Explanation

• Jalsa in Namaz is Wajib (according to Hanafi fiqh).
• Jalsa means sitting briefly between the two Sajdahs (prostrations).

Additional information:

• Qiyam → Standing position
• Rukoo → Bowing position
• First Sajdah → Prostration

Last verified on 30-06-2026

Explanation

• First marriage after Khadija (RA): Hazrat Sawdah bint Zam’ah (RA)
• Year: After 619 AD (Year of Sorrow)
• Place: Makkah
• Status: Widow of Sakran ibn Amr
• Known for: Simple life and devotion

Last verified on 23-06-2026

Explanation

• In Al-Maidah, the order of Wuzu, Ghusal and Tayammum is mentioned.
• There are 5 Sunnah and 3 Faraiz in Ghusal.

Al-Maidah is the fifth chapter of the Quran:

• Number of verses: 120.
• Other names: The Feast.
• Number of Rukus: 16.
• Position: Juz 6 to 7.

Last verified on 26-04-2026

Explanation

• Surah Al-Naml has Bismillah twice in the Holy Quran.
• It contains Bismillah at the beginning and again in Verse 30 (message of Prophet Sulaiman AS).
• Surah: 27th
• Verses: 93rd
• Type: Makki Surah
• Name Meaning: “The Ants”

Additional information:

• In contrast, Surah Al-Toba starts without Bismillah.
• Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem is repeated 114 times in the Quran.

Last verified on 12-06-2026

Explanation

Division of Quranic Surahs:

• Total Surahs → 114
• Makki Surahs → 86
• Madani Surahs → 28
• Revealed over → 23 years
• Madani period → about 10 years

Madani Surahs usually have longer verses (Ayahs).

• They focus on laws, social system, and community life.
• The first complete Madani Surah is Surah Al-Baqarah.

List of 28 Madani Surah in Quran:

1. Al Baqarah سورہ البقرہ

2. Al e Imran سورہ آل عمران

3. An Naas سورہ النسائ

4. Al Maaeda سورہ المائدہ

5. An Faal سورہ الانفال

6. Towba سورہ التوبہ

7. Al Raad سورہ الرعد

8. Al Haj سورہ الحج

9. Al Noor سورہ النور

10. Al Ahzab سورہ الاحزاب

11. Muhammad سورہ محمد

12. Al Fatah سورہ الفتح

13. Al Hujraat سورہ الحجرات

14. Al Rehman سورہ الرحمٰن

15. Al Hadeed سورہ الحدید

16. Al Mujadelah سورہ المجادلہ

17. Al Hashr سورہ الحشر

18. Al Mumtahina سورہ الممتحنہ

19. Al Saaf سورہ الصف

20. Al Juma سورہ الجمعہ

21. Al Munafiqon سورہ المنافقون

22. Al Tagabun سورہ التغابن

23. Al Talaq سورہ الطلاق

24. Al Tahreem سورہ التحریم

25. Al Insan سورہ الانسان

26. Al Baeana سورہ البینہ

27. Al Zalzalah سورہ الزلزال

28. Al Nasar سورہ النصر

Last verified on 30-04-2026

Explanation

Pakistan’s borders with neighbors:

• India: 2,100 km (East)
• Afghanistan: 2,611 km (West/Northwest)
• Iran: 909 km (West)

• Arabian Sea coast: 1,058 km (South)
• Total land border: 6,219 km
• Land + Sea border: 7,277 km
• Land + Sea + LOC & Working Boundary: 8,340 km

Explanation

• Correct sentence: "I have been studying for 3 hours."
• For is used to show a duration of time (e.g., for 3 hours, for two days).
• Since is used with a starting point in time (e.g., since 9 a.m., since Monday).

Last verified on 09-06-2026

Explanation

Sikandar Sultan Raja appointed CEC: 27 January 2020

Sikandar Sultan Raja: first retired bureaucrat to have ever been appointed as the head of the top electoral body

Previously, Sardar Muhammad Raza was CEC (retired on December 5, 2019)

Explanation

1.  Brunei
2.  Cambodia
3.  Indonesia
4.  Laos
5.  Malaysia
6.  Myanmar
7.  Philippines
8.  Singapore
9.  Thailand
10.  Vietnam
11. Timor Leste

• Founded: 8 August 1967, Bangkok, Thailand
• Headquarters: Jakarta, Indonesia
• Official language: No single official language (English commonly used)
• Purpose: Promote economic, cultural, and political cooperation in Southeast Asia.

Explanation

List of Holy Books with Prophet Names:

1. Taurat (Torah) - Hazrat Musa (Moses) (AS)
2. Zabur (Psalms) - Hazrat Dawood (David) (AS)
3. Injil (Gospel) - Hazrat Isa (Jesus) (AS)
4. Quran - Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH)

Last verified on 25-04-2026