Imam Ali, Al-Hasan, and Al-Husain

Imam Ali, Al-Hasan, and Al-Husain Part 5 50 Questions

Name the arbitrator Ali was forced to use. • Though Ali wanted the brilliant Ibn Abbas to represent him, Ali's divided camp, wanted Ash'ari. • a, + Ash'ari was fired by Ali sometime before, was not so sharp faculties. • Though Ali wanted Ibn Aas to represent him, Ali's divided camp, wanted Mu'awiya. • Ali chose Al-Ash'ath. Questions, Imam Ali, Al-Hasan, and Al-Husain, Part #5

What was the deficiency of Ali's representative, Ash'ari? • He was incompetent, fired by Ali some time before. • a, + He was an old man naive to some extent. • a, + He was very close to Ali and a General in his forces. • a, + He was a Khariji. Questions, Imam Ali, Al-Hasan, and Al-Husain, Part #5

Explain the deception that Ibn Aas utilized to trick Ash'ari in Dammatul Jandal. • Ibn Aas convinced Ash'ari to demote both Ali and Mu'awiya. • Ibn Aas after flattering Ash'ari to speak first, though Ali's side asked him not to. • a, b, + Ash'ari announced that Ali and Mu'awiya were to be removed. • a, b, c, + Ibn Aas said, "I agree with Ash'ari about Ali's removal, but Mu'awiya is fit for the Khilaafah.” Questions, Imam Ali, Al-Hasan, and Al-Husain, Part #5

Who were the Khariji? • The Khariji were deviants or outsiders of the realm of Islam. • a, + who wanted neither Ali nor Mu'awiya. • a, + who wanted preferred Ali but not Mu'awiya. • a, + who wanted preferred Mu'awiya but not Ali. Questions, Imam Ali, Al-Hasan, and Al-Husain, Part #5

Describe Nahrawan encounter with the Khariji. • Out of a total 12,000 Khariji 9,000 quit their opposition to Ali after Ali convinced them of his stand. • a, + Three thousand Kharijis insisted on fighting Ali, most of whom met their end. • a, + Three thousand Kharijis went to the mountains to fight Ali. • a, + One thousand Kharijis stubbornly fought Ali, most of whom met their end. Questions, Imam Ali, Al-Hasan, and Al-Husain, Part #5

Describe the terrorist acts Mu'awiya started to inflict on the Islamic Ummah. • Mu'awiya sent missions of secret agents, spies, and gangs to intimidate, murder, steal, and pilfer. • a, + He did that in Iraq, then in Basrah. • a, b, + And in Hijaz, then in Yemen, • a, b, c, + And in Egypt! Questions, Imam Ali, Al-Hasan, and Al-Husain, Part #5

Quote the Hadith the Prophet said about Ali's end. • The most evil of evildoers is the one who will wet this (beard) with the blood from this (forehead). • The one who will wet this beard with the blood from the forehead. • The man of Syria who will do you in. • The evil man of Kufa who will do you in. Questions, Imam Ali, Al-Hasan, and Al-Husain, Part #5

Who is Ibn Muljim? • Muslim from Mu'awiya's camp who killed Ali. • Khariji Muslim who killed Ali. • a, + Muslim relative of Ibn Aas who killed Ali. • a, + Muslim relative of Marwan who killed Ali. Questions, Imam Ali, Al-Hasan, and Al-Husain, Part #5

Describe the plot Ibn Muljim and other Kharijis agreed upon. • The Khariji Ibn Muljim along with two other Khariji met in Mecca. • The three worked out a plan to kill Imam Ali (a.s.), Mu'awiya, and Ibn Aas. • a, b, + To be done the same day. • a, b, c, + Ibn Muljim was to kill Mu'awiya. Questions, Imam Ali, Al-Hasan, and Al-Husain, Part #5

How was Imam Ali killed? • Ali was in Salat of Subh. • Ali was in Salat of Asr. • Ibn Muljim waited till Ali was absorbed in the Salat then jumped with poisoned sword raised and instantly hit Imam Ali's head. • a, c, + He cracked the skull of the Imam and the wound was fatally deep. Questions, Imam Ali, Al-Hasan, and Al-Husain, Part #5

