Kaaba - Quiz
Kaaba
  • 1. How many engraved marble stones were originally inside the Kaaba?
A) Ten
B) Eleven
C) Eight
D) Nine
  • 2. In which script is the majority of the engraved marble stones inside the Kaaba written?
A) Riq'a script
B) Diwani script
C) Naskh script
D) Thuluth script
  • 3. Which script is used for one of the engraved marble stones inside the Kaaba?
A) Diwani script
B) Kufic script
C) Naskh script
D) Riq'a script
  • 4. Who added a document to the Kaaba in the eastern wall?
A) Fahd of Saudi Arabia
B) Abdullah of Saudi Arabia
C) Barsbay
D) Qaitbay
  • 5. What was the purpose of the document added by Fahd of Saudi Arabia?
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
  • 6. How many documents are inscribed on white marble inside the Kaaba after Fahd's addition?
A) Eleven
B) Eight
C) Nine
D) Ten
  • 7. During which period did the Circassian sultans rule the Islamic world?
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)
  • 8. How many marble slabs pertain to Circassian sultans?
A) Two
B) Three
C) One
D) Four
  • 9. Which Circassian sultan is noted for a wide reconstruction and restoration process in 1423 CE?
A) Sultan Barsbay
B) Sultan al-Mansur
C) Sultan al-Nasir
D) Sultan Qaitbay
  • 10. What was the main focus of Sultan Barsbay's contributions to Al-Masjid al-Haram?
A) Expanding the prayer halls
B) Renewing the marble of the mosque
C) Constructing a new gate
D) Building a new minaret
  • 11. Who was the son of Sultan Barsbay known for architectural achievements?
A) Sultan al-Nasir
B) Sultan al-Mansur
C) Sultan Qaitbay
D) Sultan al-Zahir
  • 12. In which year did Sultan Qaitbay undertake a reconstruction and restoration process for Al-Masjid al-Haram?
A) 1479 CE
B) 1450 CE
C) 1500 CE
D) 1423 CE
  • 13. What did Sultan Qaitbay's document mention about his contributions?
A) Building a new entrance
B) Perfection of melodious chanting inside the house
C) Construction of new domes
D) Renewing the mosque's carpets
  • 14. What is the significance of the date mentioned in Sultan Qaitbay's document?
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
  • 15. According to mythological accounts, what was the Kaaba before the creation of the earth?
A) A golden dome
B) A mountain
C) A white essence resting upon the waters
D) A black stone
  • 16. Who were the builders of the Kaaba according to pre-Islamic Arabic poetry?
A) The Persians
B) The Byzantines
C) The Quraysh and Jurhum tribes
D) The Israelites
  • 17. What was the precursor to the Kaaba in Islamic cosmology?
A) The Temple of Solomon
B) The Zurah pilgrimage site
C) The Oracle of Delphi
D) The Sphinx
  • 18. How many pagan idols were hosted in the pre-Islamic Kaaba?
A) 360
B) 50
C) 12
D) 100
  • 19. Who was the principal idol of Mecca before Islam?
A) Moses
B) Ishmael
C) Hubal
D) Solomon
  • 20. What was unique about the idol of Hubal?
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
  • 21. What was used for divination in front of the idol of Hubal?
A) A crystal ball
B) Three stones
C) Seven arrows
D) A magic wand
  • 22. What was the purpose of declaring Mecca a sanctuary?
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
  • 23. Who was the first king to have a door built for the Kaaba?
A) Alexander the Great
B) Tubba'
C) David
D) Solomon
  • 24. What was the practice of circumambulation in pre-Islamic times?
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
  • 25. According to Uri Rubin and Christian Robin, who was the Kaaba first dedicated to?
A) Allah
B) Hubal
C) Moses
D) Jesus
  • 26. Who placed the idol of Hubal on the roof of the Kaaba?
A) Muhammad
B) 'Amr ibn Luhay
C) Solomon
D) Abraham
  • 27. What was the role of the Kaaba in Western Arabia before Islam?
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
  • 28. What was the combat-free zone around the Kaaba?
A) 10 km (6 mi)
B) 50 km (31 mi)
C) 30 km (20 mi)
D) 100 km (62 mi)
  • 29. What was the significance of the seven arrows in front of Hubal?
A) Used for hunting
B) Used for divination
C) Used for decoration
D) Used for warfare
  • 30. What was the relationship between Allah and Hubal according to some hypotheses?
A) Neither were considered deities
B) Clearly different deities
C) Clearly the same deity
D) Disputed whether they were the same or different deities
  • 31. What did the undefined decorations inside the Kaaba include?
A) Weapons
B) Clothes
C) Books
D) Money
  • 32. What is the literal meaning of the word 'Ka'ba' in Arabic?
A) Stone
B) Cube
C) House
D) Temple
  • 33. What determines the qibla for Muslims around the world?
A) The Black Stone
B) The Masjid al-Haram
C) The Masjid al-Aqsa
D) The Kaaba
  • 34. What is the term for circling the Kaaba seven times anti-clockwise?
A) Salat
B) Tawaf
C) Hajj
D) Umrah
  • 35. What is the name of the cloth covering the Kaaba?
A) Burqa
B) Kiswah
C) Abaya
D) Hijab
  • 36. What is the name of the area around the Kaaba where pilgrims walk?
A) Marwah
B) Safa
C) Mataaf
D) Haram
  • 37. What is the Black Stone of the Kaaba compared to?
