100 Islamiat Quiz Questions & Answers 2026

Importance of Islamiat in Pakistani Competitive Exams

Islamiat (Islamic Studies) is a compulsory subject in all major Pakistani competitive exams — CSS, PPSC, FPSC, NTS, and provincial service commissions. It typically carries 10-25% of total marks. Since this section has fixed content, it is the easiest section to score full marks with proper preparation.

Section 1: Holy Quran — Fundamental Facts (Q1–Q20)

1. How many Surahs are in the Holy Quran? (114 Surahs)
2. How many verses (Ayaat) are in the Holy Quran? (6,236 verses)
3. How many Paras (Juz) are in the Holy Quran? (30 Paras)
4. What is the longest Surah in the Quran? (Surah Al-Baqarah — Chapter 2 — 286 verses)
5. What is the shortest Surah in the Quran? (Surah Al-Kausar — Chapter 108 — 3 verses)
6. What is the first Surah of the Quran? (Surah Al-Fatiha — The Opening)
7. What is the last Surah of the Quran? (Surah An-Nas — Chapter 114)
8. Which Surah is called the heart of the Quran? (Surah Yaseen — Chapter 36)
9. Which Surah has no Bismillah at its beginning? (Surah At-Tawbah — Chapter 9)
10. Which Surah has Bismillah twice? (Surah An-Naml — Chapter 27 — verse 30 contains Bismillah)
11. What is the longest verse in the Quran? (Ayat-ul-Kursi is the most famous, but the longest verse is Surah Al-Baqarah verse 282 — the debt verse)
12. What is Ayat-ul-Kursi? (Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 255 — the Throne Verse — describes Allah's knowledge and power)
13. In which city was the Quran first revealed? (Makkah — in the Cave of Hira)
14. In which month was the Quran first revealed? (Ramadan — Laylat-ul-Qadr)
15. Over how many years was the Quran revealed? (23 years — 13 years in Makkah, 10 years in Madinah)
16. Who was the first Hafiz-e-Quran? (Holy Prophet Muhammad PBUH — he memorized it as it was revealed)
17. Who compiled the Quran into a single book? (Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiq R.A. — on advice of Hazrat Umar R.A. — after Battle of Yamama)
18. Who standardized the Quran into one authorized copy? (Hazrat Uthman bin Affan R.A. — the Uthmanic Codex)
19. What language is the Quran revealed in? (Arabic)
20. What is Tajweed? (The rules of proper recitation of the Holy Quran)

Section 2: Life of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Q21–Q40)

21. When was the Holy Prophet Muhammad ﷺ born? (12 Rabi-ul-Awwal, 570 CE — in Makkah)
22. What is the Prophet's full name? (Muhammad ibn Abdullah ibn Abdul Muttalib)
23. What is the tribe of the Holy Prophet ﷺ? (Quraish — Banu Hashim clan)
24. Who were the Prophet's parents? (Father: Abdullah ibn Abdul Muttalib; Mother: Aminah bint Wahb)
25. At what age did the Prophet ﷺ receive the first revelation? (40 years old — in Cave of Hira)
26. What was the first word revealed to the Prophet ﷺ? (Iqra — "Read" — Surah Al-Alaq, verse 1)
27. Who was the first person to accept Islam? (Hazrat Khadijah R.A. — the Prophet's first wife)
28. Who was the first male to accept Islam? (Hazrat Ali ibn Abi Talib R.A.)
29. Who was the first man outside the family to accept Islam? (Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiq R.A.)
30. When was the Hijra (migration to Madinah)? (622 CE — this marks the beginning of the Islamic calendar)
31. What is the Islamic calendar called? (Hijri calendar — lunar calendar)
32. When was the Battle of Badr? (2 AH / 624 CE — first major battle of Islam — Muslims won)
33. When was the Battle of Uhud? (3 AH / 625 CE — partial setback for Muslims)
34. When was the Battle of Ahzab (Trench)? (5 AH / 627 CE — defensive battle — trench strategy)
35. When was the Conquest of Makkah? (8 AH / 630 CE — peaceful conquest)
36. When did the Prophet ﷺ perform Hajjat-ul-Wida (Farewell Pilgrimage)? (10 AH / 632 CE)
37. What is the significance of Hajjat-ul-Wida? (The Prophet delivered his final sermon — Khutba Hajjat-ul-Wida — outlining human rights and Islamic principles)
38. When did the Prophet ﷺ pass away? (12 Rabi-ul-Awwal, 11 AH / 8 June 632 CE — in Madinah)
39. At what age did the Prophet ﷺ pass away? (63 years old)
40. Where is the Prophet ﷺ buried? (Al-Masjid an-Nabawi — Madinah — Roza-e-Rasool ﷺ)

