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Understanding Muhammad: A Quiz on His Life and Legacy

This quiz explores the life, teachings, and historical significance of Muhammad, the Prophet of Islam. Test your knowledge and learn more about his legacy.

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1 Where did Muhammad die?

2 After completing the pilgrimage, Muhammad delivered a famous speech known as ________.

3 When did Muhammad die?

4 Islamic tradition relates that in 620, Muhammad experienced the Isra and Mi'raj, a miraculous journey said to have occurred with the angel ________ in one night.

5 What is Muhammad also known as?

6 Bahá'ís venerate Muhammad as one of a number of prophets or "________", but consider his teachings to have been superseded by those of Bahá'u'lláh, the founder of the Bahai faith.

7 How is Muhammad described?

8 At the age of 25, Muhammad married ________.

9 The pre-Islamic ________ was dominated by the Byzantine and Sassanian empires.

10 "Signs of ________")—which Muhammad reported receiving until his death—form the verses of the Qur'an, regarded by Muslims as the “Word of God” and around which the religion is based.

💡 Interesting Facts

  • since Zaynab bint Khuzayma died shortly after her marriage, less is known about her than any of Muhammad's other wives.
  • in the Islamic tradition, Bahira (pictured) was a Christian monk who foretold to the adolescent Muhammad his future prophetic career.
  • the Dome of the Prophet was built by the Ottomans on the spot where some believe Islamic prophet Muhammad prayed on the night of Isra and Mi'raj.
  • the Kadam Rasul shrines are believed to display stone imprints of the footprints of Muhammad.
  • the Islamist group Revolution Muslim posted a warning about possible consequences on their website against South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone for their portrayal of Muhammad in the episode "200".
  • an edition of Alpin, a supplement of the Bangladeshi newspaper Prothom Alo, was banned by the caretaker government for publishing a controversial cartoon in relation to the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
  • Tombo Ati, a traditional Javanese song based on a popular hadith of the prophet Muhammad, is still popular five centuries after its composition.
  • Muhammad had engaged as a diplomat for a time during his call to Islam.
  • Muhammad had the Jewish tribe Banu Nadir expelled from Medina, their men killed, and their wives and property divided among his followers, choosing for himself the widow of the tribe's slain treasurer.
  • Hilf al-Fudul was a 7th-century alliance created by various Meccans, most notably Muhammad, to establish fair commercial dealing.
  • tufo is a Mozambican dance said to have originated when the Islamic prophet Mohammed migrated to Medina.
  • Islamic prophet Muhammad is said to have forbidden his followers to collect his sayings, and there is considerable criticism of such collections which have been said to form the basis of Islamic law.
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