A) The Tablets of the Law
B) The Ark of the Covenant
C) Pre-Islamic religious stones called baetyls
D) The Holy Grail
  • 38. Which ancient geographer identified Mecca with a place called Macoraba?
A) Ptolemy
B) Marinus of Tyre
C) Diodorus Siculus
D) Agatharchides of Cnidus
  • 39. Who argued that the identification of Macoraba with Mecca is false?
A) G. E. von Grunebaum
B) Patricia Crone
C) Wensinck
D) Edward Gibbon
  • 40. According to the text, where did Diodorus Siculus place the temple he described?
A) In southern Arabia
B) In Arabia Felix
C) In Mecca
D) Along the Red Sea coast
  • 41. Which scholar believed that the temple mentioned by Diodorus Siculus was the Kaaba?
A) Ptolemy
B) Edward Gibbon
C) Agatharchides of Cnidus
D) Ian D. Morris
  • 42. In the Quran, what is the Kaaba referred to as in verse 2:125?
A) al-Bayt al-Ḥarām
B) al-Bayt
C) Baytī
D) Baytik al-Muḥarram
  • 43. What did an angel bring to Abraham while he was building the Kaaba?
A) The Black Stone
B) The Tablets of the Law
C) The Ark of the Covenant
D) The Maqam Ibrahim
  • 44. What annual pilgrimage was enjoined by God to the descendants of Ismail?
A) The Pilgrimage to Jerusalem
B) The Umrah
C) The Hajj
D) The Pilgrimage to Mecca
  • 45. What was the second masjid built after the Kaaba according to Islamic tradition?
A) Al-Aqsa
B) The Church of the Holy Sepulchre
C) The Temple of Solomon
D) The Kaaba
  • 46. Who was involved in the reconstruction of the Kaaba around 600 CE?
A) Ibn Ishaq
B) Al-Azraqi
C) Baqum
D) Muhammad
  • 47. Who was the Coptic Egyptian carpenter involved in the reconstruction of the Kaaba?
A) Baqum
B) Pachomius
C) Ibn Ishaq
D) Al-Azraqi
  • 48. What was the name Baqum indicative of?
A) An Egyptian origin
B) A Roman origin
C) A Byzantine origin
D) A Persian origin
  • 49. What portion of the Kaaba was excluded during its reconstruction due to financial constraints?
A) The southern part
B) Six cubits from the northern part
C) The western part
D) The eastern part
  • 50. What was the initial qibla direction for Muslims?
A) Rome
B) Jerusalem
C) Mecca
D) Medina
  • 51. What was included in 'Abdullah ibn al-Zubayr's reconstruction of the Kaaba?
A) A new Black Stone
B) A new roof
C) The hatīm
D) A new entrance
  • 52. Who ransomed the Black Stone from the Qarmatians in 952 CE?
A) The Abbasids
B) The Ottomans
C) The Rashidun Caliphate
D) The Umayyads
  • 53. During whose reign was the Kaaba rebuilt with granite stones from Mecca in 1626?
A) 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan
B) Ottoman Emperor Murad IV
C) King Ibn Saud
D) Hussein bin Ali
  • 54. What is the height of the Kaaba?
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).
  • 55. What is the name of the door of the Kaaba?
A) Bāb al-Multazam.
B) Bāb ar-Raḥmah.
C) Bāb ut-Tawbah.
D) Bāb al-Hajar.
  • 56. What does the hizam on the Kiswah contain?
A) Inscriptions in Latin.
B) Silver-embroidered images of prophets.
C) Gold-embroidered Quranic text including the Shahada.
D) Texts from the Torah.
  • 57. Which corner of the Kaaba faces slightly southwest?
A) Rukn al-'Iraqi.
B) Rukn al-Yamani.
C) Rukn al-Aswad.
D) Rukn ush-Shami.
  • 58. What does the term 'Ṭawāf' literally mean?
A) Going about
B) Sacrificing
C) Praying
D) Fasting
  • 59. What is the pace of the first three rounds of Ṭawāf?
A) Steady
B) Slow
C) Hurried
D) Leisurely
  • 60. What is the Tawaf performed after entering al-Masjid al-Haram called?
A) Ṭawāf al-Wadā'
B) Ṭawāf al-Qudūm
C) Ṭawāf aṭ-Ṭaḥīyah
D) Ṭawāf al-'Umrah
  • 61. Which Tawaf is specifically for Umrah?
A) Ṭawāf al-'Umrah
B) Ṭawāf aṭ-Ṭaḥīyah
C) Ṭawāf al-Qudūm
D) Ṭawāf al-Wadā'
  • 62. What is the name of the Tawaf performed before leaving Mecca?
A) Ṭawāf al-Wadā'
B) Ṭawāf al-'Umrah
C) Ṭawāf aṭ-Ṭaḥīyah
D) Ṭawāf al-Qudūm
  • 63. What was the origin of the Tawaf practice?
A) Christian rituals
B) Najranite pagans
C) Jewish traditions
D) Zoroastrian customs
  • 64. Who holds the keys to the Kaaba?
A) The Banī Shaybah tribe
B) The Islamic religious council
C) The Saudi royal family
D) The Governor of Makkah Province
  • 65. What is used to clean the interior of the Kaaba?
A) Rose water
B) Holy oils
C) Plain water
D) Zamzam water scented with oud perfume
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