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Question Paper on Lesson 42

Question Paper on Lesson 42

 Question 1:       [10 points]

True or False:

(a)      “Al-Bāqir” as the title of the fifth Imam means the digger of knowledge of the prophets.

(b)     Umayyad weakness provided an opportunity for spreading the teachings of the Ahlu ’l-Bayt.

(c)      Kumayt Asadi was an expert in Shi‘a laws.

(d)     Both parents of the fifth Imam were from Imam ‘Ali and Bibi Fātimah.

(e)      WalÄ«d bin ‘Abdu ’l-Malik was the most just of all the Umayyid rulers.

(f)       Pleasure pursuit and chess became common among Arabs during the reign of YazÄ«d bin ‘Abdu ’l-Malik.

(g)      Imam Muhammad al-Bāqir was buried in the Jannatu ’l-Baqi‘ graveyard.

(h)      The fifth Imam died in the year 141 A.H.

(i)        Zurārah bin A‘yan greatly contributed in spreading the ahādÄ«th of the Imams among the Shi‘as.

(j)       Imam al-Bāqir was 4 years old in Karbala.

 Question 2:       [20 points]

List the factors which brought about the circumstances in which the fifth Imam could disseminate the teachings of Islam to the people.

Question 3:       [20 points]

Mu‘āwiyah came to power in 661 C.E. and ‘Umar bin ‘Abdu ’l-‘Aziz came to power in 717 C.E. For almost half a century, Amiru ’l-Mu’minin ‘Ali (a.s.) was cursed in the Friday khutbas by the imams of jum‘a on the government’s payroll.

 In your assessment, how much would this have tarnished the good name of Imam ‘Ali (a.s.) in the minds of that generation?

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