ISLAMIYAT AD IB, ASI and OTHER FPSC, SPSC and NTS TEST PIVOTAL MCQ PART 3

1. How many stages the Quran contains?

(a) 8 
(b) 7 
(c) 9 
(d) 12

NOTE:  For the convenience of people who wish to read the Qur'an in a week the text may be divided into 7 portions, each portion is known as Manzil. he following division to 7 equal portions is by Hamza Al-Zayyat.

1. Al-Fatihah (chapter 1) through An-Nisa' (chapter 4) consisting of 4 surahs.
2. Al-Ma'ida (chapter 5) through At-Tawba (chapter 9) consisting of 5 surahs.
3. Yunus (chapter 10) through An-Nahl (chapter 16) consisting of 7 surahs.
4. Al Isra' (chapter 17) through Al-Furqan (chapter 25) consisting of 9 surahs.
5. Ash-Shuara' (chapter 26) through Ya-Seen (chapter 36) consisting of 11 surahs.
6. As-Saaffat (chapter 37) through Al-Hujarat (chapter 49) consisting of 13 surahs.
7. Qaf (chapter 50) through An-Nass (chapter 114) consisting of 65 surahs.

2. Who was the first writer of “Wahi” in Quraish?

(a) Harat Abdul Rahman bin Auf (RA) 
(b) Hazrat Zaid bin Sabit (RA) 
(c) Hazrat Abdulla bin Zubair (RA) 
(d) Hazrat Ibn Masuod (RA)

NOTE: Who was  Zaid Bin Sabit?  Zaid Bin Sabit was the principal scribe of the Holy Quran. He accepted Islam when he was eleven years old. After his migration to Madinah, he was appointed by the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.) to write down the revelations received by him and was the personal scribe of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and was from the ansar (helpers). Ibn Ishaq wrote that he was a Jew before he accepted islam. When writing letters to the Jews outside Madinah Munawwarah, Nabi SAW used to use the services of the local Jews. Once he said to Zaid RA : "I am not satisfied with what the Jews write and read for me. I fear mischief from them in miswriting or misreading, I desire you to learn the Jewish lan- guage." Zaid RA says: "In fifteen days, I mastered Hebrew and after that I started doing all such work for Nabi SAW."  
THE COMPILATION MASTER: 

during and after the Battle of Yamamah in the days of the first Caliph, Abu Bakr RA, Zaid RA was the man chosen for the task of compiling the Qur'an in a book form, aided by `Umar ibn Al-Khattab RA. The story runs as follows:

During the Battle of Yamamah when a large number of the companions of the Prophet SAW (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) who knew the Qur'an by heart were killed, `Umar ibn Al-Khattab RA expressed his great worry that some verses of the Qur'an known to some companions might be forgotten due to the death of those companions. So he suggested to Abu Bakr RA to have the Qur'an collected and compiled.

Abu Bakr RA was hesitant in the beginning, because as he said, "This is something not done by the Prophet SAW." However, he was later convinced of the necessity of the matter, because in the lifetime of the Prophet SAW there was no need for such an action, since the source and conveyor of the revelation was living amongst them.

it was kept with the Caliph Abu Bakr RA, then his successor `Umar RA, who entrusted it upon his death to his daughter Hafsah RA, a wife of Prophet Muhammad SAW(peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), who was also known for her knowledge of the Qur'an besides being one of the few literate people in the community.

It was the Caliph `Uthman ibn `Affan RA who had the honor of supervising the distribution of the "standard" version of the Qur'an during his reign. Again, the task was assigned to our hero Zaid ibn Thabit RA, aided by a number of reputable companions of the Prophet SAW.

