responsibility of compiling the Qur’an during the reign of Abu Bakr was given to

Answer 39

Zayd ibn Thabit, Muhammad’s primary scribe

Question 40

The name of the literary genre that was influenced by the rhyming Quranic verses is

Answer 40

maqamat

Question 41

The influence of the Qur’an on the development of Arabic literature included

Answer 41

• Quoting the Qur’an
• Imagery and metaphors
• development of new literary genre

Question 42

During the reign of ‘Uthman ‘Utman bin ‘Affan the Qur’an was compiled for the first time.

Answer 42

false

Question 43

The poets’ resort to the Qur’an as a source of imagery is limited to zuhdiyyat (poems of asceticism)

Answer 43

false

Question 44

names of works that were influenced by the Qur’an include

Answer 44

• One Thousand and One Night
• The Misers by al-Jahiz
• Al-Maqamat