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CSS: Islamiat, Pakistan Affairs and English Quick Facts
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Number of surahs and juz in the Quran
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Number of surahs and juz in the Quran
114 surahs and 30 juz.
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Longest and shortest surahs of the Quran
Al-Baqarah (286 verses) and Al-Kawthar (3 verses).
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First revelation
The opening verses of Surah Al-Alaq, in the cave of Hira.
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Five pillars of Islam
Shahada, salah, zakat, sawm (fasting in Ramadan) and hajj.
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Rate of zakat on savings
2.5 percent after one lunar year above the nisab.
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The four Rightly Guided Caliphs in order
Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman and Ali.
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Hijrah
The migration from Makkah to Madinah in 622 CE, the start of the Hijri calendar.
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Battle of Badr
Fought in 2 AH; the first major victory of the Muslims.
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Treaty of Hudaybiyyah
Signed in 6 AH; a ten-year truce between the Muslims and the Quraysh.
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Conquest of Makkah
8 AH (630 CE), with almost no bloodshed.
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Sources of Islamic law
Quran, Sunnah, Ijma (consensus) and Qiyas (analogy).
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Most authentic hadith collections
Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim.
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Founder of the Hanafi school
Imam Abu Hanifa.
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Lahore Resolution
Passed on 23 March 1940 at Minto Park, Lahore.
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Objectives Resolution
Passed on 12 March 1949; moved by Liaquat Ali Khan.
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First constitution of Pakistan
1956; the second was 1962 and the third 1973.
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Constitution of 1973
Passed on 10 April 1973 and enforced on 14 August 1973.
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Simla Agreement
1972, between Z. A. Bhutto and Indira Gandhi.
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Indus Waters Treaty
1960, between Pakistan and India with World Bank help.
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Highest mountain of Pakistan
K2, 8,611 m.
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Subject-verb agreement with 'neither'
Neither takes a singular verb: Neither of the boys was present.
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'The number of' and 'a number of'
'The number of' takes a singular verb; 'a number of' takes a plural verb.
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Present perfect with 'since'
She has lived here since 2010.
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Unreal conditional
If I were you, I would apply.
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Affect and effect
Affect is usually a verb; effect is usually a noun.
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Principal and principle
Principal is a head of a school; principle is a rule.
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Stationary and stationery
Stationary means not moving; stationery means writing materials.
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Its and it's
Its is possessive; it's means it is.