CSS 2004 Part II
1. Al-Andalus was conquered by the Arabs in:
A. 699 AD
B. 711 AD
C. 800 AD
D. None of these
Answer: 711 AD
Note: Tariq bin Ziyad conquered Spain in 711 A.D during the reign of? CSS 2000
Spain was conquered by? CSS 2001
Spain is called by the Arabs as? CSS 2001
The Moors vacated Spain in? CSS 2001
Gibraltar is named after? CSS 2004
Gibralter owes its name to? CSS 2005
Who was the conqueror of Spain? CSS 2007
Spain was invaded in 711 AD by? CSS 2009
GIBRALTER is named after? CSS 2010
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Spain was conquered in 711 by Tariq bin Ziyad under orders of Caliph Al Walid I. Spain in Arabic is called Al-Andalus. Tariq bin Ziyad was a berber, who were originally from Africa. He led the army from Morocco and landed at Gibraltar. Gibraltar is Spanish for Jabl-e-Tariq or Mountain of Tariq named after him. His army captured Cordoba and Granada among other places in most of Spain. Tariq served as the Governor of Tangier. Tariq bin Ziyad was a Berber, which is an ethnic group of North Africa.
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 Battuta, 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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2. Gibraltar is named after:
A. Musa bin Nusair
B. Caliph Walid
C. Tariq bin Ziyad
D. None of these
Answer: Tariq bin Ziyad
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Gibraltar is Spanish for Jabl-e-Tariq or Mountain of Tariq named after Tariq ibn Ziyad
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3. Musa bin Nusair was Governor of:
A. Egypt
B. Africa
C. Basra
D. None of these
Answer: Africa (North Africa)
Note: Musa ibn Nusair was the governor of? CSS 2002
Musa bin Nusair was the governor of? CSS 2003
Musa bin Nusayr was the Governor of? CSS 2009
Which Caliph recalled Musa bin Nusayr to Damascus? CSS 2009
Who punished Musa bin Nusayr for invading Spain? CSS 2009
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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 Battuta, Jabel e Musa in Morocco is named after him. Jabel e Musa is opposite the rock of Gibraltar named for Tariq bin Ziyad. Caliph Al-Walid recalled Musa ibn Nusair and Tariq bin Ziyad back to Damascus. He was punished by Caliph Suleiman. Suleiman also punished/killed Muhammad bin Qasim.
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4. Berbers belonged to:
A. India
B. Iraq
C. Africa
D. None of these
Answer: Africa
Note: Berbers originally were? CSS 2001
Berbers were originally? CSS 2006
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Famous Berbers in Islamic History are:
Tariq Ibn Ziyad, Conqueror Spain
Ibn Battuta, the Muslim explorer and geographer.
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5. Al-Dakhil was a Prince of the house of:
A. Umayyah
B. Fatimah
C. Abbas
D. None of these
Answer: Umayyah
Note: What is the real name of al-Dakhil? CSS 2001
Who was known was Hawk of Quresh? CSS 2001
Which Muslim ruler is called ad-Dakhil or The Enterer in Spanish history? CSS 2002
Abdul Rahman I was succeeded by his son? CSS 2002
Al-Dakhil was a prince of? CSS 2006
Abdul Rehman al-Dakhil died in 173 AH after the reign of years? CSS 2010
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Abdul Rahman I, the first Emir of Cordova was known as al-Dakhil which means The Imigrant. He was also known as Saqr Quraish meaning Hawk of Quraish. Abdul Rahman was from the family of Umayyad Caliphate of Damascus.
During his time, the Abbasid revolution overthrew the Umayyad Caliphate. He escaped from Damascus and settled in Cordoba where he continued the Umayyad dynasty. 200 years later one of his descendants, Abdul Rahman III would claim the title of Caliph for himself and find the Umayyad Caliphate of Cordova. He was succeeded by his son Hisham I, also known was Hisham al-Rida.
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6. Granada fell in:
A. 1398
B. 1452
C. 1492
D. None
Answer: 1492
Note: Nasrid Kingdom ruled Granada during? CSS 2000
Muslim Rule in Granada came to an end in? CSS 2000
What is Granada and Cordova in Arabic alphabets? CSS 2001
Surrender of Granada took place in? CSS 2002
The Moors vacated Spain in? CSS 2001
Who built the city of Al-Hamra? CSS 2002
Granada is a city of? CSS 2006
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Nasrid was the last Muslim dynasty of Spain founded by Muhammad Ibn Nasir in 1238. In 1492 they surrendered to the Christian Spanish army.
