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ARAB CULTURE AND ISLAMIC STUDIES

ARAB CULTURE AND ISLAMIC STUDIES SYLLABUS

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Paper II
1. Rise of Islam
  • Pre – Islamic Arabia
  • Prophet Muhammad and his life at Makkah
  • His migration to Madinah
  • Prophet’s life at Madinah
  • Formulation of Social system at Madinah (early phase)
  • Basic teachings of Islamic faith
  • Formation of Islamic State at Madinah
  • Socio – economic and political system of Islam
  • Achievements of Prophet Muhammad
2. Khilafat – e – Rashidah
  • Institution of Khilafat
  • Hazrat Abu Bakr : Life and achievements
  • Hazrat Umar : Life and his administration
  • Expansion and consolidation of Islamic State during the caliphate of Hazrat Umar
  • Hazrat Usman : Life and political problems faced by him
  • Hazrat Ali : His life and internal conflicts
  • General assessment of Khilafat – e – Rashidah
3. The Umayyads
  • Establishment of Umayyad dynasty
  • The policy of Arab nationalism adopted by the Umayyads
  • Social conditions under the Umayyad rule
  • Expansion and consolidation of the State
  • System of education under the Umayyads
  • Development of Arabic Language and Literature
  • Art and Architecture under the Umayyads
  • Decline of the Umayyad rule
4. The Abbasids
  • Establishment of Abbasid rule
  • Important caliphs and their achievements
  • Socio – cultural and religious developments
  • Development of education
  • Progress in the fields of various sciences and literature
  • Contribution of Abbasids to Fine Arts
  • Art and architecture under Abbasids
  • Decline of Abbasid rule
5. The Quran
  • Collection and compilation of the Quran
  • Ethical and philosophical teachings
  • Socio – economic and political teachings
  • The origin and development of Tafsir Literature
  • Important Commentators :
    1. Mohammed bin Jarir at-Tabari
    2. Razi
    3. Zamakhshari
    4. Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
    5. Abul Ala Maududi
    6. Abul Kalam Azad
    7. Ashraf Ali Thanvi
6. The Hadith and Islamic Jurisprudence
  • Process of collection and compilation of Hadith
  • Early collections of Hadith
  • Transmission and Scrutiny of Hadith
  • Major Collections of Hadith
  • Genesis of Islamic Fiqh and its development
  • Sources of Islamic Law
  • Schools of Islamic Law
  • Contemporary Problems and Islamic Fiqh
7. Dynasties of the East and the West
  • Idrisis and Aghlabids
  • Tulunids and Ikhshidies
  • Hamadanis and Tahirids
  • Samanis and Safavids
  • Qacharis and Pahlavis
  • Ghaznavids, Saljuqs and Khwarizmshahids
8. Medieval Arab States
  • Fatimids
  • Zangids
  • Nurids
  • Ayyubids
  • Mamluks
9. Iran
  • Iranian Society on the eve of Islam
  • Emergence and spread of Islam in Iran
  • Development of Islamic Sciences
  • Religious Ideas : Ithna Ashari, Ismailies, Usulis, Babis and Bahais
  • Development of Persian Literature
  • Contribution to Art and Architecture
  • Revolution of 1979
10. Arabs in Spain
  • Conquest of Spain
  • Umayyad rule in Spain
  • Socio – cultural developments in Spain
  • Intellectual, educational and literary development in Spain
  • Art and architecture under Umayyads in Spain
  • Cordova and Grenada
  • Decline of Umayyad rule in Spain
11. Ottoman Empire
  • Establishment of Ottoman Empire
  • Rise of Ottomans
  • Important Ottoman rulers
  • Contribution of Ottomans to various sciences
  • Contribution of Ottomans to art and architecture
  • Decline of Ottoman Empire
12. Muslim Contribution to Various Sciences
  • Medicine
  • Mathematics
  • Astronomy
  • Chemistry
  • Historiography
  • Geography
  • Rational Sciences
13. Muslim Contribution to Art and Architecture
  • Painting
  • Calligraphy
  • Music
  • Glass work
  • Pottery
  • Engraving
  • Handicraft
  • Salient features of Islamic Architecture
14. Important Islamic Thinkers
  • Mawardi
  • Ibn Taimiyah
  • Ibn Khaldun
  • Shah Waliullah
  • Syed Qutub Shaheed
  • Hasan al – Banna
  • Allamah Iqbal
  • Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
  • Jamaluddin Afghani
  • Muhammad Abduhu

