Q 01/05

Apart from the opening chapter, how are the Quran's chapters roughly ordered?

A) Alphabetically

B) By theme

C) Longest first

D) Oldest first

Answer · why

C) Longest first

Longest first, as a general rule, so the short early Meccan chapters mostly come near the end rather than at the front.

Q 02/05

In 2007, Congressman Keith Ellison took his ceremonial oath on which president's copy of the Quran?

A) John Adams

B) Thomas Jefferson

C) George Washington

D) James Madison

Answer · why

B) Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson sold that copy to Congress in 1815 with his whole library, replacing the congressional books the British burned during the War of 181...

Q 03/05

What is the Arabic word for an individual verse of the Quran?

A) Surah

B) Ayah

C) Juz

D) Hizb

Answer · why

B) Ayah

Ayah literally means 'sign', so the Quran uses the same word for natural wonders, such as God sending down rain, that point to his power.

Q 04/05

Through which angel do Muslims believe the Quran was revealed?

A) Michael

B) Raphael

C) Gabriel

D) Israfil

Answer · why

C) Gabriel

Gabriel, Jibril in Arabic, is said to have gone through the whole Quran with Muhammad every Ramadan, and twice in the year he died.

Q 05/05

Which wife comforted Muhammad after his first revelation and is traditionally credited as the first convert to Islam?

A) Aisha

B) Khadijah

C) Umm Salama

D) Zaynab

Answer · why

B) Khadijah

Khadijah covered him with a blanket when he came home terrified, then took him to her Christian cousin Waraqah ibn Nawfal for advice.