MCQs of Islamic Jurisprudence

Who founded the Kufa School of thought?

1. Imam Abu Hanifa
2. Imam Malik
3. Imam Jafar-al-Sadiq
4. none of these

Who founded the Madinah school of thought?

1. Imam Abu Hanifa
2. Imam Malik
3. Imam Jafar-al-Sadiq
4. none of the above

Who founded the Shia school of thought?

1. Imam Abu Hanifa
2. Imam Malik
3. Imam Jafar-al-Sadiqa
4. all of the above

Who founded the Athena Ashari or Imarnia school of thoughts?

1. Imam Abu Hanifa
2. Imam Jafar-al-Sadiq
3. Imam Musa-al-Kazim
4. None of the above

Who was the founder of Qiyas (analogical deductions)?

1. Imam Jafar-al-Sadiq
2. Imam Abu Hanifa
3. Imam Shafi
4. None of above

Foundation of Islamic Jurisprudence was laid down by?

1. Imam Shafi
2. Imam Malik
3. Imam Abu Hanifa
4. All of the above

Principle of Istihan (equity) was propounded by?

1. Imam Abu Hanifa
2. Imam Malik
3. Imam Shafi
4. none of the above

Imam Abu Hanifa was born in the year?

1. 81 AH
2. 79 AH
3. 80 AH
4. none of the above

Imam Abu Hanifa was a manufacturer & seller of?

1. sugar
2. wheat
3. silk
4. all of the above

Hedaya of Marghanini is an outstanding work of?

1. Hanafi school of thought
2. Malki school of thought
3. Shafi school of thought
4. none of the above

Authority of local custom & usages was recognized by?

1. Imam Abu Hanifa
2. Imam Malik
3. Imam Shafi
4. none of the above

Imam Abu Hanifa appointed a committee of?

1. 40 men for the codification of the law
2. 30 men for the codification of the law
3. 20 men for the codification of the law
4. None of the above

Hanafi school of thought predominant in Central & Western Asia?

1. Afghanistan to Turkey
2. Lower Egypt
3. Cairo & Delta
4. Indian sub-continent
5. All of the above

Imam Shafi was born in the year?

1. 150 A.H in Syria
2. 160 A.H in Pakistan
3. 180 A.H in Turkey
4. None of the above

Imam Shafi was the disciple of?

1. Imam Abu Hanifa
2. Imam Malik
3. Imam-al-Sadik
4. None of the above

Imam Shafi learnt the Quran at the age of?

1. ten
2. nine
3. seven
4. none of the above

The ‘USIA’ composed by?

1. Imam Shafi
2. Imam Abu Hanifa
3. Imam Malik
4. None of the above

Imam Shafi founded a new discipline?

1. study of “three roots/usuals of law”
2. study of “two roots/usual of law”
3. study of “four roots/usual of law”
4. none of the above

Four roots are?

1. Quran, Sunnah, ljtihad and Istihsan
2. Quran, Sunnah, Ijtihad and Qiyas
3. Quran, Sunnah, ijma and Qiyas
4. Quran, Sunnah, and Istihsan

According to Imam Shafi, the purpose of Islamic law is?

1. a matter for Allah alone
2. a matter for men
3. a matter for women
4. none of the above

Shafi School of thought is predominant in?

1. Malaysia
2. Indonesia
3. Southern Arabia, East Africa, Lower Egypt
4. All of the above

Who was the founder of the Maliki school of Fiqh?

1. Imam Abu Hanifa
2. Imam Malik
3. Imam Abu Hanifa
4. None of the above

Who was the Sheikh of Islam?

1. Imam Malik
2. Imam Shafi
3. Imam Shafi
4. none of the above

Imam Malik was born in Madina in?

1. 715
2. 712
3. 713
4. none of the above

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