Makka | MCQs

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Muhammad first received revelations in 609 CE in a cave on Mount Hira, near Mecca.

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مکہ مکرمہ کو "ام القریٰ" کہا جاتا ہے کیونکہ یہ دنیا کے سب سے اہم اور مقدس شہروں میں سے ایک ہے اور اسلامی تاریخ کا اہم مرکز ہے۔

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The conquest of Mecca by Muslims led by the Islamic prophet Muhammad in December 629 or January 630 AD (Julian), 20 Ramadan, 8 AH.

The Messenger of Allah (S.A.W.) entered Makkah on his favorite camel Al-Kaswa

having Usama Ibn Zaid (R.A.) sitting behind him.

On his way, he recited Surah Al-Fatha (48th Surah of the Quran)

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Abu Sufyan ibn Harb converts to IslamUpon their arrival, the Muslims were furious at the sight of Abu Sufyan and sought to kill him.

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During the Jahiliyyah (pre-Islamic era), the tribe that held the post of embassy in Makkah was Banu Adi.

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There are 10 main clans of the Quraish tribe:

1. Hāshim, the clan of the Prophet himself
2. Zuhra, the clan of the Prophet's mother
3. Taim, the clan of the first caliph, Abū Bakr
4. ʿAdī, the clan of the second caliph, ʿUmar I
5. Umayya, the clan of the third caliph, ʿUthmān, and his relatives, the dynasty of the Umayyad caliphs
6. Banu al-Harith
7. Banu Lu'ayy ibn Ghalib
8. Banu 'Amir
9. Banu Ka'b
10. Banu Adi

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The Jamarat are three stone walls, formerly pillars, which are pelted as a compulsory ritual of Hajj in emulation of the actions of the Prophet Ebrahim.

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Makkah has been mentioned in the Holy Qur'an in many names such as Makkah, Bakkah, Al-Balad Al-Amen, Al-Balad Al-Ameen, Al-Haram Al-Amen and Umm Al-Qura.