Beautiful Names Quiz

Question 1Which section of the encyclopedia contains the name “Allah”?

Names of DivinityNames of MercyNames of LordshipNames of Sufficiency

Question 2Which section of the encyclopedia contains the name “Ar-Rahmaan”?

Names of DivinityNames of MercyNames of LordshipNames of Sufficiency

Question 3Someone gives money but humiliates the recipient. According to the encyclopedia’s explanation of “Al-Kareem”, what does this reveal about defining generosity only as giving?

The amount of money received determines the value of generosity.Repeated giving is enough to compensate for humiliation.Dignity and regard are a dimension that the amount given cannot explain alone.The meaning of generosity changes solely with the giver’s wealth.

Question 4Two people have an established connection, but their interactions are harsh. In the encyclopedia’s distinction between rahmah and ra’fah, which aspect is specifically missing?

More connections, regardless of how people treat each other.Broader shared interests, regardless of compassion.Higher social standing, regardless of gentleness.Compassion and gentleness within their existing connection.

Question 5Friends already had a connection, then agreed on a useful project and shared its tasks. Which distinction between rahmah and wudd does this transition illustrate in the encyclopedia?

A connection becoming action and cooperation around shared interests.Replacing connection with compassion without shared action.Reducing connection to an inward feeling unrelated to behaviour.Making financial benefit the sole measure of the relationship.

Question 6A delicate task is completed in stages, choosing the right step for each stage and moving smoothly between them. Which explanatory focus in the encyclopedia best matches this example?

Al-Kareem: preserving dignity and regard in interaction.Al-Lateef: understanding stages and moving smoothly through them.Al-Wadood: activating shared interests between parties.Al-Azeem: the reach of an event’s effects and consequences.

Question 7A short statement may change many lives, while enlarging an image of it does not increase its effect. Which understanding of “Al-Azeem” does this illustrate in the encyclopedia?

Greatness is measured by the space something occupies.A short statement necessarily has limited consequences.The reach and branching of effects go beyond physical size.Something without visible size cannot have a profound effect.

Question 8Someone loves their parents, then moves from that feeling to actively serving them and meeting their needs. Which aspect of birr does this highlight in the encyclopedia?

Relying on the strength of a feeling regardless of behaviour.Measuring birr by the praise a person receives.Limiting birr to a continuing family connection without initiative.Turning goodwill into initiative, effort and tangible action.

Question 9Using the article’s analogy of a network, its connections and its smallest endpoints, which reading preserves its distinction between “Ar-Rahmaan” and “Ar-Raheem”?

Ar-Rahmaan concerns the scope of connections; Ar-Raheem their reach into detail.Both repeat one meaning, with neither adding anything to the other.Ar-Rahmaan concerns isolated detail; Ar-Raheem its separation from the network.Ar-Rahmaan concerns social standing; Ar-Raheem the amount of material giving.

Question 10A reader shortens “Noor as-Samawati wal-Ard” to “An-Noor” to make it easier to memorise. Under the encyclopedia’s method, what is the most precise objection?

Every name must contain a fixed number of words.Part of the name’s structure and scope was removed without establishing the shorter form independently.Easy memorisation prevents understanding even when the full name is retained.Every word within a compound automatically becomes an independent name.

Question 11The expression “ra’oof raheem” occurs in At-Tawbah 9:128 while describing the Messenger. What is the most accurate decision before adding this verse to the encyclopedia’s evidence for a divine name?

Include it because matching words are enough to identify the subject.Include it after removing the words that identify whom it describes.Do not count this occurrence as a divine-name example: its subject is the Messenger.Treat every occurrence elsewhere in the Quran as a description of the Messenger.

Question 12Compare Abraham and Ishmael’s prayer while raising the foundations (Al-Baqarah 2:127) with the wife of Imran’s prayer when making her vow (Aal Imran 3:35). What shared context accompanies “As-Samee’ Al-Aleem”?

Asking for a dispute between two groups to be settled.Seeking forgiveness after explicitly admitting a sin.Giving thanks for a blessing described as already received.Asking that what the worshipper offers to their Lord be accepted.