What date was Ali killed? • It was the l7th of Ramadhan, and Ali was 65 years old. • It was the 2lst of Ramadhan, and Ali was 63 years old. • It was the 1st of Ramadhan, and Ali was 60 years old. • It was the 1st of Muharram, and Ali was 63 years old. Questions, Imam Ali, Al-Hasan, and Al-Husain, Part #5

What were the first words Ali said when he was hit by Ibn Muljim's sword? • ”I have triumphed by the Lord of the Ka'ba!” Then Ali (a.s.) felt faint, put some dust on the wound and said, “From dust to dust.” • There is no deity except Allah, and Muhammad is Rasool Allah. • Inna Lillaah wa Inna Ilaihi Raji'oon • Get hold of the murderer. Questions, Imam Ali, Al-Hasan, and Al-Husain, Part #5

Which Ayahs was Imam Ali quoting before he died? • ”He with the slightest act of goodness will so be rewarded and he with the slightest act of evil will so be penalized.” • Surah Ikhlaas. • Surah Fatiha. • Surah Kafiroon. Questions, Imam Ali, Al-Hasan, and Al-Husain, Part #5

Where was Ali buried? • Baghdad. • Najaf. • Karbala. • Medina. Questions, Imam Ali, Al-Hasan, and Al-Husain, Part #5

Whom did Ali name as the designate Imam after? • Imam Husain. • Imam Al-Hasan. • Muhammad Ibn Al-Hanafia. • Ibn Abbas. Questions, Imam Ali, Al-Hasan, and Al-Husain, Part #5

What is Nahjul Balaaghah? • Book of Nahjul Balaaghah (The Course of Enlightenment) consists of sermons of Ali. • a, + Letters, and sayings of Ali. • a, b, + Discourses of deep analysis of the society and religion. • a, b, + Discourses of Hadith and the Quran. Questions, Imam Ali, Al-Hasan, and Al-Husain, Part #5

What does Nahjul Balaaghah consist of? • 245 sermons (Khutba). • a, + 78 letters, and 208 sayings. • a, + 12 letters, and 208 sayings. • a, + 78 letters, and 20 sayings. Questions, Imam Ali, Al-Hasan, and Al-Husain, Part #5

Mention 2 important points about Ali's character and personality. • Imam Ali's self was completely molded by the Islamic ideals during his childhood, adolescence, or adult life. • a, + Ali's valor, courage, and unsurpassed knowledge of Islam was unparalleled. • a, + Ali's unsurpassed knowledge of Islam was not used effectively. • a, + Ali's valor, took precedence over the work for Islam. Questions, Imam Ali, Al-Hasan, and Al-Husain, Part #5

Mention 2 important points about Ali's character and personality. • Ali's personality was overpowering, and he was an overachiever, qualities people happily recognized. • Ali's brilliance and farsightedness were striking. • b, + Ali's personality was overpowering, and he was an overachiever, qualities the Prophet (pbuh) recognized. • a, b, + Ali was very strict Islamicly. Questions, Imam Ali, Al-Hasan, and Al-Husain, Part #5

Mention 2 important points about Ali. • Ali was somewhat successful in teaching and informing others about Islam. • Ali accomplished his goal methodically, he influenced a multitude of people to become Islamic scholars. • b, + Ali was remarkable in teaching and informing others about Islam. • a, + Ali was adamant about his own point of view. Questions, Imam Ali, Al-Hasan, and Al-Husain, Part #5

Mention 2 important points about Ali. • Ali was an idealist, he never deviated from his ideals. • a, + Ali stood in the face of deceit, duplicity, trickery, hypocrisy, greed, and treachery, and his application of the Islamic ideals exposed the opponents and showed their mettle. • Ali was a politician but a realist. • c, + Ali was a politician but visionary. Questions, Imam Ali, Al-Hasan, and Al-Husain, Part #5

