Quiz 1

Uthmaan

1) Discuss briefly Uthmaan's family background (where he was born, the status of his family, etc).

2) What was his kunya?

3) How many times did he migrate and where to?

4) He was very generous. Give three specific examples.

5) He was very caring of his flock. Give 2 examples.

6) How was he chosen to be khalifaa?

7) What was his first test as khalifaa? How did he deal with it?

8) What was Uthmaan's advice to the Muslims? (4 points)

9) Which places were conquered during his time?

10) WHo was the Muslim leader iin the conquest of Africa?

11) a) What was the name of one of the first (female) companions martyred in Cyprus?
b) Who led this conquest?

12) Which was the first naval battle?

13) The dissentors attacked Uthmaan with what three arguements? Refute all three.

14) The Aristocrats have three ingredients to keep people in check, what are they?

15) When Abdullah ibn Saba was trying to turn people against Uthmaan, what three places were not affected by his attempts? What did they have that guarded them from this fitna?

16) Uthmaan told the people to give him time to repent and not kill him because he was free from being guilty of what three things?

17) When Uthmaan considered stepping down from being khalifa, what did Ibn Umar say to him?

18) When Madinah was laid under seige by the dissentors, many youths came to Uthmaan's house, ready to defend him if the time should come and Uthmaan would allow them to. Name at least four of these youth.

19) What two things was Uthmaan doing when the dissentors came?

20) Uthmaan's wife sent a message to ________________, telling him that he was responsible for avenging Uthmaan's death.

21) An Egyptian man came to Abdullah Ibn Umar and mentioned three things:
* "Uthmaan fled away on the day (of the battle) of Uhud."
* "Uthmaan was absent on the day (of the battle) of Badr and did not join it."
* "He failed to attend the ArRidwan pledge and did not witness it (i.e Hudaiybiya pledge of allegiance?"
All three of these statements are true, explain each of them (as Ibn Umar did) in defense of Uthmaan.

22) True or False? Fitna does not affect righteous people.


Allah forgive me if I made any mistakes.
And please, anyone who reads this and finds anything wrong, please correct me.

Originally Posted by aisha

As salamu alaikum Sr. Umm Sahabah,
I may be wrong--but
for #6 I have Khalid ibn Walid and Ikrimah ibn Abi Jahl.
for #15, the four leaders I have are: Ikrimah ibn Abi Jahl, Yazid ibn Abi Sufyan, Abu Ubaidah ibn AlJarrah and Amr ibn Al Aas (RA).

I don't have the name of Shurahbil anywhere in my notes....please correct me if I'm wrong.

Wa 'Alaykum sallaam wa rahamtullahi wa barakatuh Ya Habibty Aisha

Thank u so much for the quizzes, they are so beneficial...May Allah reward u sis and increase u in knowledge Ameen

For Q6: I wasnt sure whether is was Ikrimah or Abu Sufyan...I think it may have been Ikrimah, and Allah knows best

For q15: i got my answer from: http://www.swordofallah.com/html/boo...ge3.htm....And Allah knows Best

Insha'Allah i'll try and answer the quiz for Uthman and Umar later...I love these quizzes

wa salamu alaykum wr wb

Ali

1) There is a difference in opinion of who the first person to accept Islam was--he/she was one from among four people. Name these four people.

2) Ali was very eloquent and the Prophet (S) encouraged him to give Dawah. The entire tribe of __________________ became Muslim through Ali.

3) [This question can be really long]. No companions virtues are mentioned more than those of Ali--give at least four of these virtues.

4) How old was Ali when he accepted Islam?

5) a) How was Ali inaugurated? Describe the circumstances briefly.
b) AzZubayr and Talha were forced to give Bai'ah. They said that their Bai'ah would be valid if only what condition was met?

6) What were the reasons that Ali could not bring the dissentors to justice? (two)

7) When internal fitna happens, the ___________ stop.

8) Which companion was the key figure in assiting Ali? Discuss who his parents were and what was so crucial about him during the time of Ali being Khalifaa.

9) When Ammar ibn Yasser (one of the khateebs) went around to encourage the Muslim fighters in the Battle of AlJamal (the Camel), what did he say to them? (If the question is a bit vague, this might help: "Verily, Aisha is the wife of your Prophet in this dunya and the Akhirah...")

