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) Islam B) Buddhism C) Christianity D) Judaism
A) Arabic B) Chinese C) French D) Latin
A) Special prayer ritual B) Analogical reasoning to derive legal rulings C) Act of charity D) Fasting practice
A) Penalties for criminal acts B) Legal opinions provided by Islamic scholars C) Fasting practices D) Religious holidays
A) Sacred text B) Annual pilgrimage C) Fasting month D) Practices and teachings of Prophet Muhammad
A) Interpret and provide legal opinions on Islamic law B) Tax collector C) Archaeologist D) Military commander
A) Fasting during Ramadan B) Giving to charity C) Legal conformity to established rulings D) Religious pilgrimage
A) Underground movement B) Fasting practice C) Permissible according to Islamic law D) Sacred text
A) France B) United States C) Japan D) Saudi Arabia
A) Aqida B) Tafsir C) Hadith D) Fiqh
A) Religious holiday B) Oneness of God C) Religious charity D) Muslim prayer ritual
A) Ijma B) Fiqh C) Sunnah D) Qiyas
A) Maliki B) Hanafi 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) Pathway, religious regulations, divine justice. B) Islamic law, historical context, modern application. C) Divine, abstract; Classical; Historical; Contemporary sharia(s). D) Sufi stages, Islamic rules, legal systems.
A) Saadia Gaon B) Ibn Sina C) Al-Farabi D) Al-Ghazali
A) Sharīʿat Allāh B) Qur'an al-Azim C) Hikmah D) Kitab Allah
A) Ibn Sina B) Abu Hanifa C) Malik ibn Anas D) Al-Shafi'i
A) Al Baqara 178 B) Surah An-Nisa C) Surah Al-Fatiha D) Surah Al-Ikhlas
A) Debate about whether a Muslim can be executed for a non-Muslim B) Mandatory exile for all murderers C) Introduction of community service as punishment D) Complete abolition of Qisas
A) Ahl al-Kalām, Mu'tazila B) Abu al-Hasan al-Ash'ari's followers C) Atharists, Ahl al-Hadith D) rationalists
A) Ahl al-Kalām B) Ahl al-Hadith C) Abu al-Hasan al-Ash'ari D) Mu'tazila
A) Rituals B) Tradition C) Custom D) Prayer
A) Qiyas B) Ijma C) Sunnah D) Ikhtilaf
A) Mohammed al-Ghazali B) Rashid Rida C) Yusuf al-Qaradawi D) Abdallah bin Bayyah
A) 10th century B) 12th century C) 8th century D) 14th century
A) Istihsan B) Istislah C) Taqlid D) Istishab
A) Al-Shafi'i B) Abdallah bin Bayyah C) Ibn Taymiyyah D) Ibn Hanbal
A) Qiyas (analogical reasoning) B) Ijma (consensus) C) Naskh (abrogation) D) Istihsan (juristic preference)
A) Ijma B) Istihsan C) Istislah D) Qiyas
A) Sunni sect B) Shiite sect C) Kharijite sect D) Zaydi sect
A) The ten commandments B) The five decisions (al-aḥkām al-khamsa) C) The seven laws D) The four pillars
A) Farḍ B) Mustaḥabb C) Wajib D) Mandūb
A) Hudud B) Qisas C) Tazir D) Fatwa
A) Qisas B) Tazir C) Hudud D) Fatwa
A) At birth B) With rushd (maturity) C) After the first prayer D) Upon reaching puberty
A) Ahmad Ibn Hanbal B) Ibn Taymiyyah C) Al-Ghazali D) Al-Shafi'i
A) Sales B) Injuries C) Marriage D) Rituals
A) Qisas B) Hudud C) Diya D) Taʿzīr
A) Marriage above the minimum age was forbidden. B) Marriage below the minimum age was forbidden. C) Marriage with parental consent. D) Marriage at any age without proof of maturity.
A) Imams B) Judges C) Muslim rulers D) Muftis
A) Glenn Beck B) Ann Coulter C) Laura Ingraham D) Diana West
A) Twice the amount. B) The same amount. C) Half the amount. D) One-sixteenth the amount.
A) More than ten individuals. B) Twenty individuals. C) None. D) Four individuals.
