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A) Eight B) Eleven C) Ten D) Nine
A) Thuluth script B) Diwani script C) Naskh script D) Riq'a script
A) Naskh script B) Riq'a script C) Kufic script D) Diwani script
A) Abdullah of Saudi Arabia B) Qaitbay C) Fahd of Saudi Arabia D) Barsbay
A) To document the architectural style B) To list the names of previous custodians C) Regarding his expansion of the mosque D) To record the history of the Kaaba
A) Eight B) Ten C) Nine D) Eleven
A) 500–650 AH (1100–1250 CE) B) 600–750 AH (1200–1350 CE) C) 850–1000 AH (1440–1590 CE) D) 784–924 AH (1382–1517 CE)
A) One B) Two C) Four D) Three
A) Sultan Qaitbay B) Sultan Barsbay C) Sultan al-Nasir D) Sultan al-Mansur
A) Expanding the prayer halls B) Constructing a new gate C) Building a new minaret D) Renewing the marble of the mosque
A) Sultan al-Mansur B) Sultan Qaitbay C) Sultan al-Zahir D) Sultan al-Nasir
A) 1479 CE B) 1500 CE C) 1450 CE D) 1423 CE
A) Perfection of melodious chanting inside the house B) Building a new entrance C) Construction of new domes D) Renewing the mosque's carpets
A) First of the month of Ramadan in the year 888 AH B) First of the month of Rajab in the year 888 AH C) First of the month of Shawwal in the year 888 AH D) First of the month of Dhul-Qi'dah in the year 888 AH
A) A white essence resting upon the waters B) A golden dome C) A mountain D) A black stone
A) The Israelites B) The Byzantines C) The Persians D) The Quraysh and Jurhum tribes
A) The Sphinx B) The Oracle of Delphi C) The Zurah pilgrimage site D) The Temple of Solomon
A) 360 B) 12 C) 100 D) 50
A) Ishmael B) Solomon C) Moses D) Hubal
A) It had seven wings B) It was made entirely of gold C) It had a golden hand replacing the broken right hand D) It had no face
A) A magic wand B) A crystal ball C) Seven arrows D) Three stones
A) To establish a Christian pilgrimage site B) To maintain peace among warring tribes C) To build a fortress D) To create a trade embargo
A) Solomon B) Alexander the Great C) Tubba' D) David
A) Performed only by priests B) Performed naked by men and almost naked by women C) Performed only by children D) Performed only at night
A) Allah B) Hubal C) Jesus D) Moses
A) 'Amr ibn Luhay B) Abraham C) Solomon D) Muhammad
A) It was a major pilgrimage site B) It was a trade hub C) It played a local role D) It was a military fortress
A) 50 km (31 mi) B) 10 km (6 mi) C) 100 km (62 mi) D) 30 km (20 mi)
A) Used for divination B) Used for hunting C) Used for warfare D) Used for decoration
A) Clearly the same deity B) Disputed whether they were the same or different deities C) Clearly different deities D) Neither were considered deities
A) Books B) Weapons C) Money D) Clothes
A) Cube B) Temple C) House D) Stone
A) The Masjid al-Aqsa B) The Kaaba C) The Black Stone D) The Masjid al-Haram
A) Hajj B) Tawaf C) Salat D) Umrah
A) Abaya B) Hijab C) Kiswah D) Burqa
A) Mataaf B) Safa C) Haram D) Marwah
A) The Holy Grail B) Pre-Islamic religious stones called baetyls C) The Ark of the Covenant D) The Tablets of the Law
A) Marinus of Tyre B) Agatharchides of Cnidus C) Ptolemy D) Diodorus Siculus
A) Wensinck B) Patricia Crone C) Edward Gibbon D) G. E. von Grunebaum
A) Along the Red Sea coast B) In southern Arabia C) In Mecca D) In Arabia Felix
A) Ian D. Morris B) Agatharchides of Cnidus C) Ptolemy D) Edward Gibbon
A) Baytik al-Muḥarram B) Baytī C) al-Bayt D) al-Bayt al-Ḥarām
A) The Maqam Ibrahim B) The Ark of the Covenant C) The Black Stone D) The Tablets of the Law
A) The Pilgrimage to Mecca B) The Umrah C) The Hajj D) The Pilgrimage to Jerusalem
A) The Church of the Holy Sepulchre B) Al-Aqsa C) The Kaaba D) The Temple of Solomon
A) Baqum B) Al-Azraqi C) Muhammad D) Ibn Ishaq
A) Baqum B) Ibn Ishaq C) Pachomius D) Al-Azraqi
A) A Roman origin B) A Byzantine origin C) A Persian origin D) An Egyptian origin
A) The western part B) Six cubits from the northern part C) The eastern part D) The southern part
A) Rome B) Jerusalem C) Medina D) Mecca
A) A new entrance B) The hatīm C) A new Black Stone D) A new roof
A) The Abbasids B) The Umayyads C) The Ottomans D) The Rashidun Caliphate
A) Ottoman Emperor Murad IV B) King Ibn Saud C) 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan D) Hussein bin Ali
A) Approximately 15 meters (49 feet 3 inches). B) Approximately 25 meters (82 feet 0 inches). C) Approximately 20 meters (65 feet 7 inches). D) Approximately 10 meters (32 feet 10 inches).
A) Bāb al-Hajar. B) Bāb al-Multazam. C) Bāb ut-Tawbah. D) Bāb ar-Raḥmah.
A) Texts from the Torah. B) Gold-embroidered Quranic text including the Shahada. C) Inscriptions in Latin. D) Silver-embroidered images of prophets.
A) Rukn al-Yamani. B) Rukn al-'Iraqi. C) Rukn ush-Shami. D) Rukn al-Aswad.
A) Fasting B) Sacrificing C) Going about D) Praying
A) Slow B) Leisurely C) Steady D) Hurried
A) Ṭawāf al-'Umrah B) Ṭawāf al-Wadā' C) Ṭawāf al-Qudūm D) Ṭawāf aṭ-Ṭaḥīyah
A) Ṭawāf al-Qudūm B) Ṭawāf aṭ-Ṭaḥīyah C) Ṭawāf al-'Umrah D) Ṭawāf al-Wadā'
A) Ṭawāf aṭ-Ṭaḥīyah B) Ṭawāf al-Qudūm C) Ṭawāf al-'Umrah D) Ṭawāf al-Wadā'
A) Najranite pagans B) Christian rituals C) Zoroastrian customs D) Jewish traditions
A) The Saudi royal family B) The Governor of Makkah Province C) The Islamic religious council D) The Banī Shaybah tribe
A) Rose water B) Zamzam water scented with oud perfume C) Plain water D) Holy oils |