Lo siento pero está en inglés. Algunos amigos foristas pueden tomar el examen. Los "tests" como estos son una buena forma de enseñar, en mi opinión.
AN ISLAM IQ TEST
The following propositions will test your knowledge of the historical origins of the rituals of Islam found in the Qur'an. Mark each answer with a slash.
1. The Qur'an refers to people, places, things and events which are nowhere explained or defined within the Qur'an itself. True ____ False ____
2. These things were not explained because it was assumed that the people hearing the Qur'an already knew of them.
True ____ False ____
3. Some passages in the Qur'an would be unintelligible without recourse to pre-Islamic history. True ____ False ____
4. All Islamic scholars use pre-Islamic history to explain parts of the Qur'an. True ____ False ____
5. Thus it is both legitimate and proper to use pre-Islamic history to explain the Qur'an. True ____ False ____
6. Yusuf Ali does this when it comes to such things as the she-camel, the elephant army, the twelve springs, the youths in the face, the blind man, and many other things found in the Qur'an. True ____ False ____
7. Mecca was a pre-Islamic pagan center of worship.
True ____ False ____
8. The Kabah in Mecca was a pagan temple, filled with 360 idols. True ____ False ____
9. Archeologists have found three other ancient Kabahs in Arabia. True ____ False ____
10. The Pagans prayed by bowing down toward Mecca several times a day. True ____ False ____
11. They made a pirgrimage to Mecca. True ____ False ____
12. When they got to Mecca, they ran between two hills.
True ____ False ____
13. They ran around the Kabah seven times.
True ____ False ____
14. They kissed and caressed a large black stone on the wall of the Kabah.
True ____ False ____
15. They sacrificed an animal.
True ____ False ____
16. They threw a magical number of stones at a pillar of the Devil. True ____ False ____
17. They held their public meetings on Friday instead of Saturday or Sunday. True ____ False ____
18. They fasted during the day and feasted at night for one month. True ____ False ____
19. The pagan fast began and ended with the moon in its crescent phase. True ____ False ____
20. They gave alms to the poor. True ____ False ____
21. They performed ritual washings before prayers.
True ____ False ____
22. As one of their washings before prayer, they snorted water up and then out of their noses. True ____ False ____.
23. They cut off the hands of thieves. True ____ False ____
24. They forbade marrying sisters. True ____ False ____
25. They forbade the eating of swine flesh. True ____ False ____
26. In pre-Islamic Arabian geneologies, Ishmael is nowhere mentioned as the father of the Arabs. True ____ False ____
27. Abraham, the father of Ishmael, was not an Arab.
True ____ False ____
28. Haga, the mother of Ishmael, was an Egyptian and not an Arab. True ____ False ____
29. Since his mother and father were not Arabs, Ishmael was not an Arab. True ____ False ____
30. Ishamel could not be the "father of the Arabs" because they already existed before he was born. True ____ False ____
31. According to the historical and literary evidence, Abraham and Ishmael lived in Palestine. True ____ False ____
32. They never lived in Mecca. True ____ False ____
33. They never built the Kabah. True ____ False ____
34. They never established the rituals connected with the Kabah such as the pilgrimage. True ____ False ____
35. According to Arab history, the Kabah at Mecca was built by Kosia, the pagan great grandfather of Muhammad.
True ____ False ____
36. The title "Al-Ilah" was used by pagan Arabs in reference to one of the gods worshipped at the Kabah. True ____ False ____
37. The word "Al-Ilah" was shortened into "Allah."
True ____ False ____
38. The moon-god wascalled "Al-Ilah" and then "Allah" by some Arab pagans in southern Arabia. True ____ False ____
39. Al-lat, Al-uzza, and Manat were worhipped by the pagan Arabs as "the daughters of Allah." True ____ False ____
40. Muhammad's father lived and died as a pagan and yet the word "Allah" was part of his name. True ____ False ____
41. Yusuf Ali points out in his translation of the Qur'an that the moon was worshipped as a god by pagan Arabs.
True ____ False ____
42. Many of the pagan rituals associated with the worship of Allah and his daughters were incorporated into the Qur'an and are now part of Islam. True ____ False ____
43. The religion of Islam has adopted the name, the rituals, and the crescent moon symbol of the pagan Arab moon-god.
True ____ False ____
44. Some of the material found in the Qur'an can be traced back to pre-Islamic pagan Arabic religions.
True ____ False ____
45. The people of Muhammad's day are recorded in the Qur'an as saying that Muhammad took old wive's tales and myths and put them into the Qur'an. True ____ False ____
46. The Qur'an warns against asking questions about Islam because if the answers are revealed, you will lose your faith in Islam. True ____ False ____
Todas las 46 aserciones son verdad (True). Usted es un genio si las contestó todas correctamente.
