RULES

1. RULES • 1 Game consists of 4 Teams, 4 Players on each time, and 4 Rounds. 1 Round consists of one Question per team, meaning there will be 4 Questions per round. • Each Team receives a Question according to its Level. The team should discuss together to form an Answer. • The audience can think about the Answer but CAN NOT HELP ANSWER the Question at this point. PLEASE make the competition fair by letting the Team answer its own Question.

2. RULES (cont.) • The Team can either answer the Question or use a Lifeline. If they answer the Question correctly, they get 2 Points. If they use a Lifeline and answer the Question correctly, they get 1 Point. • There are two Lifelines per Team per Game. One Lifeline can be used to poll the audience for the Answer. The other Lifeline can be used to eliminate half of the potential Answers. • There will insha’Allah be 3 Games played tonight.

3. Level 123-RS Template for Question with Answer = A Answer A Answer B Answer C Answer D

4. Level 123-RS Explanation for why this answer is the correct answer. Template for Question with Answer = A Answer A

5. Level 123-RS Template for Question with Answer = B Answer A Answer B Answer C Answer D

6. Level 123-RS Explanation for why this answer is the correct answer. Template for Question with Answer = B Answer B

7. Level 123-RS Template for Question with Answer = C Answer A Answer B Answer C Answer D

8. Level 123-RS Explanation for why this answer is the correct answer. Template for Question with Answer = C Answer C

9. Level 123-RS Template for Question with Answer = D Answer A Answer B Answer C Answer D

10. Level 123-RS Explanation for why this answer is the correct answer. Template for Question with Answer = D Answer D

11. GAME 1

12. Level 1-R What type of bird did Prophet Sulayman () talk to, as mentioned in the Qur’an? Hoopoe Falcon Pigeon Robin

13. Level 1-R [Al-Naml 27:20-22] And he (Sulayman) reviewed the birds, then said: How is it I see not the hoopoe or is it that he is of the absentees? I will certainly punish him with a severe penalty, or execute him, unless he bring me a clear reason (for absence).But the hoopoe was not long in coming, and he said: I have found out (a thing) that you do not know, and I come to you from Sheba with sure tidings. What type of bird did Prophet Sulayman () talk to, as mentioned in the Qur’an? Hoopoe

14. Level 2-R Identify the location of the rawdha in the picture above: Kadhmayn Karbala Najaf Damascus / Shaam

15. Level 2-R Identify the location of the rawdha in the picture above: Karbala

16. Level 2-R Which salaat can be recited WITHOUT wudhu? Salat al-Ayaat Salat al-Mayyit Salat al-Ihtiyaat Salat al-Nafila

17. Level 2-R If you perform the ghusl of the mayyit, you already need to do ghusl for touching the mayyit…if wudhu was obligatory for salat al-mayyit, things would be very difficult! Which salaat can be recited WITHOUT wudhu? Salat al-Mayyit

18. Level 3-R What does the above calligraphy translate to? To Allah belong the Most Perfect Names! Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. Glory be to Allah, the Highest! In the Name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful.

19. Level 3-R What does the above calligraphy translate to? In the Name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful.

20. Level 1-S What kind of electricity is produced by rubbing a glass rod with a silk cloth? Static electricity Hydro electricity Latent electricity Kinetic electricity

21. Level 1-S Electrons travel from the glass rod to the silk cloth and the rod becomes positively charged with electricity! What kind of electricity is producing by rubbing a glass rod with a silk cloth? Static electricity

22. Level 2-R What was the color of the cow that Prophet Musa asked his people to slaughter? Black White Multi-colored Yellow

23. Level 2-R [Al-Baqarah 2:69]They said: Pray for us to your Lord that He make clear to us of what color she (the cow) is. (Moses) answered: Lo! He says: Surely she is a yellow cow. Bright is her color, happy it is to behold her. What was the color of the cow that Prophet Musa asked his people to slaughter? Yellow

24. Level 2-R Which of the following animals does Imam Ali (a) NOT mention in Nahjul Balagha? Camel Kangaroo Peacock Bat

25. Level 2-R Imam Ali (a) in Nahj al-Balagha:The most amazing among (the birds) in its creation is the peacock, which Allah has created in the most symmetrical dimensions, and arranged its colors in the best arrangement… Which of the following animals does Imam Ali (a) not mention in Nahjul Balagha? Kangaroo

