Unit 2 Review

What are the views held about who compiled the Qur'an?

• The Prophet and his companions

• The Prophets companions only

• The Prophet, his companions, Hazrat Ali and Hazrat Abu Bakr, Umar and Uthman

• Prophet Muhammad and the first 3 caliphs

In the Qur'an there are clear and unclear verses.

• True

• False

• Not sure

Clear verses of the Qur'an deal with

• beliefs and practices

• marriage, divorce

• inheritance, ethical conduct

• all of the above

who has the authority to interpret unclear verses of the Qur'an for our community?

What is the 'silent Qur'an'?

What is the 'speaking Qur'an'?

Why do we believe Hazrat Ali's knowledge of the Qur'an is so profound?

• Hazrat Ali studied the Qur'an in its entirety

• Hazrat Ali has divine knowledge of the Qur'an

• Prophet Muhammad explained both the ta'wil and the tanzil of the Qur'an to Hazrat Ali as he received each revelation

• All of the above.

What does asbab al-nuzul or 'occasions of revelation' mean?

What does tafsir mean?

• commentary

• explanation

• Both A&B

• none of the above

What does tanzil mean?

• divine reality becoming manifest in outward signs or forms such as speech or writing

• uncovering the inner batin meaning of the written or spoken Word of God

• None of the above

• Both A&B