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Islamic Studies MCQs

Which Surah was revealed entirely at night according to some reports?

  • A. Al-An‘am
  • B. Al-Kahf
  • C. Yusuf
  • D. Maryam
Explanation:
Some narrations indicate Surah Al-An‘am was revealed in one night.

Which sect denies the beatific vision (Ru’yat Allah) in the Hereafter?

  • A. Ash‘ari
  • B. Maturidi
  • C. Mu‘tazila
  • D. Athari
Explanation:
Mu‘tazila reject the possibility of seeing Allah.

Which historian authored “Tarikh al-Rusul wa al-Muluk”?

  • A. Ibn Kathir
  • B. Al-Tabari
  • C. Al-Mas‘udi
  • D. Ibn Khaldun
Explanation:
Al-Tabari authored this major historical chronicle.

Imam Malik’s reliance on ‘Amal Ahl al-Madinah signifies:

  • A. Political consensus
  • B. Practice of Madinan scholars
  • C. Custom of Quraysh
  • D. Practices of Companions globally
Explanation:
It refers to the living tradition of Madinah’s people.

Which expedition occurred immediately after the conquest of Makkah?

  • A. Tabuk
  • B. Hunayn
  • C. Khaybar
  • D. Mu’tah
Explanation:
Battle of Hunayn followed the conquest of Makkah.

The concept of “Tadlis” in hadith refers to:

  • A. Fabrication
  • B. Concealing weakness in chain
  • C. Memorization error
  • D. Contradictory narrations
Explanation:
Tadlis involves obscuring a narrator’s weakness or omission.

Which Surah contains the highest number of divine names according to some scholars?

  • A. Al-Baqarah
  • B. Al-Hashr
  • C. Al-A‘raf
  • D. Al-Nisa
Explanation:
Al-Hashr includes a concentrated list of Allah’s names at the end.

The doctrine of “خلق القرآن” (createdness of Qur’an) is primarily associated with which group?

  • A. Ash‘ari
  • B. Maturidi
  • C. Mu‘tazila
  • D. Athari
Explanation:
The Mu‘tazila held the Qur’an to be created.

Which Abbasid caliph institutionalized Bayt al-Hikmah most prominently?

  • A. Al-Ma’mun
  • B. Al-Mansur
  • C. Harun al-Rashid
  • D. Al-Mutawakkil
Explanation:
Al-Ma’mun expanded it into a major intellectual center.

Which juristic principle is most associated with Imam Abu Hanifa’s methodology?

  • A. Maslahah Mursalah
  • B. Istihsan
  • C. Sadd al-Dhara’i
  • D. Amal Ahl al-Madinah
Explanation:
Istihsan (juristic preference) is central in Hanafi fiqh.