Question 1

Al-Tabari is associated with

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Al-Tabari is most renowned for his contributions to history, particularly for his historical chronicle "Tarikh al-Rusul wa al-Muluk" (History of the Prophets and Kings), which is a comprehensive account of the world from the creation until his own time.

Question 2

The Great Mosque of Samarra was built during the reign of

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The Great Mosque of Samarra was built during the reign of al-Mutawakkil (847–861), who was a caliph of the Abbasid dynasty.

Question 3

Al-Hambra was built by

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Al-Hambra was built by the Nasrid dynasty (al nasirids) in Granada, Spain, during the mid-13th century. It is a renowned Islamic architectural masterpiece.

Question 4

Who among the following was a well-known physician under the Umayyads ?

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Question 5

Futuh al-Buldan is written by

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Futuh al-Buldan, which translates to "The Conquests of the Lands," is a historical work written by Ahmad Ibn Yahya al-Baladhuri, an eminent 9th-century Muslim historian.

Question 6

Who is the author of Kitab alHayawan ?

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Al-Jahiz is the author of Kitab al-Hayawan (The Book of Animals), which is a famous work that discusses animals and their behavior.

Question 7

Ibn al-Muqaffah translated his book 'Kalilah wa Dimnah' from

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Ibn al-Muqaffah's 'Kalilah wa Dimnah' is a translation from Middle Persian (Pahlavi), which itself was a translation of the Sanskrit work 'Panchatantra'.

Question 8

The construction of Great Mosque of Cordova was started by

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Abdul Rahman I (Abd al-Rahman al-Dakhil), the founder of the Umayyad dynasty in Spain, initiated the construction of the Great Mosque of Cordoba in 785 AD, marking a significant moment in Islamic architecture in the West.

Question 9

The city of Samarra was founded by

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Al-Mu'tasim, the Abbasid caliph, founded the city of Samarra in 836 AD as a new capital for the Abbasid Empire, moving the capital from Baghdad partly due to military reasons and the need for a more defensible location.

Question 10

The most celebrated poet during the Abbasid period was

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Al-Mutanabbi is widely regarded as one of the greatest poets in the Arabic language, particularly celebrated during the Abbasid period for his powerful and innovative poetry.

Question 11

Which among the following city is not a capital of Abbasids?

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Cordova was not a capital of the Abbasids; it was the capital of the Umayyad Caliphate in Al-Andalus (Spain).

Question 12

Ibn B?jjah belongs to

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Ibn Bajjah (Avempace) was an Andalusian polymath who made contributions to various fields such as philosophy, music, and science. He was born in Zaragoza, which was part of Al-Andalus (now Spain) during his lifetime.

Question 13

Damascus was the capital of the

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Damascus was the capital of the Umayyad Caliphate, which was the second of the four major Islamic caliphates established after the death of Muhammad.

Question 14

The Muslim Rule in Spain ended in

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The Muslim rule in Spain ended in 1492 AD with the fall of Granada, the last Muslim stronghold, to the Catholic Monarchs, Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile.

Question 15

Sindh was conquered by

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Muhammad bin Qasim was the Umayyad general who led the conquest of Sindh in 712 AD, marking the spread of Islam into the Indian subcontinent.

Question 16

Author of the book 'Kit?b al-Man?zir' was

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Ibn al-Haytham is the author of the book 'Kitāb al-Manāẓir', which is known in Latin as 'De Aspectibus' or 'Opticae Thesaurus'. This work is significant in the history of optics and is considered one of the most influential books in the field.

Question 17

Discovery of blood circulation in the human body was first made by

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Ibn al-Nafis is credited with the discovery of pulmonary circulation, which is a significant part of the overall blood circulation system in the human body. He described this in his commentary on anatomy in Avicenna's "The Canon of Medicine," making him the first to correctly explain the process of blood flow in the lungs.

Question 18

Baghdad was destroyed by the Mongols in the year

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Baghdad was destroyed by the Mongols in the year 1258, marking a significant event in the history of the Islamic Golden Age.

Question 19

Ibn M?jah is one of the compilers of

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Ibn Majah is known for compiling one of the six canonical hadith collections in Islam, known as Sunan Ibn Majah.

Question 20

Umar Khayyam was a renowned

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Umar Khayyam was a renowned mathematician, best known for his work on the classification and solution of cubic equations, as well as for his contribution to the understanding of the parallel axiom.

Quiz 2: Historical and Cultural Trivia Related to Islamic Civilization