Mention 2 important points about Ali's character and personality. • Ali was a perfectionist almost to the compulsive extent. • a, + Ali stood for justice and freedom of choice, and only the Holy Book and Sunnah of Muhammad (pbuh) were his guide. • Like anybody else Ali was a perfectionist. • c, + Like anybody else Ali worked for Islam compulsively. Questions, Imam Ali, Al-Hasan, and Al-Husain, Part #5

Mention 2 important points about Ali's character and personality. • Ali was an innovator in thinking, and an initiator of policies, • a, + Ali was a first rate designer and strategist. • a, + Ali was a first rate politician. • a, + Ali was the first legislator. Questions, Imam Ali, Al-Hasan, and Al-Husain, Part #5

Quote 2 sayings of Imam Ali about knowledge. • The chief aim of knowledge is virtue. • a, + The sum of excellence is knowledge. • The learned man will continue to live though he is physically dead. • c, + The wise man is the one who puts the right thing in its right place. Questions, Imam Ali, Al-Hasan, and Al-Husain, Part #5

Quote a saying of Imam Ali about success. • Humility is the outcome of knowledge. • To be successful, obey knowledge and discard ignorance. • Who teaches a letter binds me with a fetter. • A wise man relies on his efforts and the fool relies on his hopes. Questions, Imam Ali, Al-Hasan, and Al-Husain, Part #5

Quote a saying of Imam Ali about humility. • To flatter and to envy are not in the nature of a Mu'min (a true believer), save, in the course of pursuit of knowledge. • The one who scrutinizes his own self is benefited thereby, and the one who overlooks it is lost. • Humility is the outcome of knowledge. • Good etiquette is the best inheritance that parents can leave behind for their children. Questions, Imam Ali, Al-Hasan, and Al-Husain, Part #5

Quote a saying of Imam Ali about upbringing. • There is no inheritance like good breeding. • One who does not learn in his early years will not lead in his later ones. • None of you should ever feel embarrassed when asked about something you do not know; just admit your ignorance. • The learned man will continue to live though he is physically dead. Questions, Imam Ali, Al-Hasan, and Al-Husain, Part #5

Quote a saying of Imam Ali about the orphan. • Instruct the orphan in the manner you educate your own child; if you punish him, punish him like you would your own child. • Fear of Allah is the final result of knowledge. • The sum of excellence is knowledge. • Who teaches a letter binds me with a fetter. Questions, Imam Ali, Al-Hasan, and Al-Husain, Part #5

How old was Al-Hasan when he was conferred the Imamah? • 27 years. • 47 years. • 37 years. • 50 years. Questions, Imam Ali, Al-Hasan, and Al-Husain, Part #5

What is Imamah? • Imamah is a Divine Commission to Muhammad (pbuh), and from Muhammad to Ali, and from Ali to the Imam that follows him. • a, + Each Divinely Commissioned Imam will authorize the Imam to follow him. • a, b, + Also any Imam (leader) can authorize the Imam to follow him. • a, b, + Any Imam paid by the State can authorize the Imam to follow him. Questions, Imam Ali, Al-Hasan, and Al-Husain, Part #5

As a child, mention 3 points that Imam Al-Hasan remembered as he reviewed his life. • How he played with the Prophet (pbuh) when he was a child. • How he went to the main mosque in the Prophet's company. • a, b, + The kisses and hugs the Prophet (pbuh) gave him. • a, b, c, + The beating he got from the Prophet (pbuh) when he misbehaved. Questions, Imam Ali, Al-Hasan, and Al-Husain, Part #5

As a child, mention 3 points that Imam Al-Hasan remembered as he reviewed his life. • He remembered his mother Fatima (a.s.) and how very sad she was after his grandfather Muhammad (pbuh) had died. • He remembered how sick and weak his mother was until she died. • a, b, + He vividly remembered how his mother was buried at night, so that neither the Khalifa nor any of his administration would pray on her, as she had so wished. • a, b, + He remembered his mother Fatima recovered from her sickness to carry on her fight against the administration. Questions, Imam Ali, Al-Hasan, and Al-Husain, Part #5

