Deck 1: Islamic History and Culture: Important Events, Battles, and Personalities

Question 1

The Moon-God of the pre-Islamic Arabs was

A)laat
B)wadd
C)uzza
D)hubal

Answer 1

hubal

Question 2

Al-Hij?z means

A)the barrier
B)the rocky tract
C)the pilgrimage centre
D)the great desert

Answer 2

the barrier

Question 3

The Holy Prophet was brought up by Halimah who belonged to

A)banu sa'eed
B)banu as'ad
C)banu su'?d
D)banu sa'd

Answer 3

banu sa'd

Question 4

Laylat al-Qadr means- night of

A)power
B)bounty
C)destiny
D)mercy

Question 5

The battle of Qadisiyah took place during the caliphate of

A)mu 'awiyah
B)uthman
C)ali
D)umar

Question 6

Imam Malik was a

A)mufassir
B)muhaddith
C)mutakallim
D)mu'arrikh

Question 7

The famous desert 'Al-Rub'al-Kh?li' is located in

A)north of arabia
B)east of arabia
C)west of arabia
D)south of arabia

Question 8

The battle of Jamal was fought between

A)bibi ayshah & hazrat ali
B)muawiyah & hazrat ali
C)hazrat ali & yazid
D)yazid & al-walid

Question 9

The battle of Badr was fought in the year

A)632
B)636
C)624
D)750

Question 10

The first revelation was received by the Prophet on

A)shab-i-qadr
B)shab-i-mi'raj
C)shab-i-barat
D)shab-i-noor

Question 11

The battle of Yarmuk was fought in the year

A)636
B)646
C)656
D)667

Question 12

Tarikh al-Rusul wal-Mul?k, was written by

A)al-tabari
B)al-razi
C)ibn sina
D)al-ghazzali

Question 13

Prophet Muhammad received his first revelation at the age of

A)35
B)40
C)45
D)50

Question 14

The pact of Hudaybiah was signed by Prophet Muhammad in the year

A)620
B)625
C)628
D)630

Question 15

Caliph Abu Bakr took charge of the Caliphate in the year

A)630
B)632
C)634
D)640

Question 16

Caliph Ali shifted his capital from

A)najaf to medina
B)medina to karbala
C)mecca to medina
D)medina to kufa

Question 17

The term J?hiliyah stands for

A)times of ignorance
B)computer age
C)healthy times
D)rainy season

Question 18

Al-Rub al-Khali is the name of

A)an ocean
B)a river
C)a capital
D)a desert

Question 19

The Annual Fair of Ukaz in pre-Islamic Arabia was held at

A)mecca
B)madina
C)riyad
D)taif

Question 20

The Battle of Trench was fought in the year

A)622 a.d.
B)627 a.d.
C)630 a
D)632 a.d

Question 21

Prophet Muhammad migrated from Mecca to Medina in the year

A)632 a.d.
B)656 a.d.
C)622 a
D)611 a.d

Question 22

Musailamathul Kadhaab was killed during the caliphate of

A)h. abu bakr
B)h. umar
C)h. uthman
D)h. ali

Question 23

The battle of Siffin was fought between

A)h. ali and h. aisha
B)h. ali and h. mu'awiyah
C)yazid and h. abdullah bin zubair
D)h. khalid bin walid and h. mu'awiyah

Question 24

Ibn Khaldun was born in

A)iraq
B)egypt
C)syria
D)tunisia

Question 25

Caliph Ali was assassinated by

A)abu lu'lu firoz
B)abdullah bin saba
C)abdullah wahab
D)abdul rahman bin muljim