Questions
1. What is the largest branch of Islam?
2. Which of the following is one of the Five Pillars of Islam?
A) Jihad
B) Zakat
C) Ashura
D) Sawm al-Muharram
3. What is the term used for the community of believers in Islam
4. Who was the first caliph in Islam?
5. Which of the following texts is the primary source of Islamic law and guidance for Muslims?
A) The Quran
B) The Hadith
C) The Sunnah
D) All of them
6. What is “Sunnah”?
7. What does the term “Caliph” mean in the context of Islam?
8. Which of the following festivals is celebrated by Muslims?
A) Ashura
B) Eid al-Fitr
C) Mawlid
D) All of them
9. The Sunni branch of Islam primarily follows which school of thought in jurisprudence?
A) Hanafi
B) Maliki
C) Shafi’i
D) All of them
10. What is the primary belief that distinguishes Sunni Muslims from Shia Muslims?
Answers
1. Sunni
2. Zakat
3. Ummah
4. Abu Bakr
5. All of them
6. It denotes the practices and traditions of Prophet Muhammad
7. Successor to Prophet Muhammad
8. All of them
9. All of them
10. The role of religious leaders and caliphs