Sharia Law - Quiz
A) International law governing human rights B) Islamic law derived from the Quran and teachings of Prophet Muhammad C) Secular legal system based on democratic principles D) Legal system based on Roman law
A) Buddhism B) Judaism C) Islam D) Christianity
A) Latin B) French C) Chinese D) Arabic
A) Special prayer ritual B) Act of charity C) Fasting practice D) Analogical reasoning to derive legal rulings
A) Fasting practices B) Legal opinions provided by Islamic scholars C) Religious holidays D) Penalties for criminal acts
A) Fasting month B) Sacred text C) Annual pilgrimage D) Practices and teachings of Prophet Muhammad
A) Interpret and provide legal opinions on Islamic law B) Military commander 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) Underground movement C) Permissible according to Islamic law D) Fasting practice
A) Japan B) France C) United States D) Saudi Arabia
A) Hadith B) Fiqh C) Aqida D) Tafsir
A) Oneness of God B) Muslim prayer ritual C) Religious holiday D) Religious charity
A) Fiqh B) Sunnah C) Qiyas D) Ijma
A) Maliki B) Shafiʽi C) Hanbali D) Hanafi
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) Pathway, religious regulations, divine justice. C) Islamic law, historical context, modern application. D) Sufi stages, Islamic rules, legal systems.
A) Ibn Sina B) Saadia Gaon C) Al-Ghazali D) Al-Farabi
A) Kitab Allah B) Sharīʿat Allāh C) Qur'an al-Azim D) Hikmah
A) Al-Shafi'i B) Malik ibn Anas C) Abu Hanifa D) Ibn Sina
A) Surah An-Nisa B) Al Baqara 178 C) Surah Al-Fatiha D) Surah Al-Ikhlas
A) Complete abolition of Qisas B) Mandatory exile for all murderers C) Debate about whether a Muslim can be executed for a non-Muslim D) Introduction of community service as punishment
A) rationalists B) Atharists, Ahl al-Hadith C) Abu al-Hasan al-Ash'ari's followers D) Ahl al-Kalām, Mu'tazila
A) Abu al-Hasan al-Ash'ari B) Ahl al-Kalām C) Mu'tazila D) Ahl al-Hadith
A) Prayer B) Tradition C) Rituals D) Custom
A) Qiyas B) Ijma C) Sunnah D) Ikhtilaf
A) Yusuf al-Qaradawi B) Abdallah bin Bayyah C) Mohammed al-Ghazali D) Rashid Rida
A) 10th century B) 8th century C) 12th century D) 14th century
A) Istishab B) Istislah C) Istihsan D) Taqlid
A) Al-Shafi'i B) Abdallah bin Bayyah C) Ibn Taymiyyah D) Ibn Hanbal
A) Ijma (consensus) B) Naskh (abrogation) C) Istihsan (juristic preference) D) Qiyas (analogical reasoning)
A) Istihsan B) Ijma C) Qiyas D) Istislah
A) Kharijite sect B) Zaydi sect C) Sunni sect D) Shiite sect
A) The four pillars B) The ten commandments C) The five decisions (al-aḥkām al-khamsa) D) The seven laws
A) Mustaḥabb B) Farḍ C) Mandūb D) Wajib
A) Qisas B) Tazir C) Hudud 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) Al-Shafi'i C) Al-Ghazali D) Ibn Taymiyyah
A) Marriage B) Injuries C) Sales D) Rituals
A) Taʿzīr B) Diya C) Hudud D) Qisas
A) Marriage at any age without proof of maturity. B) Marriage above the minimum age was forbidden. C) Marriage below the minimum age was forbidden. D) Marriage with parental consent.
A) Judges B) Muftis C) Imams D) Muslim rulers
A) Laura Ingraham B) Diana West C) Ann Coulter D) Glenn Beck
A) Half the amount. B) Twice the amount. C) One-sixteenth the amount. D) The same amount.
A) More than ten individuals. B) Four individuals. C) Twenty individuals. D) None.
A) Qisas B) Hudud C) Diya D) Taʿzīr
A) Written documents B) Oral witness testimony C) Physical evidence D) Confessions
A) 25% B) 60% C) 40% D) 55%
A) Florida B) Texas C) Oklahoma D) California
A) Maliki B) Hanafi C) Hanbali D) Shafi'i
A) Hanafi B) Shafi'i C) Maliki D) Ibadi
A) Maliki B) Hanbali C) Shafi'i D) Hanafi
A) One-sixteenth. B) Half the amount. C) Twice the amount. D) The same amount.
