Which of the following does NOT belong to the group?
- A. Muslim b. al-Hajjāj
- B. Abdullah b. ‘Umar
- C. ‘Abdullah b. Mas ‘ūd
- D. ‘Umar b. al-Khattāb
‘Verily Allāh has prescribed the best behavior with regard to everything …’The above quotation from Hadīth 17 of an-Nawawi’s collection emphasizes the ethics of
- A. Eating and drinking
- B. slaughtering animals
- C. behaving in public
- D. matrimonial relations
The expression “Man kāna yu ‘minu billāhi wal yawmil ‘ākhir fal yaqual khayran aw li yasmut” means a believer should
- A. desire for his neighbour what he wishes for himself
- B. never be angry
- C. make good utterances or keep silent
- D. honour his parents.
The Hadīth above Teaches that a Muslim
- A. must obey the commands of the Prophet (S.A.W)
- B. must confine himself to the established teachings of Islam
- C. can contribute in developing and increasing the teaching of Islam
- D. should always command what is good.
The difference between isnād and matn is
that
- A. matn is the chain of reporters, while isnād is their quality
- B. isnād is the chain of reporters, while matn is their text
- C. isnād is more important than matn
- D. isnād refers to the reliability of the reporters, while matn refers to their weaknesses
The official compilation of Hadith was
initiated by
- A. Abū Bakr al-Siddiq
- B. ‘Umar b. al-khattāb
- C. ‘Umar b. Abd al-Aziz
- D. Hārūn ar-Rashīd
The verse (Q. 95.8) above means ‘Is
Allah not’
- A. a good judge?
- B. our judge?
- C. the best of judges?
- D. the Head of all Judges?
In the verse Yā ayyuhal – ladhīna āmanū
lā taqrabus-salāta wa antum sukārā (Q.
4.43) Allāh is asking the Muslims not to
attempt to
- A. sleep when it is prayer time
- B. pray when they are in a drunken state
- C. eat when they are in prayer
- D. pray when at war
Sūratul-Kawthar concerns the Prophet’s
- A. birthday
- B. marriage to Khadijah
- C. loss of his son
- D. triumphant entry into Makkah.
The verse above (Q. 17.23)
warns against
- A. insulting parents
- B. underfeeding parents
- C. beating parents
- D. deserting parents.
A Makkan Sūrah with the main objective
of reassuring the prophet (S.A.W.) at a
time of distress is
- A. at-Takāthur
- B. ad-Duhā
- C. al-Kāfirūn
- D. al-mā ūn.
The verse Wa la sawfa yu’tīka rabbuka
fatardā is immediately preceded by
- A. a lam yajidka yatīman fa ‘āwā
- B. wa rafa nā laka dhikruka
- C. Walal-ākhiratu khayrun laka minal ūlā
- D. thumma latus alunna yawma idhin ‘anin-na im.
Reference to a special night is made in
Sūrat
- A. ad.-Duhā
- B. al-Tin
- C. al-Falaq
- D. al-Qadr.
In Sūrat an-Nās, protection was sought
from the evils of
- A. men and women
- B. husband and wife
- C. men and jinn
- D. male and female.
The Sūrah that tells us the story of how
the Ka’abah was delivered from destruction is
- A. al-Fātihah
- B. al-‘Alaq
- C. al-Fīl
- D. ‘Abasa
The first Qur’ānic verse revealed,
instructed the Prophet (S.A.W) to
- A. engage in preaching and warning
- B. seek knowledge through reading
- C. keep vigil the night long
- D. read the minds of people
During the reign of Caliph ‘Ali, the seat of
administration moved from al-Madīnah to
- A. Basra
- B. Damasus
- C. Mecca
- D. Kūfah.
The battle of Siffin led to the emergence of
the
- A. Khawārij
- B. Ahl al-Sunnah
- C. Munāfiqūn
- D. Umayyads
The conversion of ‘Umar b. al-Khattāb was turning point in the history of Islam because
- A. it encouraged the actualization of the Prophet’s mission
- B. the entire Quraysh were immediately converted to Islam
- C. he publicly announced his migration to al-Madinah and was not challenged
- D. the boycott of Banū Hāshim was terminated
The Khulafā al-Rāshidūn reigned between
- A. A.D. 632 and 661
- B. A.D. 622 and 632
- C. A.D. 610 and 661
- D. A.D. 632 and 750.
The treaty of al-Hudaybiyyah was expected
to last
- A. ten years
- B. three years
- C. ten months
- D. six months