Islamic General Knowledge Quiz
Ten questions on the basics every Muslim should know: the pillars, prayer, the calendar and the holy mosques. Each answer comes with its source.
All Islamic General Knowledge Quiz questions and answers
Every question in this quiz with its answer and source. Each time you play, you get 10 of these in a random order.
1. How many pillars of Islam are there?
Answer: Five. The Prophet ﷺ said Islam is built on five: the testimony of faith, prayer, zakat, Hajj and fasting in Ramadan. Source: Sahih al-Bukhari 8
2. What is the first pillar of Islam?
Answer: The Shahada (testimony of faith). The first pillar is to testify that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah and that Muhammad is His Messenger. Source: Sahih al-Bukhari 8
3. How many obligatory prayers are there each day?
Answer: Five. During the Night Journey, the prayers were made five, with the reward of fifty. Source: Sahih al-Bukhari 349
4. Which direction do Muslims face in prayer?
Answer: The Kaaba in Makkah. “So turn your face toward al-Masjid al-Haram. And wherever you are, turn your faces toward it.” Source: Quran 2:144
5. Which surah must be recited in every unit (rak’ah) of prayer?
Answer: Al-Fatiha. The Prophet ﷺ said: “Whoever does not recite Al-Fatiha in his prayer, his prayer is invalid.” Source: Sahih al-Bukhari 756
6. Which prayer is prayed just after sunset?
Answer: Maghrib. Maghrib begins at sunset and lasts until the twilight has gone, when Isha begins. Source: Sahih Muslim 612
7. On which day is the Jumu’ah congregational prayer held?
Answer: Friday. “O you who believe, when the call is made for prayer on the day of Jumu’ah (Friday), hasten to the remembrance of Allah.” Source: Quran 62:9
8. Wudu (ablution) is described in which surah?
Answer: Al-Ma’idah. Al-Ma’idah 5:6 describes washing the face, the arms to the elbows, wiping the head and washing the feet. Source: Quran 5:6
9. What share of savings is paid in zakat each year?
Answer: One-fortieth (2.5%). The Prophet’s ﷺ letter on zakat sets silver at “one-fourth of one-tenth”, which is 2.5%, once wealth reaches the nisab. Source: Sahih al-Bukhari 1454
10. How many months are in the Islamic year?
Answer: Twelve. “Indeed, the number of months with Allah is twelve.” Source: Quran 9:36
11. The Islamic calendar counts years from which event?
Answer: The Hijrah to Madinah. The Companions started the calendar from the Prophet’s ﷺ arrival in Madinah, the Hijrah. Source: Sahih al-Bukhari 3934
12. What is the first month of the Islamic year?
Answer: Muharram. Muharram is the first month and Dhul Hijjah the twelfth. Source: Islamic calendar 2027
13. What is the night journey from Makkah to Jerusalem called?
Answer: Al-Isra. “Exalted is He who took His servant by night from al-Masjid al-Haram to al-Masjid al-Aqsa.” Surah 17 is named Al-Isra. Source: Quran 17:1
14. Which angel brought the revelation to the Prophet ﷺ?
Answer: Jibril. “Whoever is an enemy to Jibril: it is he who has brought it down upon your heart by permission of Allah.” Source: Quran 2:97
15. Which was the first House of worship established for mankind?
Answer: The Kaaba in Makkah. “Indeed, the first House established for mankind was that at Bakkah (Makkah), blessed and a guidance.” Source: Quran 3:96
16. Which three mosques did the Prophet ﷺ say are worth a special journey?
Answer: Al-Haram, the Prophet’s Mosque and Al-Aqsa. “Do not set out on a journey except for three mosques: al-Masjid al-Haram, my mosque, and al-Masjid al-Aqsa.” Source: Sahih al-Bukhari 1189
17. Zakat is mentioned in the Quran together with which act of worship?
Answer: Prayer. “And establish prayer and give zakat.” The two are paired many times in the Quran. Source: Quran 2:43
18. How many times is SubhanAllah said after each prayer in the well-known Sunnah?
Answer: 33. 33 SubhanAllah, 33 Alhamdulillah and 33 Allahu Akbar, completed with La ilaha illallah. Source: Sahih Muslim 597
19. On which date is Eid al-Adha?
Answer: 10 Dhul Hijjah. Eid al-Adha is on 10 Dhul Hijjah, the day after the Day of Arafah. Eid al-Fitr is on 1 Shawwal. Source: Eid 2027
20. What does “Islam” mean?
Answer: Submission to Allah. “Indeed, the religion in the sight of Allah is Islam,” which means submitting oneself to Allah. Source: Quran 3:19
Questions are checked against quran.com and sunnah.com and only cover facts with one clear answer. Reviewed 19 October 2026. Spotted a mistake? Let us know.
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