01 · Islamic Studies — Q1–20 — KIPS Mock Tests — CSS MPT 2026

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20 original questions + 20 related recall exercises. Study solutions, not an official KIPS key. Items with uncertain attribution are flagged.

Q1

In the Battle of Uhud, Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) instructed how many archers to stay on the mountain side?

(a) 20

(b) 30

(d) 50

Source PDF page 1.

💡 Hint — try before revealing

Recall the separate archers’ detachment, not the size of the entire Muslim force.
✅ Answer & explanation

Answer: D — 50

Reasoning: Fifty archers were stationed on the hill at Uhud under Abdullah ibn Jubayr; the instruction was to hold their position.

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Related practice: In which Hijri year was Uhud fought?

✅ Related answer & memory link

Answer: 3 AH.

Why / remember: Uhud is dated 3 AH; Badr 2 AH and the Trench 5 AH provide neighbouring timeline anchors.
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Q2

The master of Hazrat Bilal (R.A.) was:

(a) Abu Jahl

(b) Umayyah ibn Khalaf

(d) None of these

Source PDF page 1.

💡 Hint — try before revealing

Separate the persecuting enslaver from the companion who secured Bilal’s freedom.
✅ Answer & explanation

Answer: B — Umayyah ibn Khalaf

Reasoning: Bilal’s enslavement and persecution are associated with Umayyah; Abu Bakr secured his freedom.

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Related practice: Who is associated with freeing Bilal?

✅ Related answer & memory link

Answer: Abu Bakr.

Why / remember: Umayyah is associated with persecution; Abu Bakr with emancipation. The opposite roles make useful paired recall.
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Q3

The Battle of Hunain was fought against:

(a) Hawazin

(b) Quraish

(d) None of these

Source PDF page 1.

💡 Hint — try before revealing

The battle followed the conquest of Makkah and involved Arabian tribal opponents.
✅ Answer & explanation

Answer: A — Hawazin

Reasoning: The opponents at Hunayn included Hawazin and Thaqif; the battle followed the conquest of Makkah.

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Related practice: In which Hijri year was Hunayn?

✅ Related answer & memory link

Answer: 8 AH.

Why / remember: Both the conquest and Hunayn occurred in 8 AH; chronology eliminates much earlier battles.
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Q4

Ahsan-ul-Qasas is mentioned in which Surah of the Holy Quran?

(a) Surah Yaseen

(b) Surah Hashr

(d) Surah Ibrahim

Source PDF page 1.

💡 Hint — try before revealing

Look for the surah centred on one prophet’s extended narrative.
✅ Answer & explanation

Answer: C — Yusuf

Reasoning: Quran 12:3 uses the expression ahsan al-qasas in introducing the narrative.

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Related practice: What is Surah Yusuf’s number?

✅ Related answer & memory link

Answer: 12.

Why / remember: Yusuf is Surah 12; the expression appears in 12:3, not merely in later commentary.
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Q5

Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) travelled to Damascus with his uncle Abu Talib at the age of:

(a) 8 years

(b) 10 years

(d) 15 years

Source PDF page 1.

💡 Hint — try before revealing

Treat the precise destination and age as traditional textbook details, not undisputed geography.
✅ Answer & explanation

Answer: C — About 12, traditional account

Reasoning: The commonly taught account describes travel with Abu Talib toward Syria/Bosra. Damascus specifically and an exact age should not be treated as firmly established by this wording.

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Related practice: Who accompanied him as guardian on that journey?

✅ Related answer & memory link

Answer: His uncle Abu Talib.

Why / remember: Abu Talib was the uncle and guardian; the commonly related journey was toward Syria/Bosra, not securely established as a visit to Damascus itself.
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Q6

Madina served as the capital until Hazrat Ali (R.A.) moved the capital to:

(a) Kufa

(b) Makkah

(d) Baghdad

Source PDF page 1.

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The administrative centre moved from the Hijaz to a city in Iraq.
✅ Answer & explanation

Answer: A — Kufa

Reasoning: Ali established his administrative centre at Kufa during his caliphate.

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Related practice: In which present-day country is Kufa?

✅ Related answer & memory link

Answer: Iraq.

Why / remember: Kufa is in present-day Iraq. Damascus instead became the main Umayyad capital.
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Q7

Hazrat Halimah al-Sa'diyah (R.A.) belonged to which tribe?

(a) Banu Taym of Quraysh

(b) Banu Sa'd of Hawazin

(d) Banu Adi of Quraysh

Source PDF page 1.

💡 Hint — try before revealing

The nisbah in Halimah’s name supplies a tribal clue.
✅ Answer & explanation

Answer: B — Banu Sa‘d of Hawazin

Reasoning: Halimah’s nisbah al-Sa‘diyah connects her with Banu Sa‘d.

