Scholars and their contributions (Islamic Study) MCQs

Who is known as the “Father of Islamic Philosophy”?
a. Al-Ghazali
b. Ibn Rushd
c. Al-Farabi
d. Ibn Sina
Answer: c. Al-Farabi
Which scholar wrote the book “The Incoherence of the Philosophers”?
a. Ibn Khaldun
b. Al-Ghazali
c. Ibn Rushd
d. Al-Farabi
Answer: b. Al-Ghazali
Who is known for his extensive commentary on the Quran called “Tafsir al-Jalalayn”?
a. Al-Ghazali
b. Ibn Khaldun
c. Jalaluddin al-Rumi
d. Jalal al-Din al-Mahalli
Answer: d. Jalal al-Din al-Mahalli
Which scholar is known for his work “Muqaddimah” on historiography and sociology?
a. Ibn Rushd
b. Ibn Khaldun
c. Al-Ghazali
d. Al-Farabi
Answer: b. Ibn Khaldun
Who is known as the “Prince of Poets” in Arabic literature?
a. Ibn Khaldun
b. Al-Ghazali
c. Jalaluddin al-Rumi
d. Abu al-Qasim al-Shabbi
Answer: c. Jalaluddin al-Rumi
Which scholar is known for his collection of hadith known as “Sahih Muslim”?
a. Imam Bukhari
b. Imam Muslim
c. Imam Tirmidhi
d. Imam Abu Dawood
Answer: b. Imam Muslim
Who is known as the founder of the Maliki school of Islamic jurisprudence?
a. Imam Malik
b. Imam Shafi’i
c. Imam Abu Hanifa
d. Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal
Answer: a. Imam Malik
Which scholar is known for his work “Al-Muwatta” on Islamic law and ethics?
a. Imam Malik
b. Imam Shafi’i
c. Imam Abu Hanifa
d. Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal
Answer: a. Imam Malik
Who wrote the famous work “Ihya Ulum al-Din” (The Revival of the Religious Sciences)?
a. Imam al-Haddad
b. Ibn Taymiyyah
c. Imam al-Ghazali
d. Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya
Answer: c. Imam al-Ghazali

Which scholar is known for his work on Islamic jurisprudence, particularly the Hanbali school?
a. Imam Malik
b. Imam Shafi’i
c. Imam Abu Hanifa
d. Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal
Answer: d. Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal
Who is known for his work “Al-Mabsut,” a comprehensive book on Islamic law?
a. Imam Malik
b. Imam Shafi’i
c. Imam Abu Hanifa
d. Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal
Answer: b. Imam Shafi’i
Which scholar is known for his significant contributions to the field of Islamic mysticism (Sufism)?
a. Ibn Khaldun
b. Al-Ghazali
c. Ibn Taymiyyah
d. Ibn Arabi
Answer: d. Ibn Arabi
Who is known as the compiler of the Hadith collection known as “Sahih al-Bukhari”?
a. Imam Malik
b. Imam Shafi’i
c. Imam Bukhari
d. Imam Muslim
Answer: c. Imam Bukhari
Which scholar is known for his contributions to Islamic jurisprudence through the Maliki school?
a. Imam Malik
b. Imam Shafi’i
c. Imam Abu Hanifa
d. Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal
Answer: a. Imam Malik

Who is known for his work “Mishkat al-Masabih,” a collection of hadiths?
a. Imam Malik
b. Imam Shafi’i
c. Imam Tirmidhi
d. Imam al-Baghawi
Answer: c. Imam Tirmidhi
Which scholar is known for his extensive commentary on the Quran known as “Tafsir ibn Kathir”?
a. Imam Bukhari
b. Imam Muslim
c. Ibn Kathir
d. Imam Tirmidhi
Answer: c. Ibn Kathir
Who is known for his work “Kitab al-Kafi,” a collection of hadiths, theology, and ethics?
a. Imam Ja’far al-Sadiq
b. Imam Malik
c. Imam Shafi’i
d. Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal
Answer: a. Imam Ja’far al-Sadiq
Which scholar is known for his extensive commentary on Sahih al-Bukhari called “Fath al-Bari”?
a. Imam Bukhari
b. Imam Muslim
c. Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani
d. Imam al-Nawawi
Answer: c. Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani
Who is known as the “Scholar of the East and West” for his contributions to various fields?
a. Ibn al-Qayyim
b. Ibn Sina
c. Ibn Taymiyyah
d. Al-Biruni
Answer: d. Al-Biruni
Which scholar is known for his contributions to the field of Arabic grammar with his work “Al-Kitab”?
a. Ibn Khaldun
b. Al-Jahiz
c. Al-Suyuti
d. Sibawayh
Answer: d. Sibawayh

Scholars and their contributions (Islamic Study) MCQs
By: Prof. Dr. Fazal Rehman Shamil | Last updated: July 25, 2024

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