Prophets quiz, how well do you know their stories?

Every question in this quiz comes from one of our stories of the prophets, which are drawn from the Quran and authentic hadith. The answer screen tells you why the answer is right and links to that prophet's page, so a wrong answer becomes something learned. A round is ten questions; the easy level suits children of about seven and up, and the hard level will test adults.

Which prophets are in it

The questions cover all the major stories: Adam and Iblis, Nuh and the ark, Hud and Ad, Salih and Thamud, Ibrahim and the fire, Ismail and Zamzam, Yaqub and Yusuf, Ayyub's patience, Shuayb and Madyan, Musa and Harun before Pharaoh, Dawud and Jalut, Sulaiman and the hoopoe, Yunus and the fish, Zakariya, Yahya, Isa and the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. The less-told prophets, Idris, Ilyas, Dhul-Kifl and al-Yasa, appear in the hard level, so the quiz also teaches names that children rarely hear.

Try a few

1. Who refused to prostrate to Adam out of pride?
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   Iblis. Allah told the angels to prostrate to Adam. Iblis refused out of pride. Prophet Adam

2. What did Allah teach Adam?
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   The names of all things. Allah created Adam from clay and taught him the names of all things. Prophet Adam

3. For how long did Nuh call his people to Allah?
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   950 years. Nuh called his people night and day for 950 years (29:14), but only a few believed. Prophet Nuh

4. What did Allah tell Nuh to build?
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   An ark. Allah told Nuh to build an ark, and the believers were carried in it through the flood. Prophet Nuh

5. Where did Nuh's ark come to rest?
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   Mount al-Judi. When the flood ended, the ark came to rest on Mount al-Judi. Prophet Nuh

6. Which prophet was sent to the people of Ad?
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   Hud. Hud was sent to his own people, Ad, who lived at al-Ahqaf. Prophet Hud

Using it in a class or at home

• Read one prophet's story together, then play a round and see how many questions about him come up.
• Play in teams: read the question aloud, give each team ten seconds, and keep score on paper.
• For more topics, such as salah, Ramadan and the Quran, try the full Islamic quiz.

Where the Quran and sahih hadith are silent, as with Idris, Dhul-Kifl and al-Yasa, the questions stay with what is known and say so.