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Related practice: What does a nisbah usually indicate?

✅ Related answer & memory link

Answer: An association such as tribe, place or profession.

Why / remember: Al-Sa‘diyah signals association with Banu Sa‘d; nisbah endings can also identify a town or profession in other names.
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Q8

The Battle of the Trench was fought in:

(a) Shawwal, 627 A.D. (5th Hijri)

(b) Ramadan, 627 A.D. (5th Hijri)

(d) Dhul-Hijjah, 627 A.D. (5th Hijri)

Source PDF page 1.

💡 Hint — try before revealing

Use the sequence Badr, Uhud, then the confederate siege of Madinah.
✅ Answer & explanation

Answer: A — Shawwal, 5 AH

Reasoning: The Trench/Ahzab campaign is conventionally dated to 5 AH/627 CE.

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Related practice: Who proposed the trench in the conventional Seerah account?

✅ Related answer & memory link

Answer: Salman al-Farisi.

Why / remember: Salman al-Farisi is associated with proposing the defensive trench; the battle is also called Al-Ahzab.
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Q9

The second wife of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was:

(a) Hazrat Aisha (R.A.)

(b) Hazrat Sawdah bint Zam'a (R.A.)

(d) Hazrat Umm Salamah (R.A.)

Source PDF page 1.

💡 Hint — try before revealing

Distinguish the first marriage from the marriage after Khadijah’s death.
✅ Answer & explanation

Answer: B — Sawdah bint Zam‘ah

Reasoning: Sawdah is conventionally identified as the second wife after Khadijah.

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Related practice: Who was the Prophet’s first wife?

✅ Related answer & memory link

Answer: Khadijah bint Khuwaylid.

Why / remember: Khadijah bint Khuwaylid was the first wife; Sawdah is conventionally listed second.
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Q10

Who was the first Amir-ul-Hajj in the history of Islam?

(a) Hazrat Umar (R.A.)

(b) Hazrat Ali (R.A.)

(d) Hazrat Uthman (R.A.)

Source PDF page 1.

💡 Hint — try before revealing

The secure event is the appointment to lead the pilgrimage in 9 AH.
✅ Answer & explanation

Answer: C — Abu Bakr, conventional 9 AH appointment

Reasoning: Abu Bakr led the pilgrimage in 9 AH by the Prophet’s appointment. The absolute first-in-history wording is broader than this secure event.

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Related practice: In which year was the Farewell Hajj?

✅ Related answer & memory link

Answer: 10 AH.

Why / remember: The next year, 10 AH, was the Prophet’s Farewell Hajj. This is an easy consecutive-year pair.
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Q11

Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) wrote a letter to which Governor of Syria?

(a) Harith bin Abi Shamir Al-Ghassani

(b) Muawiyah bin Abi Sufyan

(d) Amr bin Al-Aas

Source PDF page 1.

💡 Hint — try before revealing

Look for a Ghassanid ruler rather than the Byzantine emperor himself.
✅ Answer & explanation

Answer: A — Harith bin Abi Shamir al-Ghassani

Reasoning: The Seerah account identifies the Ghassanid ruler al-Harith as a recipient. Governor of all Syria is an imprecise description.

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Related practice: Which Byzantine emperor also received a letter in Seerah accounts?

✅ Related answer & memory link

Answer: Heraclius.

Why / remember: Heraclius was the Byzantine emperor; al-Harith was a Ghassanid ruler. Do not merge the two recipients.
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Q12

The first Umayyad Caliph was:

(a) Abd al-Rahman

(b) Mu'awiya-I

(d) None of these

Source PDF page 2.

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Think of the dynasty after the Rashidun period and distinguish its capital from Abbasid Baghdad.
✅ Answer & explanation

Answer: B — Mu‘awiya I

Reasoning: Mu‘awiya I established the Umayyad caliphate, conventionally beginning in 661 CE.

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Related practice: Which city was its principal capital?

✅ Related answer & memory link

Answer: Damascus.

Why / remember: Damascus is paired with the Umayyad caliphate; Baghdad with the Abbasids.
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Q13

The act of kissing or gesturing towards Hajar al-Aswad is called:

(a) Tawaf

(b) Istilam

(d) Arafah

Source PDF page 2.

💡 Hint — try before revealing

Distinguish saluting the Black Stone from circling the Kaaba.
✅ Answer & explanation

Answer: B — Istilam

Reasoning: Istilam refers to the ritual salutation of the Black Stone, by touching/kissing or a gesture when appropriate.

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Related practice: What is circling the Kaaba called?

✅ Related answer & memory link

Answer: Tawaf.

Why / remember: Tawaf is circumambulation; istilam is the Black Stone salutation associated with the rite.
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Q14

The book ―Khilafat-o-Malukiyat‖ is authored by:

(A) Maulana Safi-ud-Din Mubarakpuri

(B) S. Sulaiman Nadvi

(D) None of these

Source PDF page 2.

