Prologue Flashcards

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Prologue 1 ?

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The early history of Mecca

  1. The first Arabs
  2. Abraham- The archetypal Muslim
  3. Ishmael, Mecca, and the Arabized Arabs
  4. The Jurhum Dynasty
  5. The Khuza’ah Dynasty & the decline of the Abrahamic way
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Prologue 2?

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The Quraysh Dynasty

  1. Qusayy and the reclamation of Mecca
  2. Hashim and the growth of Mecca
  3. ‘Abd al-Muttalib and the recovery of Zamzam
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Prologue 3?

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The 7th Century before Muhammad (sallAllahu alaihi wa sallam)

  1. Religions in and around Mecca
  2. Empires surrounding the Quraysh
  3. The Yemeni attack on Mecca
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Prologue 4?

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Muhammad sallAllahu aleyhi wa sallam

  1. Early childhood
  2. Muhammad sallAllahu aleyhi wa sallam’s teens and the pact of chivalry
  3. Muhammad sallAllahu aleyhi wa sallam’s twenties
  4. Muhammad sallAllahu aleyhi wa sallam’s thirties
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5
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P1.1 The First Arabs

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1- Perished Arabs
2- Pure Arabs
3- Arabized Arabs

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P1.1.1 Perished Arabs

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descendents of Nuh
inhabited:
- Southern Arabia- ‘Ad, Prophet Hud
- Al-Hijr (north of peninsula - Mada’in Saleh) - Thamud

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P1.1.2 Pure Arabs

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Qahtanian Arabs
- from Yemen, founded Empire of Saba (~2500 BCE)

shortly after 100 CE, divided into Himyar (Yemen) and Kahlan (spread north)

Jurhum (ancient Makkah)

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8
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When did the Qahtanian Arabs build the Dam of Ma’aarib?

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Between 1300 and 650 BCE

they used this to cultivate two adjacent valleys

main export:

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9
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What was the main export of Qahtanian Arabs?

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frankincense and myrrh

transported through Becca to lands of Canaan

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10
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Who is the founder of the Pure Arabs?

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Qahtan

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11
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Who is Sheba?

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Great grandson of Qahtan

Established Empire of Sheba (Saba)

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12
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Who was the Queen of Sheba?

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Bilqis

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13
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Where in the Quran is Hudhud’s report of the Queen of Sheba?

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An-Naml 27:22-24

فَمَكَثَ غَيْرَ بَعِيدٍ فَقَالَ أَحَطتُ بِمَا لَمْ تُحِطْ بِهِ وَجِئْتُكَ مِن سَبَإٍ بِنَبَإٍ يَقِينٍ ﴿٢٢﴾
إِنِّي وَجَدتُّ امْرَأَةً تَمْلِكُهُمْ وَأُوتِيَتْ مِن كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَلَهَا عَرْشٌ عَظِيمٌ ﴿٢٣﴾ وَجَدتُّهَا وَقَوْمَهَا يَسْجُدُونَ لِلشَّمْسِ مِن دُونِ اللَّـهِ وَزَيَّنَ لَهُمُ الشَّيْطَانُ أَعْمَالَهُمْ فَصَدَّهُمْ عَنِ السَّبِيلِ فَهُمْ لَا يَهْتَدُونَ ﴿٢٤﴾

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14
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P1.1.3 Arabized Arabs

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direct descendents of Ismail alayhissalaam

Nabeteans - Petra

Adnanians

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15
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what are the tribes of Kahlan?

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  • Khuza’ah - Makkah
  • Aws - Yathrib
  • Khazraj - Yathrib
  • Ghassan - Syria
  • Lakhm - Iraq
  • Kindah - Najd
  • Tayy
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16
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what are the tribes of Adnan?

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  • Hawazin - Hijaz
  • Ghatafan - Najd
  • Thaqif - Ta’if
  • Quraysh - Makkah
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17
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what area does Canaan refer to?

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modern day Palestine, Israel, Lebanon, western Syria, and Jordan

Levant

Sham

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18
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why is it called Sham?

