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