Fiqh and Islamic History MCQs
What is the literal meaning of the word 'Hadith'?
History
Law
Guidance
Talk/New
Explanation:In Islam, it refers to the sayings and actions of the Prophet (PBUH).
Sayings
Laws
History
Practices and actions
What are the 'Sihah-e-Sitta'?
Six pillars
Six daughters
Six battles
Six authentic books of Hadith
Who is the author of 'Sahih Bukhari'?
Imam Muslim
Imam Malik
Imam Abu Hanifa
Imam Muhammad bin Ismail Bukhari
Which book of Hadith is considered second to Sahih Bukhari?
Sunan Abu Dawood
Sunan Al-Nasa'i
Jami Al-Tirmidhi
Sahih Muslim
How many Hadith does 'Sahih Bukhari' contain (without repetitions)?
Explanation:Sahih Bukhari contains approximately 2,600 hadith without repetitions. When including repetitions, the total number of hadith is 7,563.
The scholar who compiled 'Muwatta' was?
Imam Shafi’i
Imam Ahmad
Imam Bukhari
Imam Malik bin Anas
Who is known as 'Imam-e-Azam'?
Imam Shafi’i
Imam Malik
Imam Ahmad
Imam Abu Hanifa
Explanation:His real name was Nu'man bin Thabit.
Majority of Muslims in Pakistan follow which school of thought?
Maliki
Shafi’i
Hanbali
Hanafi
What is the meaning of 'Fiqh'?
History
Recitation
Translation
Deep Understanding
Who compiled the famous book of Hadith 'Musnad'?
Imam Abu Hanifa
Imam Muslim
Imam Tirmidhi
Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal
What is 'Hadith-e-Qudsi'?
Hadith about Jerusalem
End times
Weak Hadith
Words of Allah narrated by Prophet (PBUH)
A Hadith narrated by both Bukhari and Muslim is called?
Mutawatir
Sahih
Da'if
Muttafaqun Alayh
How many types of 'Wahi' are there?
Explanation:Wahi Matlu (Recited - Quran) and Wahi Ghair Matlu (Unrecited - Hadith).
Which Sahabi narrated the highest number of Hadiths?
Hazrat Ali (RA)
Hazrat Aisha (RA)
Hazrat Abdullah bin Umar (RA)
Hazrat Abu Hurairah (RA)
Explanation:He narrated over 5,300 Hadiths.
Hazrat Aisha (RA) narrated approximately how many Hadiths?
Consensus of Islamic scholars on a legal issue is called?
Analogical deduction in Islamic law is called?
Charity
Fasting
Pilgrimage
Qiyas
Who was the first official compiler of Hadith?
Imam Bukhari
Imam Muslim
Imam Malik
Imam Ibn Shihab al-Zuhri
Explanation:Ordered by Caliph Hazrat Umar bin Abdul Aziz (RA).
The person who narrates a Hadith is called?
The actual text of a Hadith is called?
What is a 'Da'if' Hadith?
Explanation:A Daif (Weak) Hadith is an Islamic narration that doesn't meet the strict criteria for authenticity (Sahih/Sound or Hasan/Good) because its chain of transmission has a flaw.
In which century were the Sihah-e-Sitta compiled?
1st century Hijri
5th century Hijri
7th century Hijri
3rd century Hijri
Explanation:The six canonical hadith collections of Sunni Islam, known as the Sihah-e-Sitta (or Kutub al-Sittah), were compiled in the 9th century CE (which corresponds to the 3rd century AH
Who is the author of 'Kitab-ul-Athar'?
Imam Malik
Imam Shafi’i
Imam Hanbal
Imam Abu Hanifa
Which Imam was born in Gaza and died in Egypt?
Imam Malik
Imam Bukhari
Imam Hanbal
Imam Shafi’i
Independent reasoning to find a legal solution is?
Jihad
Migration
Hifz
Ijtihad
How many primary sources of Islamic Law (Sharia) are there?
Explanation:Quran, Sunnah, Ijma, and Qiyas.
Book famous for its legal categorization (Sunan)?
Sahih Muslim
Muwatta
Musnad
Sunan Abu Dawood
Author of 'Al-Risala', first book on Fiqh principles?
Imam Abu Hanifa
Imam Malik
Imam Bukhari
Imam Shafi’i
Which scholar is known for 'Tahdhib al-Athar'?
Imam Ghazali
Imam Ibn Taymiyyah
Imam Suyuti
Imam Tabari
Who was the first woman martyr of Islam?
Hazrat Khadija (RA)
Hazrat Fatima (RA)
Hazrat Aminah
Hazrat Sumayya (RA)
Who is called 'Tarjuman-ul-Quran'?
Hazrat Abdullah bin Masood (RA)
Hazrat Zaid (RA)
Hazrat Abu Hurairah (RA)
Hazrat Abdullah bin Abbas (RA)
Explanation:Means 'Translator of the Quran'.
Which Sahabi is known as 'Asadullah'?
Hazrat Khalid (RA)
Hazrat Hamza (RA)
Hazrat Ali (RA)
Both Hazrat Hamza (RA) and Hazrat Ali (RA)
Explanation:Asadullah means 'Lion of Allah'.
Who was the first nurse in Islamic history?
Hazrat Aisha (RA)
Hazrat Fatima (RA)
Hazrat Umm-e-Ayman (RA)
Hazrat Rufaida Al-Aslamia (RA)
Which battle is known as 'Yaum-ul-Furqan'?
The 'Umayyad Dynasty' was founded by?
Yazid
Marwan
Abdul Malik
Hazrat Muawiyah (RA)
Who is known as the 'Fifth Pious Caliph'?
Hazrat Hasan (RA)
Harun al-Rashid
Salahuddin Ayyubi
Hazrat Umar bin Abdul Aziz (RA)
In which year did the tragedy of Karbala occur?
40 A.H.
70 A.H.
100 A.H.
61 A.H.
Leader who conquered Jerusalem back from Crusaders?
Muhammad bin Qasim
Tariq bin Ziyad
Khalid bin Waleed
Sultan Salahuddin Ayyubi
First Muslim general to enter Spain?
Muhammad bin Qasim
Qutayba
Musa bin Nusayr
Tariq bin Ziyad
Who conquered Sindh in 712 AD?
Tariq bin Ziyad
Mahmud Ghaznavi
Shahabuddin Ghori
Muhammad bin Qasim
Which Sahabi's voice was audible over several miles?
Hazrat Bilal (RA)
Hazrat Khalid (RA)
Hazrat Ali (RA)
Hazrat Abbas (RA)
The 'Abbasid Caliphate' had its capital in?
Damascus
Cairo
Cordoba
Baghdad
Who wrote 'Hujjat-ul-Baligha'?
Imam Ghazali
Sir Syed Ahmed
Allama Iqbal
Shah Waliullah
Explanation:Hujjatullah al-Baligha (The Conclusive Argument from God) was written by the renowned 18th-century Islamic scholar Shah Waliullah Dehlawi
Author of 'Al-Qanun fi al-Tibb' (Canon of Medicine)?
Al-Razi
Al-Biruni
Ibn al-Haytham
Ibn Sina (Avicenna)
Who is known as 'The Conqueror of Egypt'?
Hazrat Khalid (RA)
Hazrat Abu Ubaidah (RA)
Hazrat Muawiyah (RA)
Hazrat Amr bin Aas (RA)
Which event ended the Pious Caliphate?
Battle of Siffin
Battle of Jamal
Battle of Nahrawan
Martyrdom of Hazrat Ali (RA)
Baghdad was destroyed by Mongols in?
1066 AD
1492 AD
1526 AD
1258 AD
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