Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, the founder of the Ahmadiyya movement in Islam, died in Lahore, British India, on May 26, 1908.
37. The last of the Cheraman Perumal king of Malabar accepted Islam and was given the name.
(A) Shaikh Sekke Uddin
(B) Abdur Rehman Samri
(C) Shaikh Nasruddin
(D) Abdur Rahim
Answer:
(B) Abdur Rehman Samri
Explanation:
According to local Kerala legends, the last Chera King (Cheraman Perumal) traveled to Arabia, embraced Islam, and was given the name Tajuddin or Abdur Rahman Samri (Samutiri), leading to the construction of the first mosque in India.
38. The renowned Indian scholar who first rendered the Quran into Persian was:
(A) Shah Abdul Qadir
(B) Shah Abdul Aziz
(C) Shah Rafiuddin
(D) Shah Waliullah
Answer:
(D) Shah Waliullah
Explanation:
Shah Waliullah Dehlavi, an 18th-century Islamic reformer, historically translated the Quran into Persian (the literary and official language of Muslim India at the time) under the title Fath-ur-Rahman , to make it accessible to the broader educated public.
39. The prominent scholar al-Biruni visited India alongwith:
(A) Muhammad Ghori
(B) Mahmood Ghaznavi
(C) Qutubuddin Aibak
(D) Razia Sultana
Answer:
(B) Mahmood Ghaznavi
Explanation:
The renowned 11th-century polymath and scholar Al-Biruni accompanied Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni on his military campaigns into the Indian subcontinent, subsequently authoring the famous anthropological text Kitab al-Hind.
40. The ‘Quwat al-Islam Mosque’ at Delhi was built by:
(A) Muhammad Ghori
(B) Mahmood Ghaznavi
(C) Qutubuddin Aibak
(D) Shahjahan
Answer:
(C) Qutubuddin Aibak
Explanation:
The Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque, located in the Qutb Minar complex in Delhi, was commissioned and built by Qutb-ud-din Aibak, the founder of the Mamluk dynasty, marking the first major mosque constructed in Delhi.