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When Arab faces East, as-Sham is on his left and al-Yamin (Yemen) is on his right

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19
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when was Ibrahim alayhis salaam born?

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possibly between 1800 to 1600 BCE

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20
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which city was Ibrahim born and raised in?

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Ur ,,, near present day Kufah, Iraq

on banks of Euphrates river

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21
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According to Genesis 11:32, Ibrahim alayhis salaam set out with who to Canaan?

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Terah (Azar) and Lut alayhis salaam

they set out for Canaan through Harran

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22
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Ayahs in Quran about whether Ibrahim is Jew or Christian?

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Ali Imran 3:67-68

مَا كَانَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ يَهُودِيًّا وَلَا نَصْرَانِيًّا وَلَـٰكِن كَانَ حَنِيفًا مُّسْلِمًا وَمَا كَانَ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ ﴿٦٧﴾ إِنَّ أَوْلَى النَّاسِ بِإِبْرَاهِيمَ لَلَّذِينَ اتَّبَعُوهُ وَهَـٰذَا النَّبِيُّ وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا ۗ وَاللَّـهُ وَلِيُّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ﴿٦٨﴾

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23
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Ayahs in Quran that show Ibrahim alayhissalaam confronting his father/uncle about paganism?

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Maryam 19:41-48

وَاذْكُرْ فِي الْكِتَابِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ۚ إِنَّهُ كَانَ صِدِّيقًا نَّبِيًّا ﴿٤١﴾ إِذْ قَالَ لِأَبِيهِ يَا أَبَتِ لِمَ تَعْبُدُ مَا لَا يَسْمَعُ وَلَا يُبْصِرُ وَلَا يُغْنِي عَنكَ شَيْئًا ﴿٤٢﴾ يَا أَبَتِ إِنِّي قَدْ جَاءَنِي مِنَ الْعِلْمِ مَا لَمْ يَأْتِكَ فَاتَّبِعْنِي أَهْدِكَ صِرَاطًا سَوِيًّا ﴿٤٣﴾ يَا أَبَتِ لَا تَعْبُدِ الشَّيْطَانَ ۖ إِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ كَانَ لِلرَّحْمَـٰنِ عَصِيًّا ﴿٤٤﴾ يَا أَبَتِ إِنِّي أَخَافُ أَن يَمَسَّكَ عَذَابٌ مِّنَ الرَّحْمَـٰنِ فَتَكُونَ لِلشَّيْطَانِ وَلِيًّا ﴿٤٥﴾ قَالَ أَرَاغِبٌ أَنتَ عَنْ آلِهَتِي يَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ ۖ لَئِن لَّمْ تَنتَهِ لَأَرْجُمَنَّكَ ۖ وَاهْجُرْنِي مَلِيًّا ﴿٤٦﴾ قَالَ سَلَامٌ عَلَيْكَ ۖ سَأَسْتَغْفِرُ لَكَ رَبِّي ۖ إِنَّهُ كَانَ بِي حَفِيًّا ﴿٤٧﴾ وَأَعْتَزِلُكُمْ وَمَا تَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِ اللَّـهِ وَأَدْعُو رَبِّي عَسَىٰ أَلَّا أَكُونَ بِدُعَاءِ رَبِّي شَقِيًّا ﴿٤٨﴾

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24
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Where did Ibrahim alayhissalaam leave his father?

A

Harran

he continued to Canaan with his wife Sarah and Lut alahissalaam

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25
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upto what age did Ibrahim alayhissalaam remain without a child?

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85….. Sarah was 76

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26
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what dua did Ibrahim alayhissalaam make for a son?

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Saffat 37:100-101

رَبِّ هَبْ لِي مِنَ الصَّالِحِينَ ﴿١٠٠﴾ فَبَشَّرْنَاهُ بِغُلَامٍ حَلِيمٍ ﴿١٠١﴾

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27
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what book is the first section of the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament?

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Genesis

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28
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What does Book of Genesis talk about?

