1.What is Hajj in Islam?
a) Charity giving
b) Fasting during Ramadan
c) Pilgrimage to Mecca
d) Recitation of Quranic verses
Answer: c) Pilgrimage to Mecca
2.Hajj occurs during which month of the Islamic calendar?
a) Muharram
b) Safar
c) Dhul-Hijjah
d) Shawwal
Answer: c) Dhul-Hijjah
3.How many times is Hajj obligatory for Muslims who are physically and financially capable?
a) Once in a lifetime
b) Twice in a lifetime
c) Thrice in a lifetime
d) Four times in a lifetime
Answer: a) Once in a lifetime
4.What is the first ritual of Hajj?
a) Tawaf
b) Sa’i
c) Ihram
d) Arafat
Answer: c) Ihram
5.Which prophet is associated with the building of the Kaaba in Mecca?
a) Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)
b) Prophet Adam (AS)
c) Prophet Abraham (AS)
d) Prophet Moses (AS)
Answer: c) Prophet Abraham (AS)
6.What is the cube-shaped structure Muslims circumambulate during Hajj?
a) Zamzam Well
b) Black Stone
c) Mount Safa
d) Kaaba
Answer: d) Kaaba
7.How many circuits are performed during Tawaf around the Kaaba?
a) 5
b) 7
c) 10
d) 12
Answer: b) 7
8.What is the name of the running between the hills of Safa and Marwah during Hajj?
a) Sa’i
b) Tawaf
c) Ihram
d) Arafat
Answer: a) Sa’i
9.Which day of Hajj is known as the “Day of Arafat”?
a) 8th Dhul-Hijjah
b) 9th Dhul-Hijjah
c) 10th Dhul-Hijjah
d) 11th Dhul-Hijjah
Answer: b) 9th Dhul-Hijjah
10.What is the significance of the “Day of Arafat” during Hajj?
a) Stoning the Devil
b) Sacrificing animals
c) Praying at Mount Arafat
d) Tawaf around the Kaaba
Answer: c) Praying at Mount Arafat
11.After the “Day of Arafat,” pilgrims proceed to which location to perform symbolic stoning of the Devil?
a) Mount Arafat
b) Mina
c) Muzdalifah
d) Medina
Answer: b) Mina
12.How many stones are thrown during each round of symbolic stoning of the Devil?
a) 3
b) 5
c) 7
d) 9
Answer: c) 7
13.What is the name of the Islamic ritual of animal sacrifice during Hajj?
a) Qurbani
b) Tawaf
c) Ihram
d) Arafat
Answer: a) Qurbani
14.Which two Islamic festivals follow the completion of Hajj?
a) Eid al-Adha and Eid al-Fitr
b) Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Ghadeer
c) Eid al-Ghadeer and Eid al-Adha
d) Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Mawlid
Answer: a) Eid al-Adha and Eid al-Fitr
15.What is the purpose of the stoning ritual during Hajj?
a) To symbolize the rejection of evil
b) To purify oneself
c) To ask for forgiveness
d) To seek blessings
Answer: a) To symbolize the rejection of evil
16.Hajj commemorates the willingness of which prophet to sacrifice his son for God?
a) Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)
b) Prophet Adam (AS)
c) Prophet Abraham (AS)
d) Prophet Moses (AS)
Answer: c) Prophet Abraham (AS)
17.Which city do pilgrims travel to before reaching Mecca for Hajj?
a) Madinah
b) Riyadh
c) Jeddah
d) Ta’if
Answer: a) Madinah
18.How many days does the Hajj pilgrimage typically last?
a) 3
b) 5
c) 7
d) 9
Answer: d) 9
19.What is the ritual of shaving the head or trimming the hair called during Hajj?
a) Sa’i
b) Tawaf
c) Halq
d) Ihram
Answer: c) Halq
20.How is the end of Hajj celebrated by Muslims around the world?
a) With a feast known as Eid al-Adha
b) With a fast known as Ramadan
c) With a pilgrimage to Medina
d) With a day of prayer at the mosque
Answer: a) With a feast known as Eid al-Adha