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Islamic Studies MCQs

Which maxim states “hardship necessitates facilitation”?

  • A. Al-mashaqqa tajlib al-taysir
  • B. Yaqin la yazul
  • C. Darar yuzal
  • D. ‘Adah muhakkamah
Explanation:
Hardship allows concessions.

Which battle involved digging trench for defense?

  • A. Khandaq
  • B. Uhud
  • C. Badr
  • D. Hunayn
Explanation:
Defensive trench strategy was used.

What is “Mudtarib al-Isnad”?

  • A. Consistent chain
  • B. Conflicting chains without preference
  • C. Fabricated narration
  • D. Weak narrator
Explanation:
Contradictions cannot be reconciled.

Which Surah contains the verse of Hijab?

  • A. Al-Nur
  • B. Al-Ahzab
  • C. Both A and B
  • D. Al-Nisa
Explanation:
Hijab rulings appear in both Surahs.

Which sect denies Allah’s attributes completely?

  • A. Jahmiyyah
  • B. Ash‘ari
  • C. Athari
  • D. Maturidi
Explanation:
Jahmiyyah represent extreme negation.

Which Abbasid caliph ended Mihna?

  • A. Al-Mutawakkil
  • B. Al-Ma’mun
  • C. Al-Mu‘tasim
  • D. Al-Amin
Explanation:
He restored orthodox Sunni position.

Which Hanafi scholar wrote “Al-Bahr al-Ra’iq”?

  • A. Ibn Nujaym
  • B. Sarakhsi
  • C. Kasani
  • D. Shaybani
Explanation:
Ibn Nujaym authored this work.

Which companion was known as “Sayyid al-Qurra”?

  • A. Ubayy ibn Ka‘b
  • B. Ibn Abbas
  • C. Zayd ibn Thabit
  • D. Abu Huraira
Explanation:
Ubayy was leader in recitation.

What is “Gharib Mutlaq” hadith?

  • A. Single narrator at root of chain
  • B. Fabricated narration
  • C. Weak narrator
  • D. Broken chain
Explanation:
Only one narrator at initial stage.

Which Surah mentions the story of the Queen of Sheba (Bilqis)?

  • A. Al-Naml
  • B. Al-Qasas
  • C. Yusuf
  • D. Al-Anbiya
Explanation:
Story appears in Surah Al-Naml.