Islamic History & Culture MCQs - 2024

Ibn Rushd (Averroes) was born in Cordoba, Spain. He was a prominent philosopher, jurist, and commentator on Aristotle's works during the Islamic Golden Age in Al-Andalus.

Shibli Noumani, a noted scholar from India, authored "Al-Farooq", a biography of Hazrat Umar (RA) highlighting his justice and administrative skills.

Jerusalem was peacefully conquered in 638 AD during the caliphate of Hazrat Umar (RA). He personally visited the city and signed the Umarian Pact, ensuring protection for Christians.

Imam Muhammad ibn al-Hasan al-Shaybani, a student of Imam Abu Hanifa, authored “Kitab al-Siyar”, laying the foundation of Islamic International Law.

The event of Mubahala was a challenge to a group of Christian delegates from Najran to invoke God's curse upon the liars after theological debates about Prophet Isa (A.S).

The 10th year of Prophethood is known as the Year of Grief (Aam-ul-Huzn) because the Prophet (ﷺ) lost both his beloved wife Hazrat Khadija and his supportive uncle Abu Talib in the same year.

Abu al-Abbas al-Saffah was the first Abbasid Caliph. He assumed power in 750 AD, marking the end of the Umayyad Caliphate.

The Battle of Mouta took place in 8 AH (629 A.D.) against the Byzantine forces. It was one of the earliest major encounters between Muslims and Romans.

The Banu Khuza’ah tribe allied with Muslims during the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah. Their conflict with Banu Bakr (Quraysh allies) led to the Conquest of Makkah.

Ibn Khaldun, the pioneer of sociology and historiography, was born in Tunis, Tunisia in 1332 AD.

The Ottoman Empire was founded by Osman I in 1299 AD and lasted until 1924. It grew to become one of the most powerful Islamic empires.

The Ukaz Fair was a famous annual market and cultural festival held near Taif, where poets, traders, and tribes gathered. It was an important platform for pre-Islamic Arab poetry and social gatherings.

The Ottoman Empire (1299–1924) lasted for over six centuries before its dissolution after World War I.

Shaikh Abdul Qadir Jillani, founder of the Qadiriyya order, wrote "Ghunyat ul Talibeen", a spiritual and ethical guide for seekers.

In the Battle of Tabuk (9 AH), the Prophet (ﷺ) led an army of around 30,000 companions, the largest Muslim force at the time, against the Byzantine threat.

Hazrat Sumayya (RA), the wife of Hazrat Yasir (RA), was the first martyr in Islam. She was brutally tortured and killed by Abu Jahl for refusing to renounce her faith.

Al-Mustasim Billah (1242–1258) was the last Abbasid Caliph in Baghdad. He was killed in 1258 AD during the Mongol invasion led by Hulagu Khan.

Dr. Allama Muhammad Iqbal, a philosopher and poet, wrote “The Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam”, a collection of lectures redefining Islamic philosophy in modern times.

The three-year  (617–619 AD) social and economic boycott of Banu Hashim occurred during the 7th year of Prophethood, forcing them to live in Shib Abi Talib under extreme hardship.

Thomas Walker Arnold, a British orientalist, authored "The Preaching of Islam", which discusses the spread of Islam through peaceful means and da’wah.