Question Paper on Lesson 11
Question 1: [17 points]
True or False:
(a) The Prophet of Islam was born in 560 AD.
(b) Arabs, before Islam, followed a monotheistic religion.
(c) TheessentialingredientoftheProphet'smessagewastheunityof
God.
(d) Before the commencement of his mission, the Prophet used to
meditate in the cave of Thawr.
(e) PriortoIslam,theArabswerecompletelysubmergedinthedark-
ness of ignorance and moral degradation.
(f) AbuJahlrepeatedlyinterruptedtheProphetwhenhewascalling
people to Islam on Mount Safa.
(g) According to the historian, at-Tabari, Imam ‘Ali was the first
among men to accept Islam.
(h) Muhammad(a.s.)commencedhispropheticmissionattheageof
40.
(i) TheProphetopenlystartedinvitingpeopletoIslamwhenhewas
43 years old.
(j) The Prophet preached in Mecca for 11 years.
(k) Inthe11thyearofprophethood, 12 peoplefromMedinaaccepted
Islam.
(l) AwsandKhazrajweretwohistoricallyfriendlytribesofMedina
who strongly supported the Prophet.
(m) ItwastheuniversaltruthoftheProphet'smessageandhissuperi-
or moral qualities that attracted people to Islam in large numbers.
(n) Islam strongly condemnsmistreatmentof womenbytheirmale
counterparts.
(o) Islam promotes equality, piety, peace and justice.
(p) WhentheProphet invitedhisfamilymembers toembraceIslam,
Imam ‘Ali,according toat-Tabari,wastheonlyperson tooffer helpin
the prophetic mission.
(f) The ProphetaskedImam‘Alitosleepinhisbedonthe nightof
his migration to Medina.
Question 2: [12 points]
When the 12 Medinese accepted Islam at Aqaba, what were the six
things that they promised they will never do?