Paper III (A) ( Core Group )
Unit – I
  • Geographical and Environmental conditions
  • Arab Kingdom : North and South
  • Social Life of Bedouin and Settled Arabs
  • Cultural evolution of the Arabs
  • Religious conditions
  • Socio – political conditions
  • Commercial and economic activities
  • Arabic Language and Literature
Unit – II
  • Prophet Muhammad and his life at Makkah
  • His migration to Madinah
  • Prophet’s life at Madinah
  • Formulation of Social system at Madinah (early phase)
  • Basic teachings of Islamic faith
  • Formation of Islamic State
  • Socio – economic and political system of Islam
  • Achievements of Prophet Muhammad
Unit – III
  • Institution of Khilafat
  • Hazrat Abu Bakr : Life and achievements
  • Hazrat Umar : Life and his adrninistration
  • Expansion and consolidation of Islamic State during the caliphate of Hazrat Umar
  • Hazrat Usman : Life and political problems faced by him
  • Hazrat Ali : His life and internal conflicts
  • General assessment of Khilafat – e – Rashidah
Unit – IV
  • Establishment of Umayyad Dynasty
  • The policy of Arab nationalism adopted by the Umayyads
  • Social conditions under the Umayyad rule
  • Expansion and consolidation of the State
  • System of education under the Umayyads
  • Development of Arabic Language and Literature
  • Art and Architecture under the Umayyads
  • Decline of the Umayyad rule
Unit – V
  • Establishment of Abbasid rule
  • Important caliphs and their achievements
  • Socio – cultural and religious developments
  • Development of education
  • Progress in the fields of various sciences and literature
  • Contribution of Abbasids to Fine Arts
  • Art and architecture under Abbasids
Unit – VI
  • Collection and compilation of the Quran
  • Ethical and philosophical teachings
  • Socio – economic and political teachings
  • The origin and development of Tafsir Literature
  • Important Commentators :
    1. Mohammed bin jarir at-Tabari
    2. Razi
    3. Zamakhshari
    4. Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
    5. Abul Ala Maududi
    6. Abul Kalam Azad
    7. Ashraf Ali Thanvi
Unit – VII
  • Collection and compilation of Hadith
  • Transmission and Scrutiny of Hadith
  • Genesis of Islamic Fiqh and its development
  • Major Collections of Hadith
  • Sources of Islamic Law
  • Schools of Islamic Law
  • Contemporary Problems and Islamic Fiqh
Unit – VIII
  • Arabs reaction and response to Greek Philosophy
  • Arab Philosophers
    1. Al – Kindi
    2. Al – Farabi
    3. Al – Ghazzali
    4. Ibn – e – Rushd
  • Development of Ilmul – Kalam
  • Mutazalites and Asharites
  • Shah Waliullah and his contribution to Muslim philosophy
Unit – IX
  • Origin and development of Sufism
  • Impact of Sufism on Indian Society
  • Important Sufi orders
    1. Chishti
    2. Naqshbandi
    3. Suhrawardi
    4. Qadiri
  • Sufi and Bhakti movements
  • Important works of Sufism
    1. Awarif – al – Ma’arif
    2. Futuhat al – Makkiyyah
    3. Maqasid al – Arifin
Unit – X
  • Sunnis
  • Shias
  • Khawarij
  • Ahl – e – Hadith
  • Al – Ikhwan – al – Muslimun
  • Al – Ba’th
  • Jam’at – e – Islami
  • Sannusi Movement

