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