Questions about Muhammad (pbuh)

1. Questions about Muhammad (pbuh) After Hijrah Part 3 40 Questions

2. How did Amr ibn Abdwid along with two others cross the ditch? • In a surprise move to show off. • At the narrowest part of the ditch. • Did it on horse + a and b. • At night, + c above. Questions, Muhammad after Hijrah, part #2

3. Who spotted the crossing of the ditch and understood its danger? • Ali (a.s.). • Abu Dujana and Ali (a.s.). • Al-Ghafari and Ali (a.s.). • Ali (a.s.), Uthman (r) and ibn Auf. Questions, Muhammad after Hijrah, part #2

4. Having spotted the ditch crossing, what was the first thing Ali (a.s.) did? • Notified Muhammad (pbuh) + c. • Felt he needed immediate action + c. • Fortified the spot with archers to prevent Quraish from crossing. • Counterattacked with 1500 Muslim archers. Questions, Muhammad after Hijrah, part #2

5. Amr ibn Abdwid was the hero of heroes at that time. Why? • Unbeatable master of the sword, arrogant, rude and selfish. • Reputed to have killed 1000 men in duels. • Feared by all pagans and most Muslims. • Well known for killing the brother of Heracleus, the Roman (Byzantine) Emperor. Questions, Muhammad after Hijrah, part #2

6. How did Ali (a.s.) confront Amr ibn Abdwid? • Confronted Amr immediately. • Took immediate permission from the Prophet (pbuh). • Permission denied until Ali asked for it 3 times. • Permission given with two conditions. Questions, Muhammad after Hijrah, part #2

7. How was the duel between Ali (a.s.) and Amr ibn Abdwid? • Relentless + b + c + d. • Ali (a.s.) successfully ducked all hits by Amr + c. • Amr fell to the ground, Ali bounced on him; Amr enraged, spit in Ali's face. Ali returned the sword to Amr to give him a second chance + d. • Ali (a.s.) finished off Amr. Questions, Muhammad after Hijrah, part #2

8. When Ali (a.s.) finished off Amr, how was the feeling of the Muslims? • Extreme relief and happiness. • Boosted their morale + a and c. • Eternally grateful to God Almighty that Ali was safe. • So happy, they hugged Ali and kissed him + b. Questions, Muhammad after Hijrah, part #2

9. How was the feeling of Quraish when their hero, Amr ibn Abdwid, was gone? • Pessimism, gloom and anguish + c. • Highest disappointment + a and b. • Fast deteriorating morale. • Didn't care much, since Abu Sufyan was there + a. Questions, Muhammad after Hijrah, part #2

10. How long did the siege of Medina take at the Ditch affair? • Two weeks and two days. • Three weeks. • Only one week. • Six weeks. Questions, Muhammad after Hijrah, part #2

11. Did the intrigue by the Jewish Benu Quraidha and the disbelievers of Quraish succeed during the Ditch affair? • Succeeded at first but failed later. • Yes, it did. • No, it didn't, since the Muslims succeeded in foiling the plots. • Was partially successful. Questions, Muhammad after Hijrah, part #2

12. How did Quraish finally leave the ditch area and the siege? • Under a relentless attack by the Muslims + b. • Withdrew at night + c. • In a hurry at night. The lightning scared them. • *Thought Muslims were attacking + c. Questions, Muhammad after Hijrah, part #2

13. How did Muhammad (pbuh) deal with the Jewish Benu Quraidha afterwards? • Boycott them + b. • Remind them of the treaty of mutual defense. • Jews selected Ibn Mu'adh for arbitration between the two sides, the Muslims and their tribe. • *Accepted arbitration of Ibn Mu'adh + c. Questions, Muhammad after Hijrah, part #2

14. Ibn Muadh's judgment was for all Quraidha males of the fighting age to be executed; women, children and old people were to be cared for by Muslims. How fair was that? • Fair but harsh. • *Too inhumane + c. • Fair, since same thing would have happened to the Muslims if this tribe had succeeded in the intrigue during the Ditch affair. • Very fair if not too generous. Questions, Muhammad after Hijrah, part #2

