Free Quran MCQs with Answers

31. City of __________ is mentioned in Holy Quran.

• A. Makkah
• B. Baghdad
• C. Rome
• D. Tehran

Explanation: Makkah is explicitly named in the Quran, including in Surah Aal-e-Imran 3:96. Baghdad, Rome and Tehran are not mentioned by name.

32. Which prophet was put in the fire?

• A. Hazrat Nooh AH
• B. Hazrat Yousaf AH
• C. Hazrat Ibrahim AH
• D. None of These

Explanation: Allah saved Prophet Ibrahim (AS) when Nimrod's people cast him into the fire, commanding the fire to become cool and safe for him. The other prophets listed were not put into a fire.

33. Literal meaning of Iblees?

• A. Angry one
• B. Disputation
• C. Deprived one
• D. Disappointed one

Explanation: Iblees is derived from a word conveying despair or disappointment, especially being deprived of Allah's mercy. Thus, “disappointed one” is the closest option.

34. Hazrat Ibrahim (AH) name mentioned in the Holy Quran ____ times.

• A. 64
• B. 65
• C. 69
• D. None of These

Explanation: The name Ibrahim is commonly counted as occurring 69 times in the Quran. This count concerns the prophet's name, not every verse describing his life without naming him.

35. Surah Al- Baqara is the second surah of Holy Quran. "Baqara" means __________?

• A. Goat
• B. Cat
• C. Camel
• D. Cow

Explanation: Al-Baqarah means “the cow,” referring to the cow in the account of the Israelites in the surah. It is not the Arabic word for goat, cat or camel.

36. Maqam e Mahmud (Mehmood) means: _______________?

• A. Station of worship
• B. Station of praise
• C. Station of Justice
• D. Station of knowledge

Explanation: Maqam-e-Mahmud literally means the praiseworthy station or station of praise. It is commonly understood as the exalted station granted to the Prophet (PBUH), especially associated with intercession on the Day of Judgment.

37. First Muslim interpreter of Quran in English is _____________?

• A. Abdul Kalam Azad
• B. Anwar Saddat
• C. Shah Waliullah
• D. Abdul Hakeem

Explanation: Muhammad Abdul Hakim Khan is commonly credited in such Pakistani general-knowledge references as the first Muslim to translate or interpret the Quran into English. Shah Waliullah translated it into Persian, not English.

38. ____________ Translated Holy Quraan in Punjabi?

• A. Shah Waliullah
• B. Bahauddin Zakkaria
• C. Moen uddin Chishti
• D. Hafiz Lakhvi

Explanation: Hafiz Lakhvi is credited in standard Pakistani Islamic Studies references with translating the Quran into Punjabi. Shah Waliullah is associated with a Persian translation.

39. ____________ first translated the Holy Quran in to Sindhi?

• A. Aakhund Azzizullah
• B. Abdullah Shah Ghazi
• C. Bulley Shah
• D. Bahauddin Zakkaria

Explanation: Aakhund Azizullah is generally recognized as the first translator of the Quran into Sindhi. The other names listed are associated with different religious or literary traditions.

40. "فَبِاَىِّ اٰلَاۤءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبٰنِ" is a beautiful verse of surah?

• A. Yaseen
• B. Mudsir
• C. Rehman
• D. Fatiha

Explanation: The repeated rhetorical question فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ is the defining refrain of Surah al-Rahman. It asks which of the blessings of the Lord can be denied.