Paper III
(B)
[ Elective / Optional ]
Elective – I
Islamic Studies : Contemporary Muslim World
  • Reform movements in India
  • Socio – religious development in modern Iran
  • Socio – Political developments in modern Turkey
Elective – II
Arab Culture : Indo – Arab Relations
  • Impact of Western Civilization on Arabs
  • Contemporary Indo – Arab relations
  • India as depicted in Arab writings

ARAB CULTURE AND ISLAMIC STUDIES MCQs

1. The capital of Himyarites was
(A) Zaffar
(B) Ma’arib
(C) Egypt
(D) Ma’an
Ans: A
 
2. Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W.) migrated to Madinah in the year
(A) 575 A.D.
(B) 620 A.D.
(C) 622 A.D.
(D) 632 A.D.
Ans: C
 
3. Abraha was the governor of
(A) Busra
(B) Damascus
(C) Fustat
(D) Yemen
Ans: D
 
4. The first migration of Muslims was to
(A) Madinah
(B) Kufah
(C) Abyssinia
(D) Taif
Ans: C
 
5. The Battle of Trench was fought in the year
(A) 622 A.D.
(B) 628 A.D.
(C) 630 A.D.
(D) 632 A.D.
Ans: B
 
6. Musailamah Kadhdhab was killed during the caliphate of
(A) H. Abu Bakr
(B) H. Umar
(C) H. Uthman
(D) H. Ali
Ans: A
 
7. Who chose Kufah as the capital of the Caliphate?
(A) H. Ali
(B) H. Uthman
(C) Umar bin Abdul Aziz
(D) Amin
Ans: A
 
8. The battle of Siffin was fought between
(A) H. Ali and H. Aisha
(B) H. Ali and H. Mu‘awiyah
(C) Yazid and H. Abdullah bin Zubair
(D) H. Khalid bin Walid and H. Mu‘awiyah
Ans: B
 
9. Caliph Ali was assassinated by
(A) Abu Lu’luFiroz
(B) Abdullah bin Saba
(C) Abdullah Wahab
(D) Abdul Rahman bin Muljim
Ans: D
 
10. The tragedy of Karbala took place in the year
(A) 661 A.D.
(B) 675 A.D.
(C) 680 A.D.
(D) 690 A.D.
Ans: C
 
11. Who among the following military commanders crushed the power of Abdullah bin Zubair?
(A) Tariq bin Ziyad
(B) Hajjaj bin Yusuf
(C) Musa bin Nusair
(D) Muhammad bin Qasim
Ans: B
 
12. The Arabicization of the State was initiated by
(A) Marwan
(B) Sulayman
(C) Ibrahim
(D) Abdul Malik bin Marwan
Ans: D
 
13. Who among the following is considered to be the founder of Arabic grammar?
(A) Khalil ibn Ahmad
(B) Abu al-Aswad al-Du’ali
(C) Shihab al-Zuhri
(D) Sibwaih
Ans: B
 
14. Who among the following was the first caliph in Islam born of a slave mother?
(A) Yazid III
(B) Walid I
(C) Marwan II
(D) Yazid II
Ans: A
 
15. Who founded the Abbasid dynasty?
(A) Al-Ma’mun
(B) Al-Mehdi
(C) Al-Hadi
(D) None of the above
Ans: D
 
16. Al-Khwarizmi was a
(A) Historian
(B) Chemist
(C) Musician
(D) Mathematician
Ans: D
 
17. Muruj al-Dhahab is written by
(A) Al-Ghazzali
(B) Al-Baladhuri
(C) Al-Mas‘udi
(D) Al-Biruni
Ans: C
 
18. Which of the following is not correctly matched?
(A) Kitab al-Hind – Al-Biruni
(B) Al-Burdah – Sharaf al- Din Muhammad
(C) Al-Itqan– Ibn Taimiyah
(D) Kitab al-Shifa – IbnSina
Ans: C
 
