do you know the book

7/31/2019 Do You Know the Book

1/16

Do You Know?Quiz, Questions & Answers

One step at a time


2/16


3/16

Do You Know?Quiz, Questions & Answers

1. What is the meaning of Hadi-i zaman?

A. ____________________________________________________

2. What are the two (2) means of guidance for the people after Holy Prophet?

A. ____________________________________________________

3. Who is the Hadi or Nur of the Time?

A. ____________________________________________________

4. Why is Surah Ya-Sin called "Qalb-i Quran"(Heart of Quran)?

A. ____________________________________________________

5. Is Imam always present and living in this world?

A. ____________________________________________________

6. What is the name of the heavenly Book of Islam?

A. ____________________________________________________

7. In what language is the Holy Quran?

A. ____________________________________________________

8. What is the difference between "Holy Quran" and "Hadith"?

A. ____________________________________________________

9. What are those two Hadith in which Prophet has mentioned Hazrat Ali as thegate/door?

A. ____________________________________________________

____________________________________________________

10. In which Hadith has Prophet mentioned the relation between Hazrat Ali & theQuran?

A. ____________________________________________________

QA Book -Page 1


4/16

11. How many Paras(Parts), Surahs(Chapters) and Ayats(Verses) are there inthe Holy Quran?

A. ____________________________________________________

12. Who does the miracle of Tanzil and who does the miracle of Tawil? Also givethe reference of the Hadith? If possible

A. ____________________________________________________

13. What does Rasul" mean?

A. ____________________________________________________

14. How many Prophets have come to this world?

A. ____________________________________________________

15. Name some well-known heavenly Books with the names of the respective

Prophets to whom they were revealed?

A. ____________________________________________________

16. Who was the first Messenger to come to this world?

A. ____________________________________________________

17. Who was the last Messenger to come to this world?

A. ____________________________________________________

18. As an Ismaili what do we say to greet each other and what is the reply?

A. ____________________________________________________

19. How do you greet other Muslim brothers and sisters and what is the reply?

A. ____________________________________________________

20. What is a meaning of As-Salamu `Alaykum?

A. ____________________________________________________

21. What is the name of our Religion and what is the name of our Tariqah?

A. ____________________________________________________

22. What is the teaching of Ismailism which distinguishes us from the otherMuslims?

A. ____________________________________________________

QA Book -Page 2


5/16

23. What is a person who does not believe in Allah called?

A. ____________________________________________________

24. What does Tasmiyah mean?

A. ____________________________________________________

25. What is the meaning of Panj-tan-i pak?

A. ____________________________________________________

26. Who are the five (5) Holy Persons (panj-tan-i pak)?

A. ____________________________________________________

____________________________________________________

27. Who from the Ashab-i Kibar (great companions of the Prophet

Muhammad) became part of the Ahl al-Bayt?

