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