Free Islamic History MCQs with Answers

101. Most of Hafiz Quran were martyred in which battle?

• A. Badr
• B. Yamama
• C. Khyber
• D. Uhud

Explanation: A large number of Companions who had memorised the Quran were martyred in the Battle of Yamamah. Their deaths became an important reason for compiling the Quran into a written collection during Hazrat Abu Bakr’s caliphate.

102. Who was the Youngest daughter of Hazrat Muhammad (SAW)?

• A. Hazrat bibi Umm Kulthum (R.A)
• B. Hazrat bibi Zainab (R.A)
• C. Hazrat bibi Fatima (R.A)
• D. Hazrat bibi Ruqayyah (R.A)

Explanation: Hazrat Fatimah (RA) was the youngest of the four daughters of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). The other daughters were Zaynab, Ruqayyah and Umm Kulthum (RA).

103. Hazrat bibi Umm Kulthum (R.A) was the daughter of Hazrat Muhammad (SAW) and ____________?

• A. Zaynab bint Khuzayma
• B. Rayhana bint Zayd
• C. Khadija bint Khuwaylid
• D. Maria al-Qibtiyya

Explanation: Hazrat Umm Kulthum (RA), like the Prophet’s other daughters, was born to Hazrat Khadijah bint Khuwaylid (RA). The other women listed were not the mother of the Prophet’s daughters.

104. Hazrat bibi Zainab (R.A) was the daughter of Hazrat Muhammad (SAW) and ___________?

• A. Aisha bint Abi Bakr
• B. Rayhana bint Zayd
• C. Khadija bint Khuwaylid
• D. Maria al-Qibtiyya

Explanation: Hazrat Zaynab (RA) was the eldest daughter of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and Hazrat Khadijah (RA). Aishah, Rayhanah and Mariyah were not the mother of his daughters.

105. When Hazrat Imam Shafi was born in Gaza?

• A. 140 AH
• B. 150 AH
• C. 160 AH
• D. 170 AH

Explanation: Imam al-Shafi‘i was born in Gaza in 150 AH, a date also associated with the death of Imam Abu Hanifa. This makes 150 AH the standard biographical answer.

106. Hazrat Imam Shafi died in _______ at Egypt?

• A. 204 AH
• B. 212 AH
• C. 220 AH
• D. 223 AH

Explanation: Imam al-Shafi‘i died in Egypt in 204 AH. He was buried in Cairo near the tombs of the Ahl al-Bayt.

107. Fatwa kazi khan is the authentic fatwa of which sect?

• A. Fiqah Hanbali
• B. Fiqah Shafi
• C. Fiqah Hanfia
• D. Fiqah Jafriya

Explanation: Fatawa Qazi Khan is a prominent Hanafi legal work and is treated as an authoritative reference in Hanafi jurisprudence. It is not a Shafi‘i, Hanbali, or Jafari text.

108. Name the Prophet who was the first man to write?

• A. Hazrat Ibrahim (A.S)
• B. Hazrat Dawood (A.S)
• C. Hazrat Shoaib (A.S)
• D. Hazrat Idrees (A.S)

Explanation: Traditional Islamic reports identify Prophet Idris (A.S.) as the first person to write with the pen. This attribution is based on historical and exegetical tradition rather than an explicit Quranic statement.

109. Mujadid Alif Sani is tiltle of_____________?

• A. Sheikh Ahmad sirhindi
• B. Syed Ahmed Shaheed
• C. Shah waliullah
• D. None of these

Explanation: Mujaddid Alif Sani, meaning the renewer of the second millennium, was the title of Sheikh Ahmad Sirhindi. He worked to revive Islamic teachings in the Mughal period.

110. Who is called Saqi-e-ZamZam?

• A. Hazrat Abu Bakar (R.A)
• B. Hazrat Abbas (R.A)
• C. Hazrat Ali-ul-Murtaza (R.A)
• D. Imam Hussain (R.A)

Explanation: Hazrat Abbas (R.A.) was known as Saqi-e-Zamzam because the responsibility of supplying Zamzam water to pilgrims was associated with him and his descendants. This honor belonged to the Abbas family, not to the other listed companions.