Islamic History and Culture MCQs

The Arabs brought paper making technology to Xàtiva in the 12th century and from there it spread to the rest of Europe. Paper making had already spread to Baghdad earlier in 8th century. Baghdad then refined the paper making technology and diffusely spread it around the Muslim world. It came to Xàtiva in the 12th century and was spread to Europe.

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Islamic History and Culture

The capital of Umayyad dynasty was:

Baghdad

Cairo

Khurasan

Damascus

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Islamic History and Culture

Imam al Ghazali was the author of?

Tahāfut al-Tahāfut

Muqaddima

Tahafut al-Falasifa

None

Tahafut al-Falasifa, The Incoherence of the Philosophers was written by Imam al-Ghazali. In this book al-Ghazali denounces Ibn Sina and al-Farabi. The book was very successful and marks a milestone in the Islamic Philosophy.
Tahāfut al-Tahāfut, the Incoherence of the Incoherence was written by Ibn Rushud. The book was written as a refutation of Imam al-Ghazali’s work (Tahafut al-Falsasifa, the Incoherence of the Philosophers). In the book he defends the doctrines of the philosophers and criticizes al-Ghazali’s own argument. It is written as a dialogue. The book although was not well received.

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Islamic History and Culture

With the emergence of Abbasids the Capital was transferred from Syria to:

Africa

Turkey

Egypt

Iraq

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Islamic History and Culture

In the administration of the Ummayads the court language was:

Persian

Arabic