OTS General Posts: Islamic Studies MCQs with Answers

Question 1

Who compiled Sunan Ibn Majah?

Accepted Answer

Imam Muhammad ibn Yazid ibn Majah al-Qazwini

Answer

Imam al-Tirmidhi

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Imam al-Bukhari

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Imam Muslim al-Nisaburi

Question 2

Which work is the well-known selection of hadith arranged for ethics and worship by Imam al-Nawawi?

Accepted Answer

Riyad al-Salihin

Answer

Mishkat al-Masabih

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Musnad Ahmad

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Al-Muwatta

Question 3

What administrative institution did Hazrat Umar (RA) establish to maintain a record of soldiers and their stipends?

Accepted Answer

Diwan al-Jund

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Bayt al-Mal

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Diwan al-Qada

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Majlis al-Shura

Question 4

What was the Bayt al-Mal established by Hazrat Umar (RA)?

Accepted Answer

The state treasury for managing public finances

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A council of senior companions for consultation

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A register of tribal genealogies

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A court of religious judgments

Question 5

Al-Zamakhshari's Tafsir "Al-Kashshaf" is primarily renowned for its focus on which aspect?

Accepted Answer

Arabic grammar and rhetorical analysis (Balaghah)

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Hadith-based interpretation

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Sufi spiritual meanings

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Fiqh and legal rulings

Question 6

Which Surah is chiefly tied in memory work to Meccan rites and takes its title from the annual pilgrimage season?

Accepted Answer

Surah Al-Hajj

Answer

Surah Al-Baqarah

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Surah Al-An'am

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Surah Al-Ma'idah

Question 7

Which statement best states minimal adult mental soundness needed so Hajj becomes personally binding?

Accepted Answer

Chronic insanity lifts personal obligation

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Any child may be forced major Hajj debt

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Temporary mood swings void Islam itself

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Bankruptcy always erases faith duty

Question 8

Which early Caliph led the first official Hajj delegation after the Prophet's passing in standard chronology?

Accepted Answer

Sayyidina Abu Bakr as-Siddiq

Answer

Sayyidina Umar ibn al-Khattab

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Sayyidina Uthman ibn Affan

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Sayyidina Ali ibn Abi Talib

Question 9

Najdi plains pilgrims classically crossed ihram at Qarn al-Manazil aligned with which near-Taif landmark students pair in tables?

Accepted Answer

As-Sail al-Kabir wadi vicinity

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Mountain pass above Mecca ridge

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Yalamlam seaboard marker

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Batn Nakhla interior stop

Question 10

The mysterious disconnected letters found at the beginning of 29 Surahs are technically called:

Accepted Answer

Al-Muqatta'at

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Al-Mutashabihat

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Al-Mubhamat

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Al-Aqsam

Question 11

What is "Tafsir bil-Ra'y al-Madhmum" (blameworthy rational tafsir)?

Accepted Answer

Interpretation of Quranic verses without proper scholarly grounding, based on personal whims

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Interpretation grounded in Arabic grammar and transmitted reports

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Sufi allegorical interpretation of the Quran

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Interpretation confined to scientific theories

Question 12

In which year CE did the Battle of Badr take place?

Accepted Answer

624 CE

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625 CE

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627 CE

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630 CE

Question 13

What was the title given to Hazrat Abu Bakr (RA) by the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)?

Accepted Answer

Al-Siddiq

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Al-Faruq

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Dhun-Nurayn

Answer

Al-Amin

Question 14

What was the title given to Hazrat Umar ibn al-Khattab (RA)?

Accepted Answer

Al-Faruq

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Al-Siddiq

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Dhun-Nurayn

Answer

Saifullah

Question 15

Who introduced the Hijri (Islamic lunar) calendar during his caliphate?

Accepted Answer

Umar (RA)

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Abu Bakr (RA)

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Uthman (RA)

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Ali (RA)