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A) Ten B) Eleven C) Eight D) Nine
A) Riq'a script B) Diwani script C) Naskh script D) Thuluth script
A) Diwani script B) Kufic script C) Naskh script D) Riq'a script
A) Fahd of Saudi Arabia B) Abdullah of Saudi Arabia C) Barsbay D) Qaitbay
A) To document the architectural style B) Regarding his expansion of the mosque C) To record the history of the Kaaba D) To list the names of previous custodians
A) Eleven B) Eight C) Nine D) Ten
A) 850–1000 AH (1440–1590 CE) B) 500–650 AH (1100–1250 CE) C) 784–924 AH (1382–1517 CE) D) 600–750 AH (1200–1350 CE)
A) Two B) Three C) One D) Four
A) Sultan Barsbay B) Sultan al-Mansur C) Sultan al-Nasir D) Sultan Qaitbay
A) Expanding the prayer halls B) Renewing the marble of the mosque C) Constructing a new gate D) Building a new minaret
A) Sultan al-Nasir B) Sultan al-Mansur C) Sultan Qaitbay D) Sultan al-Zahir
A) 1479 CE B) 1450 CE C) 1500 CE D) 1423 CE
A) Building a new entrance B) Perfection of melodious chanting inside the house C) Construction of new domes D) Renewing the mosque's carpets
A) First of the month of Shawwal in the year 888 AH B) First of the month of Rajab in the year 888 AH C) First of the month of Ramadan in the year 888 AH D) First of the month of Dhul-Qi'dah in the year 888 AH
A) A golden dome B) A mountain C) A white essence resting upon the waters D) A black stone
A) The Persians B) The Byzantines C) The Quraysh and Jurhum tribes D) The Israelites
A) The Temple of Solomon B) The Zurah pilgrimage site C) The Oracle of Delphi D) The Sphinx
A) 360 B) 50 C) 12 D) 100
A) Moses B) Ishmael C) Hubal D) Solomon
A) It was made entirely of gold B) It had seven wings C) It had no face D) It had a golden hand replacing the broken right hand
A) A crystal ball B) Three stones C) Seven arrows D) A magic wand
A) To create a trade embargo B) To maintain peace among warring tribes C) To build a fortress D) To establish a Christian pilgrimage site
A) Alexander the Great B) Tubba' C) David D) Solomon
A) Performed only by priests B) Performed only by children C) Performed only at night D) Performed naked by men and almost naked by women
A) Allah B) Hubal C) Moses D) Jesus
A) Muhammad B) 'Amr ibn Luhay C) Solomon D) Abraham
A) It was a trade hub B) It played a local role C) It was a major pilgrimage site D) It was a military fortress
A) 10 km (6 mi) B) 50 km (31 mi) C) 30 km (20 mi) D) 100 km (62 mi)
A) Used for hunting B) Used for divination C) Used for decoration D) Used for warfare
A) Neither were considered deities B) Clearly different deities C) Clearly the same deity D) Disputed whether they were the same or different deities
A) Weapons B) Clothes C) Books D) Money
A) Stone B) Cube C) House D) Temple
A) The Black Stone B) The Masjid al-Haram C) The Masjid al-Aqsa D) The Kaaba
A) Salat B) Tawaf C) Hajj D) Umrah
A) Burqa B) Kiswah C) Abaya D) Hijab
A) Marwah B) Safa C) Mataaf D) Haram
A) The Tablets of the Law B) The Ark of the Covenant C) Pre-Islamic religious stones called baetyls D) The Holy Grail
A) Ptolemy B) Marinus of Tyre C) Diodorus Siculus D) Agatharchides of Cnidus
A) G. E. von Grunebaum B) Patricia Crone C) Wensinck D) Edward Gibbon
A) In southern Arabia B) In Arabia Felix C) In Mecca D) Along the Red Sea coast
A) Ptolemy B) Edward Gibbon C) Agatharchides of Cnidus D) Ian D. Morris
A) al-Bayt al-Ḥarām B) al-Bayt C) Baytī D) Baytik al-Muḥarram
A) The Black Stone B) The Tablets of the Law C) The Ark of the Covenant D) The Maqam Ibrahim
A) The Pilgrimage to Jerusalem B) The Umrah C) The Hajj D) The Pilgrimage to Mecca
A) Al-Aqsa B) The Church of the Holy Sepulchre C) The Temple of Solomon D) The Kaaba
A) Ibn Ishaq B) Al-Azraqi C) Baqum D) Muhammad
A) Baqum B) Pachomius C) Ibn Ishaq D) Al-Azraqi
A) An Egyptian origin B) A Roman origin C) A Byzantine origin D) A Persian origin
A) The southern part B) Six cubits from the northern part C) The western part D) The eastern part
A) Rome B) Jerusalem C) Mecca D) Medina
A) A new Black Stone B) A new roof C) The hatīm D) A new entrance
A) The Abbasids B) The Ottomans C) The Rashidun Caliphate D) The Umayyads
A) 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan B) Ottoman Emperor Murad IV C) King Ibn Saud D) Hussein bin Ali
A) Approximately 20 meters (65 feet 7 inches). B) Approximately 15 meters (49 feet 3 inches). C) Approximately 25 meters (82 feet 0 inches). D) Approximately 10 meters (32 feet 10 inches).
A) Bāb al-Multazam. B) Bāb ar-Raḥmah. C) Bāb ut-Tawbah. D) Bāb al-Hajar.
A) Inscriptions in Latin. B) Silver-embroidered images of prophets. C) Gold-embroidered Quranic text including the Shahada. D) Texts from the Torah.
A) Rukn al-'Iraqi. B) Rukn al-Yamani. C) Rukn al-Aswad. D) Rukn ush-Shami.
A) Going about B) Sacrificing C) Praying D) Fasting
A) Steady B) Slow C) Hurried D) Leisurely
A) Ṭawāf al-Wadā' B) Ṭawāf al-Qudūm C) Ṭawāf aṭ-Ṭaḥīyah D) Ṭawāf al-'Umrah
A) Ṭawāf al-'Umrah B) Ṭawāf aṭ-Ṭaḥīyah C) Ṭawāf al-Qudūm D) Ṭawāf al-Wadā'
A) Ṭawāf al-Wadā' B) Ṭawāf al-'Umrah C) Ṭawāf aṭ-Ṭaḥīyah D) Ṭawāf al-Qudūm
A) Christian rituals B) Najranite pagans C) Jewish traditions D) Zoroastrian customs
A) The Banī Shaybah tribe B) The Islamic religious council C) The Saudi royal family D) The Governor of Makkah Province
A) Rose water B) Holy oils C) Plain water D) Zamzam water scented with oud perfume |