MCQs / Islamiat / Islamiat for ISSB and Initial Tests

Islamiat for ISSB and Initial Tests MCQs — Islamiat

42 multiple-choice questions on Islamiat for ISSB and Initial Tests from Islamiat, each with the correct answer and, where available, a teacher's explanation. Read through them to revise the chapter, then practise the same questions one by one to test yourself.

1. The fourth rightly guided caliph was:

  1. Hazrat Hassan (RA)
  2. Hazrat Umar (RA)
  3. Hazrat Usman (RA)
  4. Hazrat Ali (RA)

Answer: D) Hazrat Ali (RA)

Explanation: Hazrat Ali (RA).

Discuss this question

2. How many paras (juz) does the Holy Quran have?

  1. 30
  2. 114
  3. 40
  4. 20

Answer: A) 30

Explanation: 30 paras.

Discuss this question

3. The first person to accept Islam was:

  1. Hazrat Abu Bakr (RA)
  2. Hazrat Zaid (RA)
  3. Hazrat Ali (RA)
  4. Hazrat Khadija (RA)

Answer: D) Hazrat Khadija (RA)

Explanation: Hazrat Khadija (RA), the Prophet's ﷺ wife.

Discuss this question

4. "Amanah" means:

  1. trustworthiness
  2. war
  3. patience
  4. prayer

Answer: A) trustworthiness

Explanation: Keeping trusts.

Discuss this question

5. The Treaty of Hudaibiya was signed in:

  1. 8 AH
  2. 2 AH
  3. 6 AH
  4. 10 AH

Answer: C) 6 AH

Explanation: 6 AH.

Discuss this question

6. The Tauraat was revealed to:

  1. Hazrat Musa (AS)
  2. Hazrat Isa (AS)
  3. Hazrat Dawood (AS)
  4. Hazrat Nuh (AS)

Answer: A) Hazrat Musa (AS)

Explanation: Torah – Musa (AS).

Discuss this question

7. The Battle of the Trench (Khandaq) was fought in:

  1. 6 AH
  2. 3 AH
  3. 5 AH
  4. 8 AH

Answer: C) 5 AH

Explanation: Trench dug on Hazrat Salman Farsi's (RA) advice.

Discuss this question

8. The first mosque built in Islam was:

  1. Masjid-e-Aqsa
  2. Masjid-e-Nabawi
  3. Masjid-ul-Haram
  4. Masjid-e-Quba

Answer: D) Masjid-e-Quba

Explanation: Built on arrival near Madinah.

Discuss this question

9. The rate of Zakat on savings is:

  1. 5%
  2. 2.5%
  3. 20%
  4. 10%

Answer: B) 2.5%

Explanation: One-fortieth of qualifying wealth.

Discuss this question

10. Which surah does not begin with Bismillah?

  1. An-Naml
  2. Al-Fatiha
  3. At-Tawbah
  4. Yaseen

Answer: C) At-Tawbah

Explanation: At-Tawbah (Bara'ah).

Discuss this question

11. The first revelation was received in the Cave of:

  1. Hira
  2. Thawr
  3. Uhud
  4. Quba

Answer: A) Hira

Explanation: Ghar-e-Hira.

Discuss this question

12. Makkah was conquered in:

  1. 5 AH
  2. 8 AH
  3. 10 AH
  4. 6 AH

Answer: B) 8 AH

Explanation: Fath-e-Makkah, 8 AH.

Discuss this question

13. Hajj is performed in the month of:

  1. Dhul-Hijjah
  2. Rajab
  3. Ramadan
  4. Safar

Answer: A) Dhul-Hijjah

Explanation: The 12th Islamic month.

Discuss this question

14. The Battle of Badr was fought in:

  1. 3 AH
  2. 8 AH
  3. 2 AH
  4. 5 AH

Answer: C) 2 AH

Explanation: The first major battle.

Discuss this question

15. The Battle of Uhud was fought in:

  1. 6 AH
  2. 3 AH
  3. 2 AH
  4. 5 AH

Answer: B) 3 AH

Explanation: 3 AH.

Discuss this question

16. The longest surah of the Quran is:

  1. Aal-e-Imran
  2. Yaseen
  3. Al-Baqarah
  4. An-Nisa

Answer: C) Al-Baqarah

Explanation: Al-Baqarah.

Discuss this question

17. Which surah contains Bismillah twice?

  1. At-Tawbah
  2. Al-Kahf
  3. An-Naml
  4. Al-Baqarah

Answer: C) An-Naml

Explanation: Once at the start and once within the verses.

Discuss this question

18. The Holy Prophet ﷺ received the first revelation at the age of:

  1. 63
  2. 25
  3. 30
  4. 40

Answer: D) 40

Explanation: In 610 CE.

Discuss this question

19. The Injeel was revealed to:

  1. Hazrat Isa (AS)
  2. Hazrat Dawood (AS)
  3. Hazrat Yahya (AS)
  4. Hazrat Musa (AS)

Answer: A) Hazrat Isa (AS)

Explanation: Gospel – Isa (AS).

Discuss this question

20. "Jami-ul-Quran" is the title of:

  1. Hazrat Usman (RA)
  2. Hazrat Ali (RA)
  3. Hazrat Abu Bakr (RA)
  4. Hazrat Umar (RA)

Answer: A) Hazrat Usman (RA)

Explanation: For distributing standard copies of the Quran.

Discuss this question

21. The Misaq-e-Madinah is regarded as:

  1. the first written constitution of a state
  2. a battle
  3. a mosque
  4. a book of hadith

Answer: A) the first written constitution of a state

Explanation: Agreement among Madinah's communities.

Discuss this question

22. The shortest surah of the Quran is:

  1. Al-Kauthar
  2. Al-Ikhlas
  3. An-Nas
  4. Al-Asr

Answer: A) Al-Kauthar

Explanation: Al-Kauthar (3 verses).

Discuss this question

23. The first muezzin of Islam was:

  1. Hazrat Bilal (RA)
  2. Hazrat Abu Bakr (RA)
  3. Hazrat Umar (RA)
  4. Hazrat Ali (RA)

Answer: A) Hazrat Bilal (RA)

Explanation: Hazrat Bilal (RA).

Discuss this question

24. How many surahs are there in the Holy Quran?

  1. 120
  2. 30
  3. 114
  4. 110

Answer: C) 114

Explanation: 114 surahs.

Discuss this question

25. How many pillars of Islam are there?

  1. Five
  2. Seven
  3. Four
  4. Six

Answer: A) Five

Explanation: Shahadah, Salah, Zakat, Sawm, Hajj.

Discuss this question

Page 1 of 2 Next

Practise Islamiat for ISSB and Initial Tests MCQs