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• Ali ibn Abi Talib (656 to 661 CE) shifted the capital from Madinah to Kufa.
• This change happened around 657 CE (36 AH) after internal conflicts like the Battle of Jamal.
• Earlier, Madinah was the capital during the first three caliphs.
• He is buried in Najaf.

Last verified on 30-04-2026

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• Headquarters: Brussels, Belgium
• NATO stands for North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
• Founded: 4 April 1949 (Washington, USA).
• Type: Military Alliance.
• Official Languages: English & French.
• Founding Members: 12

Total Members: 32

• European: 30
• North American: 2

Latest Member: Sweden (joined 7 March 2024)

• Muslim Member Country: Türkiye
• Pakistan: Not a NATO member

List of NATO member countries:

1. Albania
2. Belgium
3. Bulgaria
4. Canada
5. Croatia
6. Czechia
7. Denmark
8. Estonia
9. France
10. Germany
11. Greece
12. Hungary
13. Iceland
14. Italy
15. Latvia
16. Lithuania
17. Luxembourg
18. Montenegro
19. Netherlands
20. North Macedonia
21. Norway
22. Poland
23. Portugal
24. Romania
25. Slovakia
26. Slovenia
27. Spain
28. Turkiye
29. United Kingdom
30. United States
31. Finland
32. Sweden

Last verified on 10-05-2026

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• The Battle of Karbala took place on Muharram 10 61 A.H (October 10, 680)
• In Karbala, present-day Iraq.
• It was fought between the army of the second Umayyad Caliph, Yazid I, and a small army led by Hussain ibn Ali (AS).
• The Umayyad Caliph Muawiyah I had nominated his son Yazid as his successor.

Last verified on 25-04-2026

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• MAC Address means Media Access Control Address
• MAC Address is a unique identifier assigned to a Network Interface Card (NIC).
• It is used to identify devices on a local network.
• Format example: 00:1A:2B:3C:4D:5E (6 bytes / 48 bits)

Last updated 15-feb-2026

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• Authority: Governor-General Malik Ghulam Muhammad
• Prime Minister removed: Khawaja Nazim-ud-Din
• Date of dismissal: 17 April 1953
• Successor PM: Muhammad Ali Bogra
• Governor-General office: Highest executive authority at that time

Last verified on 22-06-2026

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• Waterloo is located in Belgium, near the capital Brussels.
• The Battle of Waterloo was fought on 18 June 1815.
• It marked the final defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte.
• Napoleon was defeated by the allied forces commanded by the Duke of Wellington and Prussian forces under Gebhard von Blücher.

Last verified on 08-10-2026

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• The Sun produces heat.
• Similarly, a piano produces music.
• Therefore, the correct relationship is Sun : Heat :: Piano : Music.

Last verified on 08-10-2026

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• Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) is based on the mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London, UK.
• The Greenwich Meridian (0° longitude) passes through Greenwich.
• The international system of standard time zones was established at the International Meridian Conference in 1884.

Last verified on 08-10-2026

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• First Viceroy of India: Lord Canning in 1858

Additional information:

• Last Viceroy of India: Lord Mountbatten in 1947
• First Governor of Bengal: Robert Clive
• First Governor-General of Bengal: Warren Hastings (1772-1785)
• First Governor-General of India: William Bentinck in 1833

Last verified on 08-10-2026

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• Takbeer-e-Tahreema is the declaration “Allahu Akbar” made at the beginning of Salah.
• It is said while raising the hands up to the ears and then bringing them down.
• After Takbeer-e-Tahreema, a person formally enters the state of Salah, and actions that invalidate prayer are avoided.
• The term Tahreem refers to making certain otherwise permissible actions prohibited during Salah.

Last verified on 08-10-2026