Explanation

• SMS stands for Short Message Service.
• It is a text messaging service used on mobile phones and other communication systems.
• SMS was defined in 1986 as part of the Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) standards.
• The first SMS message was sent on 3 December 1992.
• The first SMS was sent by Neil Papworth from a computer to a Vodafone mobile phone.
• First SMS Content: “Merry Christmas”.

Last verified on 09-08-2026

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• The headquarters of the International Court of Justice is in The Hague, Netherlands.
• ICJ is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations.
• It consists of 15 judges, elected for 9-year terms.

• Founded: 1945
• Official Languages: English, French
• Member States: UN member countries
• Main Function: Settling legal disputes between states

Explanation

• Surah Yaseen is known as the "Heart of the Holy Quran."
• It is the 36th chapter of the Quran.
• It contains 83 verses.
• It is regarded as an earlier Meccan surah.

Additional information:

• Surah Ar-Rahman: "Aroos ul Quran" (the Bride of the Quran).
• Al-Fatihah (The Opening)
• Al-Baqarah (The Cow)
• Aali Imran (The Family of Imran)
• An-Nisa (The Women)
• Al-Maidah (The Table)

Last verified on 15-07-2026

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• Vatican City is the smallest/state country in the world by land area and population.
• It is a city-state surrounded by Rome, Italy.
• It serves as the headquarters of the Roman Catholic Church.
• Total area is about 0.49 sq km.
• It is located in Europe.

Additional information:

• Smallest Muslim country: Brunei
• Smallest republic: Nauru
• Smallest SAARC country: Maldives
• Largest Muslim country (population): Indonesia

Last verified on 10-02-2026

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• Muawiya I
• Reign: 661–680 AD

• Marwan II
• Reign: 744–750 AD

• The Umayyad Caliphate was the first major Islamic dynasty after the Rightly Guided Caliphs.
• It was founded after the end of the Rashidun Caliphate in 661 AD.
• The dynasty ruled a vast empire from Spain to Central Asia.
• It ended in 750 AD after defeat by the Abbasids.

Last verified on 31-05-2026

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• Total Ghazwat: Historical accounts list 27.
• Mentioned in the Quran: 12.
• The first ghazwa is the Battle
• Last Ghazwa of Holy Prophet (PBUH): Ghazwa tabook

Additional information:

• Battle of Badr: Mentioned in Surah Ali 'Imran and Al-Anfal.
• Battle of Uhud: Discussed in Surah Ali 'Imran.
• Battle of Ahzab (Trench): Described in Surah Al-Ahzab.
• Battle of Hunayn: Mentioned in Surah At-Tawbah.
• Battle of Tabuk: Discussed in Surah At-Tawbah

Last verified on 16-05-2026

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• The nation of Hazrat Loot (AS) was destroyed by a punishment from Allah.
• Their cities were overturned and destroyed by stones (sijjil).
• This punishment came due to their major sins and disobedience.
• The destroyed قوم is known as the people of Sodom and Gomorrah.

Last verified on 27-04-2026

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• In Islamic purification, Ghusl (ritual bath) has 3 Fard (obligatory acts).
• These are necessary for the bath to be valid according to Fiqh rules.
• Ghusl is required after major impurity (Janabat, Haiz, Nifas).
• Without completing these 3, Ghusl is not valid.

Last verified on 25-04-2026

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• Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz was a just ruler of the Umayyad Caliphate.
• He ruled from 717 to 720 A.D.
• He died in 720 A.D (101 A.H) at the age of 39 years.
• Known as the 5th Rightly Guided Caliph due to his justice and reforms.

Last verified on 02-04-2026

Explanation

ASCII stand for American Standard Code for Information Interchange.

It is a character encoding standard that assigns numerical values (0-127) to English letters, numbers, punctuation marks

Work on the ASCII standard began in May 1961

Definitive version published in 1968

Last updated 15-feb-2026