Nasrid was the last Muslim dynasty of Spain founded by Muhammad Ibn Nasir also known as Ibn Al-Ahmar, in 1238. In 1492 they surrendered to the Christian Spanish army. The Moors invaded Spain in 711 under the General Tariq ibn Ziyad. They ruled Spain for 780 years until the fall of Garnada in 1492 which brought an end to the Muslim control of Spain.
The re-conquest of al-Andalus from the Muslims by Christians is referred to as The Reconquista by the Spanish. The last Nasrid ruler was Abu Abdullah Muhammad XIII. The Spanish call him Boabdil (Spanish for Abu Abdullah).
The al-Hamra (The Red) in Arabic, in Spanish and now it’s known as The Al Hambra. The Al-Hambra is a palace and a fortress complex in Granada, Spain. It is a wonder of Muslim architecture. Ibn al-Ahmar was the founder of the last Muslim dynasty in Spain, the Nasirids. It was during their time that the Al-Hambra was built. The Al-Hambra is the most visible evidence of the Nasrids Kingdom.
The battle of Granada was fought in late 1491 to January 1492. It was a siege of the city of Granada. The Christians were victorious and the city surrendered.
Cordova is قُرطبة - Garnada is غرناطة
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7. Cordova is a city of:
A. Saudi Arabia
B. Libya
C. Spain
D. None of these
Answer: Spain
Note: During 719-1030 AD Muslim Spain was ruled from the capital of CSS 2000
The great mosque of Cordova was built by? CSS 2000
Calendar of Cordova was compiled by? CSS 2000
Cordova is a city of? CSS 2001
What is Granada and Cordova in Arabic alphabets? CSS 2001
Which city was called Queen of the cities, Aroos ul Bilaad? CSS 2001
Cordova is a city in? CSS 2005
Cordova is pronounced in Arabic as? CSS 2005
Cordova and Baghdad served to the West as main centers for? CSS 2009
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Cordova or Cordoba, in Arabic Qurtabah, was a city in al-Andalus (Spain) and the Capital of al-Andalus and capital of Caliphate of Cordoba. Under Caliph al-Hakam of Cordova, it became a center of education. Cordova was captured in 711 by the Muslim army of Tariq ibn Ziyad.
The Great Masjid of Cordova was built by Abd al-Rahman I also known was the Emir of Cordova. Abd al-Rahman was from the Umayyad family, the ruling family of Damascus which was overthrown by the Abbasid Revolution, and he fled to Cordova. Later in 1236, the masjid was converted into a Catholic church and so remains to this day.
Rabi Ibn Zaid also called Recemundus was a Mozarabic Bishop. He wrote the Calendar of Cordoba during the time of Abd Al Rahman III and dedicated it to him. The Calendar of Cordoba tells how the sky looks each month of the year, when the sun rises and sets, and when the most important constellations appear and disappear, etc…
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8. Zaryab was:
A. Poet
B. Politician
C. Musician
D. None of these
Answer: Zaryab
Note: Who was Zaryab? CSS 2001
Zaryab was? CSS 2006
Famous Musician Zaryab, came from Baghdad to Cordova in the regime of? CSS 2008
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His real name was Abu hasan Ali ibn Nafi. Zaryab was his nickname. Ziryab was born in Iraq and moved to Spain. He is mostly known as a singer (musician) but actually he was a polymath. He had knowledge of astronomy, geography, meteorology, botanics, cosmetics, culinary art, and fashion. He left Baghdad during the time of the Abbasid Caliph Al-Mamun and moved to Cordoba. He was a court musician for Abd al-Rahman II of Cordoba.
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9. Muhammad Al Fatih was an:
A. Arab
B. African
C. Turk
D. None of these
Answer: Turk
Note: Constantinople was conquered by? CSS 2001
Constantinople fell into the hands of the Muslims in? CSS 2010
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The Ottoman Sultan Muhammad II, also known was Sultan Muhammad Fatih, conquered Constantinople in 1453. Upon conquering, he took the title of, Qaiser-e-Rum; Caesar of Rome.
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10. Istanbul was the capital of the Khilafat of:
A. Banu Abbas
B. Ottoman
C. Banu Fatimah
D. None of these
Answer: Ottomans
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When Sultan Muhammad Fatih conquered Istanbul (Constantinople) he made it the capital of the empire.