15. When Medina was without the intriguing Jewish tribes anymore and the spirit of disbelievers down, what did the Muslims do during that period? • Good opportunity, and true freedom to spread Islam. • Fundamentals of Islamic government took shape. • *Relatively peaceful town + a and b. • Study Islam hard and spread it to the Persians up north. Questions, Muhammad after Hijrah, part #2

16. The Prophet dreamt of doing Haj, and along with 1500 Muslims went towards Mecca. Was their intention purely peaceful? • No, not quite. • *Peaceful, swords were meant for self defense. • Half way peaceful, though they had swords with them. • Going for Haj, it was peaceful. Questions, Muhammad after Hijrah, part #2

17. During the sixth year of Hijrah Muhammad (pbuh) decided to do Haj. How long after the Ditch Affair did this take place? • Six months + b. • Once the Jewish Benu Quraidha were dealt with. • *One year. • Two years + b. Questions, Muhammad after Hijrah, part #2

18. To do their first Haj, did the Muslims succeed? • No, they didn't. • No, since the pagan Meccans wanted to use force to prevent the Muslims from so doing. • *No, since Hudaibiya treaty was concluded. • Yes, once Hudaibiya treaty was signed. Questions, Muhammad after Hijrah, part #2

19. Khalid Ibnil Waleed was heading a force of 200 fighters to intercept the Muslims from performing the Haj. Did he engage the Muslims in a fight? • *No, Muslims took a rough detour route. • Yes, right away. • No, only a shadow of a force from a distance. • Yes in Qadisiya. Questions, Muhammad after Hijrah, part #2

20. How did the Prophet avoid the force of Khalid Ibnil Waleed? • *Take a rough and hard detour route to Hudaibiya. • Take a detour route to attack Mecca. • Take the highway to Mecca. • Send gifts. Questions, Muhammad after Hijrah, part #2

21. What did the Muslims first do at Hudaibiya? • *Negotiate with the Meccans through Uthman. • Take Hudaibiya as fortification. • Defend themselves against Khalid's force. • b and c above. Questions, Muhammad after Hijrah, part #2

22. Who first conducted the negotiations with the Meccans before Hudaibiya? • Ali (a.s.). • Uthman (r), since he was a mellow person by nature. • *Uthman (r), since his relatives were over there. • Omar (r). Questions, Muhammad after Hijrah, part #2

23. When Muslims at Hudaibiya suspected that Uthman (r) might have been killed, what did the Prophet (pbuh) do? • Take an oath with other Muslims under a tree. • *To fight unto death in retaliation + a. • Negotiate by sending Omar (r). • Prepare the force to attack Mecca. Questions, Muhammad after Hijrah, part #2

24. What were some of the terms of Hudaibiya's treaty? • Peaceful coexistence for 10 years. • *No Meccan-convert to Islam would be accepted by Muhammad (pbuh), unless his guardian agreed + a. • Muslims marry only Meccans + a and b. • Muslims can visit Mecca any time. Questions, Muhammad after Hijrah, part #2

25. Hudaibiya treaty was mentioned in the Holy Quran. What benefits did it bring the Muslims? • Relative universal peace. • *Freedom to spread Islam + a and c. • Meccan pagans who converted to Islam, but Muhammad (pbuh) couldn't accept them, harassed the route of merchandise of the Meccans and threatened their livelihood. • Let Muslims marry pagans + all above. Questions, Muhammad after Hijrah, part #2

26. Who was disenchanted with Hudaibiya’s treaty, and why? • *Omar (r) + b. • Treaty seemingly gave too much to the disbelievers. • Uthman (r) + b. • Ali (a.s.) and Uthman (r). Questions, Muhammad after Hijrah, part #2

