Level 1
Prophet Biography MCQs set 2 for Balochistan Police Constable (BS-5) Islamic Studies — 20 solved questions.
Q1. Who was the first preacher of Islam appointed by Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) for the people of Madinah?
Answer: Hazrat Mus'ab ibn 'Umayr
Explanation: Hazrat Mus'ab ibn 'Umayr (RA) was sent by the Prophet (PBUH) to Madinah after the First Pledge of Aqabah to teach Islam and the Qur'an, making him Islam's first official ambassador and preacher.
Q2. The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) belonged to which clan of the Quraysh tribe?
Answer: Banu Hashim
Explanation: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) belonged to the Banu Hashim clan of the Quraysh tribe, named after his ancestor Hashim ibn Abd Manaf, which was one of the most respected clans in Makkah.
Q3. Who delivered the letter of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) to Heraclius, the Emperor of Rome?
Answer: Hazrat Dihyah Kalbi
Explanation: Hazrat Dihyah Kalbi is correct based on Quranic teaching, Hadith, or Islamic history. Memorize this point for Islamiat sections in LAT, USAT, and public service exams.
Q4. Who was appointed as the guide for the Hijrah to Madinah?
Answer: Hazrat Abdullah ibn Urayqit (R.A.)
Explanation: Hazrat Abdullah ibn Urayqit (R.A.) is correct based on Quranic teaching, Hadith, or Islamic history. Memorize this point for Islamiat sections in LAT, USAT, and public service exams.
Q5. Which false Prophet was called the liar by the Holy Prophet (PBUH)?
Answer: Musallma
Explanation: Musallma is correct based on Quranic teaching, Hadith, or Islamic history. Memorize this point for Islamiat sections in LAT, USAT, and public service exams.
Q6. What is the year of the birth of Muhammad (PBUH) called?
Answer: Aam-al-Feel
Explanation: The year of the Prophet Muhammad's (PBUH) birth (approximately 570 CE) is called 'Am al-Feel (Year of the Elephant) because in that same year Abraha's army with elephants attempted to destroy the Ka'bah and was miraculously repelled.
Q7. The Holy Prophet (PBUH) died on ______.
Answer: on June 8, 632 AD
Explanation: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) passed away on 12 Rabi al-Awwal 11 AH, corresponding to June 8, 632 CE (Monday), in Madinah at the age of approximately 63 years.
Q8. The Holy Prophet (PBUH) was poisoned by a Jewish hostess at the time of the:
Answer: Conquest of Khaybar
Explanation: During the conquest of Khaybar (7 AH), a Jewish woman named Zaynab bint al-Harith presented the Prophet (PBUH) with poisoned roasted lamb; the Prophet sensed the poison and spat it out, though the effects reportedly contributed to his later illness.
Q9. Who was the first host of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) at Madinah?
Answer: Hazrat Abu Ayyub al-Ansari (RA)
Explanation: When the Prophet (PBUH) arrived in Madinah, his camel stopped and knelt at a spot near Abu Ayyub al-Ansari's (RA) house, which was taken as a divine sign, so the Prophet stayed with him until his mosque and quarters were built.
Q10. Hazrat Muhammad (SAW) gave the key of the Baitullah permanently to Hazrat:
Answer: Usman ibn Talha (R.A.)
Explanation: After the Conquest of Makkah (8 AH), the Prophet (PBUH) permanently entrusted the key of the Ka'bah to Hazrat Uthman ibn Talha (RA) of the Banu Shaybah family, which has been its custodian ever since.
Q11. Imam Dar al-Hijrah (The Imam of the Land of Migration) is the title of:
Answer: Imam Malik
Explanation: Imam Malik is correct based on Quranic teaching, Hadith, or Islamic history. Memorize this point for Islamiat sections in LAT, USAT, and public service exams.
Q12. What is the meaning of the name of Muhammad (PBUH), "Habib"?
Answer: The Loved One
Explanation: "Habib" in Arabic means "the Beloved" or "the Loved One," and the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) is called "Habibullah" (the Beloved of Allah), denoting his supreme station of closeness and love with Allah.
Q13. Under whose guidance was the whole Qur'an arranged by the Holy Prophet (SAW)?
Answer: The Angel Jibra'il (AS)
Explanation: The arrangement and sequence (tartib) of the Qur'anic verses and Surahs was determined under the direct guidance of Angel Jibraeel (AS), who annually reviewed the entire Qur'an with the Prophet (PBUH) in Ramadan.
Q14. Bait-e-Rizwan took place in ____ Hijrah.
Answer: 6
Explanation: Bai'at al-Ridwan (the Pledge of the Tree) took place in 6 AH at Hudaybiyyah, when the companions pledged allegiance to the Prophet (PBUH) under a tree, vowing to fight to the last if Uthman (RA) had been harmed by the Quraysh.
Q15. What is the meaning of the name of Muhammad (PBUH), "Hadi"?
Answer: The Leader
Explanation: The Leader is correct based on Quranic teaching, Hadith, or Islamic history. Memorize this point for Islamiat sections in LAT, USAT, and public service exams.
Q16. What is the meaning of the name of Muhammad (PBUH), "Muzammil"?
Answer: The Wrapped One
Explanation: "Muzammil" means "the one who is wrapped/enveloped in garments," referring to the Prophet's (PBUH) state when the early revelation commanded him in Surah Al-Muzzammil (73).
Q17. Who traveled to Makkah to incite its people against the Prophet (PBUH) with his poetry after the defeat at Badr?
Answer: Ka'b ibn al-Ashraf
Explanation: Ka'b ibn al-Ashraf, a Jewish leader of Banu Nadir, traveled to Makkah after the Battle of Badr and recited mournful poetry to incite the Quraysh to seek revenge against the Prophet (PBUH).
Q18. In which battle were the blessed teeth of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) martyred?
Answer: Uhud
Explanation: During the Battle of Uhud (3 AH), the Prophet (PBUH) was wounded and his front teeth were broken (martyred) when the Muslim archers left their post and the Quraysh cavalry under Khalid ibn al-Walid attacked.
Q19. Hazrat Abdullah (R.A.) died six months before the birth of the Holy Prophet (PBUH). What was his age at the time of his death?
Answer: 25 years
Explanation: Hazrat Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib, the Prophet's father, died at the age of 25 while returning from a trading journey to Syria, approximately six months before the Prophet's birth.
Q20. What is the meaning of the name of Muhammad (PBUH), "Aqib"?
Answer: The Last
Explanation: "Aqib" is one of the names/titles of the Prophet (PBUH) meaning "the Last" or "the one who comes after," signifying that he is the final prophet with no prophet coming after him.