3. Kitab-ul-Assar is compiled by:

(a) Imam Abu Hanifah (RA) 
(b) Imam Shafi (RA) 
(c) Imam Malik (RA)
(d) Imam Humbal (RA) 

(NOTE: he famous book of proofs for the Hanafi fiqh, authored by Imam Muhammad bin Hasan Shaybani (132-189 AH), who is considered the chief transmitter of the Hanafi Mazhab. He was a student of Imam Abu Hanifa as well as Imam Malik. Kitaab-ul-Aathaar narrated by Imaam Muhammad al-Shaybani – compiled from a total of 70,000 hadith

4. Imam Shafi took the office of “Religious Judgment” in the age of:

(a) 13 years 
(b) 14 years 
(c) 20 years 
(d) 15 years

NOTE: 

• Kitab al-Umm - is the main surviving text on Shafi'i fiqh. 
• Al-Risala — The best known book by al-Shafi'i in which he examined principles of jurisprudence. The book has been translated into English.
• e had memorized the Muwatta of Malik ibn Anas; he was a mufti (given authorization to issue fatwa) at the age of fifteen. 
•  his speeches and works were used by Arabic grammarians. He was given the title of Nasir al Sunnah, the Defender of the Sunnah.
• He who seeks pearls immerses himself in the sea is the famous quote by imam shafi 
• He is considered as the Most intelligent and most important authority in hadiths by all scholars. 

5. What was the name of foster sister of the Holy Prophet (PBUH)?

(a) Hazrat Salmah (RA) 
(b) Hazrat Raqiyyah (RA) 
(c) Hazrat Mariah (RA) 
(d) Hazrat Shima (RA) 

NOTE: Banu saad is little far from Makkah Mukarrama. House of Hazrate Halima Radi Allahu anha is still preserved where our most beloved Mohammed  Sallahu ta'ala alayhhi wa sallam also stayed,  Hazrate Sheema Radi Allahu anha is daughter of hazrate Haleema Radi Allahu anha and is Foster sister of our beloved Prophet.

6. Namaz-e-Istisqa” is prayer for: 

(a) Blessing of God 
(b) Pardon 
(c) Rain 
(d) Sleep

NOTE: Namaz el Istasqa is a prayer to Allah for rain in a drought period. Namaz el Istasqa has two (Raka’at) (turns), and it was offered collectively in an open ground. Before offering two Raka’at, Imam delivers a Khutba (sermon). In first Raka’at, the Imam recites Sura Fatiha and then Sura Al A’la. In second Raka’at, Imam recites Sura Fatiha and then Sura Ghashiyah. After two Raka’at prayers, Imam delivers a Khutba (sermon) again and prays to Allah for rain with all the other people. “Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) turned the backside of His Holy Hands towards the sky and did pray for rain” – Sahi Muslim

7. Who is called “saqi zam zam”?

(a) Hazrat Abbas (RA) 
(b) Hazrat Hamzah (RA) 
(c) Hazrat Muaz bin Jabal (RA)
(d) Hazrat Muawiyah (RA) 

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8. The “Kissing of the Hajr-e-Aswad” is called:

(a) Saee 
(b) Mabroor 
(c) Istelam 
(d) Shaut

NOTE: THE BLACK STONE HISTORY AND ITS IMPORTANCE THROUGH HISTORY

The Black Stone, al-Ḥajar al-Aswad is the eastern cornerstone of the Kaaba. It is revered by Muslims as an Islamic relic which, according to Muslim tradition, dates back to the time of Adam (a.s) and Eve (a.s). Islamic tradition holds that it fell from the heaven as a guide for Adam and Eve to build an altar, which became the first temple on Earth. It is believed that the stone was originally pure and dazzling white, but has since turned black because of the sins of the people who touches it. Adam’s altar and the stone were lost during Noah’s (a.s) great Flood and forgotten. Ibrahim (a.s)  later found the Black Stone at the original site of Adam’s altar when the angel Jibreel (a.s) revealed it to him. Ibrahim ordered his son Ismael (a.s)- who is an ancestor of Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w) – to build a new temple, the Kaaba, into which the Stone was toembedded.The Kaaba marks the location where the sacred world intersects with the profane, and the embedded Black Stone was a further symbol of this as an object as a link between Heavenly realm and earthly

Muslim pilgrims circle the Kaaba as a part of the tawaf ritual during the hajj and many try to stop and kiss the Black Stone, emulating the kiss that Islamic tradition records as it received from Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w).

Following are several reliable virtues of this sacred stone:

1. Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Abbas (r.a) reports that Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said:
‘The black stone is a white ruby from the rubies of Jannah, Paradise, it was only blackened due to the sins of the those who join partners with Allah. It will be brought forth on the day of judgment as huge as mount Uhud, to testify on behalf of those who touched or kissed it in the world.’ (Appears in Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah, Hadith: 2734)

2. Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Abbas (r.a) reports that Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said:
‘Indeed on the day of judgement, this (black) stone shall have a tongue and two lips to testify for those who touched it.’

