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Which dynasty came to power in the Muslim world after the era of the Khulafa-e-Rashideen?
AAbbasid dynasty
BUmayyad dynasty
CFatimid dynasty
DOttoman dynasty
Which Hanafi jurist and scholar compiled a major early collection of Islamic law, and is a primary reference of the Hanafi school along with his students?
AImam Abu Hanifa
BImam Bukhari
CImam Nawawi
DImam Tirmidhi
What is the term for an act that is disliked but not sinful in Islamic law?
AHaram
BMakruh
CFard
DMustahabb
Is Zakat obligatory on jewelry made of gold and silver according to most scholars?
ANever
BYes, if it reaches the nisab threshold
COnly on silver
DOnly for men
What is the term for verses of the Quran with clear, straightforward meaning?
AMutashabih
BMuhkam
CNaskh
DTanzil
Who founded the Umayyad dynasty?
AMuawiyah ibn Abi Sufyan (RA)
BAbu al-Abbas as-Saffah
CUmar ibn Abdul Aziz
DYazid ibn Muawiyah
Which later scholar compiled the widely studied hadith collection and commentary known as “Riyad-us-Saliheen”?
AImam Nawawi
BImam Ghazali
CIbn Kathir
DIbn Taymiyyah
What Arabic term refers to God-consciousness and mindfulness of Allah in one’s actions?
AIhsan
BTaqwa
CSabr
DShukr
What term refers to the historical or contextual circumstances surrounding a verse’s revelation?
AAsbab al-Nuzul
BTajweed
CTafsir bil-Ma'thur
DNaskh
Which dynasty succeeded the Umayyads and moved the capital of the Muslim empire to Baghdad?
AAbbasid dynasty
BFatimid dynasty
COttoman dynasty
DAyyubid dynasty