Muslims in Canada
What Toronto mosque is known as “Ummul Masajid,” or the Mother of All Mosques in Toronto?
Jami Masjid
What word, shortened from “al-jabr,” gave us the name of a branch of mathematics?
Algebra
What was a bimaristan?
public hospital, university and a research lab
Which Moroccan woman founded al-Qarawiyyin, described as the world's oldest surviving university?
Fatimah al-Fihriyyah
What art form uses beautiful Arabic lettering and often adorns books and buildings?
Islamic calligraphy
Who was the Guyanese Muslim entrepreneur who supported downtown Friday prayers and founded the Sheikh Deedat Centre?
Mohamed Twahir/Steve Rockwell
What instrument helped people locate stars, navigate, tell time, find the qiblah, and calculate salah times?
Astrolabe
Who wrote The Canon of Medicine, a textbook used in European universities until the 18th century?
Ibn Sina (Avicenna)
What famous institute of learning in Baghdad had a library said to hold over 400,000 books?
The House of Wisdom (Bayt al-Hikmah)
Which West African ruler was known for immense wealth and charitable giving?
Mansa Musa
What was the name of Canada's first mosque, and where was it established in 1938?
Al-Rashid Mosque in Edmonton
What is the name of the Muslim mathematician known as the Father of Algebra?
Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi
Which physician designed a hollow syringe to remove cataracts through suction?
Ammar al-Mawsili
Which historian's analysis of the rise and fall of empires helped lay foundations for social sciences?
Ibn Khaldun
Which Ottoman architect designed the Blue Mosque (Sultanahmet Masjid) in Istanbul?
Sinan the Architect
In 2021, approximately how many Muslims lived in Canada, according to the presentation?
About 1.78 million (~5% of Canadian Population)
Which scholar worked on navigation instruments and calculated Earth's radius with great accuracy?
Al-Biruni
Which Muslim physician and surgeon developed over 200 medical instruments and is considered the Father of Modern Surgery?
Al-Zahrawi
Which traveler wrote one of the earliest and most detailed accounts of the Vikings after meeting traders near the Volga River?
Ibn Fadlan
Name one famous Muslim poet mentioned in the lecture.
Hassan ibn Thabit/Imam Shafi‘i/Ibn Hazm/Jalal al-Din al-Rumi/Shaykh Abdullah Quilliam
In which year did Federal Government of Canada make October the Islamic Heritage/History Month?
2007
In whose works did Arabic Numerals first show up? (2 people)
Al-Khwarizmi and Al-Kindi
Who wrote over 200 medical books and drew diagrams of different parts and systems inside the human body?
Abu Bakr al-Razi
Which scholar codified the rules of Arabic grammar in the work known as Al-Kitab?
Imam Sibawayh
The "fleur de lis" symbol, now universally recognized as a national symbol of France, first appeared where?
On armours and buildings for Muslim ruler, Nur al-Din Mahmud Zengi (Nur ad-Din) in Syria