As a child, mention 3 points that Imam Al-Hasan remembered as he reviewed his life. • He vividly remembered when the Prophet (pbuh) put him under the mantle, along with his parents and Al-Husain, saying they constituted Ahlul Bayt, the honor of honors. • He remembered the Mubaahala when the Prophet (pbuh) took him to represent his own son. • a, b, + He remembered how very often he studied at his father's (a.s.) hands to learn about Islam, in its wealth, and how those studies opened his mind. • He vividly remembered when the Prophet (pbuh) put him under the mantle to warm him up. Questions, Imam Ali, Al-Hasan, and Al-Husain, Part #5

Mention 3 points that Imam Al-Hasan remembered as he reviewed his life. • He remembered his adolescence, marriage, then his participation in the North African war to pave the way for Islam to penetrate deep in Africa. • a, + He remembered the emotional upheavals and anger of people during the last years of Uthman. • a, b, + He remembered the last few years when his father Imam Ali was fighting against the overwhelming odds. • a, b, + He remembered the booty after the North African war. Questions, Imam Ali, Al-Hasan, and Al-Husain, Part #5

Mention 2 points that Imam Al-Hasan remembered as he reviewed his life. • He remembered the encounters with the renouncers near Basrah, then with the malicious at Siffin, then with the deviators at Nahrawan. • a, + He remembered the speeches he gave in Kufa before Ali arrived from Medina. • a, + He remembered the speeches he gave in Kufa after Ali arrived from Medina. • a, + He remembered the attacks he made to conquer Kufa. Questions, Imam Ali, Al-Hasan, and Al-Husain, Part #5

What did Imam Al-Hasan do during the first few months of his Imamah? • Al-Hasan came to the conclusion that coming to terms with Mu'awiya would lead to ending the blood shed. • Al-Hasan attacked the forces of Mu'awiya in Syria. • Al-Hasan attacked the forces of Mu'awiya by surprise in Iraq. • Al-Hasan routed Mu'awiya in Yemen. Questions, Imam Ali, Al-Hasan, and Al-Husain, Part #5

Describe 2 points about the peace agreement between Imam Al-Hasan and Mu'awiya. • That Mu'awiya shall deal with people according to the Quran and Sunnah of the Prophet. • a, + That Mu'awiya shall not appoint anyone as his successor. • a, + That Mu'awiya shall appoint Yazid as his successor. • a, + That Mu'awiya shall appoint Ibn Aas as his successor. Questions, Imam Ali, Al-Hasan, and Al-Husain, Part #5

Describe 2 points about the peace agreement between Imam Al-Hasan and Mu'awiya. • That the people of Syria, Iraq, Hijaz and Yemen and other lands shall enjoy amnesty against persecution. • a, + That friends and companions of Ali and all their women and children shall be protected against all fear and shall be allowed to live in peace. • a, + That persecution of the jailed opponents of Mu'awiya be stopped. • a, + That the jailed opponents of Mu'awiya be freed. Questions, Imam Ali, Al-Hasan, and Al-Husain, Part #5

How many points of the agreement between Al-Hasan and Mu'awiya did Mu'awiya honor? • One out of seven. • three out of seven. • Five out of seven. • six out of seven. Questions, Imam Ali, Al-Hasan, and Al-Husain, Part #5

What did Mu'awiya declare to Kufa people about the treaty between him and Al-Hasan? • Mu'awiya declared unabashedly by saying, “I have not waged war to establish Salat, Saum, or to enforce Zakat. My object was to have power over you (subjugate you) and become your Ruler....... And as for the terms which I have made with Al-Hasan, behold I am free to either observe them or to break them at my will.” • a, + Mu'awiya declared amnesty to all. • a, + Mu'awiya increased taxes to compensate for the expenses of war. Questions, Imam Ali, Al-Hasan, and Al-Husain, Part #5

