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) Islam B) Judaism C) Christianity D) Buddhism
A) French B) Arabic C) Chinese D) Latin
A) Analogical reasoning to derive legal rulings B) Fasting practice C) Act of charity D) Special prayer ritual
A) Penalties for criminal acts B) Religious holidays C) Fasting practices D) Legal opinions provided by Islamic scholars
A) Fasting month B) Sacred text C) Annual pilgrimage D) Practices and teachings of Prophet Muhammad
A) Archaeologist B) Tax collector C) Military commander D) Interpret and provide legal opinions on Islamic law
A) Legal conformity to established rulings B) Religious pilgrimage C) Giving to charity D) Fasting during Ramadan
A) Sacred text B) Fasting practice C) Underground movement D) Permissible according to Islamic law
A) Japan B) United States C) France D) Saudi Arabia
A) Fiqh B) Aqida C) Tafsir D) Hadith
A) Religious holiday B) Religious charity C) Muslim prayer ritual D) Oneness of God
A) Fiqh B) Ijma C) Sunnah D) Qiyas
A) Maliki B) Hanafi C) Hanbali D) Shafiʽi
A) It is used only in economic transactions. B) It is a form of punishment for non-compliance with Islamic law. C) It represents consensus among the community or religious authorities. D) It refers to individual interpretation of the Quran.
A) Sufi stages, Islamic rules, legal systems. B) Pathway, religious regulations, divine justice. C) Islamic law, historical context, modern application. D) Divine, abstract; Classical; Historical; Contemporary sharia(s).
A) Al-Farabi B) Ibn Sina C) Al-Ghazali D) Saadia Gaon
A) Qur'an al-Azim B) Kitab Allah C) Hikmah D) Sharīʿat Allāh
A) Al-Shafi'i B) Malik ibn Anas C) Ibn Sina D) Abu Hanifa
A) Al Baqara 178 B) Surah An-Nisa C) Surah Al-Fatiha D) Surah Al-Ikhlas
A) Mandatory exile for all murderers B) Debate about whether a Muslim can be executed for a non-Muslim C) Complete abolition of Qisas D) Introduction of community service as punishment
A) Abu al-Hasan al-Ash'ari's followers B) Ahl al-Kalām, Mu'tazila C) Atharists, Ahl al-Hadith D) rationalists
A) Abu al-Hasan al-Ash'ari B) Mu'tazila C) Ahl al-Hadith D) Ahl al-Kalām
A) Rituals B) Tradition C) Prayer D) Custom
A) Sunnah B) Ikhtilaf C) Qiyas D) Ijma
A) Mohammed al-Ghazali B) Rashid Rida C) Yusuf al-Qaradawi D) Abdallah bin Bayyah
A) 12th century B) 10th century C) 14th century D) 8th century
A) Istihsan B) Taqlid C) Istislah D) Istishab
A) Ibn Taymiyyah B) Abdallah bin Bayyah C) Ibn Hanbal D) Al-Shafi'i
A) Naskh (abrogation) B) Istihsan (juristic preference) C) Ijma (consensus) D) Qiyas (analogical reasoning)
A) Istihsan B) Qiyas C) Istislah D) Ijma
A) Zaydi sect B) Shiite sect C) Kharijite sect D) Sunni sect
A) The four pillars B) The seven laws C) The five decisions (al-aḥkām al-khamsa) D) The ten commandments
A) Mustaḥabb B) Mandūb C) Wajib D) Farḍ
A) Tazir B) Qisas C) Fatwa D) Hudud
A) Hudud B) Fatwa C) Tazir D) Qisas
A) After the first prayer B) At birth C) With rushd (maturity) D) Upon reaching puberty
A) Al-Ghazali B) Al-Shafi'i C) Ibn Taymiyyah D) Ahmad Ibn Hanbal
A) Sales B) Marriage C) Rituals D) Injuries
A) Hudud B) Taʿzīr C) Qisas D) Diya
A) Marriage below the minimum age was forbidden. B) Marriage above the minimum age was forbidden. C) Marriage with parental consent. D) Marriage at any age without proof of maturity.
A) Muslim rulers B) Muftis C) Imams D) Judges
A) Glenn Beck B) Diana West C) Laura Ingraham D) Ann Coulter
A) The same amount. B) Twice the amount. C) One-sixteenth the amount. D) Half the amount.
A) Four individuals. B) None. C) More than ten individuals. D) Twenty individuals.