A) A judge (qadi) B) The ruler C) A shurta D) A mufti
A) Egypt B) Iran C) Tunisia D) Saudi Arabia
A) Half the value. B) One-fifteenth the value. C) The same as a non-Muslim man. D) Twice the value.
A) Iran B) Saudi Arabia C) Pakistan D) Algeria
A) Quebec B) British Columbia C) Alberta D) Ontario
A) Mufti court B) Mazalim court C) Police 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) Albania (12%) C) Kazakhstan (10%) D) Azerbaijan (8%)
A) 100% B) 25% C) 52% D) Less than 10%
A) Through advocating for secular governance. B) As a resistance struggle using leftist anticolonialist rhetoric. C) By focusing solely on economic reforms. D) By promoting Western democratic values.
A) UNICEF, WHO, Amnesty International B) Red Cross, Save the Children, Human Rights Watch C) Doctors Without Borders, Greenpeace, Oxfam D) Musawah, CEDAW, KAFA
A) Directly changing the Quranic text B) Ignoring traditional practices entirely C) Abolishing all religious laws D) Imposing administrative hurdles
A) 2003 B) 2001 C) 1995 D) 1998
A) Landowners almost always won cases against peasants. B) Peasants almost always won cases against oppressive landowners. C) Sharia courts favored neither party in disputes between peasants and landowners. D) Cases involving peasants and landowners were rarely heard in Sharia courts.
A) 42% B) 65% C) 56% D) 74%
A) Ata' bin Abi Rabah B) Darimi C) Ibn Hajar D) Ibn Faras
A) The Spanish B) The Dutch C) The British D) The French
A) Muslims B) Only men C) Anyone regardless of religion D) Non-Muslims
A) Military commanders B) A public official called muhtasib (market inspector) C) Educational administrators D) Local religious leaders
A) Fatawa-e-Alamgiri B) Sharia C) Mazalim D) Qanun
A) Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich B) Governor Ron DeSantis C) President Barack Obama D) Senator Ted Cruz
A) Radical Islamist movements B) An absolute monarchy C) Western democracy without modifications D) A democratic context
A) Kevin Boyle B) Refah Party C) Maurits S. Berger D) The Turkish Constitutional Court
A) Saudi Arabia B) Libya C) Pakistan D) Iran
A) Turkish B) French C) English D) Arabic
A) Ontario, Canada B) British Columbia, Canada C) Alberta, Canada D) Quebec, Canada
A) Sub-Saharan Africa (64%) B) Middle-East/North Africa (74%) C) South Asia (84%) D) Southern-Eastern Europe (18%)
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) 25 C) 50 D) 34
A) Voting rights B) Freedom of speech C) Right to drive D) Property rights
A) An inheritance tax B) A type of court procedure C) A charitable endowment D) A form of legal representation
A) England B) United States C) Israel D) India
A) 1870s B) 1839 C) 1826 D) 1917
A) "Justice above all else" B) "The letter of the law prevails" C) "Amicable settlement is the best verdict" D) "Evidence is king"
A) Indonesia (72%) B) Pakistan (84%) C) Afghanistan (99%) D) Egypt (74%)
A) A recommendation letter B) A license (ijaza) certifying a student's competence C) A diploma for completing high school D) A certificate of attendance
A) They formed separate religious courts B) They remained independent throughout history C) Gradually incorporated into state bureaucracies D) They were banned from issuing fatwas
A) Murder, adultery, slander, theft B) Treason, blasphemy C) Property damage, bodily injury D) Crimes against God
A) Their political connections B) Their wealth and social status C) The number of fatwas they issued D) Their scholarly reputation
A) Aceh B) Jakarta C) Bali D) Sumatra
A) Abul A'la Maududi B) Sayyid Qutb C) Abdolkarim Soroush D) Hasan al-Turabi
A) Hanbali B) Maliki C) Hanafi D) Shafi'i
A) Purchase B) Bequest C) Through pre-trial discovery process D) Inheritance
A) King George III B) Napoleon Bonaparte C) Warren Hastings D) Lord Cornwallis
A) Stringent procedural norms made convictions difficult B) Lack of trained judges C) Absence of oral testimony D) Influence from the ruling elite
A) The 20th century B) The post-colonial era C) The colonial era D) The Ottoman Empire
A) Collections of fatwas B) Qawāʿid C) Mabsut D) Mukhtasar |
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