Islamic Studies
Islamic Studies MCQs With Answers
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Which event in 1258 CE is regarded as a major blow to the Abbasid Caliphate, when Baghdad was sacked?
AThe Crusades
BThe Mongol invasion under Hulagu Khan
CThe fall of Al-Andalus
DThe Ottoman conquest
Which of Allah’s names means “The All-Knowing”?
AAl-Qadeer
BAl-Aleem
CAs-Sabur
DAl-Wakeel
What is the inner struggle against one’s own base desires and ego called in Islamic teaching?
AJihad-un-Nafs (the greater Jihad)
BJihad-e-Asghar
CIjtihad
DDa'wah
Which Surah is named after the tribe of the Prophet (PBUH) and highlights their trade caravans and security?
ASurah Quraysh
BSurah Al-Fil
CSurah Al-Humazah
DSurah At-Takathur
Which famous scholar wrote “Ihya Ulum al-Din” (The Revival of the Religious Sciences)?
AIbn Taymiyyah
BImam Al-Ghazali
CIbn Khaldun
DIbn Sina
What is the term for the community of Muslims worldwide, viewed as a single collective body?
AUmmah
BMillat
CJama'ah
DBoth A and B are used
What Arabic term refers to purification of the soul/self?
ATazkiyah
BTawbah
CTaqleed
DTafwid
What is the Arabic term for the interpretation of a Quranic verse based on reasoning beyond its literal meaning?
ATafsir bil-Ma'thur
BTa'wil
CTanzil
DTajweed
Which Muslim scholar is regarded as a founder of the modern study of sociology and historiography, known for his work “Muqaddimah”?
AIbn Khaldun
BAl-Ghazali
CIbn Rushd
DAl-Farabi
What is the term for a non-Muslim living under Islamic governance who is granted protection and rights, historically in exchange for a tax?
AMuhajir
BDhimmi
CMu'min
DMunafiq