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Translate the second word of the title: it contrasts a political form with khilafat.
✅ Answer & explanation

Answer: C — Abul Ala Maududi

Reasoning: Khilafat-o-Malukiyat is Maududi’s historical-political work.

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Related practice: What does malukiyat broadly mean?

✅ Related answer & memory link

Answer: Kingship or monarchy.

Why / remember: Malukiyat refers broadly to kingship/monarchy; the title itself signals a historical-political discussion.
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Q15

Pharaoh and his troops were drowned in:

(A) Black Sea

(B) Dead Sea

(D) Mediterranean Sea

Source PDF page 2.

💡 Hint — try before revealing

The modern sea name is a conventional identification, not a direct Quranic place label.
✅ Answer & explanation

Answer: C — Red Sea, traditional identification

Reasoning: The familiar account identifies the sea with the Red Sea; the Quran does not supply that modern geographical name explicitly.

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Related practice: Which prophet led the Israelites in this account?

✅ Related answer & memory link

Answer: Musa (Moses).

Why / remember: Musa is the prophet in the Exodus account. Keep the secure narrative identity separate from geographical debate.
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Q16

The Ascension (Miraj) event occurred in:

(A) 10th Nabawi

(B) 11th Nabawi

(D) None of these

Source PDF page 2.

💡 Hint — try before revealing

Multiple historical dates are reported; chronology questions can be less certain than ritual dates.
⚠️ Answer & question issue

Answer: Disputed chronology — C is a common textbook answer

Reasoning: The precise dating of Isra and Mi‘raj varies across historical accounts. The twelfth prophetic year is commonly taught, but no single option should be presented as uncontested.

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Related practice: Did the event precede the Hijrah to Madinah?

✅ Related answer & memory link

Answer: Yes, in the conventional chronology.

Why / remember: In conventional Seerah chronology Isra and Mi‘raj precede the Hijrah. That broad sequence is safer than an unsupported exact year.
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Q17

The order of Tayammum (ablution with sand) is mentioned in Surah:

(A) An-Nisa

(B) Al-Imran

(D) None of these

Source PDF page 2.

💡 Hint — try before revealing

More than one Quranic passage mentions tayammum; select the relevant surah actually offered.
✅ Answer & explanation

Answer: A — An-Nisa

Reasoning: Tayammum is mentioned in Quran 4:43 and also 5:6. The question lists only An-Nisa among these.

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Related practice: Which other surah contains the instruction?

✅ Related answer & memory link

Answer: Al-Ma’idah.

Why / remember: Both 4:43 and 5:6 mention tayammum: An-Nisa and Al-Ma’idah respectively.
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Q18

―Mujaddid-Alf-Thani‖ is the title of:

(A) Shah Waliullah

(B) Abdul Haq Muhaddith Dehlvi

(D) Sheikh Mohayuddin Ibn Arabi

Source PDF page 2.

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Translate the title as renewer of the second millennium and connect it to Sirhind.
✅ Answer & explanation

Answer: C — Ahmad Sirhindi

Reasoning: Mujaddid Alf Thani means renewer of the second millennium.

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Related practice: Where is Sirhind located historically?

✅ Related answer & memory link

Answer: In the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent.

Why / remember: The geographical name Sirhindi connects Ahmad Sirhindi with Sirhind in the Punjab region.
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Q19

The Quranic term ―Gharimin‖ means:

(A) An Indebted Person

(B) A Friend

(D) A Neighbor

Source PDF page 2.

💡 Hint — try before revealing

Connect the term to one of the categories of zakat recipients.
✅ Answer & explanation

Answer: A — An indebted person

Reasoning: Al-gharimin are those burdened by qualifying debts, listed among zakat recipients in 9:60.

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Related practice: How many recipient categories appear in 9:60?

✅ Related answer & memory link

Answer: Eight.

Why / remember: Quran 9:60 lists eight categories. Gharimin is the debt-related category, subject to conditions developed in jurisprudence.
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Q20

Which event was called ―Fath-e-Mubeen‖ (Clear Victory) in the Holy Quran?

(A) Conquest of Makkah

(B) Peace of Hudaybiyah

(D) None of these

Source PDF page 2.

💡 Hint — try before revealing

An agreement that looked disadvantageous initially is described as a clear victory.
✅ Answer & explanation

Answer: B — Hudaybiyah

Reasoning: The opening of Surah Al-Fath is associated with the treaty and its significance as a clear victory.

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Related practice: In which year was Hudaybiyah concluded?

✅ Related answer & memory link

Answer: 6 AH.

Why / remember: Hudaybiyah was 6 AH, while the conquest of Makkah was 8 AH; distinguish the treaty from the later conquest.
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