JOINT UNIVERSITIES PRELIMINARY EXAMINATIONS BOARD

SEPTEMBER 2020 EXAMINATIONS

ISLAMIC STUDIES Time Allowed: 3 Hours

SECTION A: MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

Answer all questions in this section.

Use the OMR answer sheet provided to answer the questions.

Follow the instructions on the OMR sheet.

SECTION B: ESSAY QUESTIONS

Answer FOUR questions; ONE question from each course.
Ensure you read and follow all the Instructions on the cover page of the Answer Booklet.

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SECTION A: MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS.

Answer All Questions

1. Which of the following terms signifies the chains of narration of hadith?

A. As-Sahih
B. Al- Matn
C. Al- Musnad
D. As- Sanad

2. Al- Hadith al- Qudsi is different from Nabawi because

A. it is a direct statement from the Prophet to the Muslims.
B. it is a direct statement from Allah to the Prophet.
C. it is a direct statement from Angel Jibril to the Prophet.
D. it is a direct statement from the Prophet to his wives.

3. Maintaining the unity of Allah’s lordship is

A. Tawhīd ar- Rubūbiyyah.
B. Tawhid al- Hidādiyyah.
C. Tawhid al- Asma was- Sifāt.
D. Tawhid al- Uluḥiyyah.

4. A Muslim believes in Qadar which entails

A. five articles.
B. six articles.
C. seven articles.
D. eight articles.

5. Shirk could be divided into two namely:

A. Shirk Al- Asghar and Shirk Al- Kubrā.
B. Shirk Al- Asghar and Shirk Al- Akbar.
C. Shirk Al- Saghir and Shirk Al- Kabīr.
D. Shirk Al- Wusṭa and Shirk Al- Kubrah.

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6. ‘Ibādah is any action that is
A. carried out to gain popularity.
B. carried out to win the favour of a leader.
C. carried out to please Allah.
D. carried out to gain monetary value.

7. The number of verses contained in the first revelation are

A. four.
B. five.
C. six.
D. seven.

8. Which of the following words is applied to the piecemeal revelation of the Qur’ān?
A. Wahy
B. Anzala
C. Azbāb
D. Anbiya’

9. Zayd bn Thabit was popular because of his roles in

A. conquest of Makkah.
B. compilation of the Qur’ān.
C. compilation of Hadith.
D. compilation of Tafsir.

10. Which of these is a rare form of abrogation in the Qur’ān?

A. Abrogation of the Qur’ān by the Hadith
B. Abrogation of the text and the law
C. Abrogation of the text but the law is retained
D. Abrogation of the law and the text is retained

11. Which of the followings is not part of the materials used in preserving the Qur’ān?
A. Dried animal skin
B. Scapular of cow or camel
C. Tablet
D. Dried leaves

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12. Which of the names of the Qur’ān describes it as the Reminder?
A. Al- Kitāb
B. A- Dhikr
C. Al- Furqān
D. At- Tanzīl

13. Surely, man is in a state of loss~ is found in

A. Suratul Kaothar.
B. Suratul Quraysh.
C. Suratul Falaq.
D. Suratul ‘Asr.

14. What chapter of the Qur’ān is Suratul Kawthar?

A. 106
B. 107
C. 108
D. 10

15. All these are forms of shirk EXCEPT

A. belief in fortune telling.
B. hero-worship.
C. belief in Allah.
D. belies in idols.

16. Primary sources of Sharī‘iāh are

A. Sunnah and Hadith.
B. Qur’ān and Sunnah.
C. Qur’ān and Qiyas.
D. Qur’ān and Ijma’.

17. The opposite of shirk is considered as

A. Kufr.
B. Qiyāmmah.
C. Ῑmān.
D. Istilahāh.

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18. Shirk is _______ sin before Allah
A. unquestionable
B. unpardonable
C. unjustifiable
D. uncountable

19. According to Islamic teaching, an Arab is

A. superior to a non-Arab.
B. inferior to a non-Arab.
C. more religious than a non-Arab.
D. equal to a non-Arab.

20. At the end of the battle of Badr, the number of Muslims who lost their lives are only
A. 14
B. 15
C. 16
D. 17

21. One of the followings is not correct about the conquest of Makkah.
A. It occurred before the Hijrah
B. It occurred in 630 CE
C. It occurred after the Makkah’s breach of the treaty of Hudaybiyyah
D. Either Ka’bah or Abu Sufyan’s house approved by the Prophet as a refuge place

22. One of the agreements in the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah was to

A. kill any Muslim found in Makkah.
B. kill any pagan found in Madinah.
C. stop the practice of Islam for ten years.
D. bury their hatchet for ten years.

23. Jāhiliyyah Arab woman could not inherit her husband because she
A. might not need the properties.
B. might not handle it very well.
C. was considered not to have merited it.
D. was considered as part of her husband’s properties.

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24. The leader of the Muslim delegation to Abyssinia was
A. Ja’far.
B. Jaysh.
C. Jibril.
D. Junaid.

25. One of the Arab leaders who was sent to bring back the Muslims from Abyssinia to
Makkah was
A. Abu Tālib.
B. Abu Jahl.
C. Abu Lahab.
D. Abu Sufyan.

