Explanation

• No Sajdas in Salat-e-Janaza.
• Namaz-e-Janazah is performed standing in line.
• It includes 4 Takbeers.
• It is Farz-e-Kifaya.
• The first Namaz-e-Janazah performed by the Holy Prophet ﷺ was for Asad bin Zaraara (RA).

Last verified on 18-05-2026

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• Europe is the only continent without a desert.
• It has a temperate climate with sufficient rainfall.

Additional information:

• Divided by the Ural Mountains
• Second-smallest continent
• Covers 2% of Earth’s surface
• Area: 10.18 million km²

Last verified on 16-01-2026

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• Ushr is a 10% tax on harvests from irrigated or rain-watered land.
• 5% on harvests from land dependent on well water.

Last verified on 16-05-2026

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• Mount K2 is the second-highest mountain on Earth.
• It is part of the Karakorum Range.
• It is located on the China–Pakistan border between Baltistan in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of northern Pakistan.
• K2, at 8,611 meters above sea level.
• K-2 is Also Known As Godwin Austin.
  
• 'K' standing for Karakoram.
• K2 mountain was first measured by Godwin Austen in 1856.
• The Silk Route is also known as the Karakoram Highway.

Additional information:

• The first highest mountain on Earth is Mount Everest.
• It is located in Nepal.
• The new height of Mount Everest is 8,848.86m (29,032 feet).
• Mount Everest was named after George Everest in 1856.

Last verified on 01-04-2026

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• The idiom “Have an axe to grind” means having a selfish or personal reason.
• It is used when someone acts for personal interest or hidden motive.
• It is often used in criticism when someone’s opinion is biased due to personal benefit.

Last verified on 02-05-2026

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• Muawiya I (RA) became the first caliph of the Umayyad Caliphate.
• He assumed power after the period of Ali ibn Abi Talib (RA).
• Umayyad rule: 661 – 750 AD
• First Caliph: Muawiya I (661–680 AD)
• Last Caliph: Marwan II (744–750 AD)
• Birth: 602 AD (Mecca)
• Death: 680 AD (Damascus

Last verified on 27-04-2026

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• Masjid al-Qiblatain is located in Medina.
• It is where Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H) changed the direction of prayer (Qibla) from Masjid al-Aqsa to Masjid al-Haram
• During the Zuhr prayer.
• The mosque has two domes and two minarets.
• It was founded by Sawad ibn Ghanam ibn Ka'ab and first opened in 1987.
• It is traditionally believed to have been built by Abraham and Ishmael.

Last verified on 30-03-2026

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Explanation

• Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) migrated from Makkah to Madina in the year 622 CE (13th Year of the Prophethood).
• This event, known as the Hijra.
• This marks the beginning of the Islamic calendar.

Last verified on 14-03-2026

Explanation

• Umm al-Mu'minin Hafsah, daughter of Umar (رضي الله عنه).
• She was the wife of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ.
• She was the first woman known as a "Hafiz e Quran."
• Her marriage to the Prophet ﷺ took place in 3 A.H.
• She was born in 605 AD in Mecca.
• She was passed away in 665 AD in Medina.

Last verified on 30-03-2026