CSS 2002 Part I
1. Total number of the Surahs in the Holy Quran is?
A. 99
B. 114
C. 120
D. None
Answer: 114
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The Quran has 114 surah total. 86 Makkah, and 28 Medina. First Surah is Al Fatiha and the last is Surah Al-Nas. Surah Al-Tawba is the only Surah in the Quran that does not begin with Bismillah.
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2. Write down the names of Khulafa-e-Rashideen in chronological order.
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1. Hazrat Abu Bakar
2. Hazrat Umar
3. Hazrat Usman
4. Hazrat Ali
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3. Imam Abu Hanifa was a?
A. Philosopher
B. Faqih
C. Poet
D. None
Answer: Faqih
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Imam e Azam Abu Hanifa was the founder of the Sunni Hanafi School of fiqh. A person trained in Fiqh is called a Faqih. He was born during the time of the Umayyad Caliph Abdul Malik. The other three major fiqhs are, Shafi founded by Imam Shafi, Maliki founded by Imam Malik, and Hanbali founded by Imam Ahmed ibn Hanbal.
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4. Euphrates is a river of?
A. North Africa
B. Iran
C. Iraq
D. None
Answer: Iraq
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The Euphrates River originates in eastern Turkey and flows through Syria and Iraq.
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5. Arrange in chronological order.
A. Battle of Khaibar
B. Battle of Badr
C. Battle of Hunain
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1. Battle of Badar – 2AH/624AD
2. Battle of Khaybar – 7Ah/629AD
3. Battle of Hunayn – 8AH/630AD
Note: Battle of Badr was fought in the year? CSS 2001
Muslims were victorious in all three battles. The Prophet SAW participated in all three battles.
The Battle of Badr was fought in year 2nd year of Hijra, 624 AD. Jang e Badr was the first large battle between the Muslims and the Quraish of Makkah. The total Muslim army was 313 against the 1000 Quraish. Abu Jahal was killed in this battle. After the battle, Abu Sufyan became the chief of Quraish. The Battle of Badr and Hunayn are the only two battles mentioned in the Quran.
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6. Sammara was a city of?
A. Afghanistan
B. Turkey
C. Iraq
D. None
Answer: Iraq
Note: Who built Samara? CSS 2000
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Caliph Al Mutasim built Samara, a town hundred miles north of Baghdad.
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7. Musa ibn Nusair was the governor of?
A. Makkah
B. Medinah
C. North America
D. None
Answer: None
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Musa bin Nusayr was the governor of North Africa during the time of Caliph al-Walid I. Tariq ibn Ziyad was a General in his Army. Musa bin Nusayr sent Tariq to conquer Spain. Musa completed the conquest of North Africa. He was the first Muslim general to take Tangiers. Uqba bin Nafi who is credited with being the first conqueror of Africa, had only failed to conquer Tangier. Musa occupied Tangier and with that completed the conquest of North Africa. According to the famous Moroccan geographer and explorer Ibn Batutta, Jabel e Musa in Morocco is named after him. Jabel e Musa is opposite the rock of Gibraltar named for Tariq bin Ziyad.
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8. Muhammad bin Qasim conquered?
A. Spain
B. Iran
C. Sindh
D. None
Answer: Sindh
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Muhammad bin Qasim is known for conquering Sindh and Punjab. His conquest enabled further expansion of Islam into India. He was the son-in-law of the famous governor al-Hajja ibn Yusuf who was also his paternal uncle. After the death of Hajjaj bin Yusuf, He was executed by the new Caliph Suleiman ibn Abdul Malik.
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9. “Al-ahkam al-Sultania” was written by?
A. Ibn Khaldun
B. Al-Mawardi
C. Al-Farabi
D. None
Answer: al-Mawardi
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Al-Mawardi was a Muslim jurist of the Shafi School. He is most remembered for his work on religion, government, the caliphate, and public and constitutional law. He was chief judge in the times of the Abbasid Caliph al-Qaim and al-Qadir. Al Ahkam al Sultania, The Ordinance of Government, provides a detailed definition of the functions of the caliphate government.
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10. The Cantonment of Basra was founded by?
A. Hazrat Ali
B. Hazrat Umar
C. Al-Safffah
D. None
Answer: Hazrat Umar
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The city of Basra, founded by Hazrat Umar, initially served as a military base for the armies of Caliph Umar. Basra was an important base against the Sassanid Empire. The battle of Jamal/Camel, the first Fitna, was fought in Basra.
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11. Imam al Ghazali was the author of?
A. Tahāfut al-Tahāfut
B. Option Missing
C. Tahafut al-Falasifa
D. None
Answer: Tahafut al-Falasifa
Note: Tahāfut al-Tahāfut is a book on? CSS 2001
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Tahafut al-Falasifa, The Incoherence of the Philosophers was written by Imam al-Ghazali. In this book al-Ghazali denounces Ibn Sina and al-Farabi. The book was very successful and marks a milestone in the Islamic Philosophy.
Tahāfut al-Tahāfut, the Incoherence of the Incoherence was written by Ibn Rushud. The book was written as a refutation of Imam al-Ghazali’s work (Tahafut al-Falsasifa, the Incoherence of the Philosophers). In the book he defends the doctrines of the philosophers and criticizes al-Ghazali’s own argument. It is written as a dialogue. The book although was not well received.
Hayy ibn Yaqdhan was a novel written by Abu Ali Ibn Sina.
Hayy Ibn Yaqdhan a philosophy novel of the same name but different story was written by Ibn Tufail.
