WorksheetsIslamic Studies — Sample MCQs (End Semester Exams, Fall 2025)
Total questions: 115
Worksheet time: 58mins
The word Sunnah literally means:
Narration
Path / Way
Law
Book
The recorded sayings and actions of the Prophet ﷺ are called:
Tafseer
Aqeedah
Hadith
Fiqh
Sunnah represents the _________ tradition of the Prophet ﷺ.
Written
Oral
Living
Legal
Hadith is the __________ of Sunnah.
Translation
Explanation
Documentation
Opinion
Which Islamic science deals with principles of Hadith?
Usool-e-Fiqh
Usool-e-Tafseer
Usool-e-Hadith
Balagah
The narrator of a Hadith is called:
Matn
Raavi
Sanad
Hafiz
The chain of narrators in a Hadith is called:
Matn
Riwayah
Sanad
Usool
The actual text of a Hadith is called:
Sanad
Raavi
Matn
Usool
Which term is used for reports from Companions and Tabi‘een?
Musnad
Asaar
Mawdoo
Hasan
Hadith Qudsi is attributed in meaning to:
Angels
Sahabah
Allah
Tabi‘een
The Musnad collection is organized according to:
Subject of Hadith
Narrator
Chronology
Location
A person who memorizes a large number of Hadiths along with their chains is called:
Raavi
Hafiz
Sanad
Matn
An example of Sunnah is:
Performing Wudu as taught by the Prophet ﷺ
Writing Tafseer
Studying Arabic grammar
Learning Fiqh
An example of Hadith is:
“Actions are judged according to intentions…”
Performing Salah
Reading the Quran
Memorizing Arabic vocabulary
Which one is NOT a part of Hadith structure?
Raavi
Sanad
Matn
Tafseer
The living practices of Prophet ﷺ that are followed by Muslims are:
Quran
Sunnah
Hadith
Fiqh
The most authentic Hadith collection is:
Sunan Abu Dawood
Sahih al-Bukhari
Jami` at-Tirmidhi
Sunan an-Nasa’i
Which Sahabi narrated the most Hadiths?
Anas bin Malik
Abu Hurairah
Aishah (RA)
Abdullah bin Umar
Which is the second most authentic collection of Hadith?
Sahih Muslim
Sahih Bukhari
Sunan Abi Dawood
Sunan Ibn Maja
Which Islamic science studies the principles for authenticating Hadith?
Usool-e-Fiqh
Usool-e-Hadith
Usool-e-Tafseer
Sarf
Which wife of the Prophet (ﷺ) narrated the most Hadith?
Hz. Khadijah (RA)
Hz. Aisha (RA)
Hz. Hafsa (RA)
Hz. Zainab (RA)
Which of the following is not allowed in Islamic finance?
Profit sharing
Riba
Mudarabah
Musharakah
Ijma means:
Analogical reasoning
Agreement of scholars on a Shari’ah matter
A type of contract
Interest-based income
Qiyas is a method of:
Consensus
Analogy and reasoning
Deposit collection
Interest calculation
Riba refers to:
Uncertainty
Interest or usury
Charity
Partnership
Gharar means:
Gambling
Uncertainty
Profit-sharing
Lending
Maisar in Islamic finance refers to:
Interest
Gambling
Partnership
Charity
In conventional banking, profits are mainly generated through:
Asset-backed investment
Interest-bearing loans
Risk-sharing contracts
Charity funds
The Real name of Imam Muslim is?
Muslim bin Al-Hajjaj
Muslim bin Abdullah
Muslim bin Aqeel
Abdullah
Islamic banks fulfill financial needs through:
Lending money at interest
Asset-backed transactions
Government bonds
Treasury bills
Conventional banking involves:
Risk-sharing with customers
Interest-based lending and borrowing
Shari’ah-compliant contracts
Musharakah and Mudarabah
A key feature of Islamic finance is:
Charging interest on all loans
Avoiding Riba, Gharar, and Maisir
Investing only in government bonds
Providing loans without asset backing
Al-Qard in Islamic banking refers to:
Interest-based loan
Charity-based loan
Profit-sharing investment
Lease contract
The term ‘Balagah’ refers to:
Aqeedah
A loan with interest
Logic
Rhetoric
Musharakah refers to:
Interest-based loan
Joint partnership sharing profit and loss
Charity giving
Insurance
In Islamic finance, a contract without consideration is called:
A’qd-e-Muawadah
A’qd-e-Tabarru
Musharakah
Mudarabah
Salam and Istisna’ are examples of:
Participatory modes
Debt-based contracts
Trading modes
Conventional loans
Which of the following statement is correct:
Gharar is risk; Maisir is uncertainty
Gharar is uncertainty; Maisir is gambling
Gharar is charity; Maisir is interest
Gharar is investment; Maisir is loan
Which Islamic contract involves leasing an asset?
