Islamic Studies

Namaz-e-Taraveeh is a special prayer performed after the Isha prayer during Ramadan and before the Fajr prayer. Therefore, it is offered between the Salats of Isha and Fajr, making option A correct.

Muzdalifah is located between Mina and Arafat, making option B correct. It is a key site during the Hajj pilgrimage where pilgrims spend the night after leaving Arafat and before proceeding to Mina.

Hazrat Abu Bakr (R.A) proposed the compilation of the Holy Quran after many Quran memorizers were martyred in battles, to preserve the Quran in a single written book. This initiative was later completed under Caliph Usman (R.A).

According to Islamic tradition and supported by authoritative Islamic sources including Tafsir Ibn Kathir and Quranic exegesis, Prophet Ibrahim (A.S) was 86 years old when his son Ismael (A.S) was born. This is a widely accepted view among Muslim scholars and is consistent with the Quranic narrative and Hadith literature. The question's original correct answer was marked as 'A' (84), which is incorrect. The correct answer is 'C' (86).

Interest (riba) was prohibited in Islam during the lifetime of Prophet Muhammad, which corresponds to the 1st century A.H. The Quran revealed explicit prohibitions against riba in the early Medinan period, roughly between 2 A.H. and 5 A.H. This means the prohibition was established very early in Islamic history, not in the 7th century A.H. as the original question suggested. The 7th century A.H. corresponds to the 13th century CE, which is much later than the actual prohibition. Therefore, the correct answer is the 5th century A.H. or earlier, with the earliest clear prohibitions appearing in the early Medinan period (2-5 A.H.). Since the options do not include the 1st century A.H., the closest correct answer is the 5th century A.H., which is the earliest option given.

The Tasbeeh of 'Subhana Rabi-al-Azeem' is traditionally recited during the Sajda (prostration) in Salah, not during Ruku (bowing) or Qaada (sitting).

Tawaaf refers to the act of circling around the Kaaba, which is a fundamental ritual in Islamic pilgrimage (Hajj and Umrah). This distinguishes it clearly from other rituals such as traveling between Safa and Marwah or staying at Arafat.

Hazrat Muhammad (P.B.U.H) performed Hajj in the 9th Hijri year, known as the Farewell Pilgrimage, which was his only Hajj and holds great significance in Islamic history.

Khadija bint Khuwaylid was the first woman to accept Islam. She was the wife of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and supported him from the beginning of his prophethood.

The five compulsory (fard) daily prayers in Islam are Fajr, Dhuhr (Zuhur), Asr, Maghrib, and Isha. Therefore, the missing prayer in the list is Isha, making option C correct.