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12. Alp Arsalan belonged to?
A. The Ottomans
B. Seljuq
C. Mamluks
D. None
Answer: Seljuq
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Alp Arslan was the second Sultan of the Seljuq Empire. The Seljuq Empire was founded by Tughril. Alp Arlslan was the nephew of Tughril.
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13. The battle of Qadisiyaah was won by?
A. Tariq bin Ziyad
B. Salahuddin Ayyubi
C. Saad ibn abi Waqas
D. None
Answer: Saad ibn abi Waqas
Note: Who was the commander of the Mulsim army in Qadisiyaah? CSS 2001
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The Battle of al-Qadisiyyah in Iraq was fought in 636 which resulted in Muslim victory. It was between the Muslim army and the Sassanid Persian army. The battle was fought under Caliph Umar, who had appointed Abu Ubaidah ibn Jarrah commander of the army. Three months before Qadisiyyah the battle of Yarmouk took place which was also a victory for the Muslims. The battle of Yarmouk was agasint the Byzantines. Byzantine and Sassanid Empire had an alleged alliance. Saad bin Abi Waqas as the commander at the battle of Qadisiyyah against the Sassanids. (Battle of Yarmouk CSS 2000)
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14. Baghdad was the capital of?
A. Banu Umayya
B. Banu Abbas
C. Banu Fatimah
D. None
Answer: Banu Abbas
Note: Baghdad was conquered and sacked by Halaku Khan in? CSS 2001
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Baghdad was the capital of the Abbasid (Banu Abbas) Caliphate. It was commissioned by Caliph Al-Mansur. Imam Abu Hanifa was the counter of the bricks used to build Baghdad. The four surrounding walls of Baghdad were named: Kufa, Basra, Khurasan, and Damascus, because they pointed in he direction of these destinations.
In 1258 AD, Baghdad was conquered and sacked by the Mongol forces led by Halaku Khan. After conquering the city, The Grand Library of Baghdad was destroyed. Those who attempted to flee were intercepted by the Mongols and killed. They destroyed Mosques, palaces, hospitals, libraries, and any grand building. The Caliph Al Mustasim Billah was killed. This marked the end of the Abbasid Caliphate in Baghdad. The Mamluk rulers of Egypt would later re-establish the Abbasid caliphate in Cairo in 1261. In 1517 the last Abbasid Caliph of Egypt would be captured by the Ottoman Sultan Selim I. Sultan Selim I took the title from him, made Egypt part of the Ottoman Empire, and became the first Ottoman Sultan to use the title of Caliph.
The capital of Banu Umayya was Damascus.
The capital of Banu Fatimah was Cairo.
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15. The battle of Karbala occurred during the reign of?
A. Amir Muawiyah
B. Harun al Rasheed
C. Yazeed
D. None
Answer: Yazeed
Note: The battle of Karbala occurred in 61 AH. This was asked in CSS 2000 and 2001
16. Al-Idrisi was a?
A. Philosopher
B. Muhaddith
C. Geographer
D. None
Answer: Geographer
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Al-Idrisi wrote “Nuzhat la Mushtaq fi khtiraq al-afaq”, the book of pleasant journeys into faraway lands. The book is popularly known as Tabula Rogeriana, The Book of Roger.
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17. Arrange the chronological order of the following rulers.
A. Amin al-Rashid
B. Walid bin Abdul Malik
C. Al-Mansur
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1. Walid ibn Abdul Malik, Umayyad Caliph [705-715]
2. Al-Mansur, Abbasid Caliph [754-775]
3. Amin al-Rashid, Abbasid Caliph [809-813]
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18. The battle of Jamal was fought between?
Answer: Hazrat Aisha and Hazrat Ali
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The battle of Jamal, Battle of the Camel in English, is the First Fitna, or the First Islamic Civil War. Hazrat Ali won the battle. It was fought in Basra, Iraq.
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19. Imam Bukhari was a?
A. Caliph
B. Mufassir
C. Muhaddith
D. None
Answer: Muhaddith
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Imam Muhammad al-Bukhari was a Muhaddith. He authored the hadith collection known as Sahih al-Bukhari, which is regarded by Sunnis as the most authentic of all hadith compiled. Al-Adad al-Mufrad is also a book written by Imam Bukhari it is a collection of hadith on ethics and manners. His student Muslim ibn al Hajjaj compiled the Sahih Muslim book of hadith, which is considered second only to Sahih Bukhari. Imam Bukhari was born in Bukhara, Uzbekistan. In his later years he moved to a village near Samarkand where he died.
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20. Aswad Ansi was?
A. Poet
B. False Prophet
C. Trader
D. None
Answer: False Prophet
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This was asked in CSS 2000.
Tulaiha was a? CSS 2001
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The four false prophets from early Islamic History were, Aswad al-Ansi, Tulayhah al-Azdi, Sajjah bint al-Harith, and Musaylimah al-Kazzab. Although he initially accepted Islam, later he claimed that he was a prophet. The Battle of Zhu Qissa was between the Muslim forces led by Ali ibn Abi Talib, Talha ibn Ubaidullah, and Zubair ibn al-Awam against those led by Tulayha, the false prophet.
The Muslims won the battle, Tulayha escaped to Syria. Later when Syria was conquered by Muslims, Tulayha accepted Islam again. He was forbidden by Caliph Abu Bakar to fight in any of the battles. Later in the time of Caliph Umar, he was allowed to fight and he died in the battler of Qasidiyya, between the Muslims and the Sassanid Empire.
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