The author of the Muwatta was the Imām of
- A. Dārus-Salām
- B. Dārul-Hijrah
- C. Makkah
- D. Damascus.
The principles of Hadīth criticism developed through
- A. isnād and musannaf
- B. matn and riwāyah
- C. isnād and matn “In order to authenticate or test the authenticity of any Hadith, the Scholar followed two methods namely Riwayah (which has to with isnad of health) and Diraya (The Hadith itself mato):.
- D. musnād and musannaf.
Taqrīr, as a kind of Sunnah, means the
- A. sayings of the Prophet (S.A.W) on religious matters
- B. action or practice of the Prophet (S.A.W)
- C. direct approach of the Prophet (S.A.W) to issues
- D. Prophet’s (S.A.W) silent approval of the actions of others.
āyatul-Kursiyy not only teaches the oneness of ‘Allah but also emphasizes His
- A. Eternity Qur`an Chapter 2 vs 255.
- B. Predominance
- C. Omnipresence
- D. Wisdom.
The people described as sharrul-bariyyah in Sūratul-Bayyinah are the
- A. Jews and Christian
- B. ahlul-kitāb and mushrikūn Qur`an chapter 98 vs 6.
- C. Makkan unbelievers and polytheists
- D. kuffār and the munāfiqūn.
‘Allāh swears by the Fig and the Olive in Sūrah
- A. al-Zilzāl
- B. al-Tin
- C. al-Qadr
- D. al-'A’laq. Qur`an chapter 95 vs 1. Allah says: “By the fig and olive”.
Sūratul-Kawthar was revealed because of the Makkans’
- A. insinuation
- B. resistance
- C. intolerance
- D. persecution.
Sūratul-Fātihah is also referred to as
- A. Sūratul-Hidāyah
- B. Kitābul-mathāni
- C. Ummul-kitāb It is He who has sent down to you (Muhammad) S.A.W. The book (This Qur`an) in it are verse that are clear. They are the Mother of the Books …”.
- D. Sūratud-du'ā’.
The Tafstr of the Glorious Qur’ān which is modern in its approach to commentary is known as
- A. at-tasstr bir-r 'ay
- B. tafstr al-ma’thūr
- C. tafstr al-madhāhib
- D. at-tafstr al-'asri.
The most important use of Tafstr of Glorious Qur’ān is in the
- A. proper understanding of the message
- B. acknowledgement of the spiritual value
- C. application of the legal provisions
- D. interpretation of the moral principle
The type of Tafstr which uses the Qur’ān to explain the Qur’ān began during the time of the
- A. Prophet (S.A.W)
- B. Sahābah
- C. Tābi' ūn
- D. Tābi' u-Tābi'ūn.
The initial idea to preserve the Glorious Qur’ān was mooted by
- A. ‘Abū Bakr As-Saddiq
- B. ‘Umar b.Khattāb
- C. Zaid b. Thābit
- D. ‘Uthmān b. ‘Affān.
The forms of revelations are explained in
- A. Q. 40:51
- B. Q. 41:50
- C. Q. 42:51 “It is not given to any human being that Allah should speak to him unless (it be) by revelation, or from behind veil or (that) He send a messenger to reveal what He wills by his leave…” Q. 42:51.
- D. Q. 43:50.
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