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