Ignorance of religious rites and duties is not excusable in Islam because
- A. it is obligatory on all Muslims to seek knowledge
- B. most Muslims can read and write Arabic
- C. books of Islamic jurisprudence have been translated into many languages
- D. the Islamic system of education is highly developed all over the world.
Ahmad bab, one of the early West African ‘Ulamā’, was based in
- A. Sokoto
- B. Borno
- C. Timbuktu
- D. Mali
One of the ways by which Islamic civilization was manifested in West Africa was
- A. the employment of scholars of Arabic as envoys by kings and emperors
- B. construction of palaces based on Arab technology
- C. establishment of universities to train scientists
- D. recruitment of Muslim medical personnel to man health institutions
Ihyā’ ‘Ulūm ad-dīn is the title of a book written by
- A. ibn Sīna
- B. al-Ghazālī
- C. ar-Rāzī
- D. Ibn Rushd.
The earliest contact of Islam with Africa dates back to the period of
- A. ‘Umar b. Khattāb
- B. ‘Uthmān b. ‘Affān
- C. ‘Alī b. Abī Tālib
- D. Muhammad b. ‘Abdullāh
The Caliph who appointed the shūrā Council to produce a successor after his death was
- A. Abū Bakr as-Siddīq
- B. ‘Umar b. Khattāb
- C. ‘Uthmān b. ‘Affān
- D. ‘Alī b. Ab ī Tālib
Compared with the situation in Makkah before Hijrad, the da’wah in al-Madina was more
- A. persecution oriented
- B. of an internal affair of believers
- C. far-reaching
- D. intensive but less successful
In the course of hijjat’l – widā, Muslims were taught to
- A. shun alcohol and games of chance
- B. pay zakāℎ regularly and fast annually
- C. treat women and domestic servants kindly
- D. ensure promptness and impartiality in the dispensation of justice
The pre-Islamic practice of shigār which was abolished by Islam meant
- A. trade by barter
- B. exchange of female slaves
- C. exchange of sisters in wedlock
- D. gambling.
‘And consult them in the affairs …’(Qur’ān 3:159). This expression emphasizes the importance of the principle of
- A. shūrā
- B. mu’āmalah
- C. tatfīf
- D. bay’ah
In the Islamic economic system, baytuk māl is equivalent to the
- A. commercial bank
- B. public treasury
- C. common market
- D. community bank
The Sunni school of thought noted for resorting frequently to the use of personal opinion was that of Imām
- A. Mālik
- B. Abū Hanīfah
- C. Shafi i
- D. Hambal
The sharīah contrasts with the common law because the former is
- A. flexible
- B. universal
- C. temporal
- D. immutable
Which one of the following actions may be regarded as Mubāℎ?
- A. Acquisition of knowledge
- B. Smoking
- C. Salāt ash-Shaf
- D. Shaking hands while greeting
In Islamic law of inheritance, the brother of a deceased person who had a son is to
- A. take a larger share of the inheritance
- B. take half of the share of the son
- C. get equal share with the son
- D. be excluded from inheritance
In Islamic law on divorce, the custody of a child aged two years or less is normally conceded to the
- A. father
- B. mother
- C. aunt
- D. grandmother
The practice of comparing the back of one’s wife to that of one’s mother as a method of divorce was known as
- A. faskh
- B. liān
- C. zihār
- D. ilā
While polygamy is permitted in Sūraℎ 4:3, Sūraℎ 4:129
- A. limits the practice to Imams
- B. modifies it
- C. highlights problems inherent in it
- D. promises reward for its practice
The doctrine of trinity is regarded in Islam as a form of
- A. shirk
- B. kufr
- C. nifāq
- D. zulm
According to Qur’ān 6:160, while bad deeds would be rewarded in the same measure, good deeds would be rewarded
- A. half measure
- B. ten-fold
- C. twenty-fold
- D. uncountable fold
Qur’ān 2:193 enjoins believers to fight unbelievers in the course of Allah if it takes that to
- A. be recognized by the unbelievers
- B. get rid of the unbelievers
- C. defend themselves against transgression
- D. strengthen the Muslim treasury.