Important Ghazwat & Battle of Early Islam

YearBattle / GhazwaOpponent
2 AHBattle of BadrQuraish
2 AHBanu QainuqaJewish tribe
3 AHBattle of UhudQuraish
3 AHHamra al-AsadQuraish
4 AHBanu NadirJewish tribe
4 AHBadr al-UkhraQuraish
5 AHBani MustaliqBanu Mustaliq tribe
5 AHKhandaq / AhzabConfederates
5 AHBanu QurayzahJewish tribe
6 AHHudaibiyahQuraish treaty
7 AHKhaybarJews of Khaybar
8 AHMu’tahByzantines
8 AHFath-e-MakkahQuraish
8 AHHunaynHawazin & Thaqif
8 AHTaifThaqif tribe
9 AHTabukByzantine threat

One-Liner MCQs

Battle of Badr (2 AH)

  1. First battle in Islam:
    Battle of Badr
  2. Battle of Badr fought in:
    17 Ramadan, 2 AH
  3. Muslims in Battle of Badr:
    313
  4. Quraish army in Badr:
    Approximately 1,000
  5. Commander of Muslims at Badr:
    Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W.)
  6. Commander of Quraish at Badr:
    Abu Jahl
  7. Abu Jahl was killed by:
    Mu’adh bin Amr & Mu’awwaz bin Amr
  8. Battle of Badr is called:
    Furqan
  9. Angels participated in:
    Battle of Badr
  10. Quranic reference of Badr:
  • The Quran — Surah Al-Anfal

Ghazwa Banu Qainuqa (2 AH)

  1. First Jewish tribe expelled from Madinah:
    Banu Qainuqa
  2. Banu Qainuqa belonged to:
    Jewish tribe

Battle of Uhud (3 AH)

  1. Battle of Uhud fought in:
    3 AH
  2. Muslims in Uhud:
    1,000 initially
  3. Muslims remaining in Uhud:
    700
  4. Quraish army in Uhud:
    3,000
  5. Commander of Quraish at Uhud:
    Abu Sufyan
  6. Mountain pass archers at Uhud:
    50 archers
  7. Commander of archers at Uhud:
    Hazrat Abdullah bin Jubair (R.A.)
  8. The Muslims suffered setback at Uhud because:
    Archers left their posts
  9. “Lion of Allah” martyred at Uhud:
    Hazrat Hamza (R.A.)
  10. The Prophet (S.A.W.) was injured in:
    Battle of Uhud
  11. Ghazwa after Uhud:
    Hamra al-Asad

Hamra al-Asad (3 AH)

  1. Hamra al-Asad occurred after:
    Battle of Uhud
  2. Hamra al-Asad is located:
    8 miles from Madinah

Ghazwa Banu Nadir (4 AH)

  1. Banu Nadir expelled because:
    Conspiracy to assassinate Prophet (S.A.W.)
  2. Surah revealed about Banu Nadir:
    Surah Al-Hashr

Badr al-Ukhra (4 AH)

  1. Badr al-Ukhra means:
    Second Badr
  2. Abu Sufyan retreated in:
    Badr al-Ukhra

Ghazwa Bani Mustaliq (5 AH)

  1. Waqia-e-Ifk occurred during:
    Return from Bani Mustaliq
  2. Hazrat Juwayriyah (R.A.) belonged to:
    Bani Mustaliq

Battle of Khandaq / Ahzab (5 AH)

  1. Battle of Khandaq is also called:
    Battle of Ahzab
  2. Battle of Khandaq fought in:
    5 AH
  3. Strategy of trench suggested by:
    Hazrat Salman Farsi (R.A.)
  4. Confederates army in Khandaq:
    10,000
  5. Leader of confederates:
    Abu Sufyan
  6. Jewish tribe supporting confederates:
    Banu Qurayzah
  7. Siege of Khandaq lasted:
    Nearly 30 days
  8. Muslims won Khandaq due to:
    Divine windstorm
  9. Nu’aym bin Mas’ud (R.A.) used:
    Psychological warfare

Ghazwa Banu Qurayzah (5 AH)

  1. Banu Qurayzah punished because:
    Violation of treaty during Khandaq
  2. Last Jewish tribe dealt with in Madinah:
    Banu Qurayzah

Treaty of Hudaibiyah (6 AH)

