Past Paper MCQs (2022–2026) + 2027 Prep — Islamic Studies

98 entries, arranged by the year labels in the existing notes. Each has an answer, an explanation, a memory aid and related practice. Repeated entries remain under their respective years for revision.

How to revise: Read the question → choose an answer → check the explanation → recall the memory aid → answer the related questions without looking.

Source status: This is an improved study compilation, not a newly authenticated transcription of all FPSC papers. Original selections are retained for comparison. Corrections and unresolved questions are labelled. The 2024 entries rely on recall, and most later entries lack original A–D options. Memory aids are learning devices, not historical evidence. The 2027 questions below are new practice, not predictions of an actual paper.

Study priorities

Quranic themes and references: Al-Anfal, Al-An'am versus Al-Isra, Al-Fath, Al-Qadr and Al-Anbiya.
Seerah chronology: Badr 2 AH, Khandaq 5 AH, Hudaybiyyah 6 AH, conquest of Makkah and Hunayn 8 AH, Tabuk 9 AH, Farewell Hajj 10 AH.
Zakat and fiqh terms: nisab, eight recipient categories, fard kifayah, ijma, zihar and inheritance.
Book-author pairs and companion roles: distinguish the proposer, commissioner and collector of the Quran.
Recheck disputed entries before memorising them: fosterage duration, Maliki history in Spain, crowd estimates, treaty-clause counts, titles and the conflicting 2025/2026 selections.

2022 — 20 entries

Original choices are retained. Their marked selections were compiler judgments in the old notes; an authenticated FPSC key is not attached.

MCQ 1 — Longest Surah of the Holy Qur'an?

Options preserved from the notes:

A) Yaseen
B) Rehman
C) Al-Baqara
D) None

Answer: Al-Baqarah (C)

Explanation: Surah 2 is the longest surah and has 286 verses. Length is different from order: Al-Fatihah opens the Quran.

Memory aid / analogy: Picture the largest chapter folder labelled 2.

Related questions for practice:

Which surah opens the Quran? → Al-Fatihah.
Which is shortest? → Al-Kawthar.

Source note: Original options are retained above; any changed answer is explained in the correction note.

MCQ 2 — Term for the longest Ayah?

Options preserved from the notes:

A) Ayat-e-Mubahala
B) Ayat-e-Mudayana
C) Ayat-e-Madina
D) None

Answer: Ayat al-Mudayanah / Ayat al-Dayn (B)

Explanation: The debt verse, Al-Baqarah 2:282, is the longest verse. It concerns documenting deferred financial obligations.

Memory aid / analogy: A detailed debt agreement needs a long page.

Related questions for practice:

Where is the longest verse? → Al-Baqarah 2:282.
What is its subject? → Debt.

Reference: Read the supporting source.

Source note: Original options are retained above; any changed answer is explained in the correction note.

MCQ 3 — Tafseer written by Mufti Muhammad Shafi?

Options preserved from the notes:

A) Ma'arif-ul-Quran
B) Tafheem-ul-Quran
C) Fahm-ul-Quran
D) None

Answer: Ma'arif-ul-Quran (A)

Explanation: Mufti Muhammad Shafi authored this tafsir. Tafhim-ul-Quran is associated with Abul A'la Maududi, so distinguish the two titles.

Memory aid / analogy: Shafi → Ma'arif; Maududi → Tafhim: two separate library shelves.

Related questions for practice:

Who authored Tafhim-ul-Quran? → Abul A'la Maududi.

Source note: Original options are retained above; any changed answer is explained in the correction note.

MCQ 4 — Hanafi, Maliki, Shaf'i, Hanbali are:

Options preserved from the notes:

A) Creed-based
B) Fiqhi doctrines
C) Kalami doctrines
D) None

Answer: Schools of fiqh / jurisprudence (B)

Explanation: These four Sunni schools address practical legal rulings. Fiqh concerns understanding religious law; kalam concerns theological discussion.

Memory aid / analogy: Four routes through the same legal subject.

Related questions for practice:

Which imam is associated with the Maliki school? → Imam Malik.
Hanbali? → Ahmad ibn Hanbal.

Source note: Original options are retained above; any changed answer is explained in the correction note.

MCQ 5 — Nisab of Zakat in Gold:

Options preserved from the notes:

A) 7½ tola
B) 52½ tola
C) 7 tola
D) None

Answer: 7½ tola of gold (A)

Explanation: This is the conventional South Asian exam figure. Do not interchange it with the silver nisab, usually expressed as 52½ tola. Weight conversions depend on the standard used.

Memory aid / analogy: Gold: 7½; silver: 52½ — put the smaller number beside gold.

Related questions for practice:

What is the commonly taught silver nisab? → 52½ tola.

Exam trap / correction: This is a study fact, not a calculation of a particular person's Zakat liability.

Source note: Original options are retained above; any changed answer is explained in the correction note.

MCQ 6 — Prophet's (ﷺ) first business trip country:

Options preserved from the notes:

A) Taif
B) Ethiopia
C) Syria
D) None

Answer: Syria / al-Sham (C)

Explanation: Traditional seerah accounts describe an early journey with Abu Talib towards al-Sham. The later trading journey for Khadijah was also towards Syria.

Memory aid / analogy: Imagine a northbound trade caravan from Makkah.

Related questions for practice:

Which uncle accompanied the early journey? → Abu Talib.
Who later employed him for trade? → Khadijah.

Exam trap / correction: 'Syria' here refers to historical al-Sham, not necessarily today's borders.

