Women Mentioned in the Qur’an: 50 MCQs

1 Which woman is mentioned by name in the Qur’an?
(a) Khadijah (RA) (b) Maryam (AS)
(c) Aishah (RA) (d) None of these

2 Which Surah of the Qur’an is named after Maryam?
(a) Al-Nisa (b) Maryam
(c) Al-Mumtahanah (d) None of these

3 Who was the mother of Prophet Isa (AS)?
(a) Maryam (AS) (b) Hajar (RA)
(c) Asiya (RA) (d) None of these

4 Which woman is praised in the Qur’an for her devotion and chastity?
(a) Maryam (AS) (b) The wife of Abu Lahab
(c) The wife of Nuh (AS) (d) None of these

5 Which woman is described in the Qur’an as an example of faith for believers?
(a) The wife of Pharaoh (b) The wife of Abu Lahab
(c) The wife of Nuh (AS) (d) None of these

6 What is the name traditionally given to the believing wife of Pharaoh?
(a) Hajar (RA) (b) Asiya (RA)
(c) Sarah (RA) (d) None of these

7 Which woman prayed to Allah for a house in Paradise and deliverance from Pharaoh?
(a) Maryam (AS) (b) Asiya (RA)
(c) Hajar (RA) (d) None of these

8 Which Surah includes the prayer of Pharaoh’s wife?
(a) Al-Tahrim (b) Al-Fil
(c) Al-Kawthar (d) None of these

9 Which woman is mentioned in the Qur’an as the mother of Musa (AS)?
(a) The mother of Musa (AS) (b) The wife of Lut (AS)
(c) The wife of Ibrahim (AS) (d) None of these

10 Which woman was instructed by Allah to place her infant son in the river?
(a) The mother of Musa (AS) (b) The wife of Pharaoh
(c) The wife of Zakariya (AS) (d) None of these

11 Who discovered the infant Musa (AS) and persuaded Pharaoh’s household to keep him?
(a) The wife of Pharaoh (b) The wife of Nuh (AS)
(c) The Queen of Sheba (d) None of these

12 Which woman is traditionally known as the wife of Ibrahim (AS) and mother of Ishaq (AS)?
(a) Sarah (RA) (b) Hajar (RA)
(c) Maryam (AS) (d) None of these

13 Which woman is traditionally identified as the mother of Ismail (AS)?
(a) Sarah (RA) (b) Hajar (RA)
(c) Asiya (RA) (d) None of these

14 Which woman is associated with the running between Safa and Marwah?
(a) Hajar (RA) (b) Maryam (AS)
(c) Asiya (RA) (d) None of these

15 Which ritual of Hajj and Umrah commemorates Hajar’s search for water?
(a) Tawaf (b) Sa’i
(c) Rami al-Jamarat (d) None of these

16 Which woman is mentioned in the Qur’an in the account of the Queen of Sheba?
(a) Bilqis (b) Zulaikha
(c) Sarah (RA) (d) None of these

17 What title is commonly used for the ruler of Sheba in the Qur’anic narrative?
(a) Queen of Sheba (b) Queen of Egypt
(c) Queen of Rome (d) None of these

18 Which prophet corresponded with the Queen of Sheba in the Qur’anic account?
(a) Musa (AS) (b) Sulayman (AS)
(c) Dawud (AS) (d) None of these

19 In which Surah is the account of the Queen of Sheba narrated?
(a) Al-Naml (b) Al-Fil
(c) Al-Masad (d) None of these

20 Which woman is traditionally identified as the wife of the Egyptian official in the story of Yusuf (AS)?
(a) Zulaikha (b) Bilqis
(c) Asiya (RA) (d) None of these

21 Does the Qur’an explicitly mention the personal name Zulaikha?
(a) Yes, in Surah Yusuf
(b) Yes, in Surah Maryam
(c) No, the Qur’an does not give her personal name
(d) None of these