26. Level 3-R When a hadith is narrated from Abu Abdillah (a) which Imam is usually implied? Imam al-Husayn (a) Imam al-Sadiq (a) Imam al-Sajjad (a) Imam al-Rida (a)

27. Level 3-R Imam Husayn (a) was also Abu Abdillah, but the most ahadith have been narrated from the 6th Imam (a). When a hadith is narrated from Abu Abdillah (a) which Imam is usually implied? Imam al-Sadiq (a)

28. Level 1-R Which baby was placed in a basket and sent along a river? Nabi Musa Nabi Yunus Nabi Ibrahim Nabi Nuh

29. Level 1-R His mother was inspired by Allah (swt) to send him along the river in a basket in order to prevent his being killed like the other male newborn Hebrews. Which baby was placed in a basket and sent along a river? Nabi Musa

30. Level 2-S Which of the following is a fish? Cuttle Fish Sea Horse Jelly Fish Star fish

31. Level 2-S Which of the following is a fish? Sea Horse

32. Level 2-S How much direct aid does the US give to Israel every year? 3 billion $ 300 million $ 1 billion $ 150 million $

33. Level 2-S This is $3 billion in direct aid only. A few more billion $ are given indirectly. This is at least $23,000 per Israeli! And 7 times more than what the US gives to all of sub-saharan Africa! How much direct aid does the US give to Israel every year? 3 billion $

34. Level 3-S When did the Vietnam war end? 1975 1972 1956 1968

35. Level 3-S When did the Vietnam war end? 1975

36. Level 1-R When did Prophet Muhammad (s) become a prophet? At the age of 40 At the age of 25 When he was born When he died

37. Level 1-R The Prophet (s) has said that he was a Prophet (s) when the creation of Adam (a) was still being fashioned. He’s also said his light was the first creation of Allah (swt). When did Prophet Muhammad (s) become a prophet? When he was born

38. Level 2-R How many times is Prophet Muhammad (s) mentioned by name in the Qur’an? 4 1 10 26

39. 3:144 Wa maa Muhammadun illaa rasool… 33:40 Maa kaana Muhammadun abaa ahadin min… 47:2 …Wa aaminoo bi maa nazala alaa Muhammadin… 48:29 Muhammadun rasulullahi walladheena ma`ahu… Level 2-R How many times is Prophet Muhammad (s) mentioned by name in the Qur’an? 4

40. Level 2-R Which companion of the Prophet (s) was exiled by Uthman ibn `Affan? Ammar Yasir Ali ibn Abu Talib (a) Abu Dharr Malik Ashtar

41. Level 2-R This great shi’a companion was mercilessly exiled into the desert where he was helplessly martyred. Which companion of the Prophet (s) was exiled by Uthman ibn `Affan? Abu Dharr

42. Level 3-R Which of the following was not a safeer (representative) of the 12th Imam (a) ? Ali bin Muhammad al-Samari Husain bin Rauh Nawbakhti Uthman ibn Sa’id al-Asadi Asbagh ibn Nubata al-Kufi

43. Level 3-R Imam al-Mahdi (a) appointed 4 representatives during the minor ghayba – the three mentioned already + Muhammad ibn Uthman al-Amri Which of the following was not a safeer (representative) of the 12th Imam (a) ? Asbagh ibn Nubata al-Kufi

44. GAME 2

45. Level 1-S Which color is not a primary color? BLUE RED YELLOW BROWN

46. Level 1-S Which color is not a primary color? Brown

47. Level 2-R How many Imams have been widely recognized as Khalifa of all the Muslims? 1 2 3 0

48. Level 2-R Imam Ali (a) was of course the 4th political khalifa. Imam Hasan (a) was also the political khalifa for a short time. How many Imams have been widely recognized as Khalifa of all the Muslims? 2

49. Level 2-R Before Hijra, the city of Madina was known by which name? Yemen Sham Yathrib Yasha

50. Level 2-R It was renamed Madinat al-Rasool (the city of the Messenger) after his (s) arrival. Before Hijra, the city of Madina was known by which name? Yathrib