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-salāℎ is that it
- A. develops self-restraint
- B. encourages punctuality
- C. fosters equality
- D. promotes cleanliness.
With the institution of zakāh, the distribution of wealth within the society should become
- A. equal
- B. proportional
- C. lump-sided
- D. legally binding
According to Hadīth 36 in an-Nawawi’s collection, ‘Allāh is ready to aid any servant so long as the servant is ready to aid his
- A. neighbours
- B. friends
- C. brothers
- D. parents
Qur’an 22:31 likens one who assigns partners to ‘Allāh to that who had fallen from heaven and was snatched up by
- A. angels
- B. spirits
- C. the devil
- D. birds
Ibrāhīm is described in the Holy Qur’ān as
- A. yahūd
- B. mu’min
- C. nasārā
- D. hanīf.
The angel that interrogates the dead in the grave is
- A. Nakīr
- B. Mīkāil
- C. Isrā’il
- D. Jibrīl.
According to the Holy Qur’ān (27:59-66),nature is a unique manifestation of the work of ‘Allāℎ 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 Qur’ān gives details of several aspects of it.
In view of the various favors bestowed on man by ‘Allāh as enumerated in Sūrah 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 ‘Allāh which emphasizes His holiness is
- A. Al-Khālīq
- B. As-Salām
- C. Al-Qudūs
- D. Ar-Rahām.
‘If anyone sees an abomination …’
The Hadītℎ 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 Muwatta’ of Imām Mālik can be described as a book of
- A. Hadīth and Fiqh
- B. Sīraℎ and Usūl al-Fiqh
- C. Fiqh and Tārīkh
- D. Hadīth and Sīrah.
The collections regarded as the most authentic in Hadītℎ literature are those of
- A. Bukhārī and Muslim
- B. Bukhārī and Abū Dāwūd
- C. Ibn Mājah and at-Tirmidhī
- D. Imām Mālik and Ibn Hanbal.
Which of the following was the most preferred method of preserving the Holy Qur’ān during the time of the rightly guided caliphs?
- A. Memorization
- B. Recording
- C. Transmission
- D. Reading
‘Verily spendthrifts are brothers Of the Evil ones; … (Q. 17:27)
In the verse above,’ Allāh 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 ‘awrah except her face and
- A. legs
- B. hands
- C. ankles
- D. neck
The Sūraℎ which declares that there is no compromise in religion is
- A. al-Kāfirūn
- B. al-Kawthar
- C. al-Ikhlās
- D. al-Fīl
‘āishah’s role in the transmission of Hadīth is next in significance to that of
- A. Abū Hurayrah
- B. Imām Bukhāri
- C. Abū Sa’īd al-Khudrī
- D. Abū Bakr as-Siddīq.
‘Of the excellence of the Islam of a man is his leaving alone what does not concern him’
The above statement is a
- A. Qur’ānic verse
- B. prophetic tradition
- C. saying of the companions
- D. remark of the ‘Ulamā
This Hadītℎ above teaches us to avoid
- A. injustice
- B. indecency
- C. innovation
- D. rebellion