A) Hudud B) Diya C) Taʿzīr D) Qisas
A) Physical evidence B) Written documents C) Oral witness testimony D) Confessions
A) 55% B) 60% C) 25% D) 40%
A) Oklahoma B) California C) Florida D) Texas
A) Shafi'i B) Maliki C) Hanafi D) Hanbali
A) Shafi'i B) Hanafi C) Ibadi D) Maliki
A) Shafi'i B) Maliki C) Hanbali D) Hanafi
A) Twice the amount. B) The same amount. C) Half the amount. D) One-sixteenth.
A) A mufti B) A shurta C) The ruler D) A judge (qadi)
A) Iran B) Tunisia C) Egypt D) Saudi Arabia
A) Half the value. B) The same as a non-Muslim man. C) Twice the value. D) One-fifteenth the value.
A) Pakistan B) Saudi Arabia C) Algeria D) Iran
A) British Columbia B) Ontario C) Quebec D) Alberta
A) Mazalim court B) Mufti court C) Sharia court D) Police 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) Azerbaijan (8%) C) Turkey (12%) D) Kazakhstan (10%)
A) 100% B) Less than 10% C) 52% D) 25%
A) By promoting Western democratic values. B) By focusing solely on economic reforms. C) Through advocating for secular governance. D) As a resistance struggle using leftist anticolonialist rhetoric.
A) UNICEF, WHO, Amnesty International B) Doctors Without Borders, Greenpeace, Oxfam C) Musawah, CEDAW, KAFA D) Red Cross, Save the Children, Human Rights Watch
A) Directly changing the Quranic text B) Imposing administrative hurdles C) Ignoring traditional practices entirely D) Abolishing all religious laws
A) 1995 B) 1998 C) 2003 D) 2001
A) Peasants almost always won cases against oppressive landowners. B) Sharia courts favored neither party in disputes between peasants and landowners. C) Landowners almost always won cases against peasants. D) Cases involving peasants and landowners were rarely heard in Sharia courts.
A) 65% B) 42% C) 74% D) 56%
A) Ibn Hajar B) Darimi C) Ibn Faras D) Ata' bin Abi Rabah
A) The Spanish B) The British C) The Dutch D) The French
A) Non-Muslims B) Muslims C) Only men D) Anyone regardless of religion
A) A public official called muhtasib (market inspector) B) Educational administrators C) Local religious leaders D) Military commanders
A) Sharia B) Qanun C) Mazalim D) Fatawa-e-Alamgiri
A) President Barack Obama B) Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich C) Senator Ted Cruz D) Governor Ron DeSantis
A) A democratic context B) Western democracy without modifications C) An absolute monarchy D) Radical Islamist movements
A) Kevin Boyle B) Refah Party C) Maurits S. Berger D) The Turkish Constitutional Court
A) Libya B) Pakistan C) Saudi Arabia D) Iran
A) Arabic B) Turkish C) French D) English
A) British Columbia, Canada B) Alberta, Canada C) Ontario, Canada D) Quebec, Canada
A) Southern-Eastern Europe (18%) B) Middle-East/North Africa (74%) C) South Asia (84%) D) Sub-Saharan Africa (64%)
A) They must be followed by all future cases B) Judges' verdicts do not set binding precedents C) They are universally codified D) They require jury approval
A) 50 B) 25 C) 20 D) 34
A) Right to drive B) Freedom of speech C) Property rights D) Voting rights
A) A charitable endowment B) A type of court procedure C) A form of legal representation D) An inheritance tax
A) Israel B) United States C) India D) England
A) 1826 B) 1870s C) 1917 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) Egypt (74%) C) Afghanistan (99%) D) Indonesia (72%)
A) A diploma for completing high school B) A recommendation letter C) A license (ijaza) certifying a student's competence D) A certificate of attendance
A) They formed separate religious courts B) Gradually incorporated into state bureaucracies C) They remained independent throughout history D) They were banned from issuing fatwas
A) Treason, blasphemy B) Crimes against God C) Property damage, bodily injury D) Murder, adultery, slander, theft
A) Their scholarly reputation B) Their political connections C) Their wealth and social status D) The number of fatwas they issued
A) Sumatra B) Aceh C) Bali D) Jakarta
A) Abul A'la Maududi B) Hasan al-Turabi C) Sayyid Qutb D) Abdolkarim Soroush
A) Maliki B) Hanafi C) Shafi'i D) Hanbali
A) Purchase B) Through pre-trial discovery process C) Inheritance D) Bequest
A) Warren Hastings B) Lord Cornwallis C) Napoleon Bonaparte D) King George III
A) Lack of trained judges B) Influence from the ruling elite C) Absence of oral testimony D) Stringent procedural norms made convictions difficult
A) The Ottoman Empire B) The 20th century C) The colonial era D) The post-colonial era
A) Qawāʿid B) Collections of fatwas C) Mabsut D) Mukhtasar |