Episode 116 Quiz
Welcome to the quiz for Episode 116: The Life of Muhammad, Part 3. See what you remember about the conquest of Mecca, the end of Muhammad’s life and the beginning of the Rashidun caliphate by clicking “START” below!
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Shiites believe that this man should have been caliph immediately upon Muhammad’s death:
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This Quraysh leader accepted Islam just before the conquest of Mecca
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From the time of Muhammad forward, Jews and Christians in conquered territories had to:
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Unable to enter the Kaaba during his pilgrimage in 629, Muhammad had his follower Bilal stand on the roof of the shrine and:
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Following Muhammad’s death, who became the first caliph in 632?
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The word mu’minun, often used in the Qur’an and in the context of very early Islamic history, means:
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The Jewish sorcerer Labid ibn al-A’sam, according to Muhammad’s medieval biographers, cursed:
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In the ancient biographies, Muhammad asks for a siwak, or ___________, while on his deathbed.
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During the conquest of Mecca, around the Kaaba, Muhammad:
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The Treaty of al-Hudaybiyah was signed in 628 between the Muslims and the Quraysh, after the Muslims:
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In 628, the Muslims managed to conquer a number of agricultural settlements up north mainly inhabited by Jews, including the oasis town of:
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The Arabic word, “khalifat,” or “caliph,” is best translated as:
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Muhammad’s adopted son Zayd, and his cousin Ja’far, were killed in the summer of 629 in a battle with:
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How do traditional Islamic historians depict the Byzantine emperor Heraclius’ attitude toward Muhammad?
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While ailing, Muhammad asked this man to take over his preaching duties:
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In traditional Islamic biographies, Muhammad predicts the death of Khosrow II, leading to the conversion of Persian leadership in:
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There are stories about how Muhammad, during the conquest of Mecca, went into the Kaaba and made some proclamations about ___________ in the Kaaba.
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After the conquest of Mecca, the Muslims quickly had to pivot to fight a tribal confederation called the
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Muhammad is buried in:
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In Shiism, the mahdi is:
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