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Story of creation
Great Flood
Ascent of Ibrahim alayhissalaam
Eve of Israelite escape from Egypt

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29
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what is the response to Ibrahim alayhissalaam’s dua in Genesis?

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He took him outside and said, “Look up at the sky and count the stars—if indeed you can count them.” Then he said to him, “So shall your offspring[a] be.”

Genesis 15:5

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30
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where did Ibrahim alayhissalaam go to after Canaan?

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Egypt, where he faced the Pharoah together with his wife Sarah (Genesis 12:10)

Pharoah gave his daughter Hajar as a servant to Sarah

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31
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In Genesis, what is our mother Hagar told about their progeny?

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10 The angel added, “I will increase your descendants so much that they will be too numerous to count.”

Genesis 16:10

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32
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According to biblical tradition, when Ibrahim alayhissalaam was 100 year old and Sarah was 90 years old, God promised a son to Sarah named Ishaaq. What is the verse in Genesis?

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20 And as for Ishmael, I have heard you: I will surely bless him; I will make him fruitful and will greatly increase his numbers. He will be the father of twelve rulers, and I will make him into a great nation. 21 But my covenant I will establish with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear to you by this time next year.”

Genesis 17:20-21

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33
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In the Quran, where does it mention where Sarah received the news of a son?

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وَامْرَأَتُهُ قَائِمَةٌ فَضَحِكَتْ فَبَشَّرْنَاهَا بِإِسْحَاقَ وَمِن وَرَاءِ إِسْحَاقَ يَعْقُوبَ ﴿٧١﴾
قَالَتْ يَا وَيْلَتَىٰ أَأَلِدُ وَأَنَا عَجُوزٌ وَهَـٰذَا بَعْلِي شَيْخًا ۖ إِنَّ هَـٰذَا لَشَيْءٌ عَجِيبٌ ﴿٧٢﴾

Hud 11:71-72

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34
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What was Ibrahim alayhissalaam’s dua to show his gratitude for his sons?

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الْحَمْدُ لِلَّـهِ الَّذِي وَهَبَ لِي عَلَى الْكِبَرِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ وَإِسْحَاقَ ۚ إِنَّ رَبِّي لَسَمِيعُ الدُّعَاءِ ﴿٣٩﴾ رَبِّ اجْعَلْنِي مُقِيمَ الصَّلَاةِ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِي ۚ رَبَّنَا وَتَقَبَّلْ دُعَاءِ ﴿٤٠﴾ رَبَّنَا اغْفِرْ لِي وَلِوَالِدَيَّ وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ يَوْمَ يَقُومُ الْحِسَابُ ﴿٤١﴾

Ibrahim 14:39-41

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35
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Ibrahim alayhissalaam’s route?

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1- born in Ur between 1800-1600 BCE
2- traveled to Harran with Terah and Lut
3- moved to Canaan with Lut alayhissalaam
4- traveled to Egypt w/ Sarah and returned with Hagar to Canaan
5- brought Hagar and Ismail alayhissalaam to valley of Becca
6- visited them often in Becca and built Kaabah with Ismail alayhissalaam
7- buried in Hebron by Ismail and Ishaq alayhimussalaam

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36
Q

how far is Becca from Canaan

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40 camel days south

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37
Q

the verses in Genesis regarding ZamZam?

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17 God heard the boy crying, and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven and said to her, “What is the matter, Hagar? Do not be afraid; God has heard the boy crying as he lies there. 18 Lift the boy up and take him by the hand, for I will make him into a great nation.”

19 Then God opened her eyes and she saw a well of water. So she went and filled the skin with water and gave the boy a drink.

Genesis 21: 17-19

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38
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Reference to ZamZam in Zabur/Psalms

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5
Blessed are those whose strength is in you,
whose hearts are set on pilgrimage.
6
As they pass through the Valley of Baka,
they make it a place of springs;
the autumn rains also cover it with pools.[d]

Psalm 84: 5 -6

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39
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How many years did Ibrahim alayhissalaam live after discovery of ZamZam?

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75 years

He instructed his followers to go for pilgrimate to Becca and follow footsteps of Hajar between hills of Safa and Marwa

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40
Q

Ka’bah is Arabic word for?

