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The first Umayyad caliph was
A ‘Abdullah b. ‘Umar
B ‘Umar b. Abdul Azīz
C Walid b. Yazīd
D Mu’awiya b. Abi Sufyān.
The jurist who made Tasawwuf compatible with the Shari'ah was
A ibn Sina
B ibn Khaldūn
C Ar-Rāzi
D al-Ghazālī
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
Imām Ash-shāfi'l studied under two of his predecessors. These are
A Abū Hurayrah and Malik
B Mālik and Abū Hanīfah
C Abū Hanīfah and 'Umar
D 'Umar and Abū Bakr
Which of the following are secondary sources of the Sharī'aℎ?
A Qur'ān and Hadīth
B Ijmā' and Qiyās
C Qur'an and Qiyās
D Qiyās and Hadīth
The sources of the Sharī ‘ah include
A Qur'ān, Hadīth and common law
B Hadīth, Qiyās and parliamentary proceedings
C Qiyās, Ta'wīl and Falsafah
D Qur'ān, Ijmā and Qiyās
What is ijmā in Islamic law?
A Consensus of opinion
B Analogical deduction
C Differences of opinion
D Minority opinion
Kalimatu sℎ −shahādah is the first pillar of Islam, the second being
A pilgrimage to Makkah
B payment of Zakāℎ
C fasting in the month of Ramadan
D observance of the five daily prayers.
Prophet Mūsā(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.
Superstitious beliefs are not compatible with Islamic principles because they are
A related to culture and tradition
B usually contrary to the concept of īmān
C often found among non-Arabs
D encouraged by other scripture religions
In which verse of the Qur’ān are women directed to dress modestly?
A 5 : 3
B 24 : 31
C 55.10
D 112 : 4.
A Muslim who joins the Imām while he is rising from the last rukū’ of the last rak’ah has to
A repeat the rak’ah as if he did not join in it
B complete the remaining except the last rak’ah
C continue the prayer and thereafter observe all the rak’āt
D end up the prayer with the Imām.
One of the conditions for performing the Hajj is the
A ability to read the Qur’an and write the Qur’ānic verses
B religiousness of the person
C ability to finance the journey
D ability to travel by air.
The last sentence in the Talbiyah is
A Labbayka Allahuma labbayka
B Lā sharika laka
C Innal Hamda wa n - Ni 'mata laka wal - mulk
D Labbayka lā sharika laka labbayka
Those to benefit from the proceeds of Zakah include
A old men and women
B officers employed to administer it
C under-aged children
D self-employed low-income earners
When you read loudly while praying Zuhr in one of the rak’at, you are expected to
A repeat your prayer
B make a qablī sujūd
C make a ba dī sujūd
D recite the qunūt
Standing on “Arafāt is a major difference between Hajj and
A Qirān
B Tamattu
C Ifrād
D ‘Umrah
Defrauding by giving too little and asking for too much is condemned in Sūraℎ
A at- Tīn
B at- Tatfīf
C al- māūn
D al- Takāthur
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