A. ____________________________________________________

28. Who are known as Hasanayn?

A. ____________________________________________________

29. What is the meaning of Firishtagan-i Muqarrab?

A. ____________________________________________________

30. How many and who are the Muqarrab (Close) Angels?

A. ____________________________________________________

____________________________________________________

31. What are the special functions of the four (4) Close (arched) Angels?

A. ____________________________________________________

32. Name two (2) Angels (darjaat) who are greater than the Close Angels?

A. ____________________________________________________

33. Is it true that Angels can also appear physically by the command of Allah?

A. ____________________________________________________

QA Book -Page 3


6/16

34. What does `Ibadat mean?

A. ____________________________________________________

35. What does Ma`rifat mean?

A. ____________________________________________________

36. What is the difference between Salik & `Arif?

A. ____________________________________________________

37. How will you explain Fana Fi Allah?

A. ____________________________________________________

38. What is Sirat al-Mustaqim and what are the stages of it?

A. ____________________________________________________

39. Who created Allah?

A. ____________________________________________________

40. How do we believe in the creation, as a straight line or as a circle?

A. ____________________________________________________

41. What does Tawhid means?

A. ____________________________________________________

42. What is the word, which describes the concept of Tawhid for us?

A. ____________________________________________________

43. Which Imam blessed us with the miraculous word MONOREALITY,which describes the concept of Tawhid for us?

A. ____________________________________________________

44. Name the Book & Chapter of that Book in which Imam wrote aboutMONOREALITY?

A. ____________________________________________________

45. Do we believe that Allah is everywhere, if yes give the reference from theQuran?

A. ____________________________________________________

QA Book -Page 4


7/16

46. What is the difference between Monorealism and Monotheism?

A. ____________________________________________________

47. What does Personal World mean?

A. ____________________________________________________

48. What are Àlam-i Asghar & Àlam-i Akbar and what is the differencebetween them?

A. ____________________________________________________

49. Why is a human beings rank above all creation?

A. ____________________________________________________

50. What does Holy Qur'an says about Paradise?

A. ____________________________________________________

51. What is Spiritual Science?

A. ____________________________________________________

52. What is the Quranic reference regarding Allahs promise about His signs inboth worlds?

A. ____________________________________________________

53. What is Farz and what is Nafal?

A. ____________________________________________________

54. What is Hadith-i Nawafil or Hadith-i Taqarrub(Hadith of proximity)?

A. ____________________________________________________

55. How many and what are the stages of Itaàt(obedience)?

A. ____________________________________________________

56. In which ayat which we recite in the second part of our Duà, are these threestages of Ìtaàt referred to? Give the Quranic reference too.(if possible)

A. ____________________________________________________

57. What are the three (3) stages of Yaqin(certainty)?

A. ____________________________________________________

QA Book -Page 5


8/16

58. What are the three (3) levels of Fana(Annihilation)?

A. ____________________________________________________

59. Name seven (7) Pillars of Islam?

A. ____________________________________________________

60. Name six (6) major Prophets?

A. ____________________________________________________

61. What is Hazir Imams fathers name?

A. ____________________________________________________

62. Who gave the title Aga Khan to our Imams?

A. ____________________________________________________

63. Name the Four (4) Aga Khans in the order I, II, III & IV?

A. ____________________________________________________

64. What are our Ismaili Tariqah practices, Esoteric or Exoteric?

A. ____________________________________________________

65. What are the Arabic words for Esoteric and Exoteric?

A. ____________________________________________________

66. Which Surah is called Ummul-Kitab and esoterically whose title is it?

A. ____________________________________________________

67. Name the Surah, which we read in our Du`a, which refers to the concept of Tawhid?

A. ____________________________________________________

68. How many times is the word Imam mentioned in the Holy Quran?

A. ____________________________________________________

69. How many times is the word Nur mentioned in the Holy Quran?

A. ____________________________________________________

QA Book -Page 6


9/16

70. How many times is the word Ruh(Soul) mentioned in the Holy Quran?

A. ____________________________________________________

71. How many ranks of the human soul are there in the Holy Quran?

A. ____________________________________________________

72. What three (3) things do human beings consist of ?

A. ____________________________________________________

73. If good food and regular exercise make our body healthier, what are thesources of health for our Soul and Intellect?

A. ____________________________________________________

74. We believe that Allah has not created anything without any meaning in it orwithout any use for it, then why has Allah created tears if we are not

allowed to shed them in our worldly matters?

A. ____________________________________________________

75. Who wrote the Book Wajh-i Din?

A. ____________________________________________________

76. Who wrote the following Books: Da`aimul-Islam and Asasut-Tawil?

A. ____________________________________________________

77. Who said that he is the dot under the BA in Bismillah and what is theTawil of it?

A. _______________________________________________________

78. What is the name of special `Ibadat, which we do in the morning between4.00 a.m. & 5.00 a.m.?

A. ____________________________________________________

79. What is the meaning of Ism A`zam and what is its Tawil?

A. ____________________________________________________

80. What does AKDN stands for?A. ____________________________________________________

QA Book -Page 7


10/16

Quiz, Questions & Answers

1. What is the meaning of Hadi-i zaman?

Ans: Guide of the time.