10) Why did AzZubayr leave the battlefield? How was he murdered?

11) Even though the companions were fighting each other, they still love and respected one another because all of them fought on Ijtihaad. Discuss this and give specific examples (statements of the companions) to support the statement.

12) We must look at the emotional state of the Companions at the time. The Companions were very emotional about avenging the murder of Uthmaan because it reminded them of what incident during the Prophet's (S) time?

13) When the battle of AlJamal was over, Ali made rules about battles where Muslims fight Muslims. List some of these rules. (5)

14) How was the battle of Siffeen different from AlJamal in regards to who Ali's army had to fight against?

15) a) Why did the Khawaraaj separate from Ali's army after Siffeen?
b)What did they accuse Ali of?

16) The Khawaraaj got together and decided that they would kill three people whom they thought were the reason that the Muslims were disunified.
a) who were these three people?
b) what happened to each one?
c) Khaarija's killer said "I intended 'Amr ____________?"

17) How was the the Muslim Ummah united after Ali?

May Allah forgive me if I made any mistakes and may anyone who finds any mistakes please correct me Jazakallah

Uthmaan

1) Discuss briefly Uthmaan's family background (where he was born, the status of his family, etc).

`Uthman ibn `Affan ibn Abi al-`As ibn Umayyah ibn `Abd Shams ibn Abd Manaf ibn Qusay Ibn Kilab al-Qurashi al-Umawi, the Prophet’s Friend, Amîr al-Mu’minîn, the third of the four Rightly-Guided Successors of the Prophet and third of the Ten promised Paradise. He was born in Makkah 9 years after the Year of the Elephant.

His father was called `Affan ibn Abi al-`As ibn Umayyah ibn `Abd Shams* ibn Abd Manaf.
His mother was Arwaa' bint Kurayz ibn Rabee'ah ibn Habeeb ibn 'Abdu shams. She was first cousin to our Beloved Prophet (PBUH) as her mother was Umm Hakeem (Al-Baydha’ bint Abdul Muttalib) the sister TWIN sister of 'Abdullah the father of the prophet sallaallaahu alayhi wa sallam (mentioned by ibn Hazm in gathering the tribes of the Arabs).
*It is to be noted that 'Abdu shams is the TWIN brother of Hashim who is the father of 'Abdul Muttalib and great grandfather of the prophet sallaallaahu alayhi wa sallam. Abdu shams was the oldest out of all of them.
His son Umayyah ibn 'Abdu shams is the cousin of 'Abdul Muttalib and the head of Bani Umayya (the tribe of 'Uthman ibn 'Affan and also Abi Sufyan ibn Harb and Mu’awiyah and Umm Habibah bint Abi Sufyan).

2) What was his kunya?

His Kunyah is Abu Abdullah – The Father of Abdullah

3) How many times did he migrate and where to?

He is among those who emigrated twice: once to Abyssinia, and again to Madinah.

4) He was very generous. Give three specific examples.

- On one occasion, Uthman heard the Prophet (PBUH) saying: “Whoever purchases the well of Roomah for him is Paradise.” Uthman rushed and bought the well from its owner and gave it in charity for the benefit of the needy Muslims.
- `Uthman was extremely wealthy and generous. When he heard the Prophet say: "Whoever equips the army of al-`Usra, Paradise is for him," he brought the Prophet a thousand gold dinars which he poured into his lap. The Prophet picked them up with his hand and said repeatedly: "Nothing shall harm `Uthman after what he did today." It is also narrated that equipped the army of al-`Usra with seven hundred ounces of gold, or seven hundred and fifty camels and fifty horses.

6) How was he chosen to be khalifaa?

‘Umar appointed six people who came to be known as the “consultation group”. His choice was six of the remaining seven people of the ten the prophet sallallâhu alayhi wa sallaam mentioned by name in public as the ones he was most pleased with. He gave them the happiest news of all, namely, admission into paradise.

The six were ‘Uthman ibn 'Affan, 'Ali ibn Abi Talib, Talhah ibn 'Ubaydullaah, Az-zubayr ibn Al 'Awwaam, Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas and 'Abdur Rahman ibn Awf. The seventh was Sa'eed ibn Zayd, and historians claim that ‘Umar excluded him because he was his brother-in-law, and ‘Umar wanted not to put anyone from his own family in a favourable position.

