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Islamic General Knowledge by General knowledge Solutions

                                                                                     

   Zakat                                                                               

• Zakat means to purify.

• Zakat was made obligatory in 2. A.H.

• 7-1/2 is the nasab of gold and 52-1/2 tolas for silver.

• Injunction of utilization of zakat is in Surah-al Tauba.

• Number of heads for distribution of zakat are 8.

• Zakat mentioned along with Namaz in the Quran 22 times.

• 5 Camels, 40 goats, 3 cows and buffaloes is nisab for zakat.

• 1/10 is the nisab of irrigated produce.

• Zakat is treasure of Islam; it is the saying of holy prophet.

• Usher means 1/10.

• Khums means 1/5.

• Word Zakat occurs in Quran for 32 times.

• In 2nd A.H the rate and method of distribution of Zakat was determined at Madina.

• Kharaj is spoils of war.

• Fay is income from town lands.

• Zakat on produce of mines is 1/5th.

• Ushr on artificially irrigated land is 1/20th.

• Al-Gharmain means debtors.

• There are two types of zakat.

Hajj 

• Hajj means to intend.

• Hajj made compulsory in 9 A.H.

• First Hajj offered in 9 A.H.

• Hajj ordained in Surah Bakr.

• The holy prophet performed only 1 Hajj in 10th A.H.

• There are 3 types of Hajj.

• One tawaf of Kaaba is known as Shoot.

• Tawaf begins from Shoot.

• Number of Jamarat is 3.

• Mosque located in Mina is Kheef.

• At Meekat, Hujjaj assume the state of Ihram.

• Kalima Tauheed is recited during Hajj.

• At Mina the ritual of offering sacrifice is performed

• Jamart-throwing of pebbles, it is performed on 10th, 11th, 12th and 13th of Zul Hajj.

• Maghrib and Isha both prayers are offered together at Muzdalifa on 9th Zil Hajj.

• Yome-Afra is called to Hajj day.

• Name of the place where the pilgrims go from Arafat: Muzdalfa.

• First structure of Kaaba was built by Adam.

• Ibrahim & Ismail rebuilt Kaaba 4500 years ago.

• Yum-e-Nahar is called to the Day of Sacrifice.

• Yum e Arafat is 9th Zul Hajj.

• One khutba is recited during Hajj.

• Al-Imarn is the surah in which Hajj is commanded.

• Holy prophet sacrificed 63 camels during hajj.

• Adam and Hazrat Hawa performed the first ever Hajj.

• Running b/w Safa & Marwa seven times is called Sayee.

• Most important step of Hajj after assuming Ahram is Wuquf.