19. When did Imam Bukhari die?
(A) 870 A.D.
(B) 888 A.D.
(C) 894 A.D.
(D) 915 A.D.
Ans: A
 
20. Who was the last Abbasid Caliph?
(A) Al-Qa’im
(B) Al-Zahir
(C) Al-Mu‘tasim
(D) Al-Mustakfi
Ans: C
 
21. Ibn Khaldun was born in
(A) Iraq
(B) Egypt
(C) Syria
(D) Tunisia
Ans: D
 
22. Arrange the following Caliphs chronologically use the code given below:
i. Al-Wathiq
ii. Sulayman Ibn Abdul Malik
iii. Salim II
iv. Al-Hadi
Codes:
(A) iv i iii ii
(B) ii iii i iv
(C) i iii ii iv
(D) ii iv i iii
Ans: D
 
23. Who was the companion of the Prophet known as ‘Tarjuman Al- Qur’an’?
(A) Abdullah Ibn Umar
(B) Abdullah Ibn Mas‘ud
(C) Abdullah Ibn Abbas
(D) Abdullah Ibn Zubair
Ans: C
 
24. The author of ‘Kitab al-Kharaj’ was
(A) Muhammad Ibn Hasan
(B) Abu Yusuf
(C) Asad Ibn Furat
(D) Sahnoon
Ans: B
 
25. Which one of the following is considered as one of the source of Islamic Law?
(A) Mubah
(B) Mustahab
(C) Istislah
(D) Mandub
Ans: C
 
26. The first Shi‘ite dynasty in the history of Islam was
(A) The Safavids
(B) The Idrisids
(C) The Fatimids
(D) The Hamdanids
Ans: B
 
27. Under which dynasty Egypt had become a sovereign. State for the first time since Ptolemic and Pharaonic days?
(A) The Tulunids
(B) The Mamluks
(C) The Ayyubids
(D) The Fatimids
Ans: C
 
28. South Italy was conquered during the rule of
(A) The Fatimids
(B) The Aghlabids
(C) The Tulunids
(D) The Idrisids
Ans: A
 
29. Which dynasty superseded the Tahirid dynasty?
(A) The Hamdanids
(B) The Samanids
(C) The Tulunids
(D) The Saffarids
Ans: D
 
30. Who among the following was the founder of the Ghaznavid dynasty?
(A) Subuktigin
(B) Mahmud Ghaznawi
(C) Mas‘udGhaznawi
(D) Alptagin
Ans: A
 
31. Who among the following was Tabi‘ee Faqeeh?
(A) Asadibn Furat
(B) Sahnun Ibn Sa‘eed
(C) Urwah Ibn Zubair
(D) Dawud Ibn Sulayman
Ans: C
 
32. Al-Hawi al-Kabeer is a book of
(A) Hanafi Law
(B) Shafi‘ee Law
(C) Maliki Law
(D) Hanbali Law
Ans: B
 
33. Fath al-Bari is a commentary of
(A) Sahih Muslim
(B) Sunan Abi Dawud
(C) Jami Tirmidhi
(D) Sahih Bukhari
Ans: D
 
34. Horseshoe type and pointed arches were used in the architecture built by
(A) Umayyads of Spain
(B) Mughals of India
(C) Safavids of Iran
(D) Abbasids of Baghdad
Ans: A
 
35. The fall of Granada took place in the year
(A) 1148 A.D.
(B) 1236 A.D.
(C) 1492 A.D.
(D) 1498 A.D.
Ans: C
 
36. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
(A) Mu’tazilah – Al-Muljim
(B) Naqshbandi – Dancing Dervesh
(C) Ithna ‘Ashari – Imamat
(D) Qadrite – Irja
Ans: C
 
37. Arrange the following rulers in order in which they ruled.
Use the code given below:
(i) Bayazid I
(ii) Urkhan
(iii) Murad I
(iv) Uthman I
Codes:
(A) (i) (ii) (iv) (iii)
(B) (iv) (ii) (iii) (i)
(C) (ii) (iv) (i) (ii)
(D) (iii) (i) (iv) (ii)
Ans: B
 
