Foundations of Islam
What is the declaration of faith called?
A) Salah
B) Shahadah
C) Zakat
D) Hajj
B) Shahadah
What is the charity given voluntarily called?
A) Zakat
B) Khums
C) Sadaqah
D) Fidya
C) Sadaqah
What is the longest Surah?
A) Yaseen
B) Al-Baqarah
C) An-Nas
D) Al-Kawthar
B) Al-Baqarah
What festival comes after Ramadan?
A) Eid al-Adha
B) Eid al-Fitr
C) Ashura
D) Mawlid
A) Eid al-Adha
Who was the Prophet’s closest companion?
A) Umar (RA)
B) Ali (RA)
C) Abu Bakr
D) Uthman (RA)
C) Abu Bakr
What does “Sunnah” mean?
A) Obligation
B) Tradition of the Prophet (ﷺ)
C) Charity
D) Law
B) Tradition of the Prophet (ﷺ)
What is the Arabic word for fasting?
A) Salah
B) Zakat
C) Sawm
D) Hajj
C) Sawm
Which Surah is known as The Heart of the Qur’an?
A) Surah Al-Baqarah
B) Surah Al-Fatiha
C) Surah Yaseen
D) Surah Ar-Rahman
C) Surah Yaseen
Which Prophet built the Kaaba?
A) Prophet Nuh (AS)
B) Prophet Musa (AS)
C) Prophet Ibrahim (AS)
D) Prophet Dawud (AS)
C) Prophet Ibrahim (AS)
Who was the first Caliph of Islam?
A) Abu Bakr
B) Umar
C) Uthman
D) Ali
A) Abu Bakr
What does “Islam” mean?
A) Peace
B) Submission to Allah
C) Charity
D) Prayer
B) Submission to Allah
What is Qiyas?
A) Revelation
B) Consensus
C) Analogical reasoning - Answer to a “why” statement
D) Pilgrimage
C) Analogical reasoning - Answer to a “why” statement
Which Surah contains two sajdahs (prostrations of recitation)?
A) Surah Al-Hajj
B) Surah Al-A'raf
C) Surah Al-Isra
D) Surah Fussilat
A) Surah Al-Hajj
What year did the Hijrah occur?
A) 610 CE
B) 622 CE
C) 630 CE
D) 632 CE
B) 622 CE
Which of the following is NOT one of the four major Sunni madhhabs?
A) Hanafi
B) Maliki
C) Zahiri
D) Shafi‘i
C) Zahiri
What is the ultimate goal of a Muslim?
A) Wealth
B) Fame
C) Jannah (Paradise)
D) Power
C) Jannah (Paradise)
Which of the following invalidates wudu according to majority opinion?
A) Laughing during salah
B) Sleeping deeply
C) Touching one’s hair
D) Reciting Qur’an
B) Sleeping deeply
Which Surah does NOT begin with Bismillah?
A) Surah Al-Tawbah
B) Surah Al-Anfal
C) Surah Al-Naml
D) Surah Hud
A) Surah Al-Tawbah
Which angel is responsible for blowing the trumpet on the Day of Judgment?
A) Jibreel (AS)
B) Mikaeel (AS)
C) Israfil (AS)
D) Malik (AS)
C) Israfil (AS)
Who was known as Al-Amin?
A) Abu Bakr (RA)
B) Umar (RA)
C) Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ)
D) Ali (RA)
C) Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ)
How many official hadith books are there?
A) 4
B) 5
C) 6
D) 7
C) 6
What is Ijma?
A) Prayer
B) Consensus of scholars - An Agreement from all Scholars
C) Charity
D) Fasting
B) Consensus of scholars - An Agreement from all Scholars
Who compiled the Qur’an into a single mushaf during the caliphate of Abu Bakr (RA)?
A) Abdullah ibn Masud
B) Zayd ibn Thabit
C) Muawiyah ibn Abi Sufyan
D) Salman al-Farsi
B) Zayd ibn Thabit
In which year of Prophethood did the Isra and Mi’raj occur?
A) 5th year
B) 7th year
C) 10th year
D) 13th year
C) 10th year
Which companion was known as Dhul-Nurayn (The Possessor of Two Lights)?
A) Ali ibn Abi Talib
B) Uthman ibn Affan
C) Umar ibn al-Khattab
D) Abu Bakr
B) Uthman ibn Affan