(Appears in Sunan Tirmidhi, Hadith: 961, Sunan Ibn Majah, Hadith: 2944, Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah, Hadith: 2736 & Sahih Ibn Hibban, Hadith: 3711)

3. Ibn ‘Abbaas said: The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said:
“When the Black Stone came down from Paradise, it was whiter than milk, but the sins of the sons of Adam made it black.”

(Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 877; Ahmad, 2792. Classed as saheeh by Ibn Khuzaymah, 4/219. Al-Haafiz ibn Hajar classed it as qawiy (strong) in Fath al-Baari, 3/462).

4. Ibn ‘Umar said: I heard the Messenger of Allaah (s.a.w) say:
“Touching them both [the Black Stone and al-Rukn al-Yamani] is an expiation for sins.”
(Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 959. This hadeeth was classed as hasan by al-Tirmidhi and as saheeh by al-Haakim (1/664). Al-Dhahabi agreed with him).

5. When the second Caliph Umar ibn al-Khattab (r.a) came to kiss the Stone, he said in front of all assembled: “No doubt, I know that you are a stone and can neither harm anyone nor benefit anyone. Had I not seen Allah’s Messenger [Muhammad] kissing you, I would not have kissed you.”  Ali, brother of prophet Muhammad (s.a.w) responded to Umar (r.a), saying, “This stone (Hajar Aswad) can indeed benefit and harm. Allah says in Quran that he created human beings from the progeny of Adam (as) and made them witness over themselves and asked them, ‘Am I not your creator?’ Upon this, all of them confirmed it. Thus Allah wrote this confirmation. And this stone has a pair of eyes, ears and a tongue and it opened its mouth upon the order of Allah, who put that confirmation in it and ordered to witness it to all those worshippers who come for Hajj.” [Appears in Sahih of Bukhari and Kanz al-Ummal]

in a variation:

When `Umar ibn al-Khattab (r.a) was on Hajj, he came to stand before the Black Stone of the Ka`bah and he spoke to it, ‘O Hajar al-Aswad, you are but a stone.  You do no good and no harm, but the Holy Prophet (s.a.w) gave you great honor so I will honor you too.’  `Ali (r.a) coming up to him said, ‘Oh `Umar, why do you speak thus?  The Lord of the Worlds has informed us that the Black Stone was an angel before this time, and he has consciousness.  On the Day of Judgment he will testify.  He witnesses all the pilgrims who step before him during the Hajj, and their names are written before him in a book.  In it, he records their name and reports them on the Day of Judgment, for the Hajar al-Aswad also has a mouth with which he, then, will speak.’” [Appears in Lore of Lights, Volume I]

9. What is the number of Ramzan in the Islamic Calender?

(a) 8th 
(b) 9th 
(c) 10th 
(d) 11th

NOTE: 

1. MUHARRAM
2. SAFAR
3. RABI-AL-AWWAL
4. RABI-AL-THANI
5. JUMADA-AL-AWWAL
6. JUMADA-AL-THANI
7. RAJAB
8. SHABAN
9. RAMADAN
10.  SHAWWAL
11. ZUL-QAADAH
12.  ZUL-HIJJAH

10. Give the name, who compiled first work of Hadith “Sahifa-e-Sadiqa.” 

(a) Hazrat Abu Bakar (RA) 
(b) Imam Muslim (RA) 
(c) Hazrat Abdullah bin Amr (RA) 
(d) Hazrat Abu Hurairah (RA)

NOTE: He was known by the kunyat Abu Hurairah ("Father of the Kitten"), but his real name is differed upon, the most popular opinion being that it was ‘Abd ar Raḥmān ibn Ṣakhr. Abu Hurairah spent 2 years in the company of prophet Muhammad and went on expeditions and journeys with him. 

SOURCES: 

• past papers of CSS 
• elaboration and details taken from various sites.
• any sort of recommendations/ suggestions will be encouraged. comment below for any amendments/ correction.