But this is questionable, because when ‘Umar appointed this group, he had no influence on its working, because it could only meet after his own death. The fact is that ‘Umar recognized that Sa'eed, a great servant of Islam no doubt, lacked the qualities of leadership that would make of him a likely successor.

The terms of reference of this group, or committee, were to choose from among themselves a successor to ‘Umar. He appointed his son, Abdullah, as a convener but he was not to be a candidate. His role was to ensure that the choice of successor would not be delayed for more than three days.

Suhayb ar-rumi, another of the prophet’s companions who was a former slave, was to lead the congregational prayer during those three days.

The choice was to be decided by majority vote, but if the committee was evenly split, with three votes each for two candidates, the choice of the side that included 'Abdur Rahman ibn Awf was to be taken. ‘Umar recognized that of all six 'Abdur Rahman was the least aspirant to the post. ‘Umar’s view was soon to be confirmed. 'Abdur Rahman soon relinquished any personal claim to the post, so that he would be able to help the committee to make the right choice.

He started a public sounding mission to ascertain the feelings of the people in Madinah, quickly discovering that the real choice was between ‘Uthman and 'Ali.

Eventually, he proposed ‘Uthman who was duly chosen as Caliph and the whole community pledged its loyalty to him.

11) a) What was the name of one of the first (female) companions martyred in Cyprus?

Umm Haram bint Milhan

12) Which was the first naval battle?

The Battle of Dhat as-Sawri

15) When Abdullah ibn Saba was trying to turn people against Uthmaan, what three places were not affected by his attempts? What did they have that guarded them from this fitna?

Makkah – Suhayl ibn ‘Amr was telling the people of Makkah that they were the last to accept Islam so they shouldn’t be the last to reject it and Allahu Allam.
Madinah
Taif

18) When Madinah was laid under siege by the dissenters, many youths came to Uthmaan's house, ready to defend him if the time should come and Uthmaan would allow them to. Name at least four of these youth.

Al-Hassan
Al-Hussayn

19) What two things was Uthmaan doing when the dissenters came?

Reading Quran and fasting

21) An Egyptian man came to Abdullah Ibn Umar and mentioned three things:
* "Uthmaan fled away on the day (of the battle) of Uhud."
* "Uthmaan was absent on the day (of the battle) of Badr and did not join it."
* "He failed to attend the ArRidwan pledge and did not witness it (i.e Hudaiybiya pledge of allegiance?"
All three of these statements are true, explain each of them (as Ibn Umar did) in defense of Uthmaan.

Ibn 'Umar said, "Come, let me explain to you. As for his flight on the day of Uhud, I testify that Allah has excused him and forgiven him; and as for his absence from the battle of Badr, it was due to the fact that the daughter of Allah's Apostle was his wife and she was sick then. Allah's Apostle said to him, "You will receive the same reward and share (of the booty) as anyone of those who participated in the battle of Badr.' As for his absence from the Ar-Ridwan pledge of allegiance, had there been any person in Mecca more respectable than 'Uthman (to be sent as a representative). Allah's Apostle would have sent them instead of him. No doubt, Allah's Apostle had sent him, and the incident of the Ar-Ridwan pledge of Allegiance happened after 'Uthman had gone to Mecca. Allah's Apostle held out his right hand saying, 'This is 'Uthman's hand.' He struck his (other) hand with it saying, 'This (pledge of allegiance) is on the behalf of 'Uthman.' Then Ibn 'Umar said to the man, 'Go now with this with you.'

22) True or False? Fitna does not affect righteous people.

False

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14) Umar refused to eat what the Ummah did not eat--cite two specific incidents.

During the Year of the Ashes

16) Who was the companion that Umar said, had he been alive, he (Umar) would have appointed that companion without Shoorah?

Salim, Mawla Abi Hudhayfah

1) What was Umar's kunya?

Abu Hafs* - The Father of Hafsah
*The Prophet (pbuh) gave him this kunyah on the day of Badr.

2) What was his age according to the Prophet's (S) age?

He was 10 years younger than the Prophet (S)…

3) He was very knowledgeable and suggested things that were later on ordered in Islam. Give examples (at least four).

He made mu’tah haraam

10) The Prophet (S) had told the Muslims that they would reach the treasures of Kisra--cite two incidents which support this.

