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Hazrat Abbas 1400 Birthday Celebration Quiz for Adults

(Open to ages 13 and above)

	KIDS CONTEST	ADULTS CONTEST
1st - US$ 100	Br. Mohamed Taki Hooda	Sr. Umme Abiha
2nd - US$ 75	Sr. Fatema Mohamed Abbas Ramzan	Br. Yawar Hadi
3rd - US$ 50	Miqdad Mahdi	Sr. Zainab Mohamed Rashid

All Correct Entries in Alphabetical order:

Abbas Hooda

Abeda Anverali

Ahsan Hadi

Alireza Amirali

Allihussain

Amirali Alimohammed

Arifa Parpia- Florida

Asma Sultanali

Azmet Firozali

Batool Manji

Batool Salman Raza

Dr. Shabbir Hussain Abdullah

Fatema Fazalbhoy

Hasnain Damani

Hassan Ebrahim- Dar Es Salaam

Irfan Shabbir Damji

Kosar Hussain Shabbir Hussain

Latifa Khimji- Dar Es Salaam

Madiha Fatema

Mahavish Fatema

Maimuna Amirali

Maryam Hassan- Dar Es Salaam

Marzia Shiraz

Masoomah Salim

Masuma Mawji

Mehboob Suleman- Florida

Mohammed Jamil- B’ham

Mohammed Saud

Mohsin Amirali

Murtaza Nanji

Naseem Giga- Zanzibar

Nikhat Muljiani

Qassim Hemraj

Rayhana Mukhy

Raziya A. Hemraj

Rehan Ali Lotlikar

Rosemeen Shabbir Damji

Rubab Rashid

Sabiha Shabbir Damji

Sahar Hussain Shabbir Hussain

Sajid Datoo- Toronto

Sakina Hasnain Dhirani

Sakina Mohammed Rashid

Salman Raza

Sayyida Jaffer

Shabbir Damji

Shenaz Anis Somji

Shiraz Amirali

Siddiqa Hussain Canani

Sidika Mehboob Alibhai

Sukaina Qassim Hemraj

Umme Abiha

Yawar Hadi

Zahra Hasnain Dhirani

Zahra Khanum

Zahra Manekia- NY

Zainab Mohammed

Zainab Suleman- Florida

Zainab Sultanali

Zehra Amirali

Zulfiqar Muljiani

Answers for all the questions below can be found @ these web loations:

http://al-islam.org/shrines/karbala.htm

http://home.swipnet.se/islam/A_Personality/al-abbas.htm

http://www.rafed.net/books/other-lang/al-abbas/index.html

All questions should be answered in context to the above article/s

CONTEST CLOSED

Complete the below quiz before

15 00 Hrs (Dubai Time) on Friday, September 17, 2004.

Winners will be annouced on 4th Shaban, September 18, 2004, 1400th B'day of Abil Fadhlil Abbas (A)

1st Prize: US$ 100
2nd Prize: US$ 75
3rd Prize: US$ 50

In the event of a tie/s a draw will be made to determine the allocation of winners.

All participants will receive a participation certificate.

ONLY ONE (THE FIRST) ENTRY PER PERSON IS ACCEPTED.

NOTE: THIS COMPETITION IS OPEN WORLDWIDE.

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Personal Details

Full Name:

Primary Email Address:

Primary Contact Number:

(Please include Country & Area Code)

City:

Country:

Complete Mailing Address:

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1. What happened in the year 1032 AH, relating to the Holy Shrine of H.Abbas (a.s.)?

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2. What were the words Imam Ali (a.s.) said to H.Abbas (a.s.), during his last hours regarding Imam Hussain (a.s.)?

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3. Complete the following sentence:

"Salaam be upon Abu'l-Fadl al-Abbas, son of Amir ul-Mu'minin. He preferred………”

these lines were uttered by the 12^th Imam (a.f.)

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4. Imam Ali (a.s.) said :

“Choose for me a woman who is the descendant of the Arab heroes so that I will marry her and she will give birth of a horseman."

The Answer he got was:

"Marry Umm-ul-Banin, from the tribe of Kelab, for no Arab individual is more courageous than her fathers and forefathers."

Who was Imam Ali (a.s.) talking to?

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5. H.Abbas (a.s.) was the descendant of a person who according to historians was a famous celebrity from whose forehead light of prophecy was glittering.

Who was he?

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6. Umm-ul-Banin is the glorious mother of al-Abbas, what is her real name?

bint

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7. Name the 4 sons of Ummul Baneen.

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8 . How many brothers and sisters did H. Abbas (a.s.) have in total, their father was the great Imam Ali who brought them up on uprightness and piety.

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9. What are the literal meanings of 'al-Abbas and 'Abu'l-Fadhl ?

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10. Abu-Qirba means?

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11. Name any 5 of his epithets (Titles)?

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12. During which battle did al-Abbas represent all the concepts of disdain and sense of honor when he rejected proudly the commandment of Yazid's army if he would leave the camp of his brother. As a result, he pushed himself sincerely in the fields of the battle, felling the warriors and harvesting his enemies' heads-all for defending his freedom, religion, and dignity.

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13. When al-Abbas breathed his last breaths while his head was on the knees of Imam al-Hussein (a), what did the latter declare with deeply sad tone?

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14. The Ziarat which is to be recited for H. Abbas (a.s.) was taught to us by?

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15. What is the significance of 'Bab Baghdad -Gate of Baghdad' and 'Bab al-Abbas as-Sagheer’?

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16. What happened in AH 1216?

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17. Who helped in amending matters after the above incident?

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18. Name the 5 sons of H. Abbas (a.s.)

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19. H. Abbas (a.s.) was born in the reign of which Caliph?

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20. When H. Abbas (a.s.) reached the Euphrates, he threw the water away saying:

"My soul, you must be preceded by al-Hussein..."

Complete these lines…

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BEFORE YOU CLICK SUBMIT, PLEASE NOTE:

ONLY ONE (THE FIRST) ENTRY PER PERSON IS ACCEPTED.

BEST OF LUCK!