2. What are the two (2) means of guidance for the people after the demise of the

Holy Prophet?

Ans: Holy Quran and the true Imam of the time.

Quranic reference: "Indeed, there has come to you from Allah a Light and a manifest Book" (5:15)

3. Who is the Hadi or Nur of the Time?

Ans: Nur Mawlana Shah Karim Al-Husayni Hazir Imam.

4. Why is Surah Ya-Sin called "Qalb-i Quran"(Heart of Quran)?

Ans: Because it contains the most important Ayat:

"And we have encompassed everything in the Manifest Imam" (36:12).

5. Is Imam always present and living in this world?

Ans: Yes, Imam is always present and living in this world.

6. What is the name of the heavenly Book of Islam?

Ans: The "Holy Quran".

7. In what language is the Holy Quran?

Ans: Arabic.

8. What is the difference between "Holy Quran" and "Hadith"?

Ans: The Holy Quran is the Holy speech of Allah and the Hadith is the saying ofProphet Muhammad.

9. What are those two Hadiths in which Prophet has mentioned Hazrat Ali as thegate/door?

Ans: 1. "I am the City of Knowledge and Ali is its gate".

2. "I am the House of Wisdom and Ali is its door".

10. In which Hadith has Prophet mentioned the relation between Hazrat Ali & theQuran?

Ans: "Ali is with the Quran and the Quran is with Ali".QA Book -Page 8


11/16

11. How many Paras, Surahs and Ayats are there in the Holy Quran?Ans: There are 30 Paras, 114 Surahs and 6666 Ayats in the Holy Quran.

12. Who does the miracle of Tanzil and who does the miracle of Tawil? Alsogive the reference of the Hadith?

Ans: Tanzil is the miracle of the Prophet and Tawil is the miracle of the Imam.Hadith: I am the custodian of Tanzil and Ali is the custodian of Tawil.

13. What does Rasul mean?Ans: Rasul means Messenger.

14. How many Prophets have come to this world?Ans: Hundred and twenty four thousand (124,000) Prophets have come to this

world.

15. Name some well-known heavenly Books with the names of the respectiveProphets to whom they were revealed?

Ans: Suhuf of Hazrat Ibrahim (a.s.), Tawrat of Hazrat Musa (a.s.), Zabur of

Hazrat Dawud (a.s.), Injil of Hazrat Isa (a.s.) and the Holy Quran ofProphet Muhammad (s.a.a.s.).

16. Who was the first Messenger to come to this world?Ans: Hazrat Adam (a.s.).

17. Who was the last Messenger to come to this world?Ans: Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa (s.a.a.s.)

18. As an Ismaili what do we say to greet each other and what is the reply?Ans: Ya Ali Madad, and the reply will be Mawla Ali Madad.

19. How do you greet other Muslim brothers and sisters and what is the reply?Ans: As-salamu àlaykum, and the reply will be Wa àlaykumus-salam.

20. What is a meaning of As-Salamu Àlaykum?Ans: It means Peace be upon you.

21. What is the name of our Religion and what is the name of our Tariqah?Ans: Name of our Religion is Islam and the name of our Tariqah is Ismailism.

22. What is the teaching of Ismailism which distinguishes us from the other

Muslims?Ans: As Ismailis we believe that the Imam (guide) is always present in the world

to guide us according to the time.

23. What is a person who does not believe in Allah called?Ans: Infidel (kafir).

24. What does Tasmiyah mean?Ans: Tasmiyah means to say Bismillahir-rahmanir-rahim.

QA Book -Page 9


12/16

25. What is the meaning of Panj-tan-i pak?Ans: It means five (5) Holy Persons.

26. Who are the five (5) Holy Persons (panj-tan-i pak)?Ans: Hazrat-i Muhammad Mustafa (s.a.a.s.), Hazrat-i Ali Murtaza (a.s.),

Hazrat-i Fatimah-i Zahra (a.s.), Hazrat-i Hasan (a.s.) and Hazrat-i Husayn(a.s.).