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cube

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41
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Ayahs about Ibrahim alayhissalaam calling for Hajj ?

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وَإِذْ بَوَّأْنَا لِإِبْرَاهِيمَ مَكَانَ الْبَيْتِ أَن لَّا تُشْرِكْ بِي شَيْئًا وَطَهِّرْ بَيْتِيَ لِلطَّائِفِينَ وَالْقَائِمِينَ وَالرُّكَّعِ السُّجُودِ ﴿٢٦﴾ وَأَذِّن فِي النَّاسِ بِالْحَجِّ يَأْتُوكَ رِجَالًا وَعَلَىٰ كُلِّ ضَامِرٍ يَأْتِينَ مِن كُلِّ فَجٍّ عَمِيقٍ ﴿٢٧﴾ لِّيَشْهَدُوا مَنَافِعَ لَهُمْ وَيَذْكُرُوا اسْمَ اللَّـهِ فِي أَيَّامٍ مَّعْلُومَاتٍ عَلَىٰ مَا رَزَقَهُم مِّن بَهِيمَةِ الْأَنْعَامِ ۖ فَكُلُوا مِنْهَا وَأَطْعِمُوا الْبَائِسَ الْفَقِيرَ ﴿٢٨﴾

Al-Hajj 22: 26-28

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42
Q

Ibrahim alayhissalaam prayed for Ismail, dua?

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وَإِذْ قَالَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ رَبِّ اجْعَلْ هَـٰذَا الْبَلَدَ آمِنًا وَاجْنُبْنِي وَبَنِيَّ أَن نَّعْبُدَ الْأَصْنَامَ ﴿٣٥﴾ رَبِّ إِنَّهُنَّ أَضْلَلْنَ كَثِيرًا مِّنَ النَّاسِ ۖ فَمَن تَبِعَنِي فَإِنَّهُ مِنِّي ۖ وَمَنْ عَصَانِي فَإِنَّكَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ ﴿٣٦﴾ رَّبَّنَا إِنِّي أَسْكَنتُ مِن ذُرِّيَّتِي بِوَادٍ غَيْرِ ذِي زَرْعٍ عِندَ بَيْتِكَ الْمُحَرَّمِ رَبَّنَا لِيُقِيمُوا الصَّلَاةَ فَاجْعَلْ أَفْئِدَةً مِّنَ النَّاسِ تَهْوِي إِلَيْهِمْ وَارْزُقْهُم مِّنَ الثَّمَرَاتِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَشْكُرُونَ ﴿٣٧﴾

Ibrahim 14:35-37

43
Q

Quran talks reverently about Ibrahim alayhissalaam and his way?

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وَمَنْ أَحْسَنُ دِينًا مِّمَّنْ أَسْلَمَ وَجْهَهُ لِلَّـهِ وَهُوَ مُحْسِنٌ وَاتَّبَعَ مِلَّةَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ حَنِيفًا ۗ وَاتَّخَذَ اللَّـهُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ خَلِيلًا ﴿١٢٥﴾

Nisaa 4:125

وَجَاهِدُوا فِي اللَّـهِ حَقَّ جِهَادِهِ ۚ هُوَ اجْتَبَاكُمْ وَمَا جَعَلَ عَلَيْكُمْ فِي الدِّينِ مِنْ حَرَجٍ ۚ مِّلَّةَ أَبِيكُمْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ۚ هُوَ سَمَّاكُمُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ مِن قَبْلُ وَفِي هَـٰذَا لِيَكُونَ الرَّسُولُ شَهِيدًا عَلَيْكُمْ وَتَكُونُوا شُهَدَاءَ عَلَى النَّاسِ ۚ فَأَقِيمُوا الصَّلَاةَ وَآتُوا الزَّكَاةَ وَاعْتَصِمُوا بِاللَّـهِ هُوَ مَوْلَاكُمْ ۖ فَنِعْمَ الْمَوْلَىٰ وَنِعْمَ النَّصِيرُ ﴿٧٨﴾

Hajj 22:78

44
Q

P1.4 Jurhum Dynasty

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pure Arabs from Yemen who passed thru Becca long before Hajar and Ismail alayhissalaam

settled in surrounding valleys

45
Q

who did Ismail aleyhissalaam marry?

