Explanation

• Zaynab bint al-Harith tried to poison the Holy Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ)
• She was a Jewish woman from Khaybar
• The Event: The attempt happened after the Battle of Khaybar
• Year: 7 A.H. (628 AD)
• Poison Used In: Roasted lamb (shoulder)
• Companion Martyred: Hazrat Bishr ibn al-Bara' (RA)

Last updated NS on 13-09-2026

Explanation

• Ramee (Ramy al-Jamarat) is the ritual of stoning the Devil during Hajj.
• Place: Mina
• Jamarat: 3
• Days: 10th, 11th & 12th Dhul-Hijjah
• Optional 13th: For pilgrims who stay in Mina
• Minimum Pebbles: 49
• Purpose: Commemorates Prophet Ibrahim (AS) rejecting Satan’s temptation.

Explanation

• Delivered Presidential Address at 25th All-India Muslim League session, Allahabad, 29 December 1930.
• Allama Iqbal (1877–1938) is the National Poet of Pakistan.
• Joined Muslim League: 1908 in London, 1922 in Indian subcontinent.

Additional information:

• Born: 9 November 1877, Sialkot
• Died: 21 April 1938, Lahore
• Burial: Tomb of Allama Iqbal, Lahore
• Known as “Mufakkir-e-Pakistan” (Thinker of Pakistan) and “Shair-e-Mashriq” (Poet of the East).

Last verified 09-03-2026

Explanation

Pass connecting Pakistan and Afghanistan is the Khyber Pass

Connects Landi Kotal to the Valley of Peshawar.

Elevation: 1,070 m (3,510 ft)

Traversed by: N-5 National Highway; Khyber Pass Railway

Location: in Landi Kotal and Jamrud

Range: White Mountains (Spin Ghar, Safed Koh)

Additional information 

Bolan Pass 

Connects: JCB and Sibi with Quetta 

Height: 1793 meters, 5884 feet

Lowari Pass 

Connects: Chitral with Dir 

Height: 3118 meters, 10230 feet 

Broghil Pass 

Location: Pakistan & Afghanistan border 

Height: 3798 meters, 12460 feet 

Malakand Pass 

Connects: Dir with Chitral 

Height: 1362 meters, 4468 feet 

Shandur pass

Connects: Gupis/Gilgit with Chitral 

Height: 3700 meters, 12139 feet 

Khanjerab Pass (top most in Pakistan) 

Other name: Friendship Gate

Connects: China with Pakistan 

Height: 4693 meters, 15397 feet 

Dorah pass

Connects: Badakhshan province of Afghanistan with Chitral 

Height: 4300 meters, 14108 feet 

Babusar Pass 

Connects: Mansehra/Abbotabad with Gilgit

Kohat Pass

Connects: Kohat with Peshawar 

Khojak Pass

Connects: Qilla Abdullah with Chaman

Tochi Pass

Connects: Ghazni with Bannu

Karakar Pass

Connects: Mingora with Buner 

Last updated by NA on 23-April-2026

Explanation

• Surah Yaseen is known as the "Heart of the Holy Quran."
• It is the 36th chapter of the Quran.
• It contains 83 verses.
• It is regarded as an earlier Meccan surah.

Additional information:

• Surah Ar-Rahman: "Aroos ul Quran" (the Bride of the Quran).
• Al-Fatihah (The Opening)
• Al-Baqarah (The Cow)
• Aali Imran (The Family of Imran)
• An-Nisa (The Women)
• Al-Maidah (The Table)

Last verified on 15-07-2026

Explanation

Explanation

Zeal means جوش

Apathy means بے حسی

Explanation

• The Battle of Badr was fought in the year 2 AH (After Hijrah)
• Islamic Date: 17 Ramadan, 2 AH
• Gregorian Date: March 13, 624 CE
• Place: Badr (near Madinah)
• Between: Muslims and Makkans (Quraysh)
• Muslim Leader: Muhammad (SAW)
• Muslims: around 313 soldiers
• Number of Muslim martyrs: 14
• Quraysh Army: around 1000 soldiers
• Muslim horses: 2
• Muslim camels: around 70

Last updated by NA on 09-09-2026

Explanation

• JPEG stands for Joint Photographic Experts Group.
• JPEG is a common digital image compression and file format.
• The name comes from the organization that developed the standard.
• JPEG is widely used for photographs and web images.
• Its common file extensions are .jpg and .jpeg.

Last verified on 08-09-2026

Explanation

21 EU member states currently use the euro (€) as their official currency.

1. Austria
2. Belgium
3. Bulgaria
4. Croatia
5. Cyprus
6. Estonia
7. Finland
8. France
9. Germany
10. Greece
11. Ireland
12. Italy
13. Latvia
14. Lithuania
15. Luxembourg
16. Malta
17. Netherlands
18. Portugal
19. Slovakia
20. Slovenia
21. Spain

The euro was introduced for electronic payments on 1 January 1999.

• Euro banknotes and coins were introduced on 1 January 2002.
• Bulgaria became the 21st EU country to adopt the euro in January 2026.

Last verified on 06-09-2026