Murabaha
Ijarah
Mudarabah
Salam
Islamic banks earn profit by:
Charging fixed interest
Investing in Shari’ah-compliant assets
Lending at high interest
Treasury bills
Approval or silent consent of the Prophet (ﷺ) is known as?
Sunnah Qawli
Sunnah Fi’liyyah
Sunnah Taqriri
Sunnah Mu’akkadah
The five senses contribute to knowledge through:
Interpretation
Observation
Theory
Philosophy
Which question is related to Prime Reality?
How does rain form?
Am I created or not?
Why do humans sleep?
How does evolution occur?
There are mainly .......... sources of Knowledge?
Two
Three
Four
One
Ontology studies:
Ethics
Nature of reality and existence
Logic
Grammar
Epistemology studies:
Knowledge – origin, nature, and limits
Morality
Beauty
Universe expansion
Axiology is concerned with:
Observation
Ethics and aesthetics
Fossils
Cell structure
Mysticism or Sufism primarily involves:
Scientific experiments
Meditation and spiritual union with God
Materialistic explanations
Fossil research
Mysticism seeks to:
Prove evolution
Experience or unite with ultimate reality
Calculate gas ratios
Measure time
The shift from “Why” to “How” represents:
Philosophy to Science
Science to Religion
Theology to Mysticism
Ethics to Aesthetics
Who explained the solar system without God?
Newton
Pierre LaPlace
Darwin
Einstein
Darwin’s theory of evolution primarily explains:
Origin of gases
Evolution of species through natural selection
Universe expansion
Life after death
According to evolution, species evolved from:
Multicellular organisms
Single cells
Fossils
Planets
Evidence for evolution includes:
Fossils
Religion
Revelation
None of the above
Fossil records are:
Irrelevant
Evidence of evolution
Religious texts
Mathematical proofs
God-centric means:
Focused on human desires
Concerned with material success
Centered on God
Based on social traditions
Mysticism is also called:
Sufism
Hedonism
Agnosticism
None of the Above
Who discovered that the universe is expanding?
Darwin
Edwin Hubble
Pierre LaPlace
Newton
Fundamental forces in the universe are:
Variable / Changeable
Constant
No effect
Only spiritual relevance
Composition of Earth’s atmosphere: Oxygen percentage is:
78%
21%
0.93%
0.04%
Nitrogen percentage in Earth’s atmosphere is approximately:
21%
78%
0.04%
0.93%
Religion bases its knowledge on:
Observation and experimentation
Revelation
Fossils
Cell study
Science bases its knowledge on:
Revelation
Observation and experimentation
Meditation
Philosophy
Fine-tuning of the universe implies:
Universe is chaotic
Universe is intelligently designed
Universe is random
Universe is indifferent
Universe expansion suggests:
It is eternal
It had a beginning
It is meaningless
It is accidental
“Why do humans exist?” is a question of:
Science
Philosophy
Chemistry
None
“How was the universe created?” is a question of:
Science
Philosophy
Mysticism
Religion
God-centric science existed until:
18th century
16th century
12th century
20th century
The Umayyad Dynasty moved the capital of the Islamic empire to which city?
Baghdad
Mecca
Damascus
Cairo
Who conquered Spain for the Umayyad Dynasty in 711?
Tariq ibn Ziyad
Charles Martel
Abu Muslim al-Khorasani
Al-Mansur
Which event stopped the Umayyad expansion into Western Europe?
Battle of Cordova
Battle of Tours (France)
Siege of Jerusalem
Conquest of Baghdad
Who led the revolution against the Umayyads to establish the Abbasid Dynasty?
Abu Bakr
Tariq ibn Ziyad
Abu Muslim al-Khorasani
Al-Mansur
The first Abbasid Caliph was:
Al-Mansur
Abu al-Abbas al-Saffah
Abdulmalik
Umar ibn Khattab
In which year was Baghdad founded as the Abbasid capital?
632
661
762
1258
Baghdad during the Abbasid era was famous for:
Military only
Trade, Science, Art, Learning
Desert settlements
Nomadic tribes
Who was the famous Muslim leader that reconquered Jerusalem from the Crusaders?
Abu Bakr
Salahuddin Ayyubi
Tariq ibn Ziyad
Al-Mansur
The Crusaders captured Jerusalem in which year?
1095
1099
1187
1258
The Ottoman Empire officially began in which year?
1299
1453
750
661
Who conquered Istanbul?