27. Who from the Ashab-i Kibar (great companions of the ProphetMuhammad) became part of the Ahl al-Bayt?

Ans: Hazrat Salman Farsi.

28. Who are known as Hasanayn?Ans: Hazrat Imam Hasan and Hazrat Imam Husayn.

29. What is the meaning of Firishtagan-i Muqarrab?Ans: Close Angels.

30. How many and who are the Muqarrab (Close) Angels?

Ans: There are four (4) Muqarrab (Close) Angels and they are: -1. Hazrat Jibrail (a.s.) 2. Hazrat Mikail (a.s.) 3. Hazrat Israfil (a.s.)4. Hazrat Ìzrail (a.s.).

31. What are the special functions of the four (4) Close Angels?Ans: 1. Hazrat Jibrail (a.s.) = Brings revelation (wahy).

2. Hazrat Mikail (a.s.) = Distributes the sustenance (Rozi).3. Hazrat Israfil (a.s.) = Blows the sur (trumpet).4. Hazrat Ìzrail (a.s.) = Seizes Souls (Ruh).

32. Name two (2) Angels who are greater than the Close Angels?

Ans: They are Universal Intellect(Àql-i Kull) and Universal Soul(Nafs-iKull).

33. Is it true that Angels can also appear physically by the command of Allah?Ans: Yes, it is TRUE. (19:17)

34. What does Ìbadat mean?Ans: Ìbadat means to worship Allah.

35. What does Ma`rifat mean?Ans: Ma`rifat means recognition of Allah.

36. What is the difference between Salik & Àrif?Ans: Salik is the one who is moving ahead on the path of Sirat-al Mustaqim

and Àrif is the one who has reached the final destination (one who hasentered into the Haziratul-qudus).

37. How will you explain Fana Fi Allah?Ans: Fana means Annihilate (become one)Fi means in, thus 'Fana Fi Allah

means "To become one with Allah". It is our destiny; it is the Noor of Allah,where we are all one. When Àrif becomes one with God, he spiritually takesall the humans and rest of the creation with him there.

QA Book -Page 10


13/16

38. What is Sirat al-Mustaqim and what are the stages of it?Ans: Sirat al-Mustaqim means the straight path which extends from this world

to Haziratul-qudus. It has four stages:1. Shariat. 2. Tariqat. 3. Haqiqat and 4. Ma`rifat.

39. Who created Allah?Ans: Allah is not created by anyone, because He has always been there. (112:2)

40. How do we believe in the creation, as a straight line or as a circle?Ans: As a CIRCLE. Because we dont believe that creation is like straight line,

which starts from a certain point and ends at another point, but we see it inmany examples as a CIRCLE, which has no beginning and no end. Webelieve that Allah has always been and will be the Creator. It is not that Hewas not a Creator at the beginning and then He started the creation andbecame the Creator and then some time later He will stop creating and willno longer be Creator.

41. What does Tawhid means? (112:1)Ans: Tawhid means to believe in one God.

42. What is the word, which describes the concept of Tawhid for us?Ans: MONOREALITY.

43. Which Imam blessed us with the miraculous word MONOREALITY,which describes the concept of Tawhid for us?

Ans: Hazrat Imam Sultan Muhammad Shah (a.s.).

44. Name the Book & Chapter of that Book in which Imam wrote aboutMONOREALITY?

Ans: Book = The Memoirs of Agakhan and Chapter = Islam-the religion of

my Ancestors.

