1. Sulyman, the magnificent invaded Vienna in:
A. 1540
B. 1555
C. 1580
D. None
Answer: None
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Suleiman the Magnificent was the longest reigning Ottoman Sultan and Caliph. He reigned for almost 46 years. Suleiman in history is known as Kanuni Suleiman which means The Lawgiver. His code of laws are called Kanun-i-Osmani which lasted more than three hundred years. The Suleymaniya Mosque was constructed under his orders by the famous Ottoman Architect, Mimar Sinan. He invaded Vienna in 1529, which resulted in Austrian victory.
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2. “History of Medieval Islam” was written by:
A. Amir Ali
B. Sulyman
C. Sunders
D. None
Answer: Saunders. John Joseph Saunders
3. Armistice between Turkey and the Allies too place in:
A. 1520
B. 1819
C. 1919
D. None
Answer: None
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The Armistice of Mudanya was an agreement between Turkey and the Allied powers, signed on 11 October, 1922 in Mudanya, Turkey.
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4. Kamal Mustafa was born in the town of:
A. Basra
B. Cyprus
C. Salonika
D. None
Answer: Salonika
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Mustafa Kemal Ataturk was the 1st President of Turkey, the 1st Prime Minster of Turkey, and leader of the Republican People’s Party. He is credited with being the founder of the Republic of Turkey. Ataturk means: Father of the Turks. He was a Turkish army officer in World War I. He abolished the Caliphate movement.
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5. Russia declared war on Turkey:
A. 1718
B. 1877
C. 1978
D. None
Answer: 1877
6. “A History of Muslim in Spain” was written by:
A. Macmillan
B. Frank Cass
C. Yaqut
D. None
Answer: None
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The book was written by W. Montgomery Watt.
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7. Merida, an old city of Spain, was founded by:
A. Jews
B. Muslims
C. Romans
D. None
Answer: Romans
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It was founded by Roman soldiers by the orders of the Roman Emperor Augustus.
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8. Islam in History’ was written by:
A. Ibn e Khuldun
B. Nadawi
C. Muhmmad Munir
D. None
Answer: Muhammad Munir
9. The greatest Muslim Art in which they have achieved incomparable success is:
A. Paintings
B. Architecture
C. Calligraphy
D. None
Answer: Architecture
10. The city of Baghdad lies on the:
A. River Nile
B. Tigris
C. Bay of Bengal
D. None
Answer: Tigris River
11. Which Muslim ruler was styled the “Augustus of the Arabs”?
A. Mansur
B. Mamun
C. Zubair
D. None
Answer: al-Mamun
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The Abbasid Caliph, Abdullah al-Mamun ibn Harun, has been deservedly styled, The Augustus of the Arabs, according to Syed Ameer Ali.
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12. Hakam-I became caliph of Cordova in:
A. 756
B. 788
C. 796
D. None
Answer: 796
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Al-Hakam Ibn Hisham Ibn Abd-ar-Rahman I was Umayyad Emir of Cordoba from 796 until 822 in the Al-Andalus.
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13. The book “Studies in the Islamic History” was written by:
A. Syed Amir Ali
B. Hanif Nadvi
C. Amir Hussain
D. None
Answer: None
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Studies in Islamic History is written by Amir Hassan Siddiqi. It should not be confused with Amir Hussain. Amir Hussain is a Scholar of Religion, who specializes in Islam, originally from Lahore, Pakistan, residing in Toronto.
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14. Musa bin Nusair was the governor of:
A. Iran
B. Basra
C. Nort Africa
D. None
Answer: North Africa
Note: Musa ibn Nusair was the governor of? CSS 2002
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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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15. Hisham became Sovereign of Damascus in:
A. 717
B. 724
C. 743
D. None
Answer: None
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Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik was the 10th Umayyad caliph. He became the sovereign of Damascus in 723.
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16. Saba, the Capturer, was succeeded by his son:
A. Himyar
B. Kablan
C. Zaid
D. None
Answer: Himyar
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Saba was a kingdom in modern da Yemen. It is mentioned in the Quran. It is the kingdom of Bilqis. Bilqis was the Queen of Saba. She is mentioned in the story of the Prophet Suleiman. Himyar was a kingdom next to Saba. They conquered the kingdom of Saba. The question may have been copied wrong.
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17. Abolition of the Sultanate took place in:
A. 1918
B. 1920
C. 1922
D. None
Answer: 1922
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This refers to the abolition of the Ottoman Sultanate. The Ottoman Dynasty fell on November 1st, 1922, the sultanate was abolished and the last Sultan, Sultan Mehmed VI departed. On November 19, 1922 his cousin Abdul Mecid Efendi, was elected Caliph and was the last Caliph of the Ottoman Dynasty. In 1924, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, abolished the Caliphate.
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18. Avicenna was not only a genius but also a distinguished:
A. Musician
B. Calligraphist
C. Physician
D. None
Answer: Physician
Note: Al Qanun was written by? CSS 2000
Ibn Sina, a Persian, was born in 980 in? CSS 2008
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Avicenna was born c. 980 in Afšana, a village near Bukhara.
Avicenna (Ibn Sina) was an excellent Physician. He authored Al-Qanoon fi al-Tibb (The Canon of Medicine) and Kitab Al-Shifa or Sufficientia (The Book of Healing).
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19. Ibn e Khuldun was born in Tunis in the year:
A. 1332
B. 1242
C. 1248
D. None
Answer: 1332
Note: Ibn Khaldun was an? CSS 2001
What is the name of the book written by Ibn Khaldun? CSS 2001
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Ibn Khaldun was an Arab historian and historiographer born in 1332 in Tunis. His best known book is The Muqaddimah, a book on universal history i.e philosophy of history, sociology, demography, historiography, cultural history, economics, Islamic theology, political theory, biology and chemistery. The book was written in 1377.
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20. Universal history book known as “Al-Kamil” was written by:
A. Ibn ul Athir
B. Tabari
C. Masudi
D. None
Answer: Ibn al-Athir
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Al Kamil fil Tarikh is a classic Islamic history book written by Ali ibn al-Athir. It was written in 1231 and is one of the most important Islamic historical works.
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9. Spanish Islam was written by? CSS 2000
Answer: Reinhart Dozy
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