Islamic Quiz for Kids
Gentle questions about the Prophets, the Quran and prayer, with the answer explained kindly every single time. Choose how old they are, pick a pack, and collect stars together.
⭐ Five questions a round · every answer explained
Collect your stars
Every right answer earns a star. There is no clock and no losing, just stars adding up on this device.
What your child picks up
Four packs, each built from true stories rather than trivia.
The Prophets
Nuh (AS) and the ark, Ibrahim (AS) building the Kaaba, Musa (AS) and Pharaoh, Yusuf (AS) and his dreams: the stories children remember and retell.
The Quran
What a surah is, which one opens the book, the language it came in, and the month it was first revealed.
Prayer & the Pillars
The five pillars in plain words, why Muslims fast in Ramadan, and what each daily prayer is called.
Great Muslims
Salahuddin, Ibn Battuta the traveller, and Fatima al-Fihri who founded the world’s oldest university: role models, not dates.
Three easy ways to play it together
Read it out to them
Younger children can join in long before they read fluently. You read the question and the four options, they pick one.
Take turns, one each
Pass the phone after every question. Siblings stay involved, and nobody sits watching someone else play.
Two questions at bedtime
Five-question rounds are short by design, so you can stop after two without a battle. Read the explanation, talk about it, lights off.
What changes with each age band
The buttons at the top do real work: they change which questions can appear, not just the label.
Ages 5–7
Only the simplest questions, with short options and no dates. Best read aloud with you sitting beside them.
Ages 8–10
Adds the wider beginner set: the tribe of the Prophet ﷺ, the first mosque, the books given to the prophets.
Ages 11+
Adds a further layer: the Hijra, the early battles, hadith collections and the eras of Islamic history.
Confident older readers can move on to the full Islamic quiz, which has three difficulty levels and 128 questions.
Every kids question, with the answer
All 30 questions written out with their answers, for reading aloud away from a screen: the dinner table, the school run, a madrasah class or a Ramadan quiz night.
- What is the holy book of Islam called?The Quran. The Quran is the holy book of Islam, believed by Muslims to be the word of God.
- What is the first surah of the Quran?Al-Fatihah. Al-Fatihah, 'The Opening', is the first surah and is recited in every prayer.
- In which language was the Quran revealed?Arabic. The Quran was revealed in Arabic.
- In which month was the Quran first revealed?Ramadan. The Quran says it was sent down in the month of Ramadan.
- What is a 'surah'?A chapter of the Quran. A surah is a chapter of the Quran. There are 114 in total.
- What is an 'ayah'?A verse. An ayah is a verse of the Quran.
- To whom was the Quran revealed?Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. The Quran was revealed to Prophet Muhammad ﷺ over roughly 23 years.
- In which city was Prophet Muhammad ﷺ born?Mecca. The Prophet ﷺ was born in Mecca around 570 CE.
- What was the name of the Prophet's ﷺ father?Abdullah. His father, Abdullah, died before he was born.
- What was the name of the Prophet's ﷺ mother?Aminah. His mother was Aminah bint Wahb.
- Who was the first wife of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ?Khadijah (RA). Khadijah bint Khuwaylid (RA) was his first wife and the first person to accept Islam.
- Which angel brought revelation to the Prophet ﷺ?Jibril (AS). The Angel Jibril (Gabriel) (AS) conveyed the revelation.
- To which city did the Prophet ﷺ migrate from Mecca?Medina. He migrated to Medina in 622 CE, in the event called the Hijra.
- Which prophet built an ark to survive a great flood?Nuh (AS). Prophet Nuh (Noah) (AS) built the ark at God's command.
- Who is considered the first prophet and the first human?Adam (AS). Adam (AS) is the first human being and the first prophet in Islam.
- Which prophet was sent to Pharaoh?Musa (AS). Prophet Musa (Moses) (AS) was sent to Pharaoh in Egypt.
- Who was the mother of Prophet Isa (AS)?Maryam (AS). Prophet Isa (Jesus) (AS) was born to Maryam (Mary) (AS).
- Which prophet was known for interpreting dreams in Egypt?Yusuf (AS). Prophet Yusuf (Joseph) (AS) interpreted dreams and rose to high office in Egypt.
- Which prophet was swallowed by a large fish?Yunus (AS). Prophet Yunus (Jonah) (AS) was swallowed by a great fish and then delivered.
- How many pillars of Islam are there?Five. There are five pillars: Shahada, Salah, Zakat, Sawm, and Hajj.
- Which pillar means fasting during Ramadan?Sawm. Sawm is fasting from dawn to sunset during Ramadan.
- How many obligatory prayers are there each day?Five. Five: Fajr, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib, and Isha.
- What is the Shahada?The declaration of faith. The Shahada is the declaration that there is no god but God and Muhammad ﷺ is His messenger.
- What does Zakat mean?Giving charity. Zakat is the obligatory giving of a portion of one's wealth to those in need.
- What is Hajj?The pilgrimage to Mecca. Hajj is the pilgrimage to Mecca, required once in a lifetime for those able.
- What is a hadith?A saying or action of the Prophet ﷺ. A hadith is a recorded saying, action, or approval of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ.
- Which Muslim leader recaptured Jerusalem in 1187 CE?Saladin (Salahuddin). Salahuddin al-Ayyubi, known in the West as Saladin, retook Jerusalem in 1187.
- In which city was the famous 'House of Wisdom' located?Baghdad. The House of Wisdom (Bayt al-Hikma) flourished in Abbasid Baghdad.
- Which Muslim traveller journeyed roughly 75,000 miles in the 14th century?Ibn Battuta. Ibn Battuta's travels covered much of Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.
- Who founded Al-Qarawiyyin, the world's oldest continually operating university?Fatima al-Fihri. Fatima al-Fihri, a Muslim woman, founded it in Fez in 859 CE.
A note for grown-ups
Two honest points. First, what this is not: it does not teach Quran recitation, tajweed, or Arabic, and it is no substitute for a teacher or a maktab. It builds the stories and the context that make those lessons land, and that is all it claims.
Second, how it is paced: rounds are five questions and then they stop, so there is a natural place to put the phone down. Stars are kept in this browser on this device, and no account or sign-up is needed to play.
Questions parents ask
What age is this Islamic quiz for kids?
There are three age bands. Ages 5–7 get the gentlest questions and work best read aloud with you. Ages 8–10 get those plus a wider beginner set. Ages 11+ adds a further layer, including the Seerah and early Islamic history.
Does it show my child the answers?
Yes, immediately. The moment they tap an option the correct answer lights up green and one friendly sentence explains why, so a wrong guess still teaches them something rather than just marking them down.
Can my child play it before they can read well?
Yes, with you alongside them. Read the question and the four options aloud and let them choose. The questions in the youngest band are deliberately short so they are easy to say out loud.
Is it free, and does my child need an account?
It is free to play and no account or sign-up is needed. Their stars are kept in this browser on this device rather than in a profile.
Why stars instead of a score?
Stars are gentle encouragement. Rounds are short and there is nothing to lose, so the focus stays on the story behind each answer rather than on beating a number.
Does it teach Quran reading, tajweed, or Arabic?
No, and we would not claim otherwise. This quiz covers the stories and facts of Islam in plain English. Recitation, tajweed and Arabic need a qualified teacher. This sits alongside that, not instead of it. See online Islamic studies for kids.
Can I use these questions away from a screen?
That is what the printable-style list further down is for: every question with its answer, so you can read them in the car, at the dinner table, or at a madrasah class with no device in sight.
Where to go next
If the quiz goes down well, these are the natural next steps for a curious child.