ZihÄr means
- A. likening a wifeās back to that of oneās mother
- B. forcing a woman to marry against her wish
- C. having an extra-marital relationship
- D. caring excessively for oneās wife.
The term Khitbah in marriage contract means
- A. betrothal
- B. witness
- C. gift presentation
- D. formal approach.
One major aim of marriage in Islam is to
- A. increase the working force of the family
- B. distinguish between the duties of male and female
- C. enhance ethnic loyalty
- D. achieve legitimate procreation
In which year of the Hijrah was fasting introduced in Islam?
- A. Second
- B. Third
- C. Fourth
- D. Fifth
One of the spiritual objectives of as-salÄā is that it
- A. develops self-restraint
- B. encourages punctuality
- C. fosters equality
- D. promotes cleanliness.
With the institution of zakÄh, the distribution of wealth within the society should become
- A. equal
- B. proportional
- C. lump-sided
- D. legally binding
According to HadÄ«th 36 in an-Nawawiās collection, āAllÄh is ready to aid any servant so long as the servant is ready to aid his
- A. neighbours
- B. friends
- C. brothers
- D. parents
Qurāan 22:31 likens one who assigns partners to āAllÄh to that who had fallen from heaven and was snatched up by
- A. angels
- B. spirits
- C. the devil
- D. birds
IbrÄhÄ«m is described in the Holy QurāÄn as
- A. yahūd
- B. muāmin
- C. nasÄrÄ
- D. hanīf.
The angel that interrogates the dead in the grave is
- A. Nakīr
- B. MÄ«kÄil
- C. IsrÄāil
- D. Jibrīl.
According to the Holy QurāÄn (27:59-66),nature is a unique manifestation of the work of āAllÄā because
- A. man has no problem coping with it
- B. man has continuously endeavoured to conquer it
- C. it is beyond the scope of human comprehension
- D. the QurāÄn gives details of several aspects of it.
In view of the various favors bestowed on man by āAllÄh as enumerated in SÅ«rah 56:57-74, man is enjoined to show gratitude to Him by
- A. submitting himself to Him
- B. celebrating His name with praises
- C. keeping his pledge to Him
- D. being mindful of his duties.
The attribute of āAllÄh which emphasizes His holiness is
- A. Al-KhÄlÄ«q
- B. As-SalÄm
- C. Al-Qudūs
- D. Ar-RahÄm.
āIf anyone sees an abomination ā¦ā
The HadÄ«tā above saddles man with the responsibility of
- A. killing his enemies
- B. fighting idolaters
- C. resisting evil practices
- D. only preaching against the abomination
The verse above (Q.5:1) requires believers to
- A. Pray regularly
- B. fulfil all obligations
- C. respect authority
- D. encourage honesty
The Muwattaā of ImÄm MÄlik can be described as a book of
- A. Hadīth and Fiqh
- B. SÄ«raā and UsÅ«l al-Fiqh
- C. Fiqh and TÄrÄ«kh
- D. Hadīth and Sīrah.
The collections regarded as the most authentic in HadÄ«tā literature are those of
- A. BukhÄrÄ« and Muslim
- B. BukhÄrÄ« and AbÅ« DÄwÅ«d
- C. Ibn MÄjah and at-TirmidhÄ«
- D. ImÄm MÄlik and Ibn Hanbal.
Which of the following was the most preferred method of preserving the Holy QurāÄn during the time of the rightly guided caliphs?
- A. Memorization
- B. Recording
- C. Transmission
- D. Reading
āVerily spendthrifts are brothers Of the Evil ones; ā¦ (Q. 17:27)
In the verse above,ā AllÄh compares a wasteful person to the evil ones because the former
- A. lacks management skill
- B. regrets after wasting his money
- C. causes harm to the public
- D. is ungrateful to the provider
Islam regards the whole body of a woman as āawrah except her face and
- A. legs
- B. hands
- C. ankles
- D. neck
The SÅ«raā which declares that there is no compromise in religion is
- A. al-KÄfirÅ«n
- B. al-Kawthar
- C. al-IkhlÄs
- D. al-FÄ«l