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• "Badr" means "full moon" in Arabic.
• The Battle of Badr, also called Furqan.
• The Battle of Badr is also known as The Day of the Criterion.
• Day of the Criterion means کسوٹی کا دن
• It took place on Tuesday, 13 March 624 CE (17 Ramadan, 2 AH) near the city of Badr.
• Prophet Muhammad SAW, commanding his Sahaba, defeated the Quraysh army led by Abu Jahl (Amr ibn Hishām).
• The Kufar forces numbered 1,000.
• It was the first battle of Islam, with 313-317 Muslims.
• The Muslim forces included 82-85 Muhajirun and 231 Ansar (61 from Aws and 170 from Khazraj).
• They had 2 horses and 70 camels.
• Fourteen Muslims were martyred, while 70 Kufar were killed and 70 captured.
• Surah Al-Anfal mentions that Allah promised to reinforce the Muslims with 1,000 angels.

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• Date: 23 March 625 AD (3 AH)
• Place: Valley of Uhud, near Madina
• Muslim Army: ~1000
• Enemy Army: ~3000
• 50 skilled archers were placed on Mount Uhud by Prophet Muhammad
• It was between Muslims and the Quraish of Makkah.
• The leader of the Quraish was Abu Sufyan.
• The battle is mentioned in the Qur'an (Surah Aal-e-Imran).

Last verified on 25-04-2026

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• Enormous means بہت زیادہ
• Huge means بہت زیادہ

Last verified on 10-06-2026

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• Makki Surahs: 86
• Madani Surahs: 28
• Total Surahs: 114
• Makki Period: ~13 years
• Revelation Place: Makkah

Additional information:

• Makki Surahs mainly emphasize faith (Iman)
• Madani Surahs focus on law and social system
• First revelation occurred in Hira Cave (610 CE)
• Last revelation completed in 632 CE
• Quran contains 11 Sajdah in Makki Surahs and 3 in Madani Surahs

Last verified on 17-05-2026

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• Pakistan hosted the 2nd Islamic Summit Conference of the OIC from 22–24 February 1974 in Lahore.
  • An Extraordinary OIC Summit was also held later in 1997 in Islamabad on Pakistan’s Golden Jubilee.

Additional information:

• 1st Summit: Rabat, Morocco – September 1969
• 3rd Summit: Makkah, Saudi Arabia – 25–28 January 1981

Last verified on 07-03-2026

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• Official Adoption: 16 August 1954
• Lyrics Writer: Hafeez Jalandhari (1952)
• Composer: Ahmad G. Chagla (1949)
• Duration: About 80 seconds
• Words: 48 words, 15 lines
• First played on Radio: August 13, 1954

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• Became separate province: 1 April 1936, capital Karachi
• Annexed to Bombay Presidency: 1843
• Part of Pakistan: 14 August 1947 – 14 October 1955, capital Hyderabad
• Separation demanded by: Muhammad Ali Jinnah in 1929 under Government of India Act 1935
• First Muslim League Government in Sindh: 1943

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• Al-Baqarah (The Cow or The Heifer) is the second and longest chapter of the Quran, with 286 verses.
• It derives its name from the story of the cow (vv. 67-73).
• Verse 282, the longest verse, is known as 'āyatu d-dayn.
• It consists of 25,500 letters and is positioned in Juzʼ 1–3.
• The chapter has 40 Rukus.
• It is classified as Medinan.

Additional information:

• Hazrat Ibrahim (علیہ السلام) is mentioned 13 times.
• The verse 183 describes the obligation of fasting (soam).
• Surah Aal-e-Imran is the second longest surah of Holy Quran.
• Surah Al-Kausar is the shortest surah of Holy Quran.

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