Western Trad Reading Quiz Unit 3

Chronological Order of Islamic Caliphates

1. Rashidun (Rightly-Guided) Calips

2. Umayyad Caliphate

3. Abassid Caliphate

4. Fatmid Caliphate

Which of the following thinkers could be associated with mysticism (experiential knowledge of God). Select all that apply:

Hildegard of Bingen AND Al-Ghazali

Which author compares religious knowledge and its application to a a doctor who knows how to cure disease but is himself sick?

Al-Ghazali

Which author says that the ideal ruler is one whose soul is united to what he calls the "Active Intellect"?

Al- Farabi

Which author says that their knowledge comes from perceiving spiritual realities with their soul, while fully awake, and not with the five senses:

Hildegard of Bingen