Team 1
According to Ibn Abbas, the calamity in Surah Kahf verse 40 refers to what?
Storm
What was the food that Musa (A.S) carried during his journey?
Salted fish
What was the name of Musa’s (A.S) boy servant?
Yusha‘ bin Nun.
What was the sign for Musa (A.S) that he had reached the place to meet Khidr (A.S)?
losing the fish; meeting of two seas
What emotion led the arrogant man in Surah Kahf to reject belief in the Hereafter?
Pride/arrogance due to his wealth and gardens.
Why did Khidr (A.S) kill the boy?
Because the boy would grow up to be a disbeliever and cause grief to his believing parents.
Why did Khidr (A.S) repair the wall in the town?
To protect a treasure belonging to orphan boys until they matured.
Why did Khidr (A.S) damage the boat?
Because a king was seizing every good boat by force.
Which Ottoman Sultan conquered Constantinople?
Sultan Mehmed II (Muhammad al-Fateh).
Why was Khidr (A.S) called Al-Khidr?
Because whenever he sat on a barren farwah that turned white, it would then turn green.
Allah compares worldly life to what in Surah Kahf?
Rain-fed vegetation that grows beautifully but then becomes dry and scattered.
What advice did the believing companion give to the arrogant man?
To say Masha Allah, La Quwwata illa Billah and acknowledge Allah’s blessings.
State the conditions Khidr (A.S) gave to Musa (A.S) before allowing him to accompany him.
Not to ask about anything until Khidr mentioned it to him.
Mention the hadith in which Prophet ﷺ prophesized the conquest of Constantinople.
“Verily you shall conquer Constantinople. What a wonderful leader will her leader be, and what a wonderful army will that army be.”
Give two details about the conqueror of Constantinople.
Sultan Mehmed II; conquered in 1453; used massive cannons and naval fleets to breach city walls.
Arrange in correct order: Osman I, Murad II, Bayezid I, Suleiman the Magnificent, Orhan, Mehmed II.
Osman I → Orhan → Bayezid I → Murad II → Mehmed II → Suleiman the Magnificent.
Who lifted the Ottoman siege of Constantinople in 1404?
Taimur.
In 1908, which Sultan was deposed from the throne?
Abdul Hamid II.
The Ottoman Empire sided with which powers during World War I?
Central Powers.
Sultan Murad I was killed in which battle
Battle of Kosovo
Who compiled Kitab-ı Bahriyyah (Book of the Sea)?
Piri Reiss.
Abdul Haq Hamid, an Ottoman poet is known as?
The father of Modern Eurpean style Poetry
Who wrote Sihanam (View of the World)?
Katib Çelebi.
Zati composed the writing of ____________ in honour of sultans.
Qasidas
Turkey specialized in the production of ____________ having a white background decorated in colors.
ceramic-ware