MCQs on Sources of Islamic Law – Quran, Sunnah, Ijma, Qiyas 50 min Score: 0 Attempted: 0/50 Subscribe 1. The primary source of Islamic law is: (A) Qiyas (B) Sunnah (C) Ijma (D) Quran 2. The second source of Islamic law is: (A) Quran (B) Sunnah (C) Ijma (D) Qiyas 3. Ijma refers to: (A) Consensus of scholars (B) Quranic verse (C) Analogy (D) Hadith report 4. Qiyas means: (A) Written law (B) Analogical reasoning (C) Consensus (D) Sunnah practice 5. Quran provides: (A) Personal analogy (B) Scholars’ opinions (C) Direct guidance from Allah (D) Tribal customs 6. Sunnah is based on: (A) Analogy only (B) Consensus of people (C) Practices and sayings of Prophet Muhammad (SAW) (D) Tribal traditions 7. Ijma becomes a source when: (A) Prophet (SAW) provides a ruling (B) All scholars agree on an issue (C) Only a ruler decides (D) Military authority commands 8. Qiyas is used when: (A) Sunnah is absent (B) Quran is sufficient (C) Quran and Sunnah are silent (D) Ijma exists 9. Quranic injunctions are considered: (A) Optional guidance (B) Absolute and primary law (C) Analogy only (D) Tribal advice 10. Sunnah helps in: (A) Creating monarchy (B) Replacing Quran (C) Ignoring consensus (D) Explaining and implementing Quran 11. Ijma ensures: (A) Unity and consistency in law (B) Individual choice only (C) Tribal customs prevail (D) Ruler’s personal opinion 12. Qiyas is based on: (A) Tribal customs (B) Direct revelation (C) Majority opinion only (D) Reasoning by analogy 13. Quran is: (A) Historical record only (B) Opinion of scholars (C) Word of Allah (D) Poetry of Arabs 14. Sunnah is recorded in: (A) Hadith collections (B) Quran only (C) Tribal records (D) Analogy books 15. Ijma derives authority from: (A) Collective scholarly agreement (B) Military conquest (C) Personal reasoning (D) Ruler’s decree 16. Qiyas requires: (A) Identifying an original case and a new case (B) Only following rulers (C) Ignoring Quran (D) Using personal opinion only 17. Quranic laws cover: (A) Only rituals (B) Worship, morality, and transactions (C) Only politics (D) Only poetry 18. Sunnah provides: (A) Military laws only (B) Quranic text (C) Examples of Prophet’s practice (D) Tribal customs only 19. Ijma became formalized in: (A) Early Islamic community (B) During monarchy only (C) During tribal era (D) Medieval Europe 20. Qiyas allows: (A) Ignoring Quran (B) Extending law to new cases (C) Replacing Sunnah (D) Tribal customs only 21. Quran is recited in: (A) Urdu (B) Persian (C) Arabic (D) Turkish 22. Sunnah includes: (A) Only sayings (B) Sayings, actions, and approvals of Prophet (SAW) (C) Only written laws (D) Only analogies 23. Ijma is considered binding because: (A) Ruler orders (B) Prophet (SAW) commands (C) Military authority decides (D) Scholars’ consensus reflects community will 24. Qiyas helps in: (A) Solving issues not directly addressed in Quran or Sunnah (B) Ignoring Quran (C) Replacing Ijma (D) Avoiding reasoning 25. Quran is: (A) Immutable and eternal (B) Subject to personal opinion (C) Tribal document (D) Historical story only 26. Sunnah serves as: (A) Tribal code only (B) Replacement of Quran (C) Explanation and application of Quran (D) Personal opinion only 27. Ijma is important because: (A) Allows personal opinion only (B) Maintains legal unity and prevents disputes (C) Replaces Quran (D) Ignores Sunnah 28. Qiyas requires: (A) Only following ruler (B) Ignoring reasoning (C) Common cause (‘illa) between original and new case (D) Tribal customs 29. Quranic injunctions are considered: (A) Historical only (B) Optional (C) Final and binding (D) Advisory only 30. Sunnah complements Quran by: (A) Contradicting Quran (B) Clarifying ambiguous verses (C) Ignoring laws (D) Creating monarchy 31. Ijma developed to: (A) Solve issues not in Quran or Sunnah (B) Ignore Quran (C) Replace Sunnah (D) Support monarchy 32. Qiyas is applied when: (A) Ijma exists (B) Quran and Sunnah are silent on an issue (C) Prophet (SAW) gives instruction (D) Only ruler decides 33. Quranic laws are: (A) Limited to Arabia (B) Universal and applicable to all times (C) Tribal only (D) Temporary 34. Sunnah acts as: (A) Optional guidance only (B) Replacement of Quran (C) Tribal custom only (D) Practical implementation of Quranic laws 35. Ijma ensures: (A) Tribal supremacy (B) Military dominance (C) Legal consensus among scholars (D) Personal opinion rule 36. Qiyas provides: (A) Solution for new situations based on reasoning (B) Tribal traditions only (C) Military law only (D) Quranic replacement 37. Quran is: (A) Tribal law (B) Only historical record (C) Source of guidance and legislation (D) Poetry 38. Sunnah was compiled in: (A) Quran only (B) Hadith collections (C) Tribal records only (D) Qiyas books 39. Ijma reflects: (A) Tribal practice (B) Individual ruler’s opinion (C) Personal analogy only (D) Collective scholarly decision 40. Qiyas derives law from: (A) Tribal customs only (B) Existing evidence and analogy (C) Personal preference only (D) Military rule only 41. Quranic injunctions cover: (A) Military only (B) Worship, social, and legal matters (C) Tribal rules only (D) Poetry only 42. Sunnah complements Quran by: (A) Providing practical examples (B) Replacing Quran (C) Ignoring law (D) Supporting monarchy only 43. Ijma represents: (A) Military rule (B) Individual opinion (C) Ruler’s command only (D) Community agreement through scholars 44. Qiyas relies on: (A) Individual preference (B) Only tribal custom (C) Ignoring Quran (D) Reasoning from known cases to new cases 45. Quran is considered: (A) Eternal and final word of Allah (B) Temporary (C) Tribal code only (D) Optional guidance 46. Sunnah helps in: (A) Ignoring Quran (B) Explaining ambiguous Quranic commands (C) Replacing Ijma (D) Military strategy only 47. Ijma maintains: (A) Tribal rivalry (B) Unity of Islamic law (C) Personal rule (D) Arbitrary decisions 48. Qiyas ensures: (A) Personal preference only (B) Ignoring law (C) Continuity of law for new situations (D) Tribal supremacy 49. The four sources of Islamic law are: (A) Sunnah, Ruler, Tribe, Poetry (B) Quran, Monarchy, Army, Wealth (C) Quran, Sunnah, Ijma, Qiyas (D) Ijma, Qiyas, Monarchy, Trade 50. Overall, the sources of Islamic law ensure: (A) Military dominance only (B) Guidance, justice, and adaptability (C) Tribal supremacy only (D) Wealth accumulation only