38. Yanicheri was the name of the army of
(A) Safavids
(B) Timurids
(C) Ghaznavids
(D) Ottomans
Ans: D
 
39. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
(A) Ibn Qutaibah – Tawq al- Hamamah
(B) Ibn Hazm – Al-Qanun
(C) Ibn ‘Abd Rabbih– Al-‘Iqd al-Farid
(D) Ibn Khaldun – Kitab al- Hayawan
Ans: C
 
40. Hisab al-Jabrwa al-Muqābalah was written by
(A) Jabir bin Hayyan
(B) Al-Khwarizmi
(C) Al-Farabi
(D) Umar Khayyam
Ans: B
 
41. Arrange the following personalities in chronological order
Use the code given below:
(i) Ibn Sina
(ii) Al-Razi
(iii) Nasir al-Din al-Tusi
(iv) Al-Kindi
Codes:
(A) (iv) (iii) (i) (ii)
(B) (iv) (ii) (i) (iii)
(C) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(D) (ii) (iv) (i) (iii)
Ans: B
 
42. Al-Tabari is associated with
(A) History
(B) Astronomy
(C) Mathematics
(D) Painting
Ans: A
 
43. The Great Mosque of Samarra was built during the reign of
(A) Al-Mamun
(B) Al-Mutawakkil
(C) Al-Muktafi
(D) Al-Saffah
Ans: B
 
44. The subject matter of Kitab al- Nagham is
(A) Music
(B) Pottery
(C) Architecture
(D) Painting
Ans: A
 
45. Armughan-e-Hijaz is written by
(A) Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
(B) Shah Waliullah
(C) Altaf Husain Hali
(D) Muhammad Iqbal
Ans: D
 
46. Arrange the following books in chronological order. Use the code given below:
(i) Bal-e-Jibril
(ii) Athar al-Sanadid
(iii) Muqaddamah
(iv) Hujjatullah al-Balighah
Codes:
(A) (ii) (iv) (iii) (i)
(B) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(C) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
(D) (iv) (i) (iii) (ii)
Ans: C
 
47. Syed Qutub Shaheed was
(A) An Iraqi
(B) An Egyptian
(C) A Syrain
(D) A Libyan
Ans: B
 
48. Ikhwan al-Muslimeen was established in the year
(A) 1920 A.D.
(B) 1924 A.D.
(C) 1928 A.D.
(D) 1941 A.D.
Ans: C
 
49. Bidāya al-Mujtahid deals with
(A) Theory of historical development
(B) Islamic jurisprudence
(C) Legal interpretation
(D) Literary criticism
Ans: B
 
50. Al-Hambra was built by
(A) al-Murabitun
(B) al-Muwahhidun
(C) Banu Jawhar
(D) The rulers of Granada
Ans: D
51. Tafsir Tarjumanul Quran was written by
(A) Abul Ala Maududi
(B) Ameen Ahsan Islahi
(C) Abul Kalam Azad
(D) Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
Ans: C
 
52. Which of the following collections of Hadith is regarded as most authentic?
(A) Mishkat
(B) Sunan Darmi
(C) Jami Tirmizi
(D) Sahih al-Bukhari
Ans: D
 
53. Which of the following is included in Sihah Sittah?
(A) Sahih Muslim
(B) Mishkat
(C) Reyadh al-Saliheen
(D) Hujjatullah al-Baligha
Ans: A
 
54. Imam Abu Daud was born in
(A) Nishapur
(B) Sijistan
(C) Bukhara
(D) Isfahan
Ans: B
 
55. Kitab al-Kharaj was authored by
(A) Abu Hanifa
(B) Imam Muhammad
(C) Abu Yusuf
(D) Imam Malik
Ans: C
 
56. Imam Darul Hijra is the title of
(A) Imam Muslim
(B) Imam Ahmad Ibn Hanbal
(C) Imam Shafai
(D) Imam Malik
Ans: D
 
57. Imam Ahmad Ibn Hanbal was born in
(A) Baghdad
(B) Marv
(C) Rayy
(D) Damascus
Ans: A
 
58. Fatawa Tatar-Khania is based on
(A) Hanafi School of Law
(B) Maliki School of Law
(C) Shafai School of Law
(D) Hanbali School of Law
Ans: A
 
