Interesting Islamic Facts

Facts about Islam

 

1. Hazrat Zaid (RadiAllahu Anhu) is the only Sahabi whose name is mentioned in the
Quran ( in Surah Ahzaab)

2. Hazrat Bilaal (RadiAllahu Anhu) was the first Muezzin (A person who delivers Azaan) chosen by Prophet Muhammad (Sallallahu Alaihi Wa Sallam).

3. Prophet Muhammad (Sallallahu Alaihi Wa Sallam) had four daughters Hazrat Zainab (RadiAllahu Taala Anha), Hazrat Ruqqayyah (RadiAllahu Taala Anha), Hazrat Umm e Kulthoom (RadiAllahu Taala Anha) and Hazrat Fatima (RadiAllahu Taala Anha) and three sons Qasim, Tayyab (Tahir), and Ibrahim, but all the sons died in their infancy.

4. Prophet Muhammad's (Sallallahu Alaihi Wa Sallam) father's name was ABDULLAH and his mother's name was AAMINAH.

5. The first Hafiz (A person who have memorized every single word of Quran by heart) of Quran was Hazrat Usman bin Affan (RadiAllahu Anhu) , (offcourse after Prophet Muhammad (Sallallahu Alaihi Wa Sallam) )

6. Did you know that Prophet Muhammad (Sallallahu Alaihi Wa Sallam) performed only one Hajj in his lifetime.

7. The Islamic calender is based on the phases of the moon, with it being approximately 11 days shorter than the 365 days of the year in the Georgian calender. Hence, the dates of our festivals (Eid -ul-Fitr and Eid-ul-Adha) move through the year.

8. The name “Muhammad” is the most common name in the world...
 
9. Some verses in the Koran refer to man being equal to woman. Mathematically, the number of times the word "man" appears in the Koran is 24. The number of times the word "woman" appears in the Koran is also 24.

10. The Holy Quran is divided in 30 parts (Siparah) and 114 Surahs.

11. Bismillah Al-Rahman Al-Raheem is repeated 114 times in the Quran.

12. All except for Surah “Al Tawbah” start with Bismillah al-Rahman al-Raheem.and Surat “Al Namel, No. 27” has Bismillah Al-Rahman Al-Raheem in its body

13. Al-Baqarah is the longest surah in the Quran while Al-Kawthar is the shortest surah in the Quran

14. The best month is Ramadan while,The best night is the Night of Power in Ramadan (Laylat al Qadr)

15. Kaabah is proven as Center of the Earth. Click HERE for details.