Sharia Law - Exam
A) Islamic law derived from the Quran and teachings of Prophet Muhammad B) Secular legal system based on democratic principles C) International law governing human rights D) Legal system based on Roman law
A) Buddhism B) Christianity C) Judaism D) Islam
A) French B) Latin C) Arabic D) Chinese
A) Special prayer ritual B) Analogical reasoning to derive legal rulings C) Fasting practice D) Act of charity
A) Legal opinions provided by Islamic scholars B) Penalties for criminal acts C) Religious holidays D) Fasting practices
A) Sacred text B) Practices and teachings of Prophet Muhammad C) Fasting month D) Annual pilgrimage
A) Archaeologist B) Tax collector C) Interpret and provide legal opinions on Islamic law D) Military commander
A) Fasting during Ramadan B) Giving to charity C) Legal conformity to established rulings D) Religious pilgrimage
A) Fasting practice B) Permissible according to Islamic law C) Underground movement D) Sacred text
A) Saudi Arabia B) United States C) Japan D) France
A) Tafsir B) Fiqh C) Hadith D) Aqida
A) Religious holiday B) Oneness of God C) Religious charity D) Muslim prayer ritual
A) Qiyas B) Fiqh C) Ijma D) Sunnah
A) Hanafi B) Maliki C) Shafiʽi D) Hanbali
A) It is used only in economic transactions. B) It is a form of punishment for non-compliance with Islamic law. C) It refers to individual interpretation of the Quran. D) It represents consensus among the community or religious authorities.
A) Sufi stages, Islamic rules, legal systems. B) Divine, abstract; Classical; Historical; Contemporary sharia(s). C) Islamic law, historical context, modern application. D) Pathway, religious regulations, divine justice.
A) Al-Ghazali B) Al-Farabi C) Ibn Sina D) Saadia Gaon
A) Hikmah B) Qur'an al-Azim C) Kitab Allah D) Sharīʿat Allāh
A) Malik ibn Anas B) Ibn Sina C) Al-Shafi'i D) Abu Hanifa
A) Surah Al-Fatiha B) Al Baqara 178 C) Surah An-Nisa D) Surah Al-Ikhlas
A) Debate about whether a Muslim can be executed for a non-Muslim B) Mandatory exile for all murderers C) Complete abolition of Qisas D) Introduction of community service as punishment
A) rationalists B) Abu al-Hasan al-Ash'ari's followers C) Ahl al-Kalām, Mu'tazila D) Atharists, Ahl al-Hadith
A) Abu al-Hasan al-Ash'ari B) Mu'tazila C) Ahl al-Hadith D) Ahl al-Kalām
A) Tradition B) Rituals C) Custom D) Prayer
A) Ikhtilaf B) Sunnah C) Qiyas D) Ijma
A) Abdallah bin Bayyah B) Mohammed al-Ghazali C) Rashid Rida D) Yusuf al-Qaradawi
A) 10th century B) 8th century C) 12th century D) 14th century
A) Taqlid B) Istislah C) Istishab D) Istihsan
A) Abdallah bin Bayyah B) Al-Shafi'i C) Ibn Taymiyyah D) Ibn Hanbal
A) Qiyas (analogical reasoning) B) Naskh (abrogation) C) Ijma (consensus) D) Istihsan (juristic preference)
A) Ijma B) Istislah C) Istihsan D) Qiyas
A) Kharijite sect B) Shiite sect C) Sunni sect D) Zaydi sect
A) The four pillars B) The five decisions (al-aḥkām al-khamsa) C) The ten commandments D) The seven laws
A) Farḍ B) Wajib C) Mustaḥabb D) Mandūb
A) Hudud B) Tazir C) Fatwa D) Qisas
A) Fatwa B) Qisas C) Tazir D) Hudud
A) Upon reaching puberty B) At birth C) After the first prayer D) With rushd (maturity)
A) Al-Shafi'i B) Ibn Taymiyyah C) Ahmad Ibn Hanbal D) Al-Ghazali
A) Marriage B) Injuries C) Sales D) Rituals
A) Qisas B) Hudud C) Diya D) Taʿzīr
A) Marriage at any age without proof of maturity. B) Marriage with parental consent. C) Marriage above the minimum age was forbidden. D) Marriage below the minimum age was forbidden.
A) Imams B) Judges C) Muslim rulers D) Muftis
A) Ann Coulter B) Diana West C) Glenn Beck D) Laura Ingraham
A) Twice the amount. B) The same amount. C) Half the amount. D) One-sixteenth the amount.
A) None. B) Four individuals. C) Twenty individuals. D) More than ten individuals.
A) Diya B) Qisas C) Taʿzīr D) Hudud
A) Written documents B) Physical evidence C) Oral witness testimony D) Confessions
A) 40% B) 60% C) 55% D) 25%
A) Texas B) California C) Florida D) Oklahoma
A) Maliki B) Hanbali C) Shafi'i D) Hanafi
A) Hanafi B) Maliki C) Ibadi D) Shafi'i
A) Shafi'i B) Hanafi C) Hanbali D) Maliki
A) Half the amount. B) Twice the amount. C) One-sixteenth. D) The same amount.
