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IMPORTANT POINTS ·           2.6 million Words in the bloated report authored by Sir John Chilcot and his committee. ·          Commissioned by the then British Prime Minister Gordon Brown in 2009, the inquiry has examined the run-up, conduct and aftermath of the 2003 Anglo-American invasion of Iraq in exhaustive detail.

1. How many stages the Quran contains? (a) 8  (b) 7  (c) 9  (d) 12 NOTE:    For the convenience of people who wish to read the  Qur'an  in a week the text may be divided into 7 portions, each portion is known as  Manzil.  he following division to 7 equal portions is by Hamza Al-Zayyat. Al-Fatihah (chapter 1) through An-Nisa' (chapter 4) consisting of 4 surahs. Al-Ma'ida (chapter 5) through At-Tawba (chapter 9) consisting of 5 surahs. Yunus (chapter 10) through An-Nahl (chapter 16) consisting of 7 surahs. Al Isra' (chapter 17) through Al-Furqan (chapter 25) consisting of 9 surahs. Ash-Shuara' (chapter 26) through Ya-Seen (chapter 36) consisting of 11 surahs. As-Saaffat (chapter 37) through Al-Hujarat (chapter 49) consisting of 13 surahs. Qaf (chapter 50) through An-Nass (chapter 114) consisting of 65 surahs.

THE GREAT MUSLIM WOMEN OF ALL TIME  This post, the first of several on the topic, intends to highlight the various contributions of Muslim women throughout medieval and early modern history. While many people may be familiar with the accomplishments of contemporary Muslim women (whether heads of state, scholars or activists), the fact that women also played a pivotal role in the pre-modern Muslim world as intellectuals, poets, mystics, rulers and warriors tends to be less

THE ISLAMIC DEPICTION OF MOSQUE  1.  How much  Surah the Quran contains: a.124  b.109  c. 114  d. 220 Note:  The Quran contains  114 surahs , amoung which   Makki Surahs   86 . and  Madani Surahs 28.  A common myth persists that the number of verses in the Quran is  6,666 . In fact, the total number of verses in all chapters is  6,236 , although this varies depending on how (or if) the Basmala appearing at the start of each chapter are counted. 2. The Nisab of Zakat in gold is: a.18 Tolas  b. 24 Tolas  c. 7 ½ Tolas  d. 35 Tolas NOTE:  Zakat is paid at almost a uniform rate of 2 1/2%. The minimum standard of surplus of wealth over which Zakat is charged is known as Nisab. It differs with different kinds of property. In case of silver it is 52 1/2 Tolas (634 grams), in case of gold it is 7 1/2 Tolas (88 grams). The Nisab for cash is the same as that of gold and silver.  The minimum prescribed limit on which Zakat becomes obligatory on silver is 52 1/2 Tolas (634