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Arab Before Islam

  1. In which part of Asia lies the Arabian Peninsula?
  2. Which part of the Arabian Peninsula was inhabited in ancient times by the Edomites and Midianites of the Hebrew Testament?
  3. What is the maximum length of the Arabian Peninsula?
  4.  What is the maximum breadth of the Arabian Peninsula?
  5. How much is the area of the Arabian Peninsula?
  6. Please name three deserts of the the Arabian Peninsula?
  7. Why is Arabian Peninsula called 'Jaziratal-Arab"?
  8. Historically Arabia was sandwiched between two ancient civilizations. Which where these two civilizations?
  9. In the North of Arabia a civilization flourished in Syria and Palestine. What was the name of this civilization?
  10. What is meant by 'the Fertile Crescent' ?
  11. Who were the Saracens?
  12. According to the Arab traditions, the Arabs are divided into three races. Which are these three races?
  13. To which Arabian race the anicent tribes of the Ad, the Samood and the Jadis belonged?
  14. To which Arabian race the Himyarites, or the Yemanis, belonged?  
  15. Who are known as "naturalized Arabs"?
  16. To which Arabian race the tribe of the Holy Prophet (Peace be upon him) belonged?
  17. Who are the Adnanites, Nizaris and Modharites.
  18. Before Islam and during its early history which two branches of Arabs had a bitter rivalry and disputes between them?
  19. What are the literal meanings of the term "Bedouins"?
  20. What are the literal meanings of the term "Ahl-ul-Hadharah"?
  21. What are the literal meanings of the term "Ahl-ul-Badiya"?
  22. Each tribe of Arabs consisted of several clans. What is Arabic equivalent of the word clan?
  23. What was the head of the tribe called?
  24. According to the records of the known history, who were the earliest inhabitants of Arabia?
  25. Which tribe invaded and drove out the earliest inhabitants of Arabia?
  26. Where were the earliest inhabitants of  Arabia driven to?
  27. Which tribe established its first kingdom in Yemen known as Mai'n?
  28. The Mai'n kingdom, which flourished from 1200 B.C. to 650 B.C., was overthrown by another kingdom. Which?      
  29. Which kingdom flourished from 950 B.C. to 115 AD in South Arabia?
  30. Which was the most famous dam built by the kings of the Qahtanite kingdom?
  31. Which new kingdom replaced the Qahtanite kingdom in 115 AD?
  32. What is meant by the term "Arabia Felix"?
  33. What is meant by the term "Arabia Deserta"?
  34. What is meant by the term "Arabia Petra"?
  35. During the reign of which kingdom Yemen was called the "land of the castles"?
  36. Which 20-storey castle of the ancient Arabia is known as the first skyscraper in human history?
  37. When was, approximately, the Himyar kingdom ended?
  38. According to some historians when did the Jahiliya period begin in Arabia?
  39. What is meant by "Jahiliya period "?
  40. When did the last bursting of the Ma'rib Dam take place?
  41. The recurring breaches in the Ma'rib Dam made many tribes to migrate to other places. Which two tribes migrated from the vicinity of Dam to the Jewish colony of Yathrib ( later Medina)?
  42. Which Christian empire destroyed the Himyarite Kingdom and when?
  43. What was the name of the last Himyarite king?
  44. Was the last Himyarite king a Jew, Christian or a pagan Arab?
  45. Who was the Byzantine Emperor at the time of fall of Himyarite kingdom?
  46. Why was the Byzantine Emperor angry with the last Himyarite king?
  47. In order to punish the last Himyarite king, the Byzantine Emperor wrote Negus to undertake a military expedition. Who was Negus?
  48. Negus sent an army of 70,000 soldiers to fight Du Nuwas. In which year this war was fought?
  49. How long was the Abyssinian rule in Arabia?
  50. Which Arab chief expelled the Abyssinian from Yemen with the help of the Persian Emperor?
  51. Which Empire helped the Yemeni tribes to get rid of the Abyssinian rule?
  52. After expulsion of the Abyssinians Yemen Proper was ruled Persian Viceroys.  What was this Viceroy called in Persian?
  53.  Which region of the Arabia was center of the Arabian commerce during the Jahiliya period ?
  54. Which Arab tribe was the leading mercantile tribe of the Jahiliya period ?
  55. Which tribe inhabited Taif?
  56. From whose name the tribe Quraysh derived its name?
  57. Who was Qasay or Kossay ?
  58. Who rebuilt Ka'aba in the 5th Century AD?
  59. What was the Dar-un-nedwa?
  60. Which Arab chief in the 5th century AD got stone house built for the Quraysh?
  61. According to rough estimates when did Kossay die?
  62. Who succeeded Kossay as chief of Hijaz?
  63. After the death of Abd-ud-Dar there was a dispute for ruler ship of Mecca. Who were the contesting persons?
  64. How was the dispute of ruler ship of Mecca was settled after the death of Abd-ud-Dar?
  65. After the death of Abd-ud-Dar who was given the authority for administration of the water supply of Mecca and raising of taxes?
  66. After the death of Abd-ud-Dar who was given the authority for guardianship of Ka'aba, the Dar-un-nedwa, and of the Military Standard?
  67. To whom did Abd-us-Shams transfer his authority?
  68. When did Hashim die?
  69. Who succeeded Hashim after his death?
  70. When did Muttalib die?
  71. Who succeeded Muttalib after his death?
  72. Shayba was son of Hashim. What was his famous surname?
  73. Who was Ommeya?
  74. How long did Abdu Muttalib rule in Mecca?
  75. who were the Elders during the ruler ship of Abdul Muttalib?
  76. Who was Abrahah?
  77. Why did Abrahah attack Mecca in 570 AD?
  78. What is meant by "am al-fil"?
  79. Which Central Government controlled Arabia during the Jahiliya period?
  80. What is meant by "Ayyam-al-Arab"?
  81. The "War of Basus" was fought in the Jahiliya period. What is Basus?
  82. What was the cause of The "War of Basus"?   
  83. The "War of Basus" was fought between two tribes. Which?
  84. For how long did The "War of Basus" last?
  85. When did The "War of Basus" end?
  86. What is the name of the common ancestor of Banu Taghlib and Banu Bakr?
  87. What is the name of the war fought between two tribes, Abs and Dhubyan?
  88. What was the cause of the war between Abs and Dhubyan?
  89. How long did the War of Dahis and al-Ghabra last?
  90. What is Ukaz with reference to Arab before Islam?
  91. What is "Mu'allaqat" in Arabian Literature?
  92. What were "al-Hubal", "al-Lat" ,"al-Uzza" and "al-Manat"?
  93. What were Yaghush, Wadd and Nasr?
  94. What was the name of the special god of the Quraysh of Mecca?
  95. According to Pagan Arabs, "al-Hubal", "al-Uzza" and "al-Manat" where males or females?
  96. What was the meaning of al-Lat?
  97. For Quraysh "al-Lat" ,"al-Uzza" and "al-Manat" where the daughters Allah. What did these gods represent for the Bedouin Arabs?
  98. Where was the temple of "al-Uzza" ?
  99. Where was the sanctuary of al-Lat?
  100. Where was the sanctuary of al-Hubal?
  101. Which tree was considered sacred in the South Arabia?
  102. At the advent of Islam how many idols were in Ka'ba?
  103. Why a mad man was called a "majnun" by the ancient Arabs?
  104. What is meant by Magianism ?
  105. What is Sabaeanism?
  106. Which famous tribes of Ancient Arabia had accepted Christianity as faith?
  107. In Arabia the Jews had established four colonies. What were the names of these colonies?
  108. What were Monophysites and Nestorians? 


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