1) How did Ammar ibn Yassir and a group of others from the weaker members of the new faith escape the relentless persecution and suffering meted out to them?

1. They were sent by Prophet Muhammad to Abyssinia.
2. They were forced to pay Quraish a large sum of money so that they would be left alone.
3. They disappeared into obscurity on their own accord and never returned back to Makkah.
4. They reverted to their old faiths.

2) When did Ammar ibn Yassir’s parents convert to Islam?

1. On the same day that he did.
2. A couple of months after his conversion.
3. Three years after his conversion.
4. They never converted to Islam.

3) What distinction does Ammar ibn Yassir hold in Islam?

1. Prophet Muhammad himself defended him when he was criticized.
2. He was amongst the first muhajiroon to travel from Mecca to Medina.
3. He was amongst those who built the first masjid in Medina.
4. All of the above.

4) Which of the following is true with regards to Ammar ibn Yassir?

1. He was one of the first people to answer Prophet Muhammad’s call to Islam.
2. He participated in the first migration to Abyssinia.
3. He participated in building the first masjid.
4. All of the above.

5) Ammar ibn Yassir is believed to have been born approximately:

1. one year before the birth of Prophet Muhammad.
2. three years before the birth of Prophet Muhammad.
3. three year after the birth of Prophet Muhammad.
4. ten years after the birth of Prophet Muhammad.

6) The Prophet Muhammad said that Ammar ibn Yassir was as close to him as:

1. his own jugular vein.
2. the span between his fingers.
3. an eye is to a nose.
4. his heart within his chest.

7) What was the age around which Ammar ibn Yassir died?

1. Thirty two.
2. Forty three .
3. Sixty three.
4. Ninety.

8) Why was Ammar ibn Yassir tortured and tormented?

1. Because he was too cowardly to resist.
2. Because he was amongst the weaker followers of the new religion.
3. Because he would instigate them by attacking members of their tribe.
4. Because he was the uncle of the Prophet Muhammad.

9) The conversion of Ammar’s family drew the attention and hatred of:

1. the minority of Jews living there at that time.
2. the Abyssinians.
3. one of the chieftains of Quraish, Abu Jahl.
4. None of the above.