22 Which Surah contains the account of the wife of Abu Lahab?
(a) Al-Masad (b) Al-Nasr
(c) Al-Ikhlas (d) None of these

23 What is the title given to the wife of Abu Lahab in Surah Al-Masad?
(a) The carrier of firewood (b) The Queen of Sheba
(c) The mother of Musa (AS) (d) None of these

24 Which woman is traditionally identified as Umm Jamil, the wife of Abu Lahab?
(a) Arwa bint Harb (b) Aishah bint Abi Bakr
(c) Hafsah bint Umar (d) None of these

25 Which two women are mentioned in Surah Al-Tahrim as examples of disbelief?
(a) The wives of Nuh (AS) and Lut (AS)
(b) The wives of Ibrahim (AS) and Musa (AS)
(c) The wives of Dawud (AS) and Sulayman (AS)
(d) None of these

26 Which two women are mentioned in Surah Al-Tahrim as examples of faith?
(a) Maryam (AS) and the wife of Pharaoh
(b) The wives of Nuh (AS) and Lut (AS)
(c) The wives of Abu Lahab and Pharaoh
(d) None of these

27 Which woman is mentioned in the Qur’an as the wife of Prophet Lut (AS)?
(a) The wife of Lut (AS), whose personal name is not given
(b) Hajar (RA)
(c) Sarah (RA)
(d) None of these

28 Which woman is mentioned in the Qur’an as the wife of Prophet Nuh (AS)?
(a) The wife of Nuh (AS), whose personal name is not given
(b) Maryam (AS)
(c) Asiya (RA)
(d) None of these

29 Which woman is described in the Qur’an as having been chosen and purified above the women of her time?
(a) Maryam (AS) (b) The wife of Abu Lahab
(c) The wife of Lut (AS) (d) None of these

30 Which Surah contains the declaration that Allah chose and purified Maryam?
(a) Al-Imran (b) Al-Fil
(c) Al-Qadr (d) None of these

31 Which woman is associated with the miraculous birth of Isa (AS)?
(a) Maryam (AS) (b) Hajar (RA)
(c) Sarah (RA) (d) None of these

32 Which woman is mentioned in the Qur’an in connection with the birth of Yahya (AS)?
(a) The wife of Zakariya (AS) (b) The wife of Abu Lahab
(c) The wife of Lut (AS) (d) None of these

33 Does the Qur’an mention the personal name of the wife of Zakariya (AS)?
(a) Yes, as Elizabeth
(b) Yes, as Sarah
(c) No, it does not provide her personal name
(d) None of these

34 Which woman is traditionally associated with the story of Yusuf (AS) and the gathering of women in Egypt?
(a) The wife of the Egyptian official
(b) The wife of Pharaoh
(c) The wife of Nuh (AS)
(d) None of these

35 In which Surah is the account of the women who cut their hands after seeing Yusuf (AS) narrated?
(a) Surah Yusuf (b) Surah Maryam
(c) Surah Al-Nisa (d) None of these

36 Which woman is not named explicitly in the Qur’an but is widely known in Islamic tradition as the wife of Pharaoh?
(a) Asiya (RA) (b) Maryam (AS)
(c) Hajar (RA) (d) None of these

37 Which woman is not named explicitly in the Qur’an but is widely identified in Islamic tradition as the wife of Ibrahim (AS) and mother of Ismail (AS)?
(a) Hajar (RA) (b) Maryam (AS)
(c) Asiya (RA) (d) None of these

38 Which woman is not named explicitly in the Qur’an but is widely identified in Islamic tradition as the wife of Ibrahim (AS) and mother of Ishaq (AS)?
(a) Sarah (RA) (b) Hajar (RA)
(c) Asiya (RA) (d) None of these

39 Which woman is the only woman whose personal name appears explicitly in the Qur’an?
(a) Maryam (AS) (b) Hajar (RA)
(c) Asiya (RA) (d) None of these

40 Which Surah is named Al-Nisa, meaning “The Women”?
(a) Surah 4 (b) Surah 2
(c) Surah 19 (d) None of these

41 Which Surah contains detailed guidance concerning women’s rights, inheritance and family matters?
(a) Al-Nisa (b) Al-Fil
(c) Al-Qari’ah (d) None of these

