Questions about al-Khulafaa al-Rashidoon

1. Questions about al-Khulafaa al-Rashidoon Omar (r). 69 Questions

2. Why did Abu Bakr (r) appoint Omar (r) as a Khalifa? • Being too close to him. • Knew Omar (r) very well. • *a and b + Omar (r) gained tremendous experience. • a + b + Omar (r) was his son-in-law. Questions, Khulafaa, Omar (r)

3. Was Omar (r) elected as a Khalifa? • *No, not through Shoora. • Yes by overwhelming majority. • Yes by Shoora. • Yes through majority pledges. Questions, Khulafaa, Omar (r)

4. Which year of Hijrah was it when Abu Bakr (r) died? • 10th. • *13th. • 15th. • 11th. Questions, Khulafaa, Omar (r)

5. How did Khalifa Omar (r) gather vast experience during the Khilaafah of Abu Bakr (r)? • Being very close to Abu Bakr (r). • Being the indirect ruler, adviser about the national affairs. • *Actively involved in national affairs. • All the above. Questions, Khulafaa, Omar (r)

6. How close was Omar (r) to Abu Bakr (r)? • Good and intimate friends. • Mutual admiration. • Close knowledge of each other. • *All the above. Questions, Khulafaa, Omar (r)

7. Did Omar (r) give a great deal of advice to Abu Bakr (r)? • *Yes, constantly during Abu Bakr's Khilaafah. • Yes, sometimes all through his life. • Only when Abu Bakr (r) asked. • All the above. Questions, Khulafaa, Omar (r)

8. What kind of past did Omar (r) have? • Tough and rough, perfectionist, too moody. • Very good Muslim. • *Muslim enthusiast + b. • All the above. Questions, Khulafaa, Omar (r)

9. What kind of management did Khalifa Omar (r) have during his reign? • Very firm, ruled with iron fist. • Islamicly firm. • *b + disciplinarian. • Often used the stick. Questions, Khulafaa, Omar (r)

10. Why did Khalifa Omar (r) want a different leader at Yarmuk than Khalid Ibnil Waleed? • *Khalid was almost hero-worshipped by the masses. • Khalid was too tough on the enemy. • Hated Khalid. • Loved Abu Ubaida. Questions, Khulafaa, Omar (r)

11. When the Yarmuk battle was over, where did the Muslim forces go? • Syria. • Jerusalem. • Egypt + a above. • *a and b above. Questions, Khulafaa, Omar (r)

12. How did the Muslims manage entering Damascus? • Severe, relentless and protracted fight + c. • Negotiations with the Romans (Byzantines). • Climbing the city wall by Khalid's group. • *b and c above. Questions, Khulafaa, Omar (r)

13. What brave way did Khalid Ibnil Waleed use to enter the city of Damascus? • Brilliant military tactics + b. • *Trick, climbing the city wall and overwhelming the guards while they were drunk. • Negotiations + b. • A full scale attack. Questions, Khulafaa, Omar (r)

14. How did Khalid Ibnil Waleed meet the other Muslim General when he entered Damascus? • *By surprise, in the middle of Damascus. • In a well-laid out plan. • Through previous agreement. • By accident at the city wall. Questions, Khulafaa, Omar (r)

15. Jerusalem was under siege, how long did the siege take before it surrendered? • Only a few days. • Only a few weeks. • *Several months. • 21 days. Questions, Khulafaa, Omar (r)

16. What kind of demand did the Christians in Jerusalem want before they would surrender the town? • Safety and security of the people. • *Omar (r) to come in person for negotiations. • Omar (r) to be seen by the Patriarch of Jerusalem. • Safety of worship. Questions, Khulafaa, Omar (r)

17. Did Khalifa Omar (r) agree to the demand of the Christians? • No, he was too busy to do such a thing. • Yes, after some hesitation. • *Yes, he did immediately. • Only when urged by Ali (a.s.) Questions, Khulafaa, Omar (r)

