1. What does the term “Fiqh” refer to in Islam?
a) Faith in God
b) Understanding or comprehension
c) Charity and almsgiving
d) Prophetic traditions
Answer: b) Understanding or comprehension
2. Which of the following is NOT a source of Islamic jurisprudence?
a) Quran
b) Hadith
c) Sunnah
d) Iman
Answer: d) Iman
3. The process of extracting legal rulings from the Islamic sources is known as:
a) Tawhid
b) Ijma
c) Qiyas
d) Zakat
Answer: c) Qiyas
4. Who are the scholars of Islamic jurisprudence known as?
a) Mullahs
b) Imams
c) Fuqaha
d) Caliphs
Answer: c) Fuqaha
5. Which of the following is NOT one of the traditional Sunni schools of Islamic law?
a) Hanafi
b) Shafi’i
c) Ja’fari
d) Hanbali
Answer: c) Ja’fari
6. In Islamic jurisprudence, what does the term “Fatwa” refer to?
a) Islamic scholarship
b) A legal opinion issued by a qualified scholar
c) Spiritual enlightenment
d) A pilgrimage to Mecca
Answer: b) A legal opinion issued by a qualified scholar
7. Which principle allows for flexibility and adaptation in Islamic law to suit changing circumstances?
a) Ijma
b) Qiyas
c) Istihsan
d) Ijtihad
Answer: d) Ijtihad
8. What is the Arabic term for analogy, the process of extending Islamic legal rulings to new cases based on existing precedents?
a) Taqwa
b) Tawhid
c) Tafsir
d) Qiyas
Answer: d) Qiyas
9. Which of the following is NOT considered a condition for Ijma, or scholarly consensus, in Islamic jurisprudence?
a) Consensus among all Muslims worldwide
b) Consensus among qualified scholars
c) Consensus reached after the death of the Prophet Muhammad
d) Consensus based on clear evidence from the Quran and Sunnah
Answer: a) Consensus among all Muslims worldwide
10. What is the significance of the Quran in Islamic jurisprudence?
a) It is the primary source of law
b) It provides historical narratives but has no legal authority
c) It is secondary to the Hadith
d) It is only consulted in matters of spirituality
Answer: a) It is the primary source of law