Q 01/05

Mecca lies in which country?

A) Jordan

B) United Arab Emirates

C) Yemen

D) Saudi Arabia

Answer · why

D) Saudi Arabia

It sits in the Hejaz region of the west, about 70 km inland from the Red Sea coast, in a narrow valley 277 m above sea level.

Q 02/05

Which nearby city serves as Mecca's principal gateway and port on the Red Sea?

A) Jeddah

B) Medina

C) Taif

D) Riyadh

Answer · why

A) Jeddah

Caliph Uthman designated it the main port for pilgrims in 647 CE; today its King Abdulaziz airport handles Hajj traffic.

Q 03/05

What does the Arabic word 'Kaaba' literally mean?

A) Stone

B) Cube

C) Sanctuary

D) House

Answer · why

B) Cube

Muslims also call it Baytullah, the House of God, and it fixes the direction of prayer for the entire faith.

Q 04/05

According to Islamic tradition, Ibrahim rebuilt the Kaaba together with which son?

A) Jacob

B) Joseph

C) Ishmael

D) Isaac

Answer · why

C) Ishmael

Ibrahim had left the boy and his mother in the valley; some men of the Yemeni Jurhum tribe reportedly helped with the building.

Q 05/05

The direction of prayer, towards the Kaaba, is called what?

A) Mihrab

B) Minbar

C) Sunnah

D) Qibla

Answer · why

D) Qibla

Before a revelation in Medina, Muhammad and his followers had prayed facing Jerusalem.