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  1. Who was the first adult male to accept Islam?

    1. Abu Bakr
    2. Umar ibn al-Khattab
    3. Uthman ibn Affan
    4. Ali ibn Abi Talib

  2. Who was the first person of any age to believe in the Prophet's message?

    1. Fatimah bint Muhammad
    2. Zaynab bint Jahsh
    3. Khadijah bint Khuwaylid
    4. Aisha bint Abu Bakr

  3. Which companion became the second caliph after Abu Bakr?

    1. Khalid ibn al-Walid
    2. Umar ibn al-Khattab
    3. Ali ibn Abi Talib
    4. Uthman ibn Affan

  4. Which companion compiled the Quran into a single standardized text during his caliphate?

    1. Ali ibn Abi Talib
    2. Umar ibn al-Khattab
    3. Abu Bakr
    4. Uthman ibn Affan

  5. Who was the cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet ﷺ, and the fourth caliph?

    1. Talha ibn Ubaydullah
    2. Ali ibn Abi Talib
    3. Saad ibn Abi Waqqas
    4. Zubayr ibn al-Awwam

  6. Which companion was known for his skill in military strategy and was given the title Sayf Allah, the Sword of Allah?

    1. Amr ibn al-As
    2. Saad ibn Abi Waqqas
    3. Abu Ubaydah ibn al-Jarrah
    4. Khalid ibn al-Walid

  7. Who was the wife of the Prophet ﷺ known for narrating a large number of hadith?

    1. Safiyyah bint Huyayy
    2. Umm Salamah
    3. Aisha bint Abu Bakr
    4. Hafsa bint Umar

  8. Which companion is known as the freed slave who became the first person to call the adhan?

    1. Bilal ibn Rabah
    2. Salman al-Farisi
    3. Zayd ibn Harithah
    4. Suhayb al-Rumi

  9. Which companion is remembered for proposing the digging of a trench to defend Madinah?

    1. Miqdad ibn al-Aswad
    2. Saad ibn Muadh
    3. Abu Dharr al-Ghifari
    4. Salman al-Farisi

  10. Which companion was the Prophet's ﷺ paternal uncle and is honored as the leader of the martyrs?

    1. Abu Talib
    2. Hamzah ibn Abd al-Muttalib
    3. Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib
    4. Abu Lahab

  11. Which ten companions were given the glad tidings of Paradise during their lifetimes, according to a well-known hadith?

    1. The Ansar only
    2. The Muhajirun only
    3. The Ashara Mubashara
    4. The Ahl al-Suffah

  12. Which of these is NOT one of the four rightly guided caliphs?

    1. Muawiyah ibn Abi Sufyan
    2. Umar ibn al-Khattab
    3. Abu Bakr
    4. Ali ibn Abi Talib

Answer key

Sahaba Quiz, correct answers and explanations.

  1. A. Abu Bakr

    Abu Bakr is widely recognized as the first adult free man to accept Islam. He remained the Prophet's closest companion and later became the first caliph.

  2. C. Khadijah bint Khuwaylid

    Khadijah, the Prophet's first wife, was the very first person to believe in his message, and she supported him through the earliest and hardest years of his mission.

  3. B. Umar ibn al-Khattab

    Umar ibn al-Khattab succeeded Abu Bakr as the second caliph. His rule saw major territorial expansion and the establishment of key administrative systems.

  4. D. Uthman ibn Affan

    Uthman ibn Affan, the third caliph, oversaw the compilation of the Quran into one standardized written text, which was then distributed to major cities.

  5. B. Ali ibn Abi Talib

    Ali ibn Abi Talib was the Prophet's cousin, married to his daughter Fatimah, and became the fourth of the rightly guided caliphs.

  6. D. Khalid ibn al-Walid

    Khalid ibn al-Walid was a formidable military commander whom the Prophet ﷺ gave the title Sayf Allah, the Sword of Allah, for his battlefield leadership.

  7. C. Aisha bint Abu Bakr

    Aisha, daughter of Abu Bakr, narrated a great number of hadith and was known for her deep knowledge of Islamic teaching, jurisprudence, and the Prophet's life.

  8. A. Bilal ibn Rabah

    Bilal ibn Rabah, freed from slavery, became known for his beautiful voice and was chosen to give the first call to prayer in Islam.

  9. D. Salman al-Farisi

    Salman al-Farisi, originally from Persia, suggested digging a trench around Madinah for defense, a strategy that gave the Battle of the Trench its name.

  10. B. Hamzah ibn Abd al-Muttalib

    Hamzah, the Prophet's uncle, was known for his bravery and was killed at the Battle of Uhud. He is honored in tradition as the leader of the martyrs.

  11. C. The Ashara Mubashara

    The Ashara Mubashara, the ten promised Paradise, is a group of ten companions named in a hadith as having received the glad tidings of Paradise in this life.

  12. A. Muawiyah ibn Abi Sufyan

    The four rightly guided caliphs are Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman, and Ali. Muawiyah later became a ruler but is not counted among these first four successors.

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