A

daughter of the Jurhumite chief

had 12 sons who settled throughout Arabia (majority), Syria, and Egypt

46
Q

how long did Ismail aleyhissalaam maintain custodian of the Ka’bah

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until his death at 137 years old (Genesis 25:13)

succeeded by eldest sons Nabet and Qidar

47
Q

where did sons of Nabet live?

A

northern Arabia…with capital at Petra, Jordan

not to be confused with Nabeteans who lived in same place in 1st century CE who did the rock carvings

48
Q

where did sons of Qidar settle?

A

Hijaz…. central region of peninsula

Adnan is among Qidar’s descendents who settled in Makkah

49
Q

what brought prosperity to Makkah in the old days

A

annual pilgrimage

sons of Isaac used to visit Makkah and regard it as an outlying Abrahamic temple

50
Q

what happened to Kaa’ah as centuries passed?

A

idols from neighbour tribes were introduced

as Holy Sanctuary was transformed to pantheon, Jews gradually ceased to visit

51
Q

why did Adnanians chase Jurhumites out of Makkah?

A

they were not happy with Jurhumites injustices to Kaabah visitors so chased them with help from Khuza’ah neighbor tribe

52
Q

what did Jurhum do before relinquishing ~2000 years of Makkan control?

A

razed the sanctuary

buried ZamZam well

they then settled in Yemen and Khuza’ah became Makkan rulers

53
Q

Did Khuza’ah try to unearth ZamZam?

A

no, because other wells sprung up in the valley

54
Q

Did Khuza’ah uphold the Abrahimic tradition?

A

no, their leader ‘Amr ibn Luhai imported Hubal from Syrian Moabites and made it the chief Makkan deity in ~100 CE

55
Q

what pagan rituals did Khuza’ah introduce?

A
  • dedicating portions of food, drink, cattle, and crops to idols and Allah (Q 6:136)
  • dedicating animals to idols instead of regular work (Q 6:138)
  • shortening Abrahimic hajj by removing going to Arafah (Q 2:199)
  • bid’ah restricted diet during Hajj and naked tawaf (Q 7:31)
  • entering back door of house when in ritual piety (Q 2:189)
56
Q

what happened to the Adnanians after Khuza’ah took over Makkah?

A

remained marginalized minority

many left Makkah to settle in nearby Hijaz regions

one man, Fihr (Quraysh), stayed close to sacred precinct

57
Q

how did the Quraysh take over Makkah?

A

One of the descendents of Fihr, Qusayy, married into Khuzaa’ah and reclaimed Makkah for the descendents of Ibrahim alayhissalaam in 440 CE

58
Q

Prophet Muhammad salAllahu alayhi wa sallam was a descendant of Adnan by how many generations?

A

21

59
Q

Qusayy was a descendant of Adnan by how many generations?

A

5

60
Q

whose daughter did Qusayy marry?

A

Hulayl ibn Hubshiyah , chief of Khuza’ah

61
Q

who did Hulayl prefer to take care of the Kaa’bah?

A

his son-in-law…. Qusayy

62
Q

when did Qusayy take over Makkah?

A

440 CE

63
Q

after taking over Makkah, who did Qusayy bring to live close to the Sanctuary?

A

his closest relatives …. the Quraysh of the Hollow:

  • Qusayy
  • Zuhrah
  • Taym
  • Makhzum
64
Q

after taking over Makkah, what happened to Qusayy’s more distant kinsmen?

A

pushed to surrounding areas and they were known as Quraysh of the Outskirts

65
Q

who are the sons of Qusayy?

A
  • Abd ad Dar
  • Abdu Manaf
  • Abd
  • Abdul Uzzah
66
Q

Which son did Qusayy pick to succeed him?

