The popular house of wisdom in Baghdad was built during the time of
- A. Umar b. Abdulaz īz
- B. Harūn ar-Rashīd
- C. al-Ma'mūm
- D. al-mu'tasim.
The pre-colonial West African rulers employ the services of Muslim scholars mostly as
- A. teachers
- B. secretaries
- C. ambassadors
- D. ‘Imām.
Those exempted from paying jizyāh are
- A. Christians
- B. Jews
- C. women
- D. men
Tatfīf in business transaction occurs when one of the partners
- A. over-prices the goods
- B. under-prices the commodity
- C. tampers with the measure “Suratul-mutaffifeen verses 1-3 (Q. 83:13). “… and when they have to give in measure give less than due”.
- D. refuses to pay for the goods
The followers of the Hambali School of law are mostly found in
- A. Egypt
- B. Turkey
- C. Morocco
- D. Saudi Arabia “The followers of Imam Ahmad bin Hambali are mostly found in Saudi Arabia”
‘People come in search of knowledge, but knowledge does not seek people.’
The statement above was made to Caliph Harūn ar-Rashīd by
- A. Imām ‘Abū Hanifah
- B. Imām Mālik
- C. Imām Shāfi'
- D. Imām Hambali
In an Islamic state, the right to pardon a murdered lies with the
- A. head of state
- B. legislature
- C. deceased relatives
- D. courts
Where the father is the only heir who survives his son, he will inherit
- A. one sixth of his property
- B. one third of his property
- C. half of his property
- D. the whole of his property
A woman who loses her husband while undergoing an ‘iddah of revocable divorce changes to ‘iddah
- A. al-wafāt
- B. at-talāq
- C. al-mafqūd
- D. al-mustahādah.
If a husband divorces his wife before the consumption of the marriage, it is considered
- A. revocable
- B. irrevocable
- C. redeemable
- D. abominable.
If a husband divorces his wife before the consumption of the marriage, it is considered
- A. revocable
- B. irrevocable
- C. redeemable
- D. abominable.
Q.33:35 emphasizes the
- A. equality of men and women“Verily the Muslims (those who submit to Allah in Islam) men and women…”
- B. superiority of men over women
- C. superiority of men over animals
- D. equality of mankind before ‘Allāh
The ill-treatment of a wife in Islam is called
- A. hadd
- B. ‘idrār “Idr a r means ill treatment of wife”
- C. shiqāq
- D. firnah
A Muslim who cannot marry for genuine reasons is advised to
- A. be reciting the Glorious Qur’n for spiritual uplift
- B. engage in supererogatory prayers at night
- C. give sadaqah to the poor and needy
- D. fast periodically for self-discipline
The next place for a Muslim to spend the night after ‘Arafat is
- A. Mīna
- B. Makkah
- C. Madīnah
- D. Muzdalifah.
The jamrat that pilgrims are expected to stone on the 10th day of Dhul hijjah is
- A. al-Aqabah
- B. al-Wustā
- C. as-Sughīā
- D. al-adnā
The number of takbir observed during salah al-Janāzah is
- A. two
- B. three
- C. four “Sal a tul-Jamazah is a funeral prayer and it is Fardu Kifayah. It consists of two parts: 1. Four Takibirah. 2. Qayamah
- D. seven
Taking the ritual bath for Friday prayers is
- A. wājib
- B. sunnah
- C. mustahab
- D. mubāh.
The field of study dealing with Ibādar and Muāmalār is known as
- A. Fiqh The meaning of Figh is understanding comprehension knowledge and Jurisprudence in Islam” A jurist in Islam is called Faq i ~ h while Jurisprudence is called Fiqh.
- B. Aqīdah
- C. Tasawwuf
- D. Tahdhīb.
Yawmuddīn refers to the day of
- A. Sacrifice
- B. Judgment “Malik Yaumiddeen” (The owner of the Day of Judgement) Q. 1:3.
- C. Arafat
- D. Jum’ah
One of the revealed books ‘Allāh promised to protect against distortion is
- A. as-Suhf
- B. az-Zabūr
- C. al-Injīl
- D. al-Furqān. “Inna Nahnu Nazzalna dhikr wa inna lahu lah a fidhu~n”