Muhammad rasūlullah in the kalimatu shshahādah means that Muhammed (S.A.W.) is to Allah a
- A. prophet
- B. messenger
- C. servant
- D. slave
Which of the following battles resulted in more people being converted to Islam?
- A. Uhud
- B. Badr
- C. Hunayn
- D. Khandaq
Which of the following led away a section of the Muslims army when preparations were on for the battle of Uhud?
- A. Abū Lahb
- B. Abū Jahl
- C. 'Abdullah b. Ubayy
- D. 'Abdullah b. Awwām
The Truce of al-Hudaybiyyah included terms such as
- A. payment of reparations to the Makkans by the Ummah
- B. prevention of Muslims from entering Makkah until ten years later
- C. the observance by both parties of a ten year period of peace
- D. the encouragement of the Makkans to join the Muslims in al-Madānah
The monogamous life of Prophet muhammed (S.A.W) lasted for
- A. 5years
- B. 10years
- C. 13years
- D. 25years
The Prophet (S.A.W) ordered some of the Muslims to emigrate to Abyssinia
- A. in order to be far away from Makkah
- B. because he wanted them to preach Islam to the Negus
- C. in order to go beyond the reach of their persecutors
- D. because Bil
when Prophet Muhammed (S.A.W) led the Muslims in a
triumphant entry into Makkah, all Makkans were assured of their safety if they entered the sacred mosque,
remained indoors in their homes or
- A. entered the house of Abū Sufyān
- B. prostrated themselves before Muhammed (S.A.W)
- C. surrendered all their belongings
- D. free all detained Muslims
The waiting period for a divorced woman is termed
- A. 'īd
- B. waqt
- C. Sā 'ah
- D. 'iddah
The money given out a woman at the time of contracting her marriage is known as
- A. al-Mahar
- B. al-Zakāh
- C. al-Jizyyah
- D. al-Ujrah
What percentage of the estate of a late childless wife can the Muslim husband inherit?
- A. 1/2
- B. 1/3
- C. 1/4
- D. 1/6
Part of the wisdom in instituting the ‘iddah in marriage is to
- A. make the marriage stable
- B. enable the wife to settle down
- C. give chance for reconciliation
- D. prevent the woman from marrying
Kaffāraℎ (major expiation) is compulsory upon a husband who revokes
- A. Li 'ān
- B. zihār
- C. īlā
- D. Khul'
Which of the following terms is most closely related to divorce?
- A. Zawāj
- B. 'Iddah
- C. mahr
- D. Idrār
A Hādith with uninterrupted chain of authorities traced back to the Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W) himself is described as
- A. Mutawātir
- B. Mawqūf
- C. Maqtū
- D. Muttasil - marfū
Which of the following statements completes the Hadīth which says ‘He is not a faithful Muslim who eats to his fill while …’
- A. he is on a journey in the month of Ramadan
- B. his neighbor is hungry beside him
- C. his family is sleeping hungry
- D. his colleagues are waiting for him.
Part of the 23rd Hadīth of al-Nawawi’s collection refers to purification as a
- A. half of faith
- B. shining of glory
- C. proof for you
- D. weakest form of faith.
Musnad is a collection of ahādīth arranged
- A. according to the names of their authorities
- B. into chapters dealing with specific topics
- C. according to word-endings
- D. in alphabetical order.
Sahīh al − Bukhāri is regarded as the most authentic collection of Hadīth because its collector was
- A. older than any other collector of Hadīth
- B. alive during the time of the Prophet (S.A.W)
- C. the most critical of the collectors
- D. a founder of a school law
To maintain the quality of Taqwā one has to be
- A. wealthy
- B. disciplined
- C. poor
- D. a leader
From which chapter of the Qur’ān is the verse which declares ‘Certainly, we created man in the best make’?
- A. 87
- B. 95
- C. 97
- D. 99
‘God was well pleased with the believers when they pledges all allegiance unto thee beneath the tree’.
The verse above was revealed in connection with the
- A. battle of Badr
- B. battle of Tabūk
- C. Treaty of Hudaybiyah
- D. pledge of ‘Aqabah