A

Abd ad Dar

even though he was the least capable and Abdu Manaf was most capable

67
Q

did Quraysh support Abd ad Dar?

A

Abdu Manaf respected Qusayy’s wish but half the next generation favored Hashim ibn Abdu Manaf

including clans of Qusayy’s 3 younger sons, Zuhrah, and Taym

68
Q

how did clans show support for Hashim?

A

they dipped their hands into scent and rubbed them on the stones of the Kaa’bah …. they are known as the Scented Ones

69
Q

who were the clans who didn’t support Hashim?

A

The Confedarates:

  • Makhzum
  • Abd ad Dar
  • other outlying families
70
Q

what happened due to tension between Scented Ones and Confedarates?

A

they agreed to split roles:

Hashim takes care of pilgrims
Abd ad Dar keeps keys of Kaa’bah

71
Q

lineage of pilgrim caregivers

A

Hashim
Muttalib (his brother)
Shaybah..AbdulMuttalip
Abbas

72
Q

how did Hashim transform Makkah from a Bedouin community into a commercial business hub

A

establishing summer and winter trading routes to Syria and Yemen

importance of these routes in Surah Quraysh

73
Q

where did the Quraysh summer caravan pass through?

A

Yathrib - oasis settlement

agrcultural Jewish and Arab community

74
Q

who did Hashim marry with from Yathrib

A

while on a Syria trip, he stopped in Yathrib and proposed to Salma’ bint Amr …. one of the most influential women from Khazraj sub-clan of Najjar

75
Q

what was Salma’s condition of marriage with Hashim?

A

that their child stays in Yathrib with her

76
Q

Who was the son of Hashim and Salma?

A

Shaybah

77
Q

When and where did Hashim die?

A

497 CE in Gaza while on a caravan to Syria

78
Q

who are the 3 brothers of Hashim?

A

Abdu Shams
Nawfal (half brother)
Muttalib

first 2 busy with business, leadership of Scented Ones fell to third

79
Q

what did Muttalip persuade Salma to do?

A

He persuaded her to take Shaybah back to Makkah with him

80
Q

how did Shaybah receive his nickname?

A

When Shaybah was coming to Makkah with Muttalip, the Quraysh thought he may be his servant so called him AbdulMuttalip

81
Q

how much did AbdulMuttalip live with his uncle Muttalip

A

until Muttalip died in Yemen

82
Q

who forcefully seized control of Bani Hashim after Muttalip died?

A

Nawfal

thereby blocking AbdulMuttalip

83
Q

what did AbdulMuttalip do in response to Nawfal taking control forcefully?

A

wrote to his maternal uncles in Yathrib for support

84
Q

did AbdulMuttalip’s maternal uncles respond to his call for support?

A

yes, 80 men from Khazraj entered Makkah and demanded Nawfal hand Bani Hashim leadership to AbdulMuttalip

85
Q

How did Nawfal respond to the 80 Khazraji men’s demand?

A

He gave up leadership but his entire clan allied with Abdu Shams against Hashim and Muttalib.

86
Q

Khuza’ah had a vested interest in seeing who succeed in the leadership of Bani Hashim?

A

AbdulMuttalip

87
Q

After AbdulMuttalip came to power, who did Khuza’ah ally with?

A

Hashim against Nawfal and Abdu Shams

88
Q

Who was regarded as a better leader AbdulMuttalip or his father Hashim?

A

AbdulMuttalip

89
Q

Dream of AbdulMuttalip about ZamZam?

A
"Dig her, thou shalt not regret,
For she is thine inheritance
From they greatest ancestor.
Dry she never will, nor fail
To water all the pilgrim throng"
90
Q

who helped AbdulMuttalip dig ZamZam out?

A

His son Harith

they dug out centuries of packed dirt and unearthed Jurhum treasures and the sacred spring

91
Q

not content with having only son, what did AbdulMuttalip do?

A

vowed that if God blessed him with 10 sons, he would sacrifice 1 in God’s honor

92
Q

who was AbdulMuttalip’s 10th son?

A

Abdullah

93
Q

who are the children AbdulMuttalip?