A) A mufti B) A shurta C) The ruler D) A judge (qadi)
A) Iran B) Tunisia C) Egypt D) Saudi Arabia
A) The same as a non-Muslim man. B) Twice the value. C) One-fifteenth the value. D) Half the value.
A) Algeria B) Saudi Arabia C) Pakistan D) Iran
A) British Columbia B) Alberta C) Quebec D) Ontario
A) Mazalim court B) Police court C) Mufti court D) Sharia court
A) Foreign Minister Heiko Maas B) Chancellor Angela Merkel C) Interior Minister Thomas de Maizière D) President Frank-Walter Steinmeier
A) Albania (12%) B) Kazakhstan (10%) C) Azerbaijan (8%) D) Turkey (12%)
A) 25% B) 100% C) 52% D) Less than 10%
A) By focusing solely on economic reforms. B) By promoting Western democratic values. C) As a resistance struggle using leftist anticolonialist rhetoric. D) Through advocating for secular governance.
A) Red Cross, Save the Children, Human Rights Watch B) Doctors Without Borders, Greenpeace, Oxfam C) UNICEF, WHO, Amnesty International D) Musawah, CEDAW, KAFA
A) Directly changing the Quranic text B) Abolishing all religious laws C) Imposing administrative hurdles D) Ignoring traditional practices entirely
A) 2003 B) 1995 C) 2001 D) 1998
A) Peasants almost always won cases against oppressive landowners. B) Cases involving peasants and landowners were rarely heard in Sharia courts. C) Landowners almost always won cases against peasants. D) Sharia courts favored neither party in disputes between peasants and landowners.
A) 74% B) 65% C) 56% D) 42%
A) Darimi B) Ibn Hajar C) Ibn Faras D) Ata' bin Abi Rabah
A) The Dutch B) The French C) The British D) The Spanish
A) Non-Muslims B) Anyone regardless of religion C) Muslims D) Only men
A) Military commanders B) A public official called muhtasib (market inspector) C) Educational administrators D) Local religious leaders
A) Qanun B) Fatawa-e-Alamgiri C) Sharia D) Mazalim
A) Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich B) Senator Ted Cruz C) President Barack Obama D) Governor Ron DeSantis
A) Radical Islamist movements B) A democratic context C) Western democracy without modifications D) An absolute monarchy
A) Refah Party B) Kevin Boyle C) The Turkish Constitutional Court D) Maurits S. Berger
A) Libya B) Saudi Arabia C) Iran D) Pakistan
A) French B) Turkish C) English D) Arabic
A) Quebec, Canada B) Alberta, Canada C) Ontario, Canada D) British Columbia, Canada
A) Middle-East/North Africa (74%) B) South Asia (84%) C) Sub-Saharan Africa (64%) D) Southern-Eastern Europe (18%)
A) They are universally codified B) Judges' verdicts do not set binding precedents C) They must be followed by all future cases D) They require jury approval
A) 20 B) 34 C) 25 D) 50
A) Property rights B) Voting rights C) Freedom of speech D) Right to drive
A) An inheritance tax B) A charitable endowment C) A type of court procedure D) A form of legal representation
A) England B) India C) United States D) Israel
A) 1917 B) 1826 C) 1870s D) 1839
A) "Evidence is king" B) "Amicable settlement is the best verdict" C) "The letter of the law prevails" D) "Justice above all else"
A) Afghanistan (99%) B) Indonesia (72%) C) Pakistan (84%) D) Egypt (74%)
A) A recommendation letter B) A diploma for completing high school C) A certificate of attendance D) A license (ijaza) certifying a student's competence
A) They were banned from issuing fatwas B) They remained independent throughout history C) They formed separate religious courts D) Gradually incorporated into state bureaucracies
A) Crimes against God B) Treason, blasphemy C) Murder, adultery, slander, theft D) Property damage, bodily injury
A) Their scholarly reputation B) Their wealth and social status C) Their political connections D) The number of fatwas they issued
A) Bali B) Aceh C) Sumatra D) Jakarta
A) Hasan al-Turabi B) Sayyid Qutb C) Abul A'la Maududi D) Abdolkarim Soroush
A) Maliki B) Shafi'i C) Hanafi D) Hanbali
A) Purchase B) Inheritance C) Bequest D) Through pre-trial discovery process
A) Napoleon Bonaparte B) Lord Cornwallis C) King George III D) Warren Hastings
A) Absence of oral testimony B) Influence from the ruling elite C) Stringent procedural norms made convictions difficult D) Lack of trained judges
A) The Ottoman Empire B) The colonial era C) The post-colonial era D) The 20th century
A) Mabsut B) Collections of fatwas C) Qawāʿid D) Mukhtasar |
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