Sharia Law - Quiz
A) Islamic law derived from the Quran and teachings of Prophet Muhammad B) International law governing human rights C) Legal system based on Roman law D) Secular legal system based on democratic principles
A) Buddhism B) Islam C) Christianity D) Judaism
A) Latin B) Arabic C) French D) Chinese
A) Special prayer ritual B) Act of charity C) Fasting practice D) Analogical reasoning to derive legal rulings
A) Legal opinions provided by Islamic scholars B) Religious holidays C) Penalties for criminal acts D) Fasting practices
A) Sacred text B) Annual pilgrimage C) Fasting month D) Practices and teachings of Prophet Muhammad
A) Archaeologist B) Tax collector C) Interpret and provide legal opinions on Islamic law D) Military commander
A) Legal conformity to established rulings B) Fasting during Ramadan C) Religious pilgrimage D) Giving to charity
A) Underground movement B) Permissible according to Islamic law C) Sacred text D) Fasting practice
A) United States B) France C) Saudi Arabia D) Japan
A) Fiqh B) Hadith C) Aqida D) Tafsir
A) Muslim prayer ritual B) Oneness of God C) Religious holiday D) Religious charity
A) Sunnah B) Fiqh C) Ijma D) Qiyas
A) Hanafi B) Maliki C) Hanbali D) Shafiʽi
A) It represents consensus among the community or religious authorities. B) It refers to individual interpretation of the Quran. C) It is used only in economic transactions. D) It is a form of punishment for non-compliance with Islamic law.
A) Islamic law, historical context, modern application. B) Divine, abstract; Classical; Historical; Contemporary sharia(s). C) Pathway, religious regulations, divine justice. D) Sufi stages, Islamic rules, legal systems.
A) Al-Ghazali B) Saadia Gaon C) Al-Farabi D) Ibn Sina
A) Kitab Allah B) Hikmah C) Qur'an al-Azim D) Sharīʿat Allāh
A) Malik ibn Anas B) Al-Shafi'i C) Ibn Sina D) Abu Hanifa
A) Surah Al-Fatiha B) Surah An-Nisa C) Surah Al-Ikhlas D) Al Baqara 178
A) Complete abolition of Qisas B) Mandatory exile for all murderers C) Introduction of community service as punishment D) Debate about whether a Muslim can be executed for a non-Muslim
A) Abu al-Hasan al-Ash'ari's followers B) Ahl al-Kalām, Mu'tazila C) rationalists D) Atharists, Ahl al-Hadith
A) Abu al-Hasan al-Ash'ari B) Ahl al-Kalām C) Ahl al-Hadith D) Mu'tazila
A) Prayer B) Custom C) Tradition D) Rituals
A) Ikhtilaf B) Qiyas C) Sunnah D) Ijma
A) Mohammed al-Ghazali B) Abdallah bin Bayyah C) Rashid Rida D) Yusuf al-Qaradawi
A) 14th century B) 12th century C) 8th century D) 10th century
A) Taqlid B) Istishab C) Istislah D) Istihsan
A) Abdallah bin Bayyah B) Ibn Hanbal C) Ibn Taymiyyah D) Al-Shafi'i
A) Istihsan (juristic preference) B) Qiyas (analogical reasoning) C) Naskh (abrogation) D) Ijma (consensus)
A) Qiyas B) Ijma C) Istihsan D) Istislah
A) Sunni sect B) Shiite sect C) Kharijite sect D) Zaydi sect
A) The seven laws B) The ten commandments C) The four pillars D) The five decisions (al-aḥkām al-khamsa)
A) Mandūb B) Mustaḥabb C) Farḍ D) Wajib
A) Fatwa B) Tazir C) Hudud D) Qisas
A) Tazir B) Qisas C) Fatwa D) Hudud
A) With rushd (maturity) B) Upon reaching puberty C) At birth D) After the first prayer
A) Ibn Taymiyyah B) Al-Ghazali C) Al-Shafi'i D) Ahmad Ibn Hanbal
A) Injuries B) Marriage C) Rituals D) Sales
A) Diya B) Hudud C) Qisas D) Taʿzīr
A) Marriage below the minimum age was forbidden. B) Marriage with parental consent. C) Marriage at any age without proof of maturity. D) Marriage above the minimum age was forbidden.
A) Muftis B) Muslim rulers C) Judges D) Imams
A) Glenn Beck B) Diana West C) Laura Ingraham D) Ann Coulter
A) Half the amount. B) One-sixteenth the amount. C) The same amount. D) Twice the amount.
A) More than ten individuals. B) Four individuals. C) Twenty individuals. D) None.
