WIT - Quiz

Why should we learn the definitive proofs for "Why Islam is True"?

• To present the proofs to our family & friends

• To defend our belief from doubts

• To convince non-Muslims of the truth of Islam

• All of the above

What is censured by Allah in the Qur'an?

• Using proofs to show Islam is true

• Blind belief

• Studying and pondering proofs

• Presenting proofs to non-Muslims

What does the term "contingent" refer to in the context of the formal argument?

• Something that is necessary and does not need anything else

• Something that exists independently of any other thing

• Something that needs something else to make it the way that it is

• Something that is unchanging and eternal

Which of the following is NOT a sign of contingency?

• Could be another way (a red apple could be green)

• Changes (a red apple grew from a small apple seed)

• Is physical (has properties of mass and energy)

• Is necessary and unchanging

What two words are synonyms for 'contingent'?

• Independent; Self-sufficient

• Dependent; Needy

• Constant; Unchanging

• Random; Unpredictable

What does the following Quranic Verse allude to?

“In the creation of the heavens and earth; in the

alternation of night and day; in the ships that sail the

seas with goods for people”

• Signs that God Exist

• God is a Volitional Agent

• Oneness of God

• God is a Necessary Being

What analogy can be used to describe the relationship between contingent things?

• A chain of unbreakable links

• A line of leaning people

• A circle of support

• A pyramid of strength

What conclusion is drawn from the idea that a contingent thing cannot fulfill the need of another contingent thing?

• A contingent thing is self-sufficient.

• A Necessary Being must exist.

• Contingent things are not real.

• All contingent things can support each other indefinitely.

What does the following Quranic Verse allude to?

“O humanity! It is you who stand in need of Allah, but

Allah ˹alone˺ is the Self-Sufficient, Praiseworthy.”

• God creates miracles

• God designed the universe

• Oneness of God

• God is a Necessary Being

What attributes does the Argument from Contingency ascribe to the Necessary Being?

• Beginningless, Endless, Independent, Transcendent

• Merciful, Unchanging, Omnipresent, Immutable

• Omnipotent, Benevolent, Eternal, Wise

• Just, Infinite, Self-sufficient, Omniscient