18. Describe the surrender of Jerusalem. • Omar (r) dressed up plainly, surrounded by the Generals. • Priests came in procession with hymns, in celebration. • People shouting, welcoming with cheers and Allaahu Akbar. • *a + Omar (r) negotiated terms of surrender. Questions, Khulafaa, Omar (r)

19. How did the Christians feel when they saw Omar (r) coming? • Excited but very scared if not apprehensive. • Utter disbelief, because of his plain appearance. • *b + no pompous ceremony. • Welcoming with wide-open arms. Questions, Khulafaa, Omar (r)

20. He was asked to pray in the church, but Omar (r) declined. Why did he decline? • Muslims may follow his example later on thus initiating an unusual and incorrect precedence. • Not Islamicly right. • *a + b above. • Didn't appeal to him + c above. Questions, Khulafaa, Omar (r)

21. Where did Omar (r) build a mosque in Jerusalem? • Next to the right side of the church. • *At the Rock of Ascension in Jerusalem. • In the center of Jerusalem, the high class area. • In celebration of the Islamic triumph + a. Questions, Khulafaa, Omar (r)

22. Does the mosque still exist today? • No, that was too long ago. • *Yes, in its entirety. • A different one exists at the site. • Only a trace of it still exists. Questions, Khulafaa, Omar (r)

23. How did General Muthanna manage in Iraq? • Defeated the Persian forces in an astounding manner. • Numerous Persian soldiers drowned in the Euphrates. • Muthanna cut off the bridge. • *All the above. Questions, Khulafaa, Omar (r)

24. How did Muthanna die? • During the battle. • Through old age. • *After short sickness. • By accident after the battle. Questions, Khulafaa, Omar (r)

25. Sa'd ibn Abi-Waqqas followed Muthanna, what is the famous battle he became known for? • Yarmuk. • *Qadisiya. • Battle of the chains. • Badr. Questions, Khulafaa, Omar (r)

26. Where did Qadisiya take place? • In Syria. • In North of Iraq. • *In south of Iraq. • In Arabia, near Medina. Questions, Khulafaa, Omar (r)

27. Who was the Persian General at Qadisiya? • Hormuz the governor. • Bahman the commander-in-chief. • Yazdajird the Persian king. • *Rustam the commander-in-chief. Questions, Khulafaa, Omar (r)

28. How many days did the battle of Qadisiya take? • Ten days. • *Three. • Fourteen. • Twenty five. Questions, Khulafaa, Omar (r)

29. Rustam was the commander-in-chief of the Persians at Qadisiya, what happened to him. • Taken a prisoner. • Wounded severely. • Negotiated surrender. • *Killed in battle. Questions, Khulafaa, Omar (r)

30. Sa'ad ibn Abi-Waqqas was commander-in-chief of the Muslim forces. Why did he not participate at the Qadisiya battle? • *He was sick during that time. • Was indisposed. • Wanted only to supervise and direct. • b above + give managerial advise. Questions, Khulafaa, Omar (r)

31. What was the role of the elephants during the early part of Qadisiya battle? • Massive, played havoc with the Muslim forces. • Seemed almost insurmountable, each representing a tank. • Muslim forces could only stand with difficulty. • *All the above. Questions, Khulafaa, Omar (r)

32. How did some of the camels become neurotic during the battle of Qadisiya? • Since the elephants were too big and scary. • *Elephants were a new sight + a above. • Elephants were quite aggressive + d below. • Too hungry, too noisy with too much turmoil. Questions, Khulafaa, Omar (r)

33. Muslim reinforcements kept pouring in during the Qadisiya battle. How did the Muslims trick the Persians? • Show off. • Attack in groups in a most coordinated manner. • *Arrange for the reinforcement to show in long single line, thus affecting the psychology of the enemy. • Brag about the reinforcement + c above. Questions, Khulafaa, Omar (r)

