From the above, the goal of luqmÄn’s counsel to his son:… As contained in sÅ«rah 31:13 is to
- A. discourage pride
- B. encourage goodness to parents
- C. warn against finding partners for Allah
- D. uphold the principle of justice
āIt is most hateful in the sight of Allah that you say that which you do notā (Q. 61:3). The main teaching of the verse above is honesty in
- A. deeds
- B. words
- C. words and deeds
- D. deeds and worship
AsmÄ’ ar – rijÄl is a term used by scholars of
- A. jurisprudence
- B. hadīth
- C. usūl
- D. history
In the hadÄ«th that ends with āā¦piety is based right here ā¦ā, the Prophet (S.A.W.) meant the
- A. hand
- B. heart
- C. city of Makkah
- D. city of al-Madīnah
Identify the sÅ«raā to which the following Äyaā belongs
- A. at-Tin
- B. al-Fajr
- C. ad-DuhÄ
- D. al-'Alaq
The expression above appears in SÅ«rat al – KÄfirÅ«n
- A. once
- B. twice
- C. three times
- D. four times
The expressions Iqra”, ā²allama and al – qalam in SÅ«rat alā ā²Alaq emphasize the importance of
- A. humility
- B. knowledge
- C. worship
- D. generosity.
In SÅ«rat al – MÄ’Å«n(Q.107), we learn that a good believer should not
- A. repulse the orphan
- B. harm a fellow Muslim
- C. tell lies
- D. assist in wrongdoing
Which of the following terms portrays the QurāÄn as a healing for manās spiritual and moral waywardness?
- A. al - BurhÄn
- B. al - Maw'izah
- C. ash - ShifÄ'
- D. ar - Rahmah
To ensure the authenticity of the compiled text of the Holy QurāÄn, extracts written on various materials were cross-checked with texts
- A. written by the Prophet (S.A.W) himself
- B. recalled from memory by early memorizers
- C. delivered by angel Jirīl to the Prophet (S.A.W)
- D. written by Zayd bin ThÄbit
The first Umayyad caliph was
- A. āAbdullah b. āUmar
- B. āUmar b. Abdul AzÄ«z
- C. Walid b. Yazīd
- D. Muāawiya b. Abi SufyÄn.
The jurist who made Tasawwuf compatible with the Shari’ah was
- A. ibn Sina
- B. ibn Khaldūn
- C. Ar-RÄzi
- D. al-GhazÄlÄ«
The initial spread of Islam in West Africa can be described as generally
- A. rapid and systematic
- B. rapid and thorough
- C. slow but peaceful
- D. peaceful and systematic
The first Islamic university established is West Africa was in
- A. Aghades
- B. Sankore
- C. Timbuktu
- D. Gao
The earliest written records of West African history were written in Arabic because
- A. West Africa was colonized by the Arabs
- B. Arabic was the first written language which West Africans came in contact with
- C. several Arabic schools existed in West African shortly after the advent of Islam
- D. all rulers of West Africa had embraced Islam
ImÄm Ash-shÄfi’l studied under two of his predecessors. These are
- A. Abū Hurayrah and Malik
- B. MÄlik and AbÅ« HanÄ«fah
- C. Abū Hanīfah and 'Umar
- D. 'Umar and Abū Bakr
Which of the following are secondary sources of the SharÄ«’aā?
- A. Qur'Än and HadÄ«th
- B. IjmÄ' and QiyÄs
- C. Qur'an and QiyÄs
- D. QiyÄs and HadÄ«th
The sources of the SharÄ« āah include
- A. Qur'Än, HadÄ«th and common law
- B. HadÄ«th, QiyÄs and parliamentary proceedings
- C. QiyÄs, Ta'wÄ«l and Falsafah
- D. Qur'Än, IjmÄ and QiyÄs
What is ijmÄ in Islamic law?
- A. Consensus of opinion
- B. Analogical deduction
- C. Differences of opinion
- D. Minority opinion
Kalimatu sā āshahÄdah is the first pillar of Islam, the second being
- A. pilgrimage to Makkah
- B. payment of ZakÄā
- C. fasting in the month of Ramadan
- D. observance of the five daily prayers.
Prophet MÅ«sÄ(A.S.) went to the sacred valley where he
- A. received divine directives
- B. destroyed the golden calf
- C. reared sheep and goats
- D. killed the Egyptian.