One incident was during the Hijrah. Upon leaving the prophet he addressed him (Suraqah): “How would you feel when you wear the bracelets of Khosrau (the emperor of Persia)?” “Khosrau the son of Hurmuz?” wondered Suraqah. “Yes, Khosrau the son of Hurmuz,” answered the Prophet.

c) Khaarija's killer said "I intended 'Amr ____________?"

Amr Ibn 'Al-'As

16) The Khawaraaj got together and decided that they would kill three people whom they thought were the reason that the Muslims were disunified.
a) who were these three people?

Ali
Muawiya
Amr bin al-Aas

15) a) Why did the Khawaraaj separate from Ali's army after Siffeen?
b)What did they accuse Ali of?

A fanatical group called Kharijites, consisting of people who had broken away from Ali due to his compromise with Muawiya, claimed that neither Ali, the Caliph, nor Muawiya, the ruler of Syria, nor Amr bin al-Aas, the ruler of Egypt, were worthy of rule. In fact, they went so far as to say that the true caliphate came to an end with 'Umar and that Muslims should live without any ruler over them except God. They vowed to kill all three rulers, and assassins were dispatched in three directions.

Umm Sahabah, please be careful about the answers you post up because some of them are incorrect. I wouldn't like to have someone study from your answers and study the wrong thing Jazakallah khair. My intent had been just to put these up so that people could answer them themselves. I didn't want to put up the answers because I was afraid I might make mistakes.

These are the ones that I differed in. My answers are from the notes I have in class:

Umar's time

1.) Umar's kunya "Abu Hafs" wasn't because of his daughter Hafsa, but because of his toughness. Hafs means lion.

2.) Umar was 13 years younger than the Prophet (S).

6.) When choosing these six, Umar chose a seventh arbitrator in case the six wouldn't agree. His condition was that this arbitrator would not be chosen as khalifaa. The seventh one was Abdullah ibn Umar (his son).

16.) Abu Ubaidah ibn AlJarrah was the companion that Umar said he would have appointed to be khalifaa without any Shoorah.

Uthmaan's time

2.) Uthmaan's kunya was Abu Amr.

3.) He migrated to Habasha twice and once to Madinah. The Muslims in Habasha heard of the incident where the kuffar had prostrated to ayahs the Prophet (S) read; they thought that the kuffar had all come to Islam and so they went back. When they saw that this was not the case, they returned to Habasha.

(Ali's Time)

16.) "I intended 'Amr, and Allah intended Khaarijah."

And Allah knows best.
Please correct me if I made any mistakes.

k...sorry sister...samihni plzzz?

Ukhty can u pm me the answers u have from ur class to these questions plz? Jazaka'Allah Kheyran wa Baraka'Allahu Feeka sis

Don't apologize! I didn't mean to sound harsh.

Inshallah I'll try to email the answers to you. If you email me, Inshallah I'll reply as soon as possible with the answers.

Assalaamu'alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuhu,

The seventh of the Blessed Ten is Sa'eed ibn 'Aamir.

I don't know if I'm mistaken, but if you were correcting sister Umm Sahabah's statement of Sa'eed ibn Zaid being the 7th of the blessed ten, I think she was right. I read this on pg. 516 of History of Islam, where it says that Saeed bin Zaid bin Amr bin Nufail bin Abdullah was the 10th of the blessed Ten. However, if you weren't correcting her, then please forgive me . By the way, JazakAllah khair for your excellent questions.

Wasalaamu'alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuhu

Originally Posted by BintYunus

Assalaamu'alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuhu,
I don't know if I'm mistaken, but if you were correcting sister Umm Sahabah's statement of Sa'eed ibn Zaid being the 7th of the blessed ten, I think she was right. I read this on pg. 516 of History of Islam, where it says that Saeed bin Zaid bin Amr bin Nufail bin Abdullah was the 10th of the blessed Ten. However, if you weren't correcting her, then please forgive me . By the way, JazakAllah khair for your excellent questions.

Wasalaamu'alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuhu

Aaaah!! I am so so sorry. I apologize. You're both correct. I had the name wrong. Umm Sahabah, I am very very sorry for saying that you had the wrong name. And Jazakallah Khair for correcting me Bint Yunus. Oh, I feel terrible. I am so so so sorry!