Education Today
Golden Age of Islam
HFotM:
Aisha (R)
MYN CANADA Conference
June and July
100

FREE: Why is it important for us as Muslims to educate ourselves on the issue of EDUCATION TODAY?

Give an appropriate answer for 100 points

100

__________ and ________ are two examples of the many Islamic inventions regarding mathematics.

What are _________ and __________ ?

  • Algebra – founded by al-Khwarizmi and expanded on by:

  • Al-Karaji – defined monomials (x^2, x^3, etc) and their product rules

  • Omar Khayyam (also known as a poet) – cubic equations

  • Amicable numbers

  • Further applications of the number 0

  • Trigonometry (tangents)

  • Ibn al-Haitham was the first to state Wilson’s theorem

  • Al-Farisi discovered an important pair of amicable numbers attributed to Euler

100

He was the closest companion of Prophet Muhamad (S) and the first Khalifa of the Prophet (S).

Who was Abu Bakr Siddiq (R)?
100

Sadaf Jamal taught that this key action is important when anyone is venting. This action is difficult to master, however was mastered, this action benefits the speaker entirely. This action is often overlooked, but is the greatest way a person who is not trained in psychotherapy can help. Some often confuse the term with hearing, however it is so much more.

What is listening?

100

________, __________, and ___________ are the three major monotheistic religions worldwide.

What are Islam, Christianity, and Judaism.

Monotheism is the belief of one God.

200

This term is mainly appropriate for those attending in-class school. This means one year will be split into 4 semesters (45 days each).

What is a Quadmester?

200

This invention was founded by Khalid, who observed his goats eating berries, that made them hyper. Today this invention is increasingly popular, especially with high school and college students.

What is coffee?

200

During this Battle, Aisha (R) and Umm-e-Sulaima would carry water and tend to the wounded on the field.

What happened during the Battle of Uhud? 

200

This two-word term is defined as the difference between two different cultures which hinders the mutual understanding of relations. 

U L A R U C T A      P G A


What is a Cultural Gap?

200

This term is a type of racism in which subtle, yet apparent. It relates to many systems, including wealth, employment, education, criminal justice, housing, health care and more. 


An example of this was given in the lecture:

My Black friend Tamana is 50% less likely to receive pain meds than my White friend Amy.

What is Systemic Racism?

300

He is the Education Minister of Ontario.

Who is Stephen Lecce?

300

This inventor was from Spain who specialized in surgery as well. He was also a court physician, under the rule of Andalusia. He dedicated a large portion of his studies to cosmetology, which he considered to be "the Medicines of Beauty".

Who was Al-Zahrawi?

300

- Narrated more than 2,200 hadith.
- helped companions of Prophet Muhammad (S) resolved intricate issues
- Prophet Muhammad (S) instructed believers to learn half of the religious studies from this person.

Who was Aisha (R)?
300

He was the father of the prophet whom is referred to as the father of Monotheistic religion. When his son came and introduced Islam to him, he threatened to stone him. From this, we learn that when dealing with difficult people, especially relatives, we must maintain patience, while constantly praying for them.

Who was Azhar?

300

These two prophets were chosen to be the Prophets of the Month for June and July. One is known to be a father of all the major monotheistic religions and the other is described to be a black prophet.

Who were Ibrahim (A) and Musa (A)?

400

Riddle: This is where can you learn to make ice cream

What is Sundae School?

400

This was the origin word for what we all know is "checkmate". It is a Persian phrase meaning "the king has been defeated".

What is Shah-Met?

400

This was a pre-islamic era, where women had little-to-no rights. At this time women were forced by society to marry people who they did not consent to. Aisha (R) helped end this era by bringing up these issues to the Prophet (pbuh). 

What was the Era of Jahiliyya or Age of Ignorance?

400

Overall sense of self-worth or the value we place on ourselves. Too much of this leads to Narcissism. Too little of this can lead to depression. 

What is Self-Esteem?

400

"a white person has no superiority over a black person, nor a black person has any superiority over a white person - except by piety and good action." 

This message was mentioned in ____________ by _______.

What was the last sermon by Prophet Muhammad (S)?

500

RIDDLE: You will always find me in the past. I can be created in the present, But the future can never taint me.

What is History?

500

This place was located in Baghdad, where it was and still is considered to be one of the greatest intellectual academies in history. It is also known as Bayt al-Hikmah and Dar al-Hikmah.

What is the House of Wisdom?

500

___________ attested to Aisha (R) knowledge by saying,

"I have never met anyone whose knowledge surpassed Aisha (R)'s. She was the most scholarly person of her time in the Quran, fundamentals of religion, fiqh, poetry, medicine, Arabian history and genealogy."

HINT: he was related to Aisha (R)

Who was Hazrat Urwara bin Zubair, or the nephew of Aisha (R)?

500

Ibrahim (A) was born in this city. It was the most powerful city at the time and in all of history. Historians have determined many cultures to have originate from this one city.

What was Babylon?

500

This phase of the moon marks the beginning of a new Islamic month.

What is the New Moon?