Question 1

What is the term for the compiled sayings and actions of Prophet Muhammad, which serve as a major source of Islamic law alongside the Quran?

Accepted Answer

Hadith

Question 2

The Dome of the Rock, a famous Islamic shrine, is located in which city?

Accepted Answer

Jerusalem

Question 3

In Islamic art, the avoidance of figurative images (aniconism) led to the development of highly intricate patterns and calligraphy. What are these characteristic patterns often called?

Accepted Answer

Arabesque

Question 4

What is the name of the ritual circumambulation (walking in circles) performed around the Kaaba during the Hajj and Umrah pilgrimages?

Accepted Answer

Tawaf

Question 5

Which caliphate, established in 661 CE, moved the capital of the Islamic Empire from Medina to Damascus?

Accepted Answer

Umayyad Caliphate

Question 6

The science of verifying the authenticity of Hadith, by scrutinizing the chain of narrators and their reliability, is known as what?

Accepted Answer

Ilm al-rijal

Question 7

Which Abbasid caliph founded the famous House of Wisdom (Bayt al-Hikmah) in Baghdad, a major intellectual center during the Islamic Golden Age?

Accepted Answer

Al-Ma'mun

Question 8

What is the term for the spiritual ascent of Prophet Muhammad through the heavens to the presence of God, occurring after his night journey (Isra)?

Accepted Answer

Mi'raj

Question 9

Which 14th-century North African scholar and historian is renowned for his work 'Muqaddimah', a pioneering text in sociology, history, and economics?

Accepted Answer

Ibn Khaldun

Question 10

What is the Islamic legal term for a religious ruling or opinion issued by a qualified scholar on a matter of Islamic law?

Accepted Answer

Fatwa

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