26. The period of cessation of revelation to the Prophet is described as

A. Fātiah.
B. Fāidah.
C. Fatrah.
D. Fāssiq.

27. One of the followings is not part of the mode of revelation.

A. Behind the veil
B. Through inspiration
C. Through dream
D. Through discussion with friends

28. The first encounter of Prophet Muhammad with Jibril in angelic form was at
A. Jamrah.
B. Cave hira.
C. ‘Arafah.
D. Miqāt.

29. Dhul Hulayfah is mentioned under

A. Hajj.
B. Salah.
C. Zakah.
D. Sawm.

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30. Both men and women are expected to perform the following ghusl EXCEPT
A. Dukhulul Islam.
B. Janabah.
C. Nifas.
D. Janazah.

31. The chains of narrators are significant in the study of hadith because
A. it is a tool for understanding hadith.
B. it exposes the hadith reporters.
C. it enables the verification of authenticity of hadith.
D. it links the hadith with the Prophet.

32. The followings are used interchangeably for Hadith EXCEPT

A. Sunni.
B. Sunnah.
C. Isnad.
D. Matn.

33. The founder of Umayyad caliphate was

A. Mu‘āwiyah ibn Abu Sufyan.
B. Mu‘āwiyah ibn Abu Talib.
C. Mu‘āwiyah ibn Abu Jahl.
D. Mu‘āwiyah ibn Abu Lahab.

34. Fasting as prescribed for the Muslims is contained in Qur’ān

A. 3: 183
B. 4: 183
C. 2: 283
D. 2: 183

35. The marriage of Prophet Muhammad (SAW) with Khadijah was blessed with
A. two sons and four daughters.
B. four sons and two daughters.
C. three sons and four daughters.
D. three sons and three daughters.

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36. Battle of Siffin led to the emergence of
A. Qadriyyah.
B. Tijaniyyah.
C. Khawarij.
D. Khilāfah.

37. The whole of Qur’ān is divided into thirty approximately equal portions, each of which is
called
A. Qur’ān.
B. Hizb.
C. Juz’.
D. Nisfu.

38. The Surah of the Holy Qur’ān that focuses on the Oneness of Allah is
A. Suratul Fātihah.
B. Suratun Nās.
C. Suratul Ikhlās.
D. Suratul Du‘a.

39. The warning given by Qur’ān chapter 102 to Muslims is to avoid

A. forbidden foods.
B. hatred of neighbours.
C. amazing wealth.
D. travelling.

40. An Hadith is considered Mawdu‘ when it is

A. sound.
B. good.
C. fabricated.
D. weak.

41. The Holy Qur’ān revealed through which mode revelation of revelation?
A. Behind the veil
B. Intuition
C. Angelic
D. Flashing

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42. One of the followings is not a god worshipped by the Arabs of pre-Islamic period.
A. Al-Lāt
B. Nasra
C. Yagutha
D. Rabb

43. The intellectual programmes of the Arabs during the Jāhiliyyah period was held at
A. Tāif.
B. Madinah.
C. Ukaz.
D. ‘Arafah.

44. The book of Hadith of Imam Bukhari is called

A. Hadith Qawlī.
B. Hadith Qudsī.
C. Sahih Bukhari.
D. Sunnah.

45. The main teaching of Hadith 16th of An- Nawawi is

A. generosity.
B. humility.
C. honesty.
D. patience.

46. Under whose Chairmanship was the standardisation of the Holy Qur’ān done?
A. Abdullah bn Zubayr
B. Sa‘ad bn al-Ᾱṣ
C. Abdul Rahman bn Harith
D. Zayd bn Thābit

47. Variation in the recitation of the Holy Qur’ān was noticed during the reign of ‘Uthmān bn
Affān in the following provinces.
A. Makkah, Madīnah, Tāif and Najd
B. Kufah, Syria, Hims and Basrah
C. Jeddah, Munah, ‘Arafah and Tābūk
D. Makkah, Jeddah, Abbysinia and Taif

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48. One of the excellent of a man’s religion is his leaving alone what does not concern him.
This is contained in Hadith _______ of An-Nawawi’s collection.
A. 13th
B. 16th
C. 10th
D. 12th

49. Ad- Dhikr is one of the attributes of the Qur’ān which means
A. the path.
B. the book.
C. the reminder.
D. the message.

50. The only duty that differentiates between Hajj and Umrah is
A. Talbiyyah.
B. Sa‘y.
C. Wuqūfu bil ‘Arafah.
D. Ṭawaf.

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SECTION B: ESSAY QUESTIONS.
Answer FOUR Questions; One Question from each Course.
ISS 001: History of Islam
1. What are the practices that are common in your society that can be likened to the
practices of the Jāhiliyyah? [15 marks]
2. Discuss three (3) ways through which religious understanding and peaceful co-existence
were established during the time of Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W.) [15 marks]

ISS 002: Tawhīd and ‘Ibādāt

3. The first condition for being a Muslim is Iman (faith). List the six (6) articles of faith
and give explanation on belief in the holy books. [15 marks]
4. Examine briefly any five (5) benefits of Zakat and itemize any five (5) articles on which
it is paid. [15 marks]

ISS 003: Qur’ānic Studies

5. Describe fully the circumstances under which Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W.) received the
first revelation. [15 marks]
6. Write either in Arabic or transliteration, Suratul Qadr (Qur’an 97), translate the chapter
and itemize its teachings. [15 marks]

ISS 004: Introduction to the study of Hadith

7. List the basic forms of Hadith and describe five characteristics of each of them.
[15 marks]
8. Explain the contributions of Imam Bukhari to the study of the science of Hadith.
[15 marks]

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