A) Taʿzīr B) Hudud C) Qisas D) Diya
A) Oral witness testimony B) Confessions C) Written documents D) Physical evidence
A) 55% B) 40% C) 60% D) 25%
A) Oklahoma B) Florida C) Texas D) California
A) Maliki B) Hanbali C) Shafi'i D) Hanafi
A) Ibadi B) Maliki C) Hanafi D) Shafi'i
A) Maliki B) Shafi'i C) Hanbali D) Hanafi
A) Twice the amount. B) One-sixteenth. C) The same amount. D) Half the amount.
A) A mufti B) The ruler C) A judge (qadi) D) A shurta
A) Iran B) Egypt C) Saudi Arabia D) Tunisia
A) One-fifteenth the value. B) Twice the value. C) The same as a non-Muslim man. D) Half the value.
A) Iran B) Pakistan C) Algeria D) Saudi Arabia
A) British Columbia B) Ontario C) Alberta D) Quebec
A) Police court B) Sharia court C) Mufti court D) Mazalim court
A) Foreign Minister Heiko Maas B) President Frank-Walter Steinmeier C) Chancellor Angela Merkel D) Interior Minister Thomas de Maizière
A) Albania (12%) B) Turkey (12%) C) Azerbaijan (8%) D) Kazakhstan (10%)
A) 25% B) 52% C) Less than 10% D) 100%
A) Through advocating for secular governance. B) By promoting Western democratic values. C) By focusing solely on economic reforms. D) As a resistance struggle using leftist anticolonialist rhetoric.
A) UNICEF, WHO, Amnesty International B) Musawah, CEDAW, KAFA C) Doctors Without Borders, Greenpeace, Oxfam D) Red Cross, Save the Children, Human Rights Watch
A) Ignoring traditional practices entirely B) Abolishing all religious laws C) Imposing administrative hurdles D) Directly changing the Quranic text
A) 1995 B) 2001 C) 1998 D) 2003
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) 56% C) 65% D) 42%
A) Darimi B) Ibn Hajar C) Ibn Faras D) Ata' bin Abi Rabah
A) The Spanish B) The French C) The British D) The Dutch
A) Anyone regardless of religion B) Muslims C) Non-Muslims D) Only men
A) Local religious leaders B) Educational administrators C) Military commanders D) A public official called muhtasib (market inspector)
A) Fatawa-e-Alamgiri B) Mazalim C) Sharia D) Qanun
A) Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich B) Senator Ted Cruz C) Governor Ron DeSantis D) President Barack Obama
A) A democratic context B) Radical Islamist movements C) An absolute monarchy D) Western democracy without modifications
A) Kevin Boyle B) Refah Party C) Maurits S. Berger D) The Turkish Constitutional Court
A) Iran B) Saudi Arabia C) Pakistan D) Libya
A) French B) English C) Turkish D) Arabic
A) British Columbia, Canada B) Ontario, Canada C) Alberta, Canada D) Quebec, Canada
A) Middle-East/North Africa (74%) B) Southern-Eastern Europe (18%) C) Sub-Saharan Africa (64%) D) South Asia (84%)
A) They require jury approval B) They are universally codified C) They must be followed by all future cases D) Judges' verdicts do not set binding precedents
A) 20 B) 50 C) 25 D) 34
A) Right to drive B) Voting rights C) Property rights D) Freedom of speech
A) A form of legal representation B) A charitable endowment C) An inheritance tax D) A type of court procedure
A) England B) Israel C) India D) United States
A) 1917 B) 1826 C) 1870s D) 1839
A) "Amicable settlement is the best verdict" B) "The letter of the law prevails" C) "Justice above all else" D) "Evidence is king"
A) Pakistan (84%) B) Afghanistan (99%) C) Indonesia (72%) 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) 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) Property damage, bodily injury B) Crimes against God C) Murder, adultery, slander, theft D) Treason, blasphemy
A) The number of fatwas they issued B) Their wealth and social status C) Their political connections D) Their scholarly reputation
A) Aceh B) Sumatra C) Jakarta D) Bali
A) Abul A'la Maududi B) Sayyid Qutb C) Hasan al-Turabi D) Abdolkarim Soroush
A) Shafi'i B) Maliki C) Hanbali D) Hanafi
A) Inheritance B) Bequest C) Through pre-trial discovery process D) Purchase
A) King George III B) Napoleon Bonaparte C) Warren Hastings D) Lord Cornwallis
A) Influence from the ruling elite B) Stringent procedural norms made convictions difficult C) Lack of trained judges D) Absence of oral testimony
A) The post-colonial era B) The 20th century C) The Ottoman Empire D) The colonial era
A) Collections of fatwas B) Qawāʿid C) Mabsut D) Mukhtasar |