Section 3: Pillars of Islam & Faith (Q41–Q55)

41. What are the Five Pillars of Islam? (1. Shahada, 2. Salat, 3. Zakat, 4. Sawm, 5. Hajj)
42. What is Shahada? (Declaration of faith — "There is no god but Allah, and Muhammad ﷺ is His Messenger")
43. How many times a day is Salat (prayer) offered? (5 times — Fajr, Zuhr, Asr, Maghrib, Isha)
44. What is Zakat? (Obligatory annual charity — 2.5% of accumulated wealth above Nisab threshold)
45. What is Nisab for Zakat? (Minimum threshold — equivalent of 7.5 tolas of gold or 52.5 tolas of silver)
46. What is Sawm (Roza)? (Fasting during the month of Ramadan — obligatory for every adult Muslim)
47. What is Hajj? (Annual pilgrimage to Makkah — obligatory once in a lifetime for financially and physically able Muslims)
48. What are the Six Pillars of Iman (Faith)? (Belief in Allah, Angels, Books, Prophets, Day of Judgment, Divine Decree/Qadr)
49. How many Angels are named in the Quran? (4 main Angels named: Jibreel, Mikaeel, Israfeel, Izraeel)
50. What is Jibreel (Gabriel)'s role? (Bringing revelation/Wahi from Allah to the Prophets)
51. What are the Holy Books of Allah? (Quran — to Muhammad ﷺ; Torah — to Musa A.S.; Zabur — to Dawood A.S.; Injeel — to Isa A.S.)
52. How many Prophets are mentioned in the Quran? (25 Prophets)
53. Who was the first Prophet? (Hazrat Adam A.S.)
54. Who was the last Prophet? (Hazrat Muhammad ﷺ — Khatim-un-Nabiyeen — Seal of the Prophets)
55. What is the Day of Judgment called in Arabic? (Yawm al-Qiyamah)

Section 4: Khulafa-e-Rashideen & Islamic History (Q56–Q80)

56. Who were the Khulafa-e-Rashideen (Rightly Guided Caliphs)? (Abu Bakr, Umar ibn al-Khattab, Uthman ibn Affan, Ali ibn Abi Talib — R.A.)
57. How long did Abu Bakr Siddiq R.A. serve as Caliph? (2 years — 632 to 634 CE)
58. What is Abu Bakr's R.A. greatest achievement as Caliph? (Compiling the Quran into one book and defeating the Ridda (apostasy) wars)
59. How long did Umar ibn al-Khattab R.A. rule? (10 years — 634 to 644 CE)
60. What major conquests happened during Umar's R.A. caliphate? (Jerusalem, Egypt, Persia, Syria — massive expansion of Islamic empire)
61. What administrative innovations did Umar R.A. introduce? (Established Bayt-ul-Mal (treasury), organized army, introduced Islamic calendar, appointed governors)
62. How long did Uthman ibn Affan R.A. rule? (12 years — 644 to 656 CE)
63. What is Uthman R.A.'s greatest contribution? (Standardizing the Holy Quran into one authorized copy — the Uthmanic Codex)
64. How long did Ali ibn Abi Talib R.A. rule? (5 years — 656 to 661 CE)
65. What is the Battle of Karbala? (680 CE — Imam Husain R.A., grandson of Prophet ﷺ, martyred in Karbala, Iraq — on 10 Muharram)
66. What is 10 Muharram called? (Ashura — day of great religious significance in Islam)
67. Who founded the Umayyad Caliphate? (Muawiyah ibn Abi Sufyan — 661 CE — capital in Damascus)
68. Who founded the Abbasid Caliphate? (Abu al-Abbas as-Saffah — 750 CE — capital in Baghdad)
69. What was the Golden Age of Islam? (8th-13th century — Abbasid period — advances in science, medicine, mathematics, philosophy)
70. Who was Ibn Sina? (Abu Ali Sina / Avicenna — Persian Muslim physician and philosopher — wrote Canon of Medicine)
71. Who was Al-Khwarizmi? (Muslim mathematician — father of algebra — word "algebra" comes from his book Al-Kitab al-mukhtasar fi hisab al-jabr)
72. What was the House of Wisdom? (Bayt al-Hikmah — Baghdad — center of Islamic Golden Age — translation of Greek texts)
73. When did the Mongols sack Baghdad? (1258 CE — end of Abbasid Caliphate — devastating blow to Islamic civilization)
74. Who was Sultan Salahuddin Ayyubi? (Muslim leader who recaptured Jerusalem from Crusaders in 1187 CE)
75. When did the Ottoman Empire end? (1924 CE — abolition of the Caliphate by Mustafa Kemal Ataturk)
76. What is the significance of Makkah and Madinah? (The two holiest cities in Islam — together called Al-Haramayn Al-Sharifayn)
77. What is the Hajj ritual of Tawaf? (Circling the Kaaba 7 times counter-clockwise)
78. What is the Kaaba? (The cubic structure in Masjid Al-Haram, Makkah — the Qibla for all Muslims — first house of worship)
79. Who built the Kaaba? (Ibrahim A.S. and his son Ismail A.S. — rebuilt the original structure)
80. What is the Zamzam water? (Sacred well in Masjid Al-Haram — sprang miraculously for Ismail A.S. and Hajar R.A.)