42 Which woman is traditionally known as the first wife of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ?
(a) Khadijah bint Khuwaylid (RA) (b) Aishah bint Abi Bakr (RA)
(c) Hafsah bint Umar (RA) (d) None of these

43 Is Khadijah (RA) mentioned by personal name in the Qur’an?
(a) Yes, in Surah Al-Nisa
(b) Yes, in Surah Al-Ahzab
(c) No, her personal name is not mentioned in the Qur’an
(d) None of these

44 Is Aishah (RA) mentioned by personal name in the Qur’an?
(a) Yes, in Surah Al-Nur
(b) Yes, in Surah Maryam
(c) No, her personal name is not mentioned in the Qur’an
(d) None of these

45 Which Qur’anic Surah includes the account of the woman who disputed with the Prophet ﷺ concerning her husband?
(a) Al-Mujadilah (b) Al-Kawthar
(c) Al-Fil (d) None of these

46 Which woman is traditionally identified as Khawlah bint Tha’labah, whose complaint is associated with the revelation of Surah Al-Mujadilah?
(a) Khawlah bint Tha’labah (b) Maryam (AS)
(c) Bilqis (d) None of these

47 Which woman is described in the Qur’an as an example of faith despite living in Pharaoh’s household?
(a) Asiya (RA) (b) The wife of Abu Lahab
(c) The wife of Nuh (AS) (d) None of these

48 Which woman is traditionally associated with the first revelation and the support of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ?
(a) Khadijah (RA) (b) Hafsah (RA)
(c) Umm Salamah (RA) (d) None of these

49 Which statement about women named in the Qur’an is correct?
(a) Maryam is the only woman explicitly named
(b) Khadijah is named several times
(c) Aishah is named in Surah Al-Nur
(d) None of these

50 Which statement best reflects the Qur’anic approach to women’s spiritual status?
(a) Women and men are both morally accountable before Allah
(b) Only men can attain righteousness
(c) Women are excluded from reward in the Hereafter
(d) None of these

Answer Key

1 (b) Maryam (AS)
2 (b) Maryam
3 (a) Maryam (AS)
4 (a) Maryam (AS)
5 (a) The wife of Pharaoh
6 (b) Asiya (RA)
7 (b) Asiya (RA)
8 (a) Al-Tahrim
9 (a) The mother of Musa (AS)
10 (a) The mother of Musa (AS)
11 (a) The wife of Pharaoh
12 (a) Sarah (RA)
13 (b) Hajar (RA)
14 (a) Hajar (RA)
15 (b) Sa’i
16 (a) Bilqis
17 (a) Queen of Sheba
18 (b) Sulayman (AS)
19 (a) Al-Naml
20 (a) Zulaikha
21 (c) No, the Qur’an does not give her personal name
22 (a) Al-Masad
23 (a) The carrier of firewood
24 (a) Arwa bint Harb
25 (a) The wives of Nuh (AS) and Lut (AS)
26 (a) Maryam (AS) and the wife of Pharaoh
27 (a) The wife of Lut (AS), whose personal name is not given
28 (a) The wife of Nuh (AS), whose personal name is not given
29 (a) Maryam (AS)
30 (a) Al-Imran
31 (a) Maryam (AS)
32 (a) The wife of Zakariya (AS)
33 (c) No, it does not provide her personal name
34 (a) The wife of the Egyptian official
35 (a) Surah Yusuf
36 (a) Asiya (RA)
37 (a) Hajar (RA)
38 (a) Sarah (RA)
39 (a) Maryam (AS)
40 (a) Surah 4
41 (a) Al-Nisa
42 (a) Khadijah bint Khuwaylid (RA)
43 (c) No, her personal name is not mentioned in the Qur’an
44 (c) No, her personal name is not mentioned in the Qur’an
45 (a) Al-Mujadilah
46 (a) Khawlah bint Tha’labah
47 (a) Asiya (RA)
48 (a) Khadijah (RA)
49 (a) Maryam is the only woman explicitly named
50 (a) Women and men are both morally accountable before Allah