A) Taʿzīr B) Diya C) Hudud D) Qisas
A) Written documents B) Physical evidence C) Oral witness testimony D) Confessions
A) 40% B) 60% C) 25% D) 55%
A) Florida B) Texas C) California D) Oklahoma
A) Hanbali B) Shafi'i C) Hanafi D) Maliki
A) Shafi'i B) Hanafi C) Ibadi D) Maliki
A) Hanafi B) Shafi'i C) Maliki D) Hanbali
A) One-sixteenth. B) The same amount. C) Twice the amount. D) Half the amount.
A) The ruler B) A mufti C) A judge (qadi) D) A shurta
A) Egypt B) Tunisia C) Saudi Arabia D) Iran
A) Twice the value. B) The same as a non-Muslim man. C) One-fifteenth the value. D) Half the value.
A) Pakistan B) Saudi Arabia C) Iran D) Algeria
A) Alberta B) Ontario C) Quebec D) British Columbia
A) Mazalim court B) Mufti court C) Sharia court D) Police court
A) Chancellor Angela Merkel B) Interior Minister Thomas de Maizière C) Foreign Minister Heiko Maas D) President Frank-Walter Steinmeier
A) Turkey (12%) B) Azerbaijan (8%) C) Albania (12%) D) Kazakhstan (10%)
A) 100% B) 52% C) Less than 10% D) 25%
A) As a resistance struggle using leftist anticolonialist rhetoric. B) By focusing solely on economic reforms. C) Through advocating for secular governance. D) By promoting Western democratic values.
A) UNICEF, WHO, Amnesty International B) Musawah, CEDAW, KAFA C) Red Cross, Save the Children, Human Rights Watch D) Doctors Without Borders, Greenpeace, Oxfam
A) Directly changing the Quranic text B) Abolishing all religious laws C) Ignoring traditional practices entirely D) Imposing administrative hurdles
A) 1998 B) 2003 C) 2001 D) 1995
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) 56% B) 42% C) 65% D) 74%
A) Ata' bin Abi Rabah B) Ibn Hajar C) Ibn Faras D) Darimi
A) The French B) The Dutch C) The Spanish D) The British
A) Muslims B) Anyone regardless of religion C) Non-Muslims D) Only men
A) Educational administrators B) Military commanders C) Local religious leaders D) A public official called muhtasib (market inspector)
A) Qanun B) Fatawa-e-Alamgiri C) Sharia D) Mazalim
A) Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich B) President Barack Obama C) Senator Ted Cruz D) Governor Ron DeSantis
A) A democratic context B) Radical Islamist movements C) An absolute monarchy D) Western democracy without modifications
A) Maurits S. Berger B) Kevin Boyle C) Refah Party D) The Turkish Constitutional Court
A) Iran B) Libya C) Pakistan D) Saudi Arabia
A) Turkish B) English C) French D) Arabic
A) Ontario, Canada B) British Columbia, Canada C) Alberta, Canada D) Quebec, Canada
A) Sub-Saharan Africa (64%) B) Middle-East/North Africa (74%) C) Southern-Eastern Europe (18%) D) South Asia (84%)
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) 50 B) 20 C) 34 D) 25
A) Right to drive B) Freedom of speech C) Property rights D) Voting rights
A) A form of legal representation B) An inheritance tax C) A charitable endowment D) A type of court procedure
A) England B) Israel C) United States D) India
A) 1839 B) 1870s C) 1826 D) 1917
A) "Amicable settlement is the best verdict" B) "The letter of the law prevails" C) "Evidence is king" D) "Justice above all else"
A) Indonesia (72%) B) Afghanistan (99%) C) Pakistan (84%) D) Egypt (74%)
A) A certificate of attendance B) A license (ijaza) certifying a student's competence C) A diploma for completing high school D) A recommendation letter
A) They formed separate religious courts B) Gradually incorporated into state bureaucracies C) They were banned from issuing fatwas D) They remained independent throughout history
A) Property damage, bodily injury B) Treason, blasphemy C) Murder, adultery, slander, theft D) Crimes against God
A) The number of fatwas they issued B) Their wealth and social status C) Their political connections D) Their scholarly reputation
A) Jakarta B) Aceh C) Bali D) Sumatra
A) Abul A'la Maududi B) Sayyid Qutb C) Hasan al-Turabi D) Abdolkarim Soroush
A) Hanafi B) Hanbali C) Shafi'i D) Maliki
A) Through pre-trial discovery process B) Inheritance C) Purchase D) Bequest
A) Lord Cornwallis B) Warren Hastings C) Napoleon Bonaparte D) King George III
A) Lack of trained judges B) Influence from the ruling elite C) Stringent procedural norms made convictions difficult D) Absence of oral testimony
A) The Ottoman Empire B) The 20th century C) The post-colonial era D) The colonial era
A) Qawāʿid B) Collections of fatwas C) Mukhtasar D) Mabsut |
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