Where did Imam Al-Hasan go after signing the peace treaty with Mu'awiya? • Stayed in Kufa. • Went to Medina. • Went to Damascus in Syria. • Went to Egypt. Questions, Imam Ali, Al-Hasan, and Al-Husain, Part #5

What did Al-Hasan and Al-Husain do after leaving Kufa for Medina? • Al-Hasan and Al-Husain held discourses for Islamic discussions as their father had done 15-20 years back. • Many people attended, solo or in groups, to learn and discuss. • a, b, + The discourses were such that people from Egypt, Iraq, Yemen, and other places traveled to Medina, to learn. • a, b, + The discourses were held once a week, were very popular. Questions, Imam Ali, Al-Hasan, and Al-Husain, Part #5

Describe what Imam Al-Hasan did with the money he received from Mu'awiya. • Lived lavishly, since it was generous. • Distributed it to all orphans in Medina. • Distributed it to the needy and especially to the families that lost one or more members in the recent wars. • b, + And to those who opposed Mu'awiya for an uprising. Questions, Imam Ali, Al-Hasan, and Al-Husain, Part #5

Why did Mu'awiya dictate and implement cursing Imam Ali on the Minbar all over the nation? • Mu'awiya wanted to ruin Imam Ali's reputation. • a, + Ali had killed Mu'awiya's brother, uncle, and grandfather in Badr Battle. • a, b, + Mu'awiya wanted his tarnished reputation at the expense of defamation of Ali. • a, b, + Mu'awiya did it out of silliness. Questions, Imam Ali, Al-Hasan, and Al-Husain, Part #5

Give two points about Mu'awiya's campaign to curse Ali on the pulpits. • Mu'awiya's vicious campaign continued all during his life and afterwards. • a, + Mu'awiya cursed Ali despite the fact that Muhammad (pbuh) said about Ali, “O' People, whosoever I am his Wali [leader], so is Ali to be his Wali [leader]; O' Lord, uphold him who upholds Ali, and antagonize him who antagonizes Ali and support him who supports Ali, and impede him who impedes Ali, and let the truth be with Ali wherever he goes.” • a, + Mu'awiya enjoyed cursing people of Benu Hashim. Questions, Imam Ali, Al-Hasan, and Al-Husain, Part #5

What did the Quran and Hadith say about Ali? • “Verily, Allah has decreed to purify you, O' Ahlul Bayt, and sanctify you in a perfect way” • “Verily the similitude of Ahlul Bayt is like that of Noah's ark, the one who goes aboard of it will have saved himself, and the one who forsakes it will have drowned [perished].” • “Ali, you are to me as Haroon was to Musa, but there is no Prophet to follow me.” • “O' Ali, Beware for you will be cursed by the worst people on earth.” Questions, Imam Ali, Al-Hasan, and Al-Husain, Part #5

Who forced people that Imam Ali be cursed on the Minbar? • Yazid. • Mu'awiya. • Abu Sufyan, the father of Mu'awiya. • Abu Lahab. Questions, Imam Ali, Al-Hasan, and Al-Husain, Part #5

Describe the collaborators of Mu'awiya after the peace treaty with Al-Hasan. • During his reign Mu'awiya gathered a very large number of collaborators. • In the thousands, the collaborators were ones with greed for money and/or power. • a, b, + Mu'awiya's collaborators supported his line of thinking, were materialistic like him, and prisoners to their desires. • a, b, + Mu'awiya's collaborators were very religious men. Questions, Imam Ali, Al-Hasan, and Al-Husain, Part #5

Describe 2 aspects of the government under Mu'awiya after the peace treaty with Al-Hasan. • Mu'awiya paid his collaborators well, even for a poem in his praise, or a Hadith in his support. • a, + Mu'awiya appointed his collaborators in sensitive positions to rule the silent majority according to his policies. • a, b, + Mu'awiya revived pre-Islamic era, as superiority of the Arabs over other Muslim nationalities. • a, b, c, + Mu'awiya preferred only the practices of the pre-Islamic era. Questions, Imam Ali, Al-Hasan, and Al-Husain, Part #5

Imam Ali, Al-Hasan, and Al-Husain