Question 1

The Prophet Muhammad received the first Quranic revelation in

Accepted Answer

A)  taif
B)  tabuk
C)  cave of hira
D)  cave of thaur C

Question 2

Sihah-al- Sittah refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  collections of the poems
B)  collections of hadith
C)  collections of arabic stories
D)  collections of quranic verses B

Question 3

The Caliph who known in the tittle of Amirul Muminin

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

Riddah war were fought during the caliphate of

Accepted Answer

A)  mu'?wiyah
B)  ab? bakr
C)  wal?d
D)  uthman

Question 5

The murderer of Hazrath Umar was

Accepted Answer

A)  ibn muljam
B)  abu lulu firoz
C)  khur?s?n?
D)  none of the above

Question 6

Nahjul balagha is the Sayings of

Accepted Answer

A)  abu bakr
B)  umar bin al-khattab
C)  uthman
D)  hazrat ali

Question 7

The Muslim Commander of Q?disiyyah battle was

Accepted Answer

A)  saa'd bin abi waqq?s
B)  us?m? bin zaid
C)  khalid bin wal?d
D)  qutaibah bin muslim

Question 8

The Arabs are known as the

Accepted Answer

A)  semites
B)  hamites
C)  aryans
D)  none of the above

Question 9

Muqadhima written by

Accepted Answer

A)  ibn hazm
B)  ibn khaldun
C)  jamaluddin afghani
D)  al-masudi

Question 10

Caliph Uthman was assassinated in the year

Accepted Answer

A)  642 a.d.
B)  648 a.d.
C)  651 a
D)  656 a.d.

Question 11

Pre-Islamic Arabia excelled in the field of

Accepted Answer

A)  architecture
B)  poetry
C)  prose
D)  painting

Question 12

The battle of Uhd took place in the year

Accepted Answer

A)  ad.621
B)  ad.622
C)  625
D)  ad.632

Question 13

Who was the leader of Quraish in the battle of Uhd

Accepted Answer

A)  abu jahal
B)  uthbath
C)  abusufyan
D)  shaibath

Question 14

Imam Shaf?i is associated with

Accepted Answer

A)  jurisprudence
B)  history
C)  ilm ul kalam
D)  tafsir

Question 15

Yathrib was the old name of

Accepted Answer

A)  makkah
B)  madinah
C)  taif
D)  juddah

Question 16

Hadith means

Accepted Answer

A)  life of the prophet
B)  sayings and actions of the prophet
C)  understanding islam through fiqh
D)  none of the above

Question 17

Who was the spokesman of Muslims in the Court of Negus ?

Accepted Answer

A)  zaid bin th?bit
B)  jáfar bin ab? t. ?lib
C)  'uthman bin 'affan
D)  ab- u hurairah

Question 18

The capital of the first three Rashidun Caliphate was

Accepted Answer

A)  makkah
B)  madinah
C)  kufa
D)  basrah

Question 19

Hujjatullah-ul -B?lighah is written by

Accepted Answer

A)  shaikh ahmad sirhindi
B)  ibn taimiyah
C)  hasan al-bannah
D)  shah waliullah

Question 20

The Battle of Yamamah was fought during the Caliphate of

Accepted Answer

A)  abu bakr
B)  umar bin al-khattab
C)  uthman
D)  'ali

Exam 2: Islamic History and Culture: Part A