Episode 115 Quiz

Welcome to the quiz for Episode 115: The Life of Muhammad, Part 2. See what you remember about the first five years after the Hijra of 622 by clicking START, below!

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This Meccan tribe controlled the pilgrimage economy and many of its bigwigs opposed Muhammad after the Hijra of 622.

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The Constitution of Medina, at its heart, is:

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After the death of Abu Jahl, the most powerful opponent Muhammad had among the Quraysh was:

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Muhammad, assenting to the verdict of the Aws sheikh Sa’d in the wake of the Battle of the Trench, had all of the adult males of this Jewish tribe beheaded in the spring of 627:

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Aisha fatefully lost something late in 627, ultimately resulting in tension between Ali and Abu Bakr. What did she lose?

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This man was wounded at the Battle of Uhud:

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This man married Muhammad’s daughter, Fatima:

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Upon arriving in Medina in 622, Muhammad found his group’s political situation there to be:

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These were the MECCAN townspeople who had first converted to Islam, and who immigrated to Yathrib/Medina in 622 (not, in other words, the Medinans who converted).

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According to tradition, how was the location for the Prophet’s Mosque in present-day Medina selected?

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The first battle between the Muslims and the Quraysh was fought in the spring of 624. It is known as the Battle of:

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Muhammad exiled this Jewish tribe from Medina and confiscated much of their property in 625.

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What does “banu” mean?

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In 622, the Muslims immigrated to Yathrib/Medina. We learned a lot about the northern city in this episode. Which of the following is NOT true about Yathrib/Medina in 622?

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Bilal ibn Rabah was selected to call out the five daily prayers in the summer of 622, following the Hijra. This means that Bilal was the first:

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Though Muhammad ended up having more, this number of wives was considered permissible in Late Antique Arabia for men of a high social standing.

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These were the MEDINANS who had converted to Islam in the Prophet Muhammad’s community after the Hijra of 622, as disinct from the Meccans who had converted to Islam and immigrated to Medina.

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This man recommended digging a trench around Medina to help defend it in the spring of 627.

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Muhammad’s youngest wife was named:

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Which of the following did Muhammad NOT acquire in the 620s?

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