The Life of Prophet Muhammad: Chapter 4 Questions

Questions on Chapter 4 of Adil Salahi's book 'Muhammad – Man and Prophet' published by Islamic Foundation. The title of the chapter is "The Makkan Scene at the Start of Prophethood".

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1. The Life of the Prophet (ﷺ) Questions on Chapter 4: The Makkan scene (Pre-Prophethood)
2. Questions on Chapter 4 • What was the literacy rate roughly in pre-Islamic Arabia? • What was the most respected form of literature in pre-Islamic Arabia? • What was the most distinguished form of entertainment that the wealthy Makkans would enjoy when they held their gatherings close to the Ka'bah in pre-Islamic Arabia?
3. Questions on Chapter 4 • What do we mean when we say that Makkah was a tribal society in pre-Islamic Arabia? • What did it mean for a person to be part of a tribe in pre-Islamic Arabia?
4. Questions on Chapter 4 • What would you say was the overriding life purpose of most pre-Islamic Arabs?
5. Questions on Chapter 4 • Which Prophet did the pre-Islamic Makkans descend from? • How had the pre-Islamic Makkans deviated from the faith and practices of the Prophet from which they descended?
6. Questions on Chapter 4 • Is it true that the overwhelming majority of pre-Islamic Arabs believed in God?
7. Questions on Chapter 4 • How did the pre-Islamic polytheistic Arabs tie together their belief in God with their devotions to the idols?
8. Questions on Chapter 4 • Describe the attitudes towards women in pre-Islamic Arabia.
9. Questions on Chapter 4 • Is it true that women received a share in the inheritance of the deceased in pre-Islamic Arabia?
10. Questions on Chapter 4 • Was there a limit to the number of women a man could marry in pre-Islamic Arabia? If so, what was it? • What was the procedure of divorce in pre-Islamic Arabia?
11. Questions on Chapter 4 • Describe how the pre-Islamic Arabs perceived the birth of a girl.
12. Questions on Chapter 4 • Describe how the pre-Islamic Arabs perceived death.
13. Questions on Chapter 4 • List some of the virtues of the pre-Islamic Arabs.