27. By having the Hudaibiya treaty with Quraish, the Muslims felt safe from the south. What did they do next? • Confronted the threatening Jewish tribes at Khaybar. • Negotiated with the threatening Jewish tribes at Khaybar fortifications. • Concluded a treaty of mutual defense + a and b. • *a above + laying siege to the fortifications. Questions, Muhammad after Hijrah, part #2

28. How did the Prophet surprise the Jewish tribes in Khaybar? • Moved in secrecy from Hudaibiya. • a above + with the whole Muslim force. • *a above + Muslim force of 1500. • Muslim force 3000 + a and b. Questions, Muhammad after Hijrah, part #2

29. How strong were the Jewish tribes regarded at Khaybar? • A most prominent force in Arabia. • A formidable force. • *Highly respected, almost unconquerable. • Not much of a force. Questions, Muhammad after Hijrah, part #2

30. How many castles were at Khaybar fortifications? • *Eight, all of them well fortified. • Five, one of them unusually strong. • Seven. • c above, most of them well fortified. Questions, Muhammad after Hijrah, part #2

31. How long did the Muslims lay siege to the Khaybar area? • *3 weeks. • 1 week. • 2 weeks. • 4 weeks. Questions, Muhammad after Hijrah, part #2

32. Who was the first leader of the Muslim force at Khaybar? • Uthman (r). • *Abu Bakr (r). • Omar (r). • Talha. Questions, Muhammad after Hijrah, part #2

33. Who was the second leader of the Muslim force at Khaybar? • *Omar (r). • Abu Bakr (r). • Uthman (r). • Zubair. Questions, Muhammad after Hijrah, part #2

34. Why were the first two leaders of the Muslim force at Khaybar unable to take over the castle of the enemy? • Insurmountable defenses. • *Not forceful leadership + a. • Castles not conquerable. • Enemy soldiers fighting too hard + c. Questions, Muhammad after Hijrah, part #2

35. What did the Prophet do to Ali's eye infection at Khaybar? • The Prophet (pbuh) gave sympathy. • Wet his finger with his saliva, touched Ali's eyelids. • b above, but that was done after a short Du'aa. • *c above, done in front of so many people. Questions, Muhammad after Hijrah, part #2

36. What did the Prophet say the day before he gave the leadership to Ali (a.s.) at Khaybar? • "Tomorrow, I'll give the leadership to someone who loves God and His Messenger." • *a above + "and God and His Messenger love him." • Tomorrow Ali will lead the Muslim force. • Ali and the Muslims with him will be victorious. Questions, Muhammad after Hijrah, part #2

37. How did Ali (a.s.) overwhelm the strongest castle of Khaybar? • His eyes cured, he rushed impatiently ahead towards the enemy, the Muslims under his leadership hardly catching up. • Finished off the Jewish leader Marhab, and engaged the two sides in a ferocious fight. • Used a door as a shield which became the focus. • *All the above. Questions, Muhammad after Hijrah, part #2

38. At Khaybar, when the strongest castle surrendered, did the other castles fall easily? • No, with difficulty. • *Yes, with relative ease. • Yes, out of fear. • No, they did not. Questions, Muhammad after Hijrah, part #2

39. After having become victorious at Khaybar, dinner was served to the Muslims, but the food tasted unusual. Why? • Food not cooked well, chef did a lousy job. • Food poisoned by a Jewish woman. • *b above + who lost father and husband. • a and b above but the woman cook was not Jewish. Questions, Muhammad after Hijrah, part #2

40. Who wanted to poison the Prophet at Khaybar? • A Jewish woman who lost two sons and husband at Khaybar. • *a above but it was her father and husband. • It was her father and brother instead. • It was her husband and brother instead. Questions, Muhammad after Hijrah, part #2

41. What kind of treaty did Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) have with the Jewish tribes of Khaybar? • *Taking the Jewish arms away + b. • Let them cultivate the land, but pay a percentage of produce to the Muslims in return for their defense. • Participate in Medina life. • Mutual defense + c. Questions, Muhammad after Hijrah, part #2

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