Fiqh and Islamic Jurisprudence MCQs

1. What is the literal meaning of the term “Fiqh”?
(A) Understanding
(B) Worship
(C) Law
(D) Tradition

2. Which of the following is the primary source of Islamic jurisprudence?
(A) Sunnah
(B) Ijma
(C) Quran
(D) Qiyas

3. What is the term for the secondary source of Islamic law derived from the Prophet Muhammad’s (PBUH) practices and sayings?
(A) Ijma
(B) Qiyas
(C) Sunnah
(D) Ijtihad

4. Which Islamic school of thought is followed by the majority of Muslims in Saudi Arabia?
(A) Hanafi
(B) Maliki
(C) Shafi’i
(D) Hanbali

5. What is the term for the consensus of Islamic scholars on a particular issue?
(A) Qiyas
(B) Ijma
(C) Ijtihad
(D) Sunnah

6. Which Islamic school of thought is most widely followed in South Asia?
(A) Hanafi
(B) Maliki
(C) Shafi’i
(D) Hanbali

7. What is the term for analogical reasoning used in Islamic jurisprudence to derive rulings?
(A) Ijma
(B) Qiyas
(C) Ijtihad
(D) Sunnah

8. Which Islamic scholar founded the Hanafi school of thought?
(A) Imam Malik
(B) Imam Shafi’i
(C) Imam Abu Hanifa
(D) Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal

9. What is the term for the independent reasoning used by Islamic scholars to derive legal rulings?
(A) Ijma
(B) Qiyas
(C) Ijtihad
(D) Sunnah

10. Which Islamic school of thought is predominant in North and West Africa?
(A) Hanafi
(B) Maliki
(C) Shafi’i
(D) Hanbali