The first Umayyad caliph was
- A. āAbdullah b. āUmar
- B. āUmar b. Abdul AzÄ«z
- C. Walid b. Yazīd
- D. Muāawiya b. Abi SufyÄn.
The jurist who made Tasawwuf compatible with the Shari’ah was
- A. ibn Sina
- B. ibn Khaldūn
- C. Ar-RÄzi
- D. al-GhazÄlÄ«
The initial spread of Islam in West Africa can be described as generally
- A. rapid and systematic
- B. rapid and thorough
- C. slow but peaceful
- D. peaceful and systematic
The first Islamic university established is West Africa was in
- A. Aghades
- B. Sankore
- C. Timbuktu
- D. Gao
The earliest written records of West African history were written in Arabic because
- A. West Africa was colonized by the Arabs
- B. Arabic was the first written language which West Africans came in contact with
- C. several Arabic schools existed in West African shortly after the advent of Islam
- D. all rulers of West Africa had embraced Islam
ImÄm Ash-shÄfi’l studied under two of his predecessors. These are
- A. Abū Hurayrah and Malik
- B. MÄlik and AbÅ« HanÄ«fah
- C. Abū Hanīfah and 'Umar
- D. 'Umar and Abū Bakr
Which of the following are secondary sources of the SharÄ«’aā?
- A. Qur'Än and HadÄ«th
- B. IjmÄ' and QiyÄs
- C. Qur'an and QiyÄs
- D. QiyÄs and HadÄ«th
The sources of the SharÄ« āah include
- A. Qur'Än, HadÄ«th and common law
- B. HadÄ«th, QiyÄs and parliamentary proceedings
- C. QiyÄs, Ta'wÄ«l and Falsafah
- D. Qur'Än, IjmÄ and QiyÄs
What is ijmÄ in Islamic law?
- A. Consensus of opinion
- B. Analogical deduction
- C. Differences of opinion
- D. Minority opinion
Kalimatu sā āshahÄdah is the first pillar of Islam, the second being
- A. pilgrimage to Makkah
- B. payment of ZakÄā
- C. fasting in the month of Ramadan
- D. observance of the five daily prayers.
Prophet MÅ«sÄ(A.S.) went to the sacred valley where he
- A. received divine directives
- B. destroyed the golden calf
- C. reared sheep and goats
- D. killed the Egyptian.
Superstitious beliefs are not compatible with Islamic principles because they are
- A. related to culture and tradition
- B. usually contrary to the concept of Ä«mÄn
- C. often found among non-Arabs
- D. encouraged by other scripture religions
In which verse of the QurāÄn are women directed to dress modestly?
- A. 5 : 3
- B. 24 : 31
- C. 55.10
- D. 112 : 4.
A Muslim who joins the ImÄm while he is rising from the last rukÅ«ā of the last rakāah has to
- A. repeat the rakāah as if he did not join in it
- B. complete the remaining except the last rakāah
- C. continue the prayer and thereafter observe all the rakāÄt
- D. end up the prayer with the ImÄm.
One of the conditions for performing the Hajj is the
- A. ability to read the Qurāan and write the QurāÄnic verses
- B. religiousness of the person
- C. ability to finance the journey
- D. ability to travel by air.
The last sentence in the Talbiyah is
- A. Labbayka Allahuma labbayka
- B. LÄ sharika laka
- C. Innal Hamda wa n - Ni 'mata laka wal - mulk
- D. Labbayka lÄ sharika laka labbayka
The last sentence in the Talbiyah is
- A. Labbayka Allahuma labbayka
- B. LÄ sharika laka
- C. Innal Hamda wa n - Ni 'mata laka wal - mulk
- D. Labbayka lÄ sharika laka labbayka
Those to benefit from the proceeds of Zakah include
- A. old men and women
- B. officers employed to administer it
- C. under-aged children
- D. self-employed low-income earners
When you read loudly while praying Zuhr in one of the rakāat, you are expected to
- A. repeat your prayer
- B. make a qablī sujūd
- C. make a ba dī sujūd
- D. recite the qunūt
Standing on āArafÄt is a major difference between Hajj and
- A. QirÄn
- B. Tamattu
- C. IfrÄd
- D. āUmrah
Defrauding by giving too little and asking for too much is condemned in SÅ«raā
- A. at- TÄ«n
- B. at- Tatfīf
- C. al- mÄÅ«n
- D. al- TakÄthur