Islam Guidance

Question Paper on Lesson 40

Question Paper on Lesson 40

 Question 1:       [20 points]

True or False:

(a)    All but the last six months of Imam Husayn's imamat coincided with the caliphate of Mu‘āwiyah.

(b)    Sayyidu 'sh-Shuhadā' means the lord of the martyrs.

(c)    Yazid came to power in the middle of 61 A.H.

(d)    The people of Cairo invited Imam Husayn to go to Egypt.

(e)    Imam Husayn was fully aware that he would be killed if he did not pledge allegiance to Yazid.

(f)      The event of Karbala was a major factor in the overthrow of the Umayyad rule.

(g)    Hasan and Husayn had two different tastes because one chose peace and the other war.

(h)    Yazidi forces respected the sanctity of the Ka`bah.

(i)      Imam Hasan's two children, aged 13 and 11, were martyred in Karbala.

(j)      The capture of the women and children of Ahlul Bayt did not annul the Umayyad propaganda.

 Question 2:       [10  points]

What is bay‘ah or bay‘at; and what are its implications?

 Question 3:       [20 points]

Why did Imam Husayn choose to fight Yazid whereas Imam Hasan decided to make peace with Mu‘āwiyah?

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