Source note: Original options are retained above; any changed answer is explained in the correction note.

MCQ 7 — Real name of Imam Abu Hanifa:

Options preserved from the notes:

A) Sabit bin Nauman
B) Muhammad bin Nauman
C) Nauman bin Sabit
D) None

Answer: Nu'man ibn Thabit (C)

Explanation: Abu Hanifah is his well-known kunyah. Nu'man is his personal name and Thabit his father's name.

Memory aid / analogy: Read the family label: Nu'man, son of Thabit.

Related questions for practice:

Which legal school bears his name? → Hanafi.
Is Thabit ibn Nu'man the same name? → No; it reverses father and son.

Source note: Original options are retained above; any changed answer is explained in the correction note.

MCQ 8 — Namaz-e-Janaza type:

Options preserved from the notes:

A) Sunnah
B) Farz-e-Kifaya
C) Farz-e-Mukkada
D) None

Answer: Fard kifayah (B)

Explanation: The funeral prayer is a collective obligation: if enough members fulfil it, the obligation is discharged for the rest. This differs from duties required of each individual.

Memory aid / analogy: A community task can be completed by a group acting for everyone.

Related questions for practice:

What is an individual obligation called? → Fard 'ayn.

Source note: Original options are retained above; any changed answer is explained in the correction note.

MCQ 9 — Distance for Qasr in Prayer:

Options preserved from the notes:

A) 58 km
B) 85 km
C) 78 km
D) None

Answer: Recorded choice: approximately 85 km (B)

Explanation: Qasr shortens four-rak'ah obligatory prayers to two for a qualifying traveller. Distance thresholds and measurement conversions differ by school.

Memory aid / analogy: For qualifying travel, remember 4 → 2.

Related questions for practice:

Which prayers are shortened? → Zuhr, Asr and Isha.
Is Maghrib shortened? → No.

Exam trap / correction: 85 km is a syllabus approximation, not a universal rule. The original key and fiqh school must be checked.

Source note: Original options are retained above; any changed answer is explained in the correction note.

MCQ 10 — Clauses in Treaty of Hudaybiyyah:

Options preserved from the notes:

A) 7
B) 5
C) 3
D) None

Answer: Recorded choice: 7 (A); count needs qualification

Explanation: Different summaries split the treaty's provisions differently. The stable facts are Hudaybiyyah, 6 AH, a peace agreement with Quraysh, and Ali as scribe.

Memory aid / analogy: One agreement can be divided into different numbers of bullet points.

Related questions for practice:

In which year was Hudaybiyyah concluded? → 6 AH.
Who wrote it? → Ali.

Exam trap / correction: Do not treat seven as a fixed count found in every historical account.

Reference: Read the supporting source.

Source note: Original options are retained above; any changed answer is explained in the correction note.

MCQ 11 — Literal meaning of 'Ijma':

Options preserved from the notes:

A) Struggle
B) Consensus
C) To guess
D) None

Answer: Consensus (B)

Explanation: In legal usage, ijma concerns agreement of qualified jurists on a ruling. It is distinct from qiyas, reasoning by analogy.

Memory aid / analogy: A jurists' meeting reaching one agreed conclusion.

Related questions for practice:

What is legal reasoning by analogy called? → Qiyas.
What is scholarly exertion to derive rulings? → Ijtihad.

Source note: Original options are retained above; any changed answer is explained in the correction note.

MCQ 12 — Meaning of 'Sila-e-Rahmi':

Options preserved from the notes:

A) Boycott
B) Ties of Kinship
C) Generosity
D) None

Answer: Maintaining ties of kinship (B)

Explanation: Sila-e-rahmi means sustaining family relationships through contact, kindness and support. Charity may help fulfil it but is not its whole meaning.

Memory aid / analogy: Think of keeping the branches of a family tree connected.

Related questions for practice:

What is the opposite practice? → Cutting ties of kinship.

Source note: Original options are retained above; any changed answer is explained in the correction note.

MCQ 13 — Alternative name of Ghazwa-e-Khandaq:

Options preserved from the notes:

A) Ghazwa-e-Ahzab
B) Ghazwa-e-Hunain
C) Ghazwa-e-Khyber
D) None

Answer: Ghazwat al-Ahzab (A)

Explanation: Khandaq names the trench; Ahzab names the confederate forces. Both refer to the same campaign, commonly dated 5 AH.

Memory aid / analogy: Same event, two labels: the defence and the attackers.

Related questions for practice:

Who suggested the trench? → Salman al-Farisi.
In which year? → 5 AH.

Source note: Original options are retained above; any changed answer is explained in the correction note.

MCQ 14 — Number of Ghazwas Prophet (ﷺ) participated in:

Options preserved from the notes:

A) 27
B) 17
C) 37
D) None

Answer: 27 (A), under a common seerah counting convention

Explanation: A ghazwah is an expedition involving the Prophet personally; a sariyyah is usually an expedition dispatched without his personal participation. Counts vary with inclusion and grouping.

Memory aid / analogy: Count the leader's personal expeditions separately from those he sent.

Related questions for practice:

What is a dispatched expedition without his participation usually called? → Sariyyah.

Exam trap / correction: The recorded 27 should not be presented as the only count in all sources.

Source note: Original options are retained above; any changed answer is explained in the correction note.

MCQ 15 — First-ever international treaty in Islamic history:

Options preserved from the notes:

A) Hilf-ul-Fuzool
B) Baia't-e-Rizwan
C) Treaty of Madina
D) None

Answer: Recorