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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Bachelor of Arts in English (BA English) .
| 1. |
The Moon-God of the pre-Islamic Arabs was |
| A. | laat |
| B. | wadd |
| C. | uzza |
| D. | hubal |
| Answer» D. hubal | |
| 2. |
Al-Hijāz means |
| A. | the barrier |
| B. | the rocky tract |
| C. | the pilgrimage centre |
| D. | the great desert |
| Answer» A. the barrier | |
| 3. |
The Holy Prophet was brought up by Halimah who belonged to |
| A. | banu sa‘eed |
| B. | banu as‘ad |
| C. | banu su‘ād |
| D. | banu sa‘d |
| Answer» D. banu sa‘d | |
| 4. |
Laylat al-Qadr means- night of |
| A. | power |
| B. | bounty |
| C. | destiny |
| D. | mercy |
| Answer» A. power | |
| 5. |
The battle of Qadisiyah took place during the caliphate of |
| A. | mu ‘awiyah |
| B. | uthman |
| C. | ali |
| D. | umar |
| Answer» D. umar | |
| 6. |
Imam Malik was a |
| A. | mufassir |
| B. | muhaddith |
| C. | mutakallim |
| D. | mu‘arrikh |
| Answer» B. muhaddith | |
| 7. |
The famous desert ‘Al-Rub’al-Khāli’ is located in |
| A. | north of arabia |
| B. | east of arabia |
| C. | west of arabia |
| D. | south of arabia |
| Answer» D. south of arabia | |
| 8. |
The battle of Jamal was fought between |
| A. | bibi ayshah & hazrat ali |
| B. | muawiyah & hazrat ali |
| C. | hazrat ali & yazid |
| D. | yazid & al-walid |
| Answer» A. bibi ayshah & hazrat ali | |
| 9. |
The battle of Badr was fought in the year |
| A. | 632 |
| B. | 636 |
| C. | 624 |
| D. | 750 |
| Answer» C. 624 | |
| 10. |
The first revelation was received by the Prophet on |
| A. | shab-i-qadr |
| B. | shab-i-mi’raj |
| C. | shab-i-barat |
| D. | shab-i-noor |
| Answer» A. shab-i-qadr | |
| 11. |
The battle of Yarmuk was fought in the year |
| A. | 636 |
| B. | 646 |
| C. | 656 |
| D. | 667 |
| Answer» A. 636 | |
| 12. |
Tarikh al-Rusul wal-Mulūk, was written by |
| A. | al-tabari |
| B. | al-razi |
| C. | ibn sina |
| D. | al-ghazzali |
| Answer» A. al-tabari | |
| 13. |
Prophet Muhammad received his first revelation at the age of |
| A. | 35 |
| B. | 40 |
| C. | 45 |
| D. | 50 |
| Answer» B. 40 | |
| 14. |
The pact of Hudaybiah was signed by Prophet Muhammad in the year |
| A. | 620 |
| B. | 625 |
| C. | 628 |
| D. | 630 |
| Answer» C. 628 | |
| 15. |
Caliph Abu Bakr took charge of the Caliphate in the year |
| A. | 630 |
| B. | 632 |
| C. | 634 |
| D. | 640 |
| Answer» B. 632 | |
| 16. |
Caliph Ali shifted his capital from |
| A. | najaf to medina |
| B. | medina to karbala |
| C. | mecca to medina |
| D. | medina to kufa |
| Answer» D. medina to kufa | |
| 17. |
The term Jāhiliyah stands for |
| A. | times of ignorance |
| B. | computer age |
| C. | healthy times |
| D. | rainy season |
| Answer» A. times of ignorance | |
| 18. |
Al-Rub al-Khali is the name of |
| A. | an ocean |
| B. | a river |
| C. | a capital |
| D. | a desert |
| Answer» D. a desert | |
| 19. |
The Annual Fair of Ukaz in pre-Islamic Arabia was held at |
| A. | mecca |
| B. | madina |
| C. | riyad |
| D. | taif |
| Answer» D. taif | |
| 20. |
The Battle of Trench was fought in the year |
| A. | 622 a.d. |
| B. | 627 a.d. |
| C. | 630 a |
| D. | (d) 632 a.d |
| Answer» B. 627 a.d. | |
| 21. |
Prophet Muhammad migrated from Mecca to Medina in the year |
| A. | 632 a.d. |
| B. | 656 a.d. |
| C. | 622 a |
| D. | (d) 611 a.d |
| Answer» C. 622 a | |
| 22. |
Musailamathul Kadhaab was killed during the caliphate of |
| A. | h. abu bakr |
| B. | h. umar |
| C. | h. uthman |
| D. | h. ali |
| Answer» A. h. abu bakr | |
| 23. |
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 |
| Answer» B. h. ali and h. mu‘awiyah | |
| 24. |
Ibn Khaldun was born in |
| A. | iraq |
| B. | egypt |
| C. | syria |
| D. | tunisia |
| Answer» D. tunisia | |
| 25. |
Caliph Ali was assassinated by |
| A. | abu lu’lu firoz |
| B. | abdullah bin saba |
| C. | abdullah wahab |
| D. | abdul rahman bin muljim |
| Answer» D. abdul rahman bin muljim | |
| 26. |
Yathrib was the old name of |
| A. | makkah |
| B. | madinah |
| C. | taif |
| D. | juddah |
| Answer» B. madinah | |
| 27. |
