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Seerah Midterm
(50 points)
Name:________________________
Date:_________________
Match the person with his/her correct description. You may use a choice more than once and
some choices may not be used at all.
1)______the Prophet’s wife
2)______the Prophet’s father
3)______the Prophet’s oldest daughter
4)______nursed the Prophet for more than 4 years
5)______the Prophet’s closest companion
6)______the Christian monk who fortold
Muhammad’s prophethood
7)______one of the Prophet’s sons
8)______the Prophet’s great grandfather
9)______the Prophet’s mother
10)______first of the youth converts
11)______the Prophet’s grandfather
12)______the Prophet’s uncle whom Allah
referred to in a surah
13)______first of the men converts
14)______sent by Khadijah to watch over
Muhammad during a trade journey
15)______the Prophet’s uncle who although was
not Muslim, protected the prophet
16)______first of the women converts
17)______the Prophet’s cousin
18)______raised Muhammad (s) after his father died
a) Abu Lahab
b) Haleemah
c) Khadijah
d) Hashim
e) Abu Talib
f) Um Kalthoom
g) Abdullah
h) Zaynab
i) Abu Bakr
j) Abdul Muttalib
k) Bahira
l) Maysara
m) Hamza
n) Fatimah
o) Ali
p) Aminah
q) Abd Manaf
Fill in a number in the space provided:
1) # of years the dawah to Islam lasted secretly.________
2) age of Muhammad (s) when he became Prophet._______
3) age of Muhammad (s) when his mother died.________
4) age of Khadijah (r ) when she married the Prophet. _______
5) # of years of the Makkan Phase._______
6) # of years Muhammad (s) was nursed outside of Makkah._______
8) age of Muhammad (s) when his grandfather died._______
9) year of the Prophet’s birth._________
Circle the correct answer.
1) The Prophet was born on the 12th of Rabi Al-Thani.
True or False
2) The opening of the chest incident happened when Muhammad (s) was with Haleemah (r ).
True or False
3) The Prophet used to spend many days and nights at Mount Hira, the cave of Noor.
True or False
4) The open dawah to Islam started from the 6th year after the first revelation.
True or False
5) Makkah was the center of idolatry and the Makkans used to host the annual pilgramage.
True of False
6) The Makkan surahs were generally shorter than the Medinan surahs.
True or False
Fill in the blanks:
1) The people of Quraish fought over who would have the honor of placing the sacred _____________
_______________ when rebuilding the Kaabah.
2) The Christian monk warned Muhammad’s uncle that the _____________ would try to kill him if they
found out he (the prophet) did not come from their people.
3) The last phase of the Makkan period ended with this incident: _____________________.
4) The first surah revealed was surat _______________.
5) The early Muslims used to meet secretly in the House of _________________.
Put the following months in order:
Jamad Al-Awwal
Muharram
Ramadan
Zul Qi’dah
Safar
Rabi’ Al-Thani
Sha’ban
Jamad Al-Thani
Rabi’ Al-Awwal
1)___________________________________
2)___________________________________
3)__________________________________
4)_________________________________
5)_________________________________
Rajab
Shawwal
Zul Hija
6)________________________________
7)________________________________
8)________________________________
9)________________________________
10)_______________________________
11)_______________________________
12)_______________________________