Waliyy
Avicenna wrote 'القانون في الطب' meaning the Canon of Medicine. This scholar is known in Arabic as ___________.
ابن سينا
Ibn Sina
There is/are ________ condition(s) in Islam for being a waliyy.
2
The city of Baghdad was established by the Abbasid caliphs in _____ CE.
762
The centre of scholarship established by the Abbasid caliphs is known in Arabic as ___________.
بيت الحكمة
_________________ invented the first camera.
Ibn al-Haytham
Who are the Zabaaniyah?
The Guardian Angels of the Hell-fire
Who is the popular slave of Umayyah ibn Khalaf that has been mentioned in the tafseer of surah al-Alaq?
Bilal ibn Rabah.
Who is the popular slave of Abu Hudhayfah that has been mentioned in the tafseer of this surah?
Sumayyah bint Khubbat/Khayyat
No doubt, some men try to seek God using 'dubious' means. So the 'union of God with man' is a good concept.
True or False
True
What technology did the Abbasid get from the Chinese which they developed?
Printing technology and/or paper production.
1, 2, 3 or 4 - which is wrong?
1. Humans are not limitless in their ability to discover and explain wonders of the world around them.
2. Allah is the source of all knowledge.
3. Humans are limited in their ability to grasp segments from the infinity of knowledge.
4. The verse about ruh (spirit) that the Jews taught the Quraysh to test the Prophet with points out the significance of what knowledge humans have or will learn.
4
Harun al-Rashid's son, _________________ increased the use and prestige of the centre of scholarship they established.
al-Ma'mun
According to Islam, the word 'waliyy' actually means
A close friend of Allah
Who did Allah challenge to a fight in surah al-Alaq?
From verse 9 to be precise.
Amr ibn Hisham (Abu Jahl)
New knowledge is revealed from Allah and not just deduced by anyone. This is evident in many scientific discoveries. From how Newton discovered the law of gravitational process - to how ___________________ discovered radium and its benzene and so on.
Madam Curie