‘By Him who dominates my soul I swear
that you are the Prophet of this nation …
you will be abused and you will be
persecuted. If I should ever live to see that
day, I shall surely help the cause of Allāh’.
Who made the statement above?
Answer
(B)
Waraqah b. Nawfal
2
The verse above means that divorce may be pronounced twice and then the woman must
Answer
(B)
be retained in honour or allowed to go with kindness
3
The ninth year of hijrah is known as the
year of
Answer
(A)
Deputation
4
After the Prophet (S.A.W) had migrated to al-madīnah, the first two major wars he fought against the Makkans were
Answer
(D)
Badr and Uhud.
5
The Prophet’s uncle who lost his life in the
battle of Badr was
Answer
(A)
Hamzah
6
The Quyaysh boycotted Banū Hāshim
because they
Answer
(D)
protected the Prophet (S.A.W) and refused to surrender him.
7
The success of the business venture which
Muhammed (S.A.W) carried out for
Khadījah was due mainly to
Answer
(C)
his dedication and honesty
8
The social reforms witnessed by Arabia
during the life time of the Prophet (S.A.W)
included the
Answer
(B)
improvement in slave/master relations
9
The treaty of al-Hudaybiyyah was expected
to last
Answer
(A)
ten years
10
The Khulafā al-Rāshidūn reigned between
Answer
(A)
A.D. 632 and 661
11
The conversion of ‘Umar b. al-Khattāb was turning point in the history of Islam because
Answer
(A)
it encouraged the actualization of the Prophet’s mission
12
The battle of Siffin led to the emergence of
the
Answer
(A)
Khawārij
13
During the reign of Caliph ‘Ali, the seat of
administration moved from al-Madīnah to
Answer
(D)
Kūfah.
14
The first Qur’ānic verse revealed,
instructed the Prophet (S.A.W) to
Answer
(B)
seek knowledge through reading
15
The Sūrah that tells us the story of how
the Ka’abah was delivered from destruction is
Answer
(C)
al-Fīl
16
In Sūrat an-Nās, protection was sought
from the evils of
Answer
(C)
men and jinn
17
Reference to a special night is made in
Sūrat
Answer
(D)
al-Qadr.
18
The verse Wa la sawfa yu’tīka rabbuka
fatardā is immediately preceded by
Answer
(A)
a lam yajidka yatīman fa ‘āwā
19
A Makkan Sūrah with the main objective
of reassuring the prophet (S.A.W.) at a
time of distress is
Answer
(B)
ad-Duhā
20
The verse above (Q. 17.23)
warns against
Answer
(A)
insulting parents
21
Sūratul-Kawthar concerns the Prophet’s
Answer
(C)
loss of his son
22
In the verse Yā ayyuhal - ladhīna āmanū
lā taqrabus-salāta wa antum sukārā (Q.
4.43) Allāh is asking the Muslims not to
attempt to
Answer
(B)
pray when they are in a drunken state
23
The verse (Q. 95.8) above means ‘Is
Allah not’
Answer
(D)
the Head of all Judges?
24
The official compilation of Hadith was
initiated by
Answer
(C)
‘Umar b. Abd al-Aziz
25
The difference between isnād and matn is
that
Answer
(B)
isnād is the chain of reporters, while matn is their text
26
The Hadīth above Teaches that a Muslim
Answer
(B)
must confine himself to the established teachings of Islam
27
The expression “Man kāna yu ‘minu billāhi wal yawmil ‘ākhir fal yaqual khayran aw li yasmut” means a believer should
Answer
(C)
make good utterances or keep silent
28
‘Verily Allāh has prescribed the best behavior with regard to everything …’The above quotation from Hadīth 17 of an-Nawawi’s collection emphasizes the ethics of
Answer
(B)
slaughtering animals
29
Which of the following does NOT belong to the group?
Answer
(A)
Muslim b. al-Hajjāj
30
The Prophet described as rūhullāh in the Qur’ān is
Answer
(B)
īsa
31
The main function of Angel Azrāil is
Answer
(D)
taking the lives of people
32
Prophet ‘īsā spoke in the cradle and
Answer
(B)
exonerated his mother
33
The five most important prophets in Islam were
Answer
(B)
Muhammad, Nūh, Ibrāhīm, Mūsā, īsā
34
Which of the following Prophets,according to the Qur’an, lived for not less than nine hundred and fifty years?
Answer
(B)
Nūℎ
35
Which of the following Prophets was an ancestor of both Arabs and Jews?
Answer
(D)
Ibrāhīm
36
Iddah, the waiting period after a divorce, is
Answer
(B)
three months
37
Performing Tayammum is justified when one
Answer
(C)
is sick
38
Sawn is the abstinence from eating, drinking and sexual urge
Answer
(D)
from dawn to dusk with the intention of worship
39
In order to make Tawāf, you are required to keep the ka’abah to your
Answer
(A)
left and go round it in an anticlockwise direction
40
The verse means that divorce may be pronounced twice and
then the woman must
Answer
(B)
be retained in honour or allowed to go with kindness
41
One of the conditions of Sunni talāq is that it must be pronounced
Answer
(C)
when the wife is free from menstruation
42
The first tawāf which a pilgrim makes when he arrives at Makkah is called tawāf
Answer
(B)
al − qudūm
43
If instead of four raka′āt a devotee observes five raka'āt in salat az-Zuhr he should perform
Answer
(A)
Ba'diyyaℎ
44
Having met all the conditions for the payment of Zakāh,Mallam Ibrāhim has five hundred Naira. How much should he pay as Zakāh from this amount?
Answer
(D)
N12.50k
45
A worshiper who remembers that he missed an obligatory step of ablution after he had finished praying will have to repeat