  1. Treaty of Hudaibiyah signed in:
    6 AH
  2. Muslims at Hudaibiyah:
    1,400–1,500
  3. Representative of Quraish at Hudaibiyah:
    Suhayl bin Amr
  4. Pledge under tree:
    Bait-e-Rizwan
  5. Bait-e-Rizwan occurred due to rumor of martyrdom of:
    Hazrat Uthman (R.A.)
  6. Hudaibiyah called:
    Fath-un-Mubeen
  7. Surah about Hudaibiyah:
    Surah Al-Fath

Ghazwa-e-Khaybar (7 AH)

  1. Khaybar fought in:
    7 AH
  2. Khaybar was famous for:
    Jewish forts
  3. Fortress conquered by Hazrat Ali (R.A.):
    Qamus
  4. Jewish warrior killed at Khaybar:
    Marhab
  5. Mut’ah prohibited during:
    Khaybar
  6. Domestic donkey meat prohibited during:
    Khaybar
  7. Hazrat Abu Hurairah (R.A.) accepted Islam in:
    7 AH

Battle of Mu’tah (8 AH)

  1. First battle against Byzantines:
    Battle of Mu’tah
  2. Battle of Mu’tah fought in:
    8 AH
  3. Muslim army in Mu’tah:
    3,000
  4. Opponent in Mu’tah:
    Byzantines/Romans
  5. First commander martyred in Mu’tah:
    Hazrat Zaid bin Harithah (R.A.)
  6. Second commander martyred in Mu’tah:
    Hazrat Ja’far Tayyar (R.A.)
  7. Third commander martyred in Mu’tah:
    Hazrat Abdullah bin Rawahah (R.A.)
  8. Commander after martyrs in Mu’tah:
    Hazrat Khalid bin Waleed (R.A.)
  9. Title “Saifullah” awarded after:
    Battle of Mu’tah

Fath-e-Makkah (8 AH)

  1. Fath-e-Makkah occurred in:
    20 Ramadan, 8 AH
  2. Muslims entered Makkah with:
    10,000 companions
  3. Number of idols destroyed in Kaaba:
    360
  4. Key of Kaaba entrusted to:
    Uthman bin Talha (R.A.)
  5. General amnesty declared during:
    Fath-e-Makkah
  6. Cause of Fath-e-Makkah:
    Violation of Hudaibiyah treaty

Ghazwa-e-Hunayn (8 AH)

  1. Hunayn fought against:
    Hawazin and Thaqif
  2. Muslims initially faced:
    Ambush in Hunayn valley
  3. Muslims won Hunayn after:
    Regrouping around Prophet (S.A.W.)

Ghazwa-e-Taif (8 AH)

  1. Taif occurred after:
    Hunayn
  2. Tribe in Taif:
    Thaqif
  3. Taif was famous for:
    Fortified city

Ghazwa-e-Tabuk (9 AH)

  1. Last Ghazwa led by Prophet (S.A.W.):
    Tabuk
  2. Ghazwa-e-Tabuk fought in:
    9 AH
  3. Muslims in Tabuk:
    30,000
  4. Tabuk army called:
    Jaish-ul-Usrah
  5. Opponent in Tabuk:
    Byzantine threat
  6. Muslims stayed at Tabuk for:
    20 days
  7. 9 AH known as:
    Aam-ul-Wufood

Battles During Khilafat-e-Rashida

Riddah Wars

  1. Wars against apostates called:
    Riddah Wars
  2. False prophet defeated in Yamama:
    Musaylimah al-Kazzab
  3. Commander in Yamama:
    Hazrat Khalid bin Waleed (R.A.)

Battle of Qadisiyah

  1. Qadisiyah fought against:
    Persians
  2. Commander in Qadisiyah:
    Saad bin Abi Waqas (R.A.)
  3. Qadisiyah fought during caliphate of:
    Hazrat Umar (R.A.)

Battle of Yarmouk

  1. Yarmouk fought against:
    Byzantines
  2. Commander in Yarmouk:
    Hazrat Khalid bin Waleed (R.A.)
  3. Yarmouk fought in:
    636 CE

Battle of Jamal

  1. Battle of Jamal fought in:
    36 AH
  2. Battle of Jamal also called:
    Battle of Camel
  3. Battle of Jamal fought between:
    Hazrat Ali (R.A.) and Hazrat Aisha (R.A.)

Battle of Siffin

  1. Battle of Siffin fought in:
    37 AH
  2. Siffin fought between:
    Hazrat Ali (R.A.) and Hazrat Muawiyah (R.A.)
  3. Arbitration after Siffin called:
    Tahkeem
  4. Kharijites emerged after:
    Battle of Siffin

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