Seerah Quiz
How well do you know the life of the Prophet ﷺ? Questions on revelation, the Hijrah and the key events of his life, each with its source.
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1. Where did the Prophet ﷺ receive the first revelation?
Answer: The cave of Hira. He used to seclude himself in the cave of Hira, where the angel came to him with the first revelation. Source: Sahih al-Bukhari 3
2. What was the first word revealed of the Quran?
Answer: Read (Iqra). “Read (Recite) in the name of your Lord who created” were the first verses revealed. Source: Quran 96:1
3. How old was the Prophet ﷺ when revelation began?
Answer: 40. Ibn Abbas said the Prophet ﷺ began receiving revelation at the age of forty. Source: Sahih al-Bukhari 3902
4. Who did the Prophet ﷺ go home to after the first revelation, and who comforted him?
Answer: His wife Khadijah. He returned to Khadijah, who comforted him and took him to her cousin Waraqa bin Nawfal. Source: Sahih al-Bukhari 3
5. Who was Waraqa bin Nawfal?
Answer: Khadijah’s cousin, a Christian scholar. Waraqa was Khadijah’s cousin, who had become a Christian and knew the earlier scriptures. Source: Sahih al-Bukhari 3
6. How many years did the Prophet ﷺ stay in Makkah receiving revelation before the Hijrah?
Answer: 13. He stayed in Makkah for thirteen years receiving revelation, then was ordered to migrate. Source: Sahih al-Bukhari 3902
7. Where did the Prophet ﷺ migrate to in the Hijrah?
Answer: Madinah. He migrated to Madinah and lived there for ten years. Source: Sahih al-Bukhari 3902
8. Who was with the Prophet ﷺ in the cave during the Hijrah?
Answer: Abu Bakr. Abu Bakr feared they would be seen, and the Prophet ﷺ said: “What do you think of two, the third of whom is Allah?” Source: Sahih al-Bukhari 3653
9. In which cave did they hide for three nights during the Hijrah?
Answer: Thawr. They reached a cave on the mountain of Thawr and stayed there three nights. Source: Sahih al-Bukhari 3905
10. The Night Journey (Isra) took the Prophet ﷺ from Makkah to which mosque?
Answer: Al-Masjid al-Aqsa. “Exalted is He who took His Servant by night from al-Masjid al-Haram to al-Masjid al-Aqsa.” Source: Quran 17:1
11. What was the name of the animal the Prophet ﷺ rode on the Night Journey?
Answer: Al-Buraq. A white animal, smaller than a mule and bigger than a donkey, was brought to him: the Buraq. Source: Sahih al-Bukhari 3887
12. During the Mi’raj, how many daily prayers were first made obligatory before being reduced to five?
Answer: Fifty. Fifty prayers were enjoined, and after Musa’s advice they were reduced to five, “equal to fifty in reward”. Source: Sahih al-Bukhari 349
13. Which battle does the Quran name as a victory given while the Muslims were few?
Answer: Badr. “And already had Allah given you victory at Badr while you were weak.” Source: Quran 3:123
14. In which month did the conquest of Makkah take place?
Answer: Ramadan. Ibn Abbas said the Prophet ﷺ set out for the conquest of Makkah in Ramadan. Source: Sahih al-Bukhari 4275
15. What is the Prophet’s ﷺ final Hajj called?
Answer: Hajjat al-Wada (the Farewell Hajj). The Companions called it Hajjat al-Wada, the Farewell Hajj. Source: Sahih al-Bukhari 4402
16. How old was the Prophet ﷺ when he passed away?
Answer: 63. Ibn Abbas said he died at the age of sixty-three. Source: Sahih al-Bukhari 3902
17. Which uncle protected the Prophet ﷺ in Makkah but did not accept Islam?
Answer: Abu Talib. Al-‘Abbas told the Prophet ﷺ that Abu Talib “used to protect you and get angry for you”. Abu Talib died on the religion of ‘Abdul Muttalib. Source: Sahih al-Bukhari 3883
18. In which battle did the Muslims dig a trench (khandaq) around Madinah?
Answer: Al-Ahzab (the Confederates). Anas said the Emigrants and the Ansar dug the trench around Madinah, carrying the earth on their backs. It is also called the Battle of the Trench. Source: Sahih al-Bukhari 4099
19. At which battle did the archers leave their post on the hill against the Prophet’s ﷺ order?
Answer: Uhud. At Uhud the Prophet ﷺ placed archers under ‘Abdullah ibn Jubair and told them not to leave. Most of them left when they thought the battle was won. Source: Sahih al-Bukhari 3039
20. About how many companions fought at Badr?
Answer: Just over 310. Al-Bara’ said the companions at Badr were just over three hundred and ten, the same number as the companions of Talut who crossed the river. Source: Sahih al-Bukhari 3957
21. During the Mi‘raj, which prophet advised the Prophet ﷺ to go back and ask for fewer prayers?
Answer: Musa. Musa told him: “Go back to your Lord, for your followers will not be able to bear it.” The fifty prayers were reduced to five. Source: Sahih al-Bukhari 349
22. How many years did the Prophet ﷺ live in Madinah after the Hijrah?
Answer: 10. Ibn ‘Abbas said he stayed 13 years in Makkah, then 10 years in Madinah, and died at 63. Source: Sahih al-Bukhari 3902
23. The Quran says Allah was pleased with the believers when they pledged allegiance to the Prophet ﷺ under…
Answer: A tree. “Certainly was Allah pleased with the believers when they pledged allegiance to you under the tree.” This was the pledge of Ridwan at Hudaybiyah. Source: Quran 48:18
24. When the people of Makkah asked for a sign, what did the Prophet ﷺ show them?
Answer: The moon split in two. Anas said the people of Makkah asked for a miracle, and he showed them the splitting of the moon. Source: Sahih al-Bukhari 3637
25. What cried like a child when the Prophet ﷺ began giving his sermon from a new pulpit (minbar)?
Answer: A palm-tree trunk. He used to lean on a date-palm trunk. When the minbar was made, the trunk cried like a child until he came down and held it. Source: Sahih al-Bukhari 3584
26. After the people of Ta’if rejected him, which angel offered to crush them between two mountains?
Answer: The Angel of the Mountains. The Angel of the Mountains offered to bring the two mountains together on them. He ﷺ refused, hoping their descendants would worship Allah alone. Source: Sahih al-Bukhari 3231
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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