The uncle of the Prophet killed in the Battle of Uhud.
Who is Hamza?
100
The (un)official surah of SIA
What is Al-Asr?
100
This surah is considered to be the “heart of the Qur’an”
What is Ya Sin?
100
This activist was affiliated with the Nation of Islam and was killed in the Audubon Ballroom in New York City in 1965.
Who is Malcolm X?
100
This leader of North Korea recently died
Who is Kim Jong Il?
200
The Islamic month in the which the Holy Prophet was born
What is Rabi'ulAwwal
200
The title of the documentary screened this semester discussing problems with the American diet
What is "Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead"?
200
A prophet who as a child was commanded by Allah to be sacrificed by his father
Who is Ismail?
200
Desmond Tutu, Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King Jr., and Cesar Chavez were all influenced by this anti-colonial South Asian leader.
Who is Gandhi?
200
The 2012 Olympics are about to be held in this city
What is London
300
The number of years during his mission that the Holy Prophet spent in Makkah.
What is 13?
300
The year in which SIA was founded at UT
What is 2005?
300
DAILY DOUBLE
The only woman mentioned by name in the Qur’an
Who is Maryam?
300
Named Time Magazine Man of the Year in 1979 after successfully leading a revolution.
Who is Ruhullah Khomeini?
300
The name of the recently elected President of Russia.
Who is Vladimir Putin
400
This treaty made between the Prophet and the Quraysh during an attempted pilgrimage
What is Hudaybiyah?
400
The French hijab ban was justified under this philosophical framework, as discussed in previous chai chats.
What is liberalism?
400
The surah that is not preceded by a bismillah
What is At-tawba/Al-bara'a?
400
He was assassinated while organizing the Poor People’s Campaign with the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, also has a street named after him near downtown Austin
Who is MLK?
400
This movement began in 2011 with individuals camping out in Zucotti Park in New York City, and subsequently spread to other cities.
What is Occupy Wall Street
500
The number of times the Prophet openlydid Hajj
What is one?
500
In Mahmood Mamdani’s book, this term describes Muslims who might chant “Islam is the religion of peace” or “We stand against fundamentalism” without questioning underlying assumptions
What is a "good muslim"?
500
This prophet, as described in the Qur’an, goes blind
Who is Yaqub?
500
He led the Bolshevik faction of the Russian Social Democratic Labor Party and later led the Communist Party of the Soviet Union until his death
Who is Lenin?
500
This Republican candidate for President has called an immediate end of all wars the US is involved in