Section 5: Islamic Calendar, Months & Festivals (Q81–Q100)

81. How many months are in the Islamic (Hijri) calendar? (12 months)
82. What is the first month of the Islamic calendar? (Muharram)
83. What is the last month of the Islamic calendar? (Dhul-Hijjah)
84. In which month is Ramadan? (9th month of the Islamic calendar)
85. What is Laylat-ul-Qadr? (Night of Power — in the last 10 days of Ramadan — better than 1,000 months)
86. What is Eid-ul-Fitr? (Festival marking end of Ramadan — celebrated on 1st Shawwal)
87. What is Eid-ul-Adha? (Festival of Sacrifice — commemorates Ibrahim A.S.'s willingness to sacrifice his son — 10th Dhul-Hijjah)
88. What is the month of Hajj? (Dhul-Hijjah — 12th month of Islamic calendar)
89. What is Dhul-Hijjah 9 called? (Day of Arafah — most important day of Hajj)
90. What is the month of Rabi-ul-Awwal significant for? (Birth of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ — 12 Rabi-ul-Awwal — Eid Milad-un-Nabi)
91. What is Rajab significant for? (7th Islamic month — Night of Miraj (Laylat al-Miraj) — Prophet's ascension to heaven)
92. What is the Miraj? (Isra and Miraj — Prophet's night journey from Makkah to Jerusalem and ascension to heavens — 5 daily prayers were ordained)
93. What is Shab-e-Barat? (15th Shaban — night of forgiveness and destiny — widely observed in Pakistan)
94. What is the Muharram significance beyond Ashura? (The 1st month — the Islamic New Year — one of four sacred months)
95. What are the four sacred months in Islam? (Dhul-Qaedah, Dhul-Hijjah, Muharram, Rajab — warfare forbidden)
96. What is Itikaf? (Spiritual retreat in the mosque during last 10 days of Ramadan)
97. What is Sadaqah? (Voluntary charity — unlike Zakat which is obligatory)
98. What is Waqf? (Islamic endowment — dedicating property for religious or charitable purposes)
99. What is Jizyah? (Tax historically levied on non-Muslim subjects of Islamic states in lieu of military service)
100. What is the significance of Surah Al-Ikhlas? (Surah 112 — considered equivalent to one-third of the Quran in reward — describes Oneness of Allah/Tawheed)

How to Score Full Marks in Islamiat

1. Memorize Quran facts — number of Surahs, verses, Paras, longest, shortest — these appear in every paper
2. Learn the 25 Prophets' names — listed in the Quran — very frequently asked
3. Study Khulafa-e-Rashideen in order — their reigns, achievements, and battles
4. Know Islamic calendar months — names, order, and significance of each
5. Practice MCQs daily — use QuizVortex Islamic Quiz to test yourself