59. Which of the following is not treated as a source of Islamic law?
(A) Hadith
(B) Ilham
(C) Ijma
(D) Quran
Ans: B
 
60. Which of the following is not a school of Fiqh?
(A) Hanafi
(B) Hanbali
(C) Wasiti
(D) Maliki
Ans: C
 
61. Abul Hasan al-Ashari is famous for
(A) Sociology
(B) Mathematics
(C) Medicine
(D) Ilm-e-Kalam
Ans: D
 
62. The term ‘Irtifaqat’ was coined by
(A) Shah Waliullah
(B) Al-Kindi
(C) Jahiz
(D) Ibn Sina
Ans: A
 
63. The book Tahafat al-Tahafut deals with
(A) History
(B) Philosophy
(C) Political Science
(D) Geography
Ans: B
 
64. The founder of Naqshbandi Sufi order was
(A) Nizamuddin
(B) Najmuddin
(C) Bahauddin
(D) Qutbuddin
Ans: C
 
65. The prominent Sufi known as Sayyid al-Taifah is
(A) Moinuddin Chishti
(B) Hasan Basari
(C) Rabia Basari
(D) Junaid Baghdadi
Ans: D
 
66. Ramanuj is associated with
(A) Bhakti Movement
(B) Shakti Movement
(C) Saraswati Movement
(D) Rama Krishna Movement
Ans: A
 
67. Ismailis believe in
(A) Eight Imams
(B) Seven Imams
(C) Eleven Imams
(D) Twelve Imams
Ans: B
 
68. The Kharijites are
(A) Sufis
(B) Ahl-e-Hadith
(C) Shias
(D) None of the above
Ans: D
 
69. Maulana Abul laith was an eminent representative of
(A) Tablighi Jamat
(B) Ahl-e-Hadith
(C) Jamat-e-Islami
(D) Muslim League
Ans: C
 
70. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(A) Barelwis – Ahmad Raza Khan
(B) Ahl-e-Hadith – Abul Ala Maududi
(C) Muslim Brotherhood – Sayyid Qutb
(D) Shias – Institution of Imamat
Ans: B
 
71. Scientific Society was founded by
(A) Syed Ahmad Khan
(B) Shibli Nomani
(C) Qasim Nanautawi
(D) Zakir Hussain
Ans: A
 
72. Nadwatul Ulama was founded by
(A) Maulana Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi
(B) Maulana Mohammad Ali Mungiri
(C) Maulana Manzoor Ahmad Nomani
(D) Sayyid Sulaiman Nadwi
Ans: B
 
73. The Parliament of Iran is known as
(A) Mahfil
(B) Shura
(C) Majlis
(D) House of Commons
Ans: C
 
74. Najmuddin Erbakan is associated with
(A) Revival of Islam in modern Iran
(B) Revival of Islam in modern Egypt
(C) Revival of Islam in modern Iraq
(D) Revival of Islam in modern Turkey
Ans: D
 
75. The greatest Arab Indologist was
(A) Al-Beruni
(B) Al-Masudi
(C) Ibn Batuta
(D) Merchant Sulaiman
Ans: A 
 
76. Umm al-Qura is the name of
(A) Tuwa
(B) Makkah
(C) Madina
(D) Taif
Ans: B
 
77. The real name of Abu Jahl was
(A) Amr bin Hisham
(B) Hisham bin Amr
(C) Umayyah bin Khalf
(D) Amr bin Kulthum
Ans: A
 
78. The famous poet, Imraul Qais belonged to
(A) The Mamluk period
(B) The Abbasid period
(C) The Umayyad period
(D) The Jahili period
Ans: D
 
