Kaaba - Quiz
Kaaba
  • 1. How many engraved marble stones were originally inside the Kaaba?
A) Eight
B) Eleven
C) Ten
D) Nine
  • 2. In which script is the majority of the engraved marble stones inside the Kaaba written?
A) Thuluth script
B) Diwani script
C) Naskh script
D) Riq'a script
  • 3. Which script is used for one of the engraved marble stones inside the Kaaba?
A) Naskh script
B) Riq'a script
C) Kufic script
D) Diwani script
  • 4. Who added a document to the Kaaba in the eastern wall?
A) Abdullah of Saudi Arabia
B) Qaitbay
C) Fahd of Saudi Arabia
D) Barsbay
  • 5. What was the purpose of the document added by Fahd of Saudi Arabia?
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
  • 6. How many documents are inscribed on white marble inside the Kaaba after Fahd's addition?
A) Eight
B) Ten
C) Nine
D) Eleven
  • 7. During which period did the Circassian sultans rule the Islamic world?
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)
  • 8. How many marble slabs pertain to Circassian sultans?
A) One
B) Two
C) Four
D) Three
  • 9. Which Circassian sultan is noted for a wide reconstruction and restoration process in 1423 CE?
A) Sultan Qaitbay
B) Sultan Barsbay
C) Sultan al-Nasir
D) Sultan al-Mansur
  • 10. What was the main focus of Sultan Barsbay's contributions to Al-Masjid al-Haram?
A) Expanding the prayer halls
B) Constructing a new gate
C) Building a new minaret
D) Renewing the marble of the mosque
  • 11. Who was the son of Sultan Barsbay known for architectural achievements?
A) Sultan al-Mansur
B) Sultan Qaitbay
C) Sultan al-Zahir
D) Sultan al-Nasir
  • 12. In which year did Sultan Qaitbay undertake a reconstruction and restoration process for Al-Masjid al-Haram?
A) 1479 CE
B) 1500 CE
C) 1450 CE
D) 1423 CE
  • 13. What did Sultan Qaitbay's document mention about his contributions?
A) Perfection of melodious chanting inside the house
B) Building a new entrance
C) Construction of new domes
D) Renewing the mosque's carpets
  • 14. What is the significance of the date mentioned in Sultan Qaitbay's document?
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
  • 15. According to mythological accounts, what was the Kaaba before the creation of the earth?
A) A white essence resting upon the waters
B) A golden dome
C) A mountain
D) A black stone
  • 16. Who were the builders of the Kaaba according to pre-Islamic Arabic poetry?
A) The Israelites
B) The Byzantines
C) The Persians
D) The Quraysh and Jurhum tribes
  • 17. What was the precursor to the Kaaba in Islamic cosmology?
A) The Sphinx
B) The Oracle of Delphi
C) The Zurah pilgrimage site
D) The Temple of Solomon
  • 18. How many pagan idols were hosted in the pre-Islamic Kaaba?
A) 360
B) 12
C) 100
D) 50
  • 19. Who was the principal idol of Mecca before Islam?
A) Ishmael
B) Solomon
C) Moses
D) Hubal
  • 20. What was unique about the idol of 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
  • 21. What was used for divination in front of the idol of Hubal?
A) A magic wand
B) A crystal ball
C) Seven arrows
D) Three stones
  • 22. What was the purpose of declaring Mecca a sanctuary?
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
  • 23. Who was the first king to have a door built for the Kaaba?
A) Solomon
B) Alexander the Great
C) Tubba'
D) David
  • 24. What was the practice of circumambulation in pre-Islamic times?
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
  • 25. According to Uri Rubin and Christian Robin, who was the Kaaba first dedicated to?
A) Allah
B) Hubal
C) Jesus
D) Moses
  • 26. Who placed the idol of Hubal on the roof of the Kaaba?
A) 'Amr ibn Luhay
B) Abraham
C) Solomon
D) Muhammad
  • 27. What was the role of the Kaaba in Western Arabia before Islam?
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
  • 28. What was the combat-free zone around the Kaaba?
A) 50 km (31 mi)
B) 10 km (6 mi)
C) 100 km (62 mi)
D) 30 km (20 mi)
  • 29. What was the significance of the seven arrows in front of Hubal?
A) Used for divination
B) Used for hunting
C) Used for warfare
D) Used for decoration
  • 30. What was the relationship between Allah and Hubal according to some hypotheses?
A) Clearly the same deity
B) Disputed whether they were the same or different deities
C) Clearly different deities
D) Neither were considered deities
  • 31. What did the undefined decorations inside the Kaaba include?
A) Books
B) Weapons
C) Money
D) Clothes
  • 32. What is the literal meaning of the word 'Ka'ba' in Arabic?
A) Cube
B) Temple
C) House
D) Stone
  • 33. What determines the qibla for Muslims around the world?
A) The Masjid al-Aqsa
B) The Kaaba
C) The Black Stone
D) The Masjid al-Haram
  • 34. What is the term for circling the Kaaba seven times anti-clockwise?
A) Hajj
B) Tawaf
C) Salat
D) Umrah
  • 35. What is the name of the cloth covering the Kaaba?
A) Abaya
B) Hijab
C) Kiswah
D) Burqa
  • 36. What is the name of the area around the Kaaba where pilgrims walk?
A) Mataaf
B) Safa
C) Haram
D) Marwah
  • 37. What is the Black Stone of the Kaaba compared to?
A) The Holy Grail
B) Pre-Islamic religious stones called baetyls
C) The Ark of the Covenant
D) The Tablets of the Law
  • 38. Which ancient geographer identified Mecca with a place called Macoraba?
A) Marinus of Tyre
B) Agatharchides of Cnidus
C) Ptolemy
D) Diodorus Siculus
  • 39. Who argued that the identification of Macoraba with Mecca is false?
A) Wensinck
B) Patricia Crone
C) Edward Gibbon
D) G. E. von Grunebaum
  • 40. According to the text, where did Diodorus Siculus place the temple he described?
A) Along the Red Sea coast
B) In southern Arabia
C) In Mecca
D) In Arabia Felix
  • 41. Which scholar believed that the temple mentioned by Diodorus Siculus was the Kaaba?
A) Ian D. Morris
B) Agatharchides of Cnidus
C) Ptolemy
D) Edward Gibbon
  • 42. In the Quran, what is the Kaaba referred to as in verse 2:125?
A) Baytik al-Muḥarram
B) Baytī
C) al-Bayt
D) al-Bayt al-Ḥarām
  • 43. What did an angel bring to Abraham while he was building the Kaaba?
A) The Maqam Ibrahim
B) The Ark of the Covenant
C) The Black Stone
D) The Tablets of the Law
  • 44. What annual pilgrimage was enjoined by God to the descendants of Ismail?
A) The Pilgrimage to Mecca
B) The Umrah
C) The Hajj
D) The Pilgrimage to Jerusalem
  • 45. What was the second masjid built after the Kaaba according to Islamic tradition?
A) The Church of the Holy Sepulchre
B) Al-Aqsa
C) The Kaaba
D) The Temple of Solomon
  • 46. Who was involved in the reconstruction of the Kaaba around 600 CE?
A) Baqum
B) Al-Azraqi
C) Muhammad
D) Ibn Ishaq
  • 47. Who was the Coptic Egyptian carpenter involved in the reconstruction of the Kaaba?
A) Baqum
B) Ibn Ishaq
C) Pachomius
D) Al-Azraqi
  • 48. What was the name Baqum indicative of?
A) A Roman origin
B) A Byzantine origin
C) A Persian origin
D) An Egyptian origin
  • 49. What portion of the Kaaba was excluded during its reconstruction due to financial constraints?
A) The western part
B) Six cubits from the northern part
C) The eastern part
D) The southern part
  • 50. What was the initial qibla direction for Muslims?
A) Rome
B) Jerusalem
C) Medina
D) Mecca
  • 51. What was included in 'Abdullah ibn al-Zubayr's reconstruction of the Kaaba?
A) A new entrance
B) The hatīm
C) A new Black Stone
D) A new roof
  • 52. Who ransomed the Black Stone from the Qarmatians in 952 CE?
A) The Abbasids
B) The Umayyads
C) The Ottomans
D) The Rashidun Caliphate
  • 53. During whose reign was the Kaaba rebuilt with granite stones from Mecca in 1626?
A) Ottoman Emperor Murad IV
B) King Ibn Saud
C) 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan
D) Hussein bin Ali
  • 54. What is the height of the Kaaba?
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).
  • 55. What is the name of the door of the Kaaba?
A) Bāb al-Hajar.
B) Bāb al-Multazam.
C) Bāb ut-Tawbah.
D) Bāb ar-Raḥmah.
  • 56. What does the hizam on the Kiswah contain?
A) Texts from the Torah.
B) Gold-embroidered Quranic text including the Shahada.
C) Inscriptions in Latin.
D) Silver-embroidered images of prophets.
  • 57. Which corner of the Kaaba faces slightly southwest?
A) Rukn al-Yamani.
B) Rukn al-'Iraqi.
C) Rukn ush-Shami.
D) Rukn al-Aswad.
  • 58. What does the term 'Ṭawāf' literally mean?
A) Fasting
B) Sacrificing
C) Going about
D) Praying
  • 59. What is the pace of the first three rounds of Ṭawāf?
A) Slow
B) Leisurely
C) Steady
D) Hurried
  • 60. What is the Tawaf performed after entering al-Masjid al-Haram called?
A) Ṭawāf al-'Umrah
B) Ṭawāf al-Wadā'
C) Ṭawāf al-Qudūm
D) Ṭawāf aṭ-Ṭaḥīyah
  • 61. Which Tawaf is specifically for Umrah?
A) Ṭawāf al-Qudūm
B) Ṭawāf aṭ-Ṭaḥīyah
C) Ṭawāf al-'Umrah
D) Ṭawāf al-Wadā'
  • 62. What is the name of the Tawaf performed before leaving Mecca?
A) Ṭawāf aṭ-Ṭaḥīyah
B) Ṭawāf al-Qudūm
C) Ṭawāf al-'Umrah
D) Ṭawāf al-Wadā'
  • 63. What was the origin of the Tawaf practice?
A) Najranite pagans
B) Christian rituals
C) Zoroastrian customs
D) Jewish traditions
  • 64. Who holds the keys to the Kaaba?
A) The Saudi royal family
B) The Governor of Makkah Province
C) The Islamic religious council
D) The Banī Shaybah tribe
  • 65. What is used to clean the interior of the Kaaba?
A) Rose water
B) Zamzam water scented with oud perfume
C) Plain water
D) Holy oils
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