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S____n is the ruler of the early forms of Muslim central government and communities.
Sultan
T or F: Islam was first introduced in the Philippines during the 1800s.
False
What is another name for Islamic Law?
Sharia Law
Which among the following was a sultanate located in Luzon:
a. Butuan City
b. Mindoro Island
c. Dapitan City
b. Mindoro Island
Divorce is (allowed/not allowed) under certain conditions.
allowed
T or F: Islam successfully spread throughout the northern Luzon and Visayan islands.
False
Who is the primus inter pares, or what do you call the reign of the paramount chief who came from the most prominent or the wealthiest family in the area, victories in warfare, or through marriage?
Chiefdom
Sharia Law is also a “code of _____.”
a. life
b. body and soul
c. thinking
a. life
Polygamy is tolerated under the Sharia law if the wife commits a______y.
adultery
T or F: The Agama Court is a religious tribunal that applies the Islamic customary law governing Muslims.
True
What era was the Sharia Law officially decreed into law in the Philippines?
During the Martial Law era, under then-president Ferdinand Marcos
Which among the following is the warship used in Visayas and Mindanao for sea raiding to capture slaves and tradeware?
a. Acapulco
b. Titanic
c. Karakoa
c. Karakoa
Sharia Law views justice based on an individual's d___y and r__________ty.
duty and responsibility
T or F: The Code of Kalantiaw, Maragtas Code, and the Penal Code are authenticated Islamic Codes.
False
What is the custom law concerning persons and family relations?
Clue: _ _ _ _
Adat
The maximum number of wives a husband can have under Sharia Law is...
a. 4
b. 7
c. 1 as polygamy is prohibited
a. 4
Lu__r_n is the principal code, which stood next to the Koran in terms of authority.
Luwaran
T or F: The following are the 4 foundations or the “roots of the law” of Islamic Law:
1. Koran, the holy scripture of Muslims
2. Sunnah, the actual practices of Prophet Muhammad
3. Ijma, the consensus of scholars
4. Qiyas, or based on analogical reasoning
True
Identify atleast 3 crimes emphasized by the Islamic Codes, as derived from the Koran.
Clue: There are 7 different kinds of crimes against chastity.
Abduction, seduction, acts of lasciviousness, elopement, fornication, adultery, and incest.
The following are the grounds for absolute divorce recognized under Sharia Law: incompatibility, infidelity, forcing the wife into prostitution, habitual drunkenness resulting to inflicting physical injury on the wife/abandonment, and _________.
a. death
b. impotence
c. conviction of murder
b. impotence