79. The Harb al-Basus lasted for
(A) 20 years
(B) 30 years
(C) 37 years
(D) 40 years
Ans: D
 
80. Raising cattle was the main occupation of
(A) The Settled Arabs
(B) The Bedouins
(C) The Ottoman Turks
(D) The Arab Sailors
Ans: B
 
81. The centre of Sabaean Kingdom was
(A) Hijaz
(B) Syria
(C) Yemen
(D) Iraq
Ans: C
 
82. Who among the following is a Muallaqa writer?
(A) Farazdaq
(B) Jareer
(C) Abu Nuwas
(D) Amr bin Kulsum
Ans: D
 
83. The first Islamic State was established at
(A) Makkah
(B) Khaybar
(C) Madina
(D) Tabuk
Ans: C
 
84. The Prophet Muhammad was injured in the battle of
(A) Uhad
(B) Badr
(C) Khandaq
(D) Tabuk
Ans: A
 
85. The first marriage of the Prophet Muhammad was solemnized at the age of
(A) 22
(B) 25
(C) 30
(D) 40
Ans: B
 
86. The Oath of Aqba was taken by the people of
(A) Makkah
(B) Taif
(C) Tabuk
(D) Yathrib
Ans: D

87. Fatawa Alamgiri is based on
(A) Hanafi School of Law
(B) Maliki School of Law
(C) Shafai School of Law
(D) Hanbali School of Law
Ans: A
 
88. Which of the following pairs is correctly matched ?
(A) Abu Hanifa – Mishkat
(B) Imam Malik – Muwatta
(C) Imam Muhammad – Fiqh-e-Jafari
(D) Fatawa Tatarkhani – Aurangzeb
Ans: B
 
89. Ijma means
(A) Analogical deduction
(B) Speculation
(C) Consensus of opinion
(D) None of the above
Ans: C
 
90. The author of Futuhat al-Makkiyah was
(A) Ibn Rushd
(B) Imam Ghazali
(C) Ibn Taymia
(D) Ibn Arabi
Ans: D
 
91. Hayy bin Yaqazan was a book on
(A) Philosophy
(B) Mathematics
(C) Medicine
(D) Geography
Ans: A
 
92. Author of the book, Maqasid al-Fala- Sifah was
(A) Al-Kindi
(B) Al-Ghazali
(C) Ibn Rushd
(D) Al-Farabi
Ans: B
 
93. The concept of Khalq-e-Quran was propounded by
(A) Murjiites
(B) Hanbalites
(C) Mutazilites
(D) Asharites
Ans: C
 
94. The founder of Suhrawardi order was
(A) Jalaluddin
(B) Badruddin
(C) Shamsuddin
(D) Shahabuddin
Ans: D
 
95. Bhakti Movement originated under the impact of
(A) Islam
(B) Buddhism
(C) Christianity
(D) Jainism
Ans: A
 
96. The founder of Chistia Sufi order was
(A) Moinuddin Chishti
(B) Abu Ishaq Shami
(C) Shaykh Shahabuddin
(D) Abdul Qadir Jeelani
Ans: B
 
97. Ithna Asharis believe in
(A) 12 Imams
(B) 07 Imams
(C) 05 Imams
(D) 09 Imams
Ans: A
 
98. Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?
(A) Muslim Brotherhood – Jamal Abdul Nasir
(B) Sanusi Movement – Shaykh Ahmad Sharif
(C) Khawarij – Abul Hasan Ashari
(D) Jamat-e- Islami – Maulana Ilyas
Ans: B
 
99. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(A) Ahl-e-Hadith – Nawab Siddiq Hasan Khan
(B) Shia – Imam Musa Kazim
(C) Baath Party – Muhammad Abduhu
(D) Tablighi Jamat – Maulana Ilyas
Ans: C

100.  The Aligarh Movement is associated with
(A) Sir Syed Ahmad
(B) Maulana Azad
(C) Sanaullah Khan
(D) Ali Yawar Jung
Ans: A
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