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