45. Do we believe that Allah is everywhere, if yes give the reference from theQuran?

Ans: Yes, Allah is everywhere. As Quran says: Allah is the light of the Heavens& Earth (24:35) and Wherever you turn, there is the face of Allah (2:115)

46. What is the difference between Monorealism and Monotheism?Ans: Monotheism is the concept that Allah is somewhere higher and we are

down here and cant reach him. But Monorealism gives us the hope thatAllah is everywhere (Allah is the light of the Heavens and the Earth,

(24:35) and we live within Allah and walk and talk within Him. Monorealityexplains how Allah is one. Allah is one in the sense that He is the only one butincludes all of us.

47. What does Personal World mean?Ans: Personal world is a world contained within oneself, which is also called the

microcosm. Personal world contains within itself the entire Universe in asubtle form, just as a seed contains within itself the entire tree. When truemumins travels on Sirat al-Mustaqim and reachMa'rifat, they come to therecognition as to how the entire Universe is subjugated to them.

QA Book -Page 11


14/16

48. What are Àlam-i Asghar & Àlam-i Akbar and what is the differencebetween them?

Ans: Àlam-i Asghar means the personal world and Àlam-i Akbar means theUniverse. The difference between them is like the seed and the tree.

49. Why is a human beings rank above all creation?Ans: It is because a human being posses intellect that allows him to identify right

from wrong and enables him to attainMa'rifat.

50. What does Holy Qur'an says about Paradise?Ans: Nothing is Impossible in Paradise.

51. What is Spiritual Science?Ans: True knowledge about the physical (external) world is called physical

science. Same way, true knowledge of the spiritual (internal) world is calledSpiritual Science.

52. What is the Quranic reference regarding Allahs promise about His signs inboth worlds?

Ans: Soon We will show them Our signs in the external world and the internalworld until it becomes manifest to them that He is the truth (41:53).

53. What is Farz and what is Nafal?Ans: Farz means obligatory or compulsory practices of religion, which a

mumin must fulfil.Nafal is the additional prayers and actions that a true mumin must do inorder to come closer to Almighty Allah and to earn His Love.

54. What is Hadith-i Nawafil or Hadith-i Taqarrub(Hadith of proximity)?Ans: My servant always seeks My closeness through additional prayers until I

love him. When I love him, I become his ear with which he hears, and Ibecome his eye, with which he sees and I become his hand with which hegrasps and I become his foot by which he walks."

55. How many and what are the stages of Itaàt(obedience)?Ans: Three Stages: 1. Obedience of Allah 2. Obedience of Prophet and

3. Obedience of Ulil-amr (those who hold authority) = Imam-i zaman.

56. In which ayat which we recite in the second part of our Duà, are these threestages of Ìtaàt referred to? Give the Quranic reference too.

Ans: O you who believe! Obey Allah and obey the Rasul and the Ulil-amr (those

who hold authority = Imam-i zaman) (Suratun-Nisaa, 4:59)).

57. What are the three (3) stages of Yaqin(certainty)?Ans: 1. Ilmul-yaqin (knowledge of certitude)

2. Àynul-yaqin (Eye of certitude)3. Haqqul-yaqin. (Truth of certainty)

58. What are the three (3) levels of Fana(Annihilation)?Ans: 1. Annihilation in the Murshid (Imam)

2. Annihilation in the Prophet3. Annihilation in God.

QA Book -Page 12


15/16

59. Name seven (7) Pillars of Islam?Ans: 1. Walaya 2. Tahara 3. Salah 4. Zakah

5. Sawm 6. Hajj 7. Jihad

60. Name six (6) major Prophets?Ans: 1. Hazrat Adam (a.s.) 2. Hazrat Nuh (a.s.) 3. Hazrat Ibrahim (a.s.)

4. Hazrat Musa (a.s.) 5. Hazrat Ìsa (a.s.) 6. Hazrat Muhammad (s.a.a.s.)

61. What is Hazir Imams fathers name?Ans: Prince Ali Salman Khan (a.s.).

62. Who gave the title Aga Khan to our Imams?Ans: FathÀli Shah Qachar (Shah of Iran).

63. Name the Four (4) Aga Khans in the order I, II, III & IV?Ans: Imam Shah Hasan Ali Shah, Imam Shah Ali Shah, Imam Sultan Muhammad

Shah & Shah Karim Hazir Imam.

