Question

In Sūrat al-Taḥrīm (“al-tah-REEM”), Muḥammad’s wives are offered the support of Allāh and this figure if they repent for gossiping. Zayn al-‘Ābidīn (“al-AH-bih-deen”) credits this figure with composing a prayer honoring Muḥammad’s “heavy armor,” the Du‘ā Jawshan Kabīr. This figure often receives the epithet “Trustworthy Soul,” or Rūḥ al-’Amīn. An event involving this figure provides the prototype for the practices of i‘tikāf and murāqaba. This figure twice prevented Muḥammad from committing suicide. (-5[1])This figure asks a series of basic questions about Islām, like “what is faith?” (10[2])in a namesake ḥadīth. (-5[1])This figure removed a child’s heart from his body and washed it. On Jabal al-Nūr, (10[2])this (10[1])figure embraced a man who resisted his commands to (10[1])“Recite” (-5[1])in the (10[1])Cave (10[1])of Hirā’ (10[1])on the (10[1])“Night (10[1])of Power.” (10[2]-5[1])For (10[1])10 points, name this archangel (10[2])who revealed (10[1])the Qur’ān to Muḥammad. (10[1])■END■ (10[3])

ANSWER: Gabriel [or Jibrīl, or Jibrā’īl; accept Rūḥ al-’Amīn or Trustworthy Soul until read; accept Rūḥ al-Quddus or Holy Spirit]
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Swapnil GargBerkeley ACornell A69-5
Chinmay MurthyTexasChicago A8310
Karthik PrasadCornell BWUSTL B8310
Geoffrey WuColumbia AChicago C87-5
Ethan AshbrookMinnesota AOttawa10210
Andy YuMarylandYale B10210
Ben WismathToronto BWaterloo10310
Andrew WangIllinoisClaremont Colleges11210
Kushal AluruRutgersJohns Hopkins113-5
Subhamitra Banerjee RoychoudhuryMichiganChicago D11510
Michal GerasimiukStanfordVanderbilt11610
Tegan KapadiaGeorgia TechYale A11810
Fred GarveyTruman StatePenn12010
Joy AnHarvardDuke12110
Charles HangWUSTL ANYU12310
Chris SimsNorthwesternPurdue123-5
Urbas EkkaMinnesota BChicago B12310
Andrew KelleyKentuckyFlorida12410
Ryan SunBerkeley BToronto A12910
Conor ThompsonIowa StateNorth Carolina A12910
Bryan UgazArizona StateSouth Carolina13110
Quynh PhungPurdueNorthwestern13510
Nathan ZhangCornell ABerkeley A13610
Nermeen RahmanChicago CColumbia A13610
Sinecio MoralesJohns HopkinsRutgers13610