The Ultimate Qurʾān Quiz

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Which angel delivered the Qurʾān to Muhammad?

Michael

Gabriel (correct)

Uriel

Raphael

What is the meaning of the term 'Sunnah'?

The Qurʾān

Social legislation

The example of the Prophet (correct)

The Day of Judgment

Which group in Islam regards six collections of Hadith as especially authoritative?

The Shiʿah

The Ibadi

The Sufis

The Sunnis (correct)

What is the meaning of the term 'Ijtihād'?

To endeavor or exert effort Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of the suras revealed at Mecca?

Ethical and spiritual teachings, and The Day of Judgment Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of the suras revealed at Medina?

Social legislation and Político-moral principles Signup and view all the answers

What replaced ijtihād in the 2nd century AH?

Qiyās Signup and view all the answers

How many suras (chapters) is the Qurʾān divided into?

114 Signup and view all the answers

Which group continued to practice ijtihād after the transformation of ijmāʿ into a conservative mechanism in Sunni Islam?

Shiʿism Signup and view all the answers

Who claimed the right of new ijtihād for themselves in the 11th-12th century?

Al-Ghazālī Signup and view all the answers

What caused the principle of new ijtihād to receive wider acceptance in the 18th-20th centuries?

Modern influences Signup and view all the answers

What did the transformation of ijmāʿ into a conservative mechanism and the acceptance of a definitive body of Hadith do in Sunni Islam?

Closed the gate of ijtihād in Sunni Islam Signup and view all the answers

Who continued to claim the right of new ijtihād for themselves?

Outstanding Muslim thinkers such as al-Ghazālī Signup and view all the answers

When did al-Ghazālī claim the right of new ijtihād for himself?

11th-12th century Signup and view all the answers

What did reformers in the 18th-20th centuries cause to receive wider acceptance?

The principle of new ijtihād Signup and view all the answers

What did the acceptance of a definitive body of Hadith virtually close in Sunni Islam?

The gate of ijtihād Signup and view all the answers