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WorksheetsUnderstanding Shari'ah and Usul al Fiqh
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Which of the following is the paramount source of all Islamic jurisprudence?
The Sunnah and Hadiths
The Ijma
The holy Quran
The Qiyas
What is the meaning of the term Ijma with regard to Islamic jurisprudence?
Disagreeing on a point of law developed from the Hadiths
Agreeing upon or uniting in opinion
The regulation of protection versus taxes with regard to the dhimmi
A unified form of Islamic law
What does the term Qiyas refer to?
A specific variant of the general concept of ijtihād
Responses 1, 3, and, 4 are all correct
Analogous reasoning as applied to the deduction of juridical principles from the Quran and the Sunnah
The least influential of the four sources of Usul al fiqh
Article 1 of Federal Law No. 28 of 2005, which applies to personal status cases stipulates (says) what?.
The Law provides that the Law shall apply to all UAE nationals
Responses 1, and 3 are correct
The Law provides that the Law shall apply to all UAE nationals except non-Muslims
None of these responses are correct
Which of the following is NOT a concern of the Personal Status Court?
Proof of ownership
Proof of lineage or inheritance
Proof of Maturity
Alimony
Which organism generally handles personal status cases free of charge
The NAMLCTFC
The Court of First Instance
The Judicial Council
The Family Guidance Section
A legal ruling on a point of Islamic law, given by a recognized Faqih (authority), in response to a question posed by a private individual, judge, or government, is called what?
An iftā
A Fiqh
A Fatwā
An Itijihad
What is Fiqh?
The human understanding of Sharia'h
The unquestionable law of Islam
The collection of all the relevant hadiths
The personal opinion of the jurist, or ra'y
what is the definition of Itijihad?
This is a rule of law drawn from personal opinion or legal speculation.
A new, evidence–based rule of law, found in the sources.
This term is the definition of international law according to Islam
This is the definition of the Islamic law of war
Which of the following does NOT relate to Ijma?
The consensus of the scholars of the ummah of a certain period over a religious matter.
The agreeing upon or uniting in opinion
That which is known and the laws of Allah
The Third source of Islamic jurisprudence