Caliph Uthman was assassinated in the year |
| A. | 642 a.d. |
| B. | 648 a.d. |
| C. | 651 a |
| D. | (d) 656 a.d. |
| Answer» D. (d) 656 a.d. | |
| 28. |
Pre-Islamic Arabia excelled in the field of |
| A. | architecture |
| B. | poetry |
| C. | prose |
| D. | painting |
| Answer» B. poetry | |
| 29. |
Riddah war were fought during the caliphate of |
| A. | mu‘āwiyah |
| B. | abū bakr |
| C. | walīd |
| D. | uthman |
| Answer» B. abū bakr | |
| 30. |
Which event of the Prophet’s career has been called “Fat-hem-Mubīn” in the Qur’an ? |
| A. | battle of badr |
| B. | conquest of makkah |
| C. | treaty of hudaibiyyah |
| D. | battle of u. hud |
| Answer» B. conquest of makkah | |
| 31. |
The murderer of Hazrath Umar was |
| A. | ibn muljam |
| B. | abu lulu firoz |
| C. | khurāsānī |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. abu lulu firoz | |
| 32. |
The Muslim Commander of Qādisiyyah battle was |
| A. | saa’d bin abi waqqās |
| B. | usāmā bin zaid |
| C. | khalid bin walīd |
| D. | qutaibah bin muslim |
| Answer» A. saa’d bin abi waqqās | |
| 33. |
Who was the spokesman of Muslims in the Court of Negus ? |
| A. | zaid bin thābit |
| B. | jáfar bin abī t. ālib |
| C. | ‘uthman bin ‘affan |
| D. | ab– u hurairah |
| Answer» B. jáfar bin abī t. ālib | |
| 34. |
Who was the leader of Quraish in the battle of Uhd |
| A. | abu jahal |
| B. | uthbath |
| C. | abusufyan |
| D. | shaibath |
| Answer» C. abusufyan | |
| 35. |
Hijri Calendar was introduced by |
| A. | abu bakr |
| B. | mu‘āwiyah |
| C. | al-khwarizmī |
| D. | ‘umar |
| Answer» D. ‘umar | |
| 36. |
The Arabs are known as the |
| A. | semites |
| B. | hamites |
| C. | aryans |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» A. semites | |
| 37. |
The Prophet Muhammad received the first Quranic revelation in |
| A. | taif |
| B. | tabuk |
| C. | cave of hira |
| D. | cave of thaur |
| Answer» C. cave of hira | |
| 38. |
The capital of the first three Rashidun Caliphate was |
| A. | makkah |
| B. | madinah |
| C. | kufa |
| D. | basrah |
| Answer» B. madinah | |
| 39. |
The Caliph who known in the tittle of Amirul Muminin |
| A. | abu bakr |
| B. | umar |
| C. | uthman |
| D. | ali |
| Answer» A. abu bakr | |
| 40. |
The number of chapters in the Quran is |
| A. | 111 |
| B. | 114 |
| C. | 116 |
| D. | 120 |
| Answer» B. 114 | |
| 41. |
Petra was the capital of |
| A. | the nabataeans |
| B. | the assyrians |
| C. | the babylonians |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» A. the nabataeans | |
| 42. |
Sihah-al- Sittah refers to |
| A. | collections of the poems |
| B. | collections of hadith |
| C. | collections of arabic stories |
| D. | collections of quranic verses |
| Answer» B. collections of hadith | |
| 43. |
Muqadhima written by |
| A. | ibn hazm |
| B. | ibn khaldun |
| C. | jamaluddin afghani |
| D. | al-masudi |
| Answer» B. ibn khaldun | |
| 44. |
The Battle of Yamamah was fought during the Caliphate of |
| A. | abu bakr |
| B. | umar bin al-khattab |
| C. | uthman |
| D. | ‘ali |
| Answer» A. abu bakr | |
| 45. |
Hadith means |
| A. | life of the prophet |
| B. | sayings and actions of the prophet |
| C. | understanding islam through fiqh |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. sayings and actions of the prophet | |
| 46. |
Hujjatullah-ul -Bālighah is written by |
| A. | shaikh ahmad sirhindi |
| B. | ibn taimiyah |
| C. | hasan al-bannah |
| D. | shah waliullah |
| Answer» D. shah waliullah | |
| 47. |
Imam Shafāi is associated with |
| A. | jurisprudence |
| B. | history |
| C. | ilm ul kalam |
| D. | tafsir |
| Answer» A. jurisprudence | |
| 48. |
The greatest Muslim Historiographer was |
| A. | al-zamakhshari |
| B. | al-ghazali |
| C. | ibn khaldun |
| D. | ibn nadeem |
| Answer» C. ibn khaldun | |
| 49. |
The battle of Uhd took place in the year |
| A. | ad.621 |
| B. | ad.622 |
| C. | 625 |
| D. | ad.632 |
| Answer» C. 625 | |
| 50. |
Nahjul balagha is the Sayings of |
| A. | abu bakr |
| B. | umar bin al-khattab |
| C. | uthman |
| D. | hazrat ali |
| Answer» D. hazrat ali | |
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