64. What are our Ismaili Tariqah practices, Esoteric or Exoteric?Ans: Both Esoteric and Exoteric, but emphasis is in their respective phases or

periods.

65. What are the Arabic words for Esoteric and Exoteric?Ans: Arabic words:

Esoteric: Tawil or BatinExoteric: Tanzil or Zahir

66. Which Surah is called Ummul-Kitab and esoterically whose title is it?Ans: Ummul-Kitab (Mother of Book) is the Suratul-Fatiha and esoterically it

is the title of Hazrat Ali.

67. Name the Surah, which we read in our Duà, which refers to the concept ofTawhid?Ans: Suratul-Ikhlas.

68. How many times is the word Imam mentioned in the Holy Quran?Ans: Twelve (12) times.

69. How many times is the word Nur mentioned in the Holy Quran?Ans: Forty Nine (49) times.

70. How many times is the word Ruh(Soul) mentioned in the Holy Quran?Ans: Twenty Four (24) times.

71. How many ranks of the human soul are there in the Holy Quran?Ans: In the Holy Quran, there are three stages of the human soul:

1. Nafs-i ammarah (the carnal soul) (22:53)2. Nafs-i lawwamah (the censoring soul) (75:2)3. Nafs-i mutmainnah (the satisfied soul) (89:27)

QA Book -Page 13


16/16

72. What three (3) things do human beings consist of?Ans: Body, Soul and Intellect.

73. If good food and regular exercise make our body healthier, what are thesources of health for our Soul and Intellect?

Ans: Tasbih, Ginan, giryah-u zari and Ìbadat are necessary for the healthy Souland blessings of knowledge and Wisdom are a must for the sound Intellect.

74. We believe that Allah has not created anything without any meaning in it orwithout any use for it, then why has Allah created tears if we are notallowed to shed them in our worldly matters?

Ans: Allah has created tears so we must cry in the love of Imam-i zaman andcome near to him and also we should cry while asking for forgiveness of ourshortcomings.

75. Who wrote the Book Wajh-i Din?Ans: Pir Nasir-i Khusraw.

76. Who wrote the following Books: Daàimul-Islam and Asasut-Tawil?

Ans: Sayyidna Qadi an-Numan.

77. Who said that he is the dot under the BA in Bismillah and what is theTawil of it?

Ans: Hazrat Ali said: I am the dot under the BA in Bismillah.Tawil: BA is the Arabic alphabet, which is equal to B in Englishalphabet. BA has the dot in the bottom, which means it is the base(foundation) of the letter BA. Surah Fatihah (the first surah) and all theother surahs* begin with Bismillah and BA is the first letter in Bismillahand the base of BA is the dot in it and by saying I am the dot under theBA in Bismillah, Hazrat Ali (a.s.) is saying that he is the base/foundation

(Asas) of the Holy Quran and he is the source of the Tawil of the Quran.* Surah 9 Does not have Bismillah at the begining

78. What is the name of special Ìbadat, which we do in the morning between4.00 a.m. & 5.00 a.m.?

Ans: Baitul-khayal.

79. What is the meaning of Ism A`zam and what is its Tawil?Ans: Ism A`zam means Supreme Name and its Tawil is Imam (guide) of the

time.

80. What does AKDN stands for?

Ans: "The Aga Khan Development Network"

Bonus question and answer

What is faith?Faith (IMAN) means to affirm with the tongue, to believe with the heart andto act upon it with the limbs of the body, in other words belief, speech andaction should be simultaneous.(To know about faith (IMAN) from the Ismaili point of view please refer to the Book of

Faith by Qazi al-Nu`man, translated by AAA Fyzee.)

do you know the book

Documents