Free Makkan Period MCQs with Answers

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141. In which CE, Hijrat to Madina took place?

  • A. 621 CE
  • B. 622 CE
  • C. 618 CE
  • D. 610 CE

Explanation: The Hijrah from Makkah to Madinah took place in 622 CE and marks the starting point of the Islamic Hijri calendar. It followed the persecution of the early Muslims in Makkah.

Correct answer: 622 CE

142. Five prayers were declared compulsory in?

  • A. 9th Nabvi
  • B. 10th Nabvi
  • C. 11th Nabvi
  • D. 12th Nabvi

Explanation: The five daily prayers were made obligatory during the event of Mi'raj, traditionally placed in the 10th year of Prophethood before the Hijrah. This is why the standard answer is 10th Nabavi.

Correct answer: 10th Nabvi

143. On Which time the Holy Prophet (PBUH) was gifted with Namaz?

  • A. Miraj
  • B. Hijrat
  • C. Ghazwa Badar
  • D. None of them

Explanation: The obligation of the five daily prayers was granted during the Prophet’s ﷺ heavenly journey, Mi'raj. Hijrah and the Battle of Badr occurred later and were not the occasion for this obligation.

Correct answer: Miraj

144. What was the age of Rasool Ullah (P.B.U.H) at the time of First Wahi?

  • A. 40 Years 6 months
  • B. 40 Years 8 months
  • C. 40 Years 10 months
  • D. 40 Years 11 months

Explanation: The first revelation came when the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was approximately 40 years and six months old according to the commonly taught chronology. The important anchor is that revelation began at age 40, not during his youth or after 50.

Correct answer: 40 Years 6 months

145. On which place, first Wahi was decended?

  • A. Sore Cave
  • B. Hira Cave
  • C. Khana-Kaaba
  • D. None of them

Explanation: The first revelation descended in the Cave of Hira near Makkah, where the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) used to worship in seclusion. Cave Thawr is associated with the migration journey, not the beginning of revelation.

Correct answer: Hira Cave

146. After first Wahi, Hazrat Muhammad (P.B.U.H) came home, then his wife Hazrat Khadija (R.A) took him with her to which cousin who was the scholar in inspiration books?

  • A. Warqa bin Nophel
  • B. Umar bin Alaas
  • C. Umar bin Khatab
  • D. Saeed bin Alaas

Explanation: Hazrat Khadija (RA) took the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) to her cousin Waraqa ibn Nawfal, a learned Christian familiar with earlier revealed scriptures. Waraqa recognised the visitor as the angel who had come to earlier prophets.

Correct answer: Warqa bin Nophel

147. Hazrat Muhammad. (SAW) went to Syria with Abu-Talib at the age of__________?

  • A. 12 years
  • B. 15 years
  • C. 24 years
  • D. 35 years

Explanation: The Prophet Muhammad accompanied his uncle Abu Talib on a trading journey to Syria at about twelve years of age. This journey is associated with the early Makkan period, before his prophethood.

Correct answer: 12 years

148. The Holy Prophet was born in the month Of____________?

  • A. Jamadi-ul-Awwal
  • B. Rabi-us-Sani
  • C. Jamadius-Sani
  • D. Rabi ul Awwal

Explanation: The Prophet Muhammad was born in Rabi al-Awwal, the third month of the Islamic lunar calendar. The exact day is disputed among scholars, but the month is the standard answer.

Correct answer: Rabi ul Awwal

149. Name the foster mother(s) of the Holy Prophet (SAW)?

  • A. Hazrat Halema saadia (RA)
  • B. Hazrat Suwaiba (RA)
  • C. None of them
  • D. Both of them

Explanation: Both Halimah Sa'diyah and Suwaybah (RA) suckled and cared for the Prophet (SAW) as foster mothers. Halimah is the better-known foster mother, but Suwaybah also had this honour.

Correct answer: Both of them

150. Name the person whose house became the centre of preaching of Islam?

  • A. Hazrat Abu Bakr (RA)
  • B. Hazrat Usman (RA)
  • C. Hazrat Arqam (RA)
  • D. Hazrat Talha RA)

Explanation: Dar al-Arqam, the house of Arqam ibn Abi al-Arqam (RA), served as an early secret centre where Muslims learned Islam and the Prophet (SAW) preached to new believers. The other companions named were not associated with this centre.

Correct answer: Hazrat Arqam (RA)