A
1- Harith
2- Atika
3- Barrah
4- Arwa
5- Abu Lahab
6- Zubayr
7- Abu Talib
8- Umaymah
9- Abdullah
10- Hamzah
11- Safiyyah
12- Abbas
94
Q

Abdul-Muttalib had how many known wives?

A
  • Sumra bint Jundab of the Hawazin tribe.
  • Lubnā bint Hājar of the Khuza’a tribe.
  • Fatimah bint Amr of the Makhzum clan of the Quraysh tribe.
  • Halah bint Wuhayb of the Zuhrah clan of the Quraysh tribe.
  • Natīla bint Janab of the Namir tribe.
  • Mumanna’a bint ‘Amr of the Khuza’a tribe
95
Q

how many children did AbdulMuttalip have?

A

According to Ibn Hisham, ‘Abdul-Muṭṭalib had ten sons and six daughters. However, Ibn Saad lists twelve sons.

96
Q

AbdulMuttalip and Sumrah bint Jandab children?

A

Al-Ḥārith ibn ‘Abdul-Muṭṭalib. He was the firstborn and he died before his father.

Quthum. He is not listed by Ibn Hisham.

97
Q

AbdulMuttalip and Fatimah bint Amr children?

A

Al-Zubayr. He was a poet and a chief; his father made a will in his favour.He died before Islam, leaving two sons and daughters.

Abu Talib, born as Abdmanaf, father of the future Caliph Ali. He later became chief of the Hashim clan.

Abdullah, the father of Muhammad salAllahu alayhi sallam

Umm Hakim al-Bayda, the maternal grandmother of the third Caliph Uthman ibn Affan.

Barra, the mother of Abu Salama.

Arwa.

Atika, a wife of Abu Umayya ibn Al-Mughira.

Umama, the mother of Zaynab bint Jahsh and Abdullah ibn Jahsh.

98
Q

AbdulMuttalip and Lubnā bint Hājar children?

A

Abdul-‘Uzzā, better known as Abu Lahab

99
Q

AbdulMuttalip and Halah bint Wuhayb children?

A

Ḥamza,[4]:707 who died at Uhud.[1]:100

Ṣafiyyah.[1]:100[4]:707

al-Muqawwim.[4]:707 He married Qilaba bint Amr ibn Ju’ana ibn Sa’d al-Sahmia, and had children named Abdallah, Bakr, Hind, Arwa, and Umm Amr (Qutayla or Amra).[citation needed]

Hajl.[4]:707 He married Umm Murrah bint Abi Qays ibn Abd Wud, and had two sons, named Abdallah, Ubayd-Allah, and three daughters named Murrah, Rabi’a, and Fakhita

100
Q

AbdulMuttalip and Natīlah bint Khubāb children?

A

al-‘Abbas,[1]:100[4]:707[10] ancestor of the Abbasid caliphs.

Ḍirār,[4]:707 who died before Islam.[1]:100

Jahl, died before Islam[citation needed]

Imran, died before Islam

101
Q

AbdulMuttalip and Mumanna’a bint ‘Amr children?

A

Musab, who, according to Ibn Saad, was the one known as al-Ghaydāq. He is not listed by Ibn Hisham.

al-Ghaydaq died before Islam.[citation needed]

Abdulkaaba, died before Islam.

al-Mughira, who had the byname al-Ghaydaq.

102
Q

who interceded with AbdulMuttalip to spare Abdullah?

A

Mughirah, chief of Makhzum…. same tribe as mother of Abdullah (Fatimah bint Amr)

103
Q

how did AbdulMuttalip spare sacrificing his son?

A

at the advice from an elder in Jewish Khaybar, he cast lots between his son and 10 camels.

he added 10 camels, each time arrow pointed to is son

after 10 fails (100 camels), arrow showed the camels.

104
Q

AbdulMuttalip asked who for Aminah bint Wahb’s hand in marriage to his Abdullah?

A

Wuhayb ibn Abdi Manaf (Aminah’s paternal uncle), who also gave his own daughter Halah as a wife to AbdulMuttalip