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Which companion compiled Qur’an during Abu Bakr’s caliphate?

  • A. Ali
  • B. Zayd ibn Thabit
  • C. Ibn Abbas
  • D. Ubayy ibn Ka‘b
Explanation:
Zayd led compilation project.

What is “Mudabbaj” hadith?

  • A. Two narrators narrating from each other
  • B. Fabricated narration
  • C. Weak chain
  • D. Broken chain
Explanation:
Mudabbaj involves mutual narration.

Which Surah contains “Ayat al-Kursi”?

  • A. Al-Baqarah
  • B. Al-Nisa
  • C. Al-An‘am
  • D. Al-A‘raf
Explanation:
Ayat al-Kursi is in Al-Baqarah (2:255).

Which sect denies punishment in grave?

  • A. Mu‘tazila
  • B. Ash‘ari
  • C. Athari
  • D. Maturidi
Explanation:
Mu‘tazila reject barzakh punishment.

Who discovered pulmonary circulation?

  • A. Ibn Sina
  • B. Ibn Nafis
  • C. Al-Razi
  • D. Al-Zahrawi
Explanation:
Ibn Nafis described pulmonary circulation.

Which legal maxim states “custom is authoritative”?

  • A. Al-‘adah muhakkamah
  • B. Darar yuzal
  • C. Yaqin la yazul
  • D. Mashaqqa tajlib
Explanation:
Custom (‘urf) is considered in rulings.

Which battle involved use of catapult by Muslims?

  • A. Khaybar
  • B. Ta’if
  • C. Hunayn
  • D. Tabuk
Explanation:
Catapults were used during siege of Ta’if.

What is “Shahid” in hadith sciences?

  • A. Fabricated narrator
  • B. Supporting narration from different companion
  • C. Weak narrator
  • D. Broken chain
Explanation:
Shahid corroborates narration from another companion.

Which Surah includes “Verse of Purification” (Ayat al-Tathir)?

  • A. Al-Ahzab
  • B. Al-Nisa
  • C. Al-Ma’idah
  • D. Al-An‘am
Explanation:
Found in Surah Al-Ahzab (33:33).

Which sect emphasizes rational interpretation excessively?

  • A. Ash‘ari
  • B. Mu‘tazila
  • C. Athari
  • D. Hanbali
Explanation:
Mu‘tazila prioritize reason over text.