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11. Ibn e Khuldun was:
A. King
B. Governor
C. Historian
D. None of these
Answer: Historian
Note: Ibn Khaldun was an? CSS 2001
What is the name of the book written by Ibn Khaldun? CSS 2001
Who introduced the doctorine of etiology of decline, Assabiah? CSS 2002
Ibn e Khuldun was born in Tunis in the year? CSS 2003
Ibn Khaldun was a? CSS 2005
Ibn Khaldun wrote a book by the title of? CSS 2005
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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. . In the Muqaddimah he describes the Assabiyah.
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12. Jamaluddin Afghani was born in:
A. India
B. Iran
C. Afghanistan
D. None of these
Answer: Afghanistan
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Sayyid Jamal ad-Din al-Afghani was born in Asadabad, Afghanistan, hence the name Sayyid Jamal ad-Din Asadabadi. He was born in 1838/1839 into a Pashtun family. He was a political activist and Islamic ideologist in the Muslim world. He is considered one of the founders of Islamic Modernism. He was active in organizing a Muslim response to Western pressure and the decline of Muslim rule everywhere.
He was the founder of Religious Enlightenment in the Islamic world. He thought Islam doesn’t oppose Rationality and freedom. Sayyid Jamal Afghani commenced the modernization of Islam and after him Dr. Allama Muhammad Iqbal continued his way. He died on March 9th, 1897 in Istanbul.
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13. The city of Baghdad lies on the:
A. River Nile
B. Tigris
C. Indus
D. None of these
Answer: Tigris
Note: Baghdad was conquered and sacked by Halaku Khan in? CSS 2001
Baghdad was the capital of? CSS 2002
The city of Baghdad lies on the? CSS 2003
The city of Baghdad lies on the? CSS 2004
Baghdad was the capital of? CSS 2006
Baghdad was founded by? CSS 2007
Baghdad was put on fire in 1258 AD by? CSS 2009
Cordova and Baghdad served to the West as main centers for? CSS 2009
The capture of Baghdad by Halaku Khan took place in the year? CSS 2010
The fall of Baghdad was in Hjiri year? CSS 2013
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Baghdad was the capital of the Abbasid (Banu Abbas) Caliphate. It lies on the river Tigris. It was the center of learning. 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 the 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.
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14. Muhammad Ali was the ruler of:
A. Syria
B. Turkey
C. Egypt
D. None of these
Answer: Egypt
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Muhammad Ali Pasha was a commander in the Ottoman arm, who became Wali, and self-declared Khedive of Egypt and Sudan with the ottoman temporary approval. He is regarded as the founder of modern Egypt.
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15. Ottoman Caliphate was abolished in:
A. 1900
B. 1918
C. 1922
D. None of these
Answer: None
Note: The Ottoman Dynasty fell in? CSS 2003
Abolition of the Sultanate took place in? CSS 2003
The ottoman dynasty fell in? CSS 2011
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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. 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. In 1924, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, abolished the Caliphate.
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16. Ibn e Rushd was a distinguished:
A. Musician
B. Calligraphist
C. Philosopher
D. None of these
Answer: Philosopher
Note: Ibn e Rushd was a distinguished? CSS 2010
Ibn Rushd was? CSS 2006
Ibn Rushd (Averroes) lived during? CSS 2000
Thafa-tul-Thafat is a book on? CSS 2001
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Ibn Rushd also known by his latin name Averroes was born in 1126 during the time or Almoravids. The Almoravids were replaced by the Almohads in 1146.
Tahāfut al-Tahāfut, the Incoherence of the Incoherence by Ibn Rushud. The book was written as a refutation of Iman 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.
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17. The capital of Saudi Arabia is:
A. Makkah
B. Madinah
C. Riyadh
D. None of these
Answer: Riyadh
18. Alp Arsalan belonged to
A. The Ottoman
B. Saljuq
C. Mamluq Dynasty
D. None of these
Answer: Seljuq
Note: Alp Arsalan belonged to? CSS 2002
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The Seljuq Empire was founded by Tughril. Alp Arslan was the second Sultan of the Seljuq Empire. Alp Arlslan was the nephew of Tughril.
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19. The Preaching of Islam” is written by:
A. Carl Brockelmann
B. T. W. Arnold
C. T. B. Irving
D. None of these
Answer: T.W. Arnold
Note: The Preaching of Islam is written by? CSS 2010
20. R. Dozy is the author of:
A. Islam in History
B. The spirit of Islam
C. The Spanish Islam
D. None of these
Answer: Spanish Islam
Note:Spanish Islam was written by? CSS 2002
R. Dozy is the author of? CSS 2006
R DOZY is the author of? CSS 2010
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