34. How was Rustam the Persian commander-in-chief killed? • By duel with Sa'd Ibn Abi-Waqqas. • Muslims bribing his guards and winning them to Islam. • *Zealous Muslims did away with his guards then him. • Done after his surrender. Questions, Khulafaa, Omar (r)

35. How did the Muslims deal with the problem of the elephants during the battle of Qadisiya? • Piercing their eyes with spears. • *Cutting their trunks + a. • Putting them to fire. • Cutting them to pieces with the swords + a above. Questions, Khulafaa, Omar (r)

36. Qadisiya was historically decisive. How is that? • *Qadisiya opened the way to Persia. • Destroyed the massive Persian army. • Few military engagement afterwards. • Persians gave up afterwards. Questions, Khulafaa, Omar (r)

37. To which territory did the Muslims reach after the battle of Qadisiya? • Iraq. • *Persia, Turkistan and India. • Syria, and Egypt. • China, and Indonesia. Questions, Khulafaa, Omar (r)

38. During the time of Qadisiya an epidemic of disease hit an Islamic territory, which one was that? • Turkey. • Iraq. • Persia. • *Syria. Questions, Khulafaa, Omar (r)

39. After the epidemic of disease there followed a famine. Was Omar (r) harsh on himself during the famine? • *Yes, he treated himself like those affected. • He was very unhappy about it. • Couldn't change the famine + b. • All the above. Questions, Khulafaa, Omar (r)

40. The Romans (Byzantines) didn't sit still. They continued trying to defeat the Muslims from Egypt. Did they succeed? • Yes, their armies were still intact. • *No, they couldn't succeed. • Sometimes they did. • a and c above. Questions, Khulafaa, Omar (r)

41. A force of four thousand Muslim fighters was dispatched to Egypt. Who was the leader? • Khalid Ibnil Waleed, the great General. • *Amr Ibn Aas. • Ibn-Waqqas. • Muthanna. Questions, Khulafaa, Omar (r)

42. Did Amr ibn Aas succeed in his mission? • His force was too small, no, he did not succeed. • *Superbly, even though with 4000 Muslim fighters. • Was badly defeated and lost his life during the battle. • Ran away. Questions, Khulafaa, Omar (r)

43. How long did Alexandria in Egypt take before it surrendered? • One month of siege. • Six months of siege. • Ten months of siege. • *Fourteen months of siege. Questions, Khulafaa, Omar (r)

44. How long did this tremendous expansion of the Islamic world during the reign of Abu Bakr (r) and Omar (r) take? • 25-35 years. • *A mere 10 years. • 50-100 years. • Only 5 years. Questions, Khulafaa, Omar (r)

45. How could the Muslims spread Islam at such a fast rate without having TV's, radios or the press? • Tremendous enthusiasm. • Supreme dedication. • Excellent Islamic molding. • *All the above. Questions, Khulafaa, Omar (r)

46. How did the indigent people of the new territories under Islam feel about the Muslim presence? • Some of them very mad. • Most of them happy. • Most of them curious. • *All the above. Questions, Khulafaa, Omar (r)

47. How was the rule of Khalifa Omar (r)? • Just and fair. • Too dictatorial. • Strict, strong, but just and fair. • *c + Islamic. Questions, Khulafaa, Omar (r)

48. What kind of person was Khalifa Omar (r)? • Strong willed, strict even with himself. • Loving to his family. • Caring about the welfare of Islam. • *A good administrator + all above. Questions, Khulafaa, Omar (r)

49. Was the great Islamic momentum started during the time of Muhammad (pbuh) continued during Omar's rule? • *Yes, well done. • Fairly well. • Only at the beginning + b above. • Only at the end + b above. Questions, Khulafaa, Omar (r)

50. How was the spirit of the Muslims about the great expansion during Omar's rule? • Happy, excited and grateful. • Worried because of the new security problems. • Very high and determined to go further. • *a + c + how to teach the new Muslims Islam. Questions, Khulafaa, Omar (r)