Sultan Mehmed II (Al-Fātih)
Suleiman the Magnificent
Abu Bakr
Tariq ibn Ziyad
The Ottoman Caliphate spanned which continents?
Africa only
Southeast Europe, North Africa, Western Asia
Europe only
Asia only
The Ottoman Caliphate was abolished in which year?
1918
1924
1453
1258
The last Ottoman Caliph was:
Abdul Majid II
Mustafa Sabri
Al-Mansur
Abu Bakr
Which correspondence promised independence to Arabs against the Turks?
Balfour Declaration
Husayn-McMahon Correspondence
Sykes-Picot Agreement
Treaty of Versailles
The Sykes-Picot Agreement was a promise made to which countries?
Arabs and Jews
Russia and France
USA and England
Spain and Portugal
The Balfour Declaration supported:
Arab independence
Jewish homeland in Palestine
Ottoman expansion
British monarchy
Which battle in 1914 was a major Muslim / Ottoman victory during WW1?
Battle of Baghdad
Battle of Gallipoli
Battle of Jerusalem
Battle of Damascus
Who was the British spy assisting Arabs during WW1?
T.E. Lawrence
Winston Churchill
Arthur Balfour
Chaim Weizmann
Which son of Sharif Hussein became King of Iraq?
Ali
Faisal I
Abdullah I
Abdul Majid II
The Ottomans captured Constantinople in:
1299
1453
1924
750
Which European power supported Zionists during WW1?
France
Britain
Germany
Russia
What is the basic unit of society?
Civilization
Government
Individual
Religion
When individuals live together, follow common rules, and share values, what do they form?
Civilization
Society
Empire
Institution
A well-organized society with institutions such as law, education, economy, and religion is called:
Tribe
Civilization
Kingdom
Community
Which of the following is NOT a value of Islamic civilization?
Justice
Brotherhood
Military conquest only
Knowledge and Education
Which value emphasizes equal treatment of all human beings?
Tawheed
Education
Equality of Mankind
Moral Character
Shura in Islamic civilization refers to:
Consultation
Education
Trade
Inheritance
Which value stresses the importance of moral behavior?
Brotherhood
Akhlaq
Social welfare
Freedom of religion
Social welfare aims to promote:
Individual wealth
Public well-being
Expansion of empire
Military power
Which of the following was NOT a Rashidun Caliph?
Abu Bakr Siddiq (RA)
Umar ibn al-Khattab (RA)
Uthman ibn Affan (RA)
Abdullah ibn Umar (RA)
The cross on the Dome of the Rock was replaced with:
Star
Crescent and moon
Arabic inscription
Circle
Who was the first caliph of the Umayyad dynasty?
Ali ibn Abi Talib
Hasan ibn Ali
Muawiyah ibn Abi Sufyan
Uthman ibn Affan
Expansion of Muslims into Western Europe was blocked by:
Tariq Bin Ziyad
Charles Martel
Abu Bakr
Al-Mansur
Roman and Persian coins were replaced by:
Greek coins
Islamic coins with Arabic inscriptions
Ottoman coins
Chinese coins
Road systems and postal services in Islamic lands were developed under which dynasty?
Abbasid
Umayyad
Rashidun
Ottoman
The Rashidun Caliphate lasted from:
632–661 CE
661–750 CE
750–1258 CE
1258–1453 CE
The Umayyad Dynasty lasted from:
632–661 CE
661–750 CE
750–1258 CE
1258–1453 CE
The Abbasid Period is often called:
Age of Darkness
Golden Age of Islam
Medieval Period
Renaissance of Europe
Baitul Hikmah is also called:
Masjid al-Haram
House of Wisdom
Dar al-Islam
Madrasah al-Nizamiyya
Baitul Hikmah was mainly used for:
Military training
Translation and research of scientific and philosophical texts
Religious rituals only
Trade and commerce
Who wrote Kitab fi al-Jabr wa al-Muqabala?
Ibn Sina
Al-Khwarizmi
Jabir bin Hayyan
Al-Razi
The Canon of Medicine was used in European universities for:
200 years
400 years
600 years
800 years
Which Abbasid achievement involved public infrastructure like lighted streets and public baths?
Dome of the Rock
Baghdad city planning
Bait-ul-Mal
Translation centers
Which scientist prepared acids such as nitric and hydrochloric acid?
Ibn al-Haytham
Jabir bin Hayyan
Ibn al-Nafis
Al-Khwarizmi
Which Abbasid invention or discovery influenced Western Europe after the Crusades?
Algebra
Paper
Pulmonary circulation
Camera obscura
Which contribution of Al-Khwarizmi is used in modern computing?
Pulmonary circulation
Algorithms
Optics
Chemistry