AN ISLAM IQ TEST
The following propositions will test your knowledge of the historical origins of the rituals of Islam found in the Qur'an. Mark each answer with a slash.
1. The Qur'an refers to people, places, things and events which are nowhere explained or defined within the Qur'an itself. True ____ False ____
2. These things were not explained because it was assumed that the people hearing the Qur'an already knew of them.
True ____ False ____
3. Some passages in the Qur'an would be unintelligible without recourse to pre-Islamic history. True ____ False ____
4. All Islamic scholars use pre-Islamic history to explain parts of the Qur'an. True ____ False ____
5. Thus it is both legitimate and proper to use pre-Islamic history to explain the Qur'an. True ____ False ____
6. Yusuf Ali does this when it comes to such things as the she-camel, the elephant army, the twelve springs, the youths in the face, the blind man, and many other things found in the Qur'an. True ____ False ____
7. Mecca was a pre-Islamic pagan center of worship.
True ____ False ____
8. The Kabah in Mecca was a pagan temple, filled with 360 idols. True ____ False ____
9. Archeologists have found three other ancient Kabahs in Arabia. True ____ False ____
10. The Pagans prayed by bowing down toward Mecca several times a day. True ____ False ____
11. They made a pirgrimage to Mecca. True ____ False ____
12. When they got to Mecca, they ran between two hills.
True ____ False ____
13. They ran around the Kabah seven times.
True ____ False ____
14. They kissed and caressed a large black stone on the wall of the Kabah.
True ____ False ____
15. They sacrificed an animal.
True ____ False ____
16. They threw a magical number of stones at a pillar of the Devil. True ____ False ____
17. They held their public meetings on Friday instead of Saturday or Sunday. True ____ False ____
18. They fasted during the day and feasted at night for one month. True ____ False ____
19. The pagan fast began and ended with the moon in its crescent phase. True ____ False ____
20. They gave alms to the poor. True ____ False ____
21. They performed ritual washings before prayers.
True ____ False ____
22. As one of their washings before prayer, they snorted water up and then out of their noses. True ____ False ____.
23. They cut off the hands of thieves. True ____ False ____
24. They forbade marrying sisters. True ____ False ____
25. They forbade the eating of swine flesh. True ____ False ____
26. In pre-Islamic Arabian geneologies, Ishmael is nowhere mentioned as the father of the Arabs. True ____ False ____
27. Abraham, the father of Ishmael, was not an Arab.
True ____ False ____
28. Haga, the mother of Ishmael, was an Egyptian and not an Arab. True ____ False ____
29. Since his mother and father were not Arabs, Ishmael was not an Arab. True ____ False ____
30. Ishamel could not be the "father of the Arabs" because they already existed before he was born. True ____ False ____
31. According to the historical and literary evidence, Abraham and Ishmael lived in Palestine. True ____ False ____
32. They never lived in Mecca. True ____ False ____
33. They never built the Kabah. True ____ False ____
34. They never established the rituals connected with the Kabah such as the pilgrimage. True ____ False ____
35. According to Arab history, the Kabah at Mecca was built by Kosia, the pagan great grandfather of Muhammad.
True ____ False ____
36. The title "Al-Ilah" was used by pagan Arabs in reference to one of the gods worshipped at the Kabah. True ____ False ____
37. The word "Al-Ilah" was shortened into "Allah."
True ____ False ____
38. The moon-god wascalled "Al-Ilah" and then "Allah" by some Arab pagans in southern Arabia. True ____ False ____
39. Al-lat, Al-uzza, and Manat were worhipped by the pagan Arabs as "the daughters of Allah." True ____ False ____
40. Muhammad's father lived and died as a pagan and yet the word "Allah" was part of his name. True ____ False ____
41. Yusuf Ali points out in his translation of the Qur'an that the moon was worshipped as a god by pagan Arabs.
True ____ False ____
42. Many of the pagan rituals associated with the worship of Allah and his daughters were incorporated into the Qur'an and are now part of Islam. True ____ False ____
43. The religion of Islam has adopted the name, the rituals, and the crescent moon symbol of the pagan Arab moon-god.
True ____ False ____
44. Some of the material found in the Qur'an can be traced back to pre-Islamic pagan Arabic religions.
True ____ False ____
45. The people of Muhammad's day are recorded in the Qur'an as saying that Muhammad took old wive's tales and myths and put them into the Qur'an. True ____ False ____
46. The Qur'an warns against asking questions about Islam because if the answers are revealed, you will lose your faith in Islam. True ____ False ____
Todas las 46 aserciones son verdad (True). Usted es un genio si las contestó todas correctamente.