Q1: Give an account of the early career of Abd-al Rahman I, his dramatic escape and his aventures in Africa.
ANS:On the arrival of enemies, Abd-al-Rahman jumped into the river and swam across the river to save his life. In North Africa, he barely escaped assassination.
Q2: What did Al-Hakam do to promote learning and scholarship in his kingdom?
ANS:He set up 27 free schools in the capital. He enlarged the University of Cordova. He was a lover of books. He gathered 400,000 books.
Q3: What kinds of plants did Abd-al-Rahman introduce in his palace? OR What did Abd-al-Rahman utter to the first lonely palm-tree?
ANS:To his villa, he brought water and introduced some imported plants such as peaches and pomegranate. He read some of his own verses to the first lonely palm-tree imported from Syria.
Q4: Was Al-Hakam a good reader?
ANS:Probably, Al-Hakam was the best scholar among the Muslim caliphs. He read and made notes in the margins of many books which made them even more valuable.
Q5: Where did Abd-al-Rahman escape and how did he live there?
ANS:Abd-al-Rahman escaped to spain. He became the ruler of Spain and kept his family in power there.
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