Ibn Abbas - Quiz
  • 1. What is Ibn Abbas considered to be in relation to the Qur'an?
A) The greatest mufassir
B) The main memorizer
C) The primary scribe
D) The sole translator
  • 2. Who was Ibn Abbas's father?
A) Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib
B) Ali ibn Abi Talib
C) Uthman ibn Affan
D) Umar ibn al-Khattab
  • 3. Which military campaigns did Ibn Abbas participate in during the reigns of Umar and Uthman?
A) Mecca and Medina
B) Yemen and Syria
C) Persia and Byzantium
D) Ifriqiya and Tabaristan
  • 4. Where did Ibn Abbas serve as governor under Ali?
A) Basra
B) Mecca
C) Damascus
D) Taif
  • 5. When did Ibn Abbas die?
A) 700 CE
B) 632 CE
C) Around 687 CE
D) 661 CE
  • 6. What title was given to Ibn Abbas for his vast knowledge?
A) Al-Hafiz
B) Al-Amir
C) Al-Bahr
D) Al-Faqih
  • 7. How old was Ibn Abbas when Muhammad died?
A) Thirteen
B) Twenty
C) Seven
D) Ten
  • 8. Who was Ibn Abbas's mother?
A) Maymunah bint al-Harith
B) Lubaba bint al-Harith
C) Aisha bint Abu Bakr
D) Fatimah bint Muhammad
  • 9. Where did Ibn Abbas migrate to after the death of Mu'awiya I?
A) Basra
B) Damascus
C) Medina
D) Taif
  • 10. Who did Ibn Abbas believe was the legitimate successor to Muhammad?
A) Uthman
B) Abu Bakr
C) Umar
D) Ali
  • 11. Which companion did Ibn Abbas particularly learn traditions and hadith from?
A) Fadl ibn Abbas
B) Ubayy ibn Ka'b
C) Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib
D) Mu'awiya I
  • 12. What was the relationship between Ibn Abbas and Maymunah bint al-Harith?
A) Father and daughter
B) Brother and sister
C) Cousins
D) Nephew and aunt
  • 13. According to Wilferd Madelung, why did Ibn Abbas initially withhold allegiance from Abu Bakr?
A) He disliked Abu Bakr personally
B) He was too young to pledge allegiance
C) He was living in exile
D) He viewed the transition as an arbitrary deprivation of Banu Hashim's inheritance
  • 14. What did Muhammad pray for Ibn Abbas regarding the Qur'an?
A) To grant him wisdom and instruct him in exegesis
B) To make him a king
C) To make him the wealthiest man
D) To make him a warrior
  • 15. Where did Ibn Abbas establish his prominent early school of tafsir?
A) Damascus
B) Taif
C) Basra
D) Mecca
  • 16. Which Caliph integrated the young Ibn Abbas into assemblies with veterans of the Battle of Badr?
A) Ali
B) Uthman
C) Umar
D) Abu Bakr
  • 17. Which Surah did Umar use to test the understanding of the companions?
A) An-Nisa
B) An-Nasr
C) Al-Baqarah
D) Al-Fatiha
  • 18. Which city was captured before the army moved to Jurjan in 650 CE?
A) Sufetula
B) Mecca
C) Kufa
D) Abrashahr
  • 19. What was the required tribute from the peace treaty at Jurjan?
A) Two hundred thousand dirhams
B) One hundred thousand dirhams
C) Five hundred thousand dirhams
D) Fifty thousand dirhams
  • 20. What was the name of the fortified coastal city where Muslim forces faced stiff resistance?
A) Tabaristan
B) Tamisah
C) Kufa
D) Sufetula
  • 21. What role did Uthman appoint Ibn Abbas to during the siege of his residence?
A) Lead the annual Hajj pilgrimage
B) Negotiate with the rebels
C) Deliver a message to Egypt
D) Command the city guards
  • 22. Which of these companions accompanied Ibn Abbas in the Tabaristan campaign?
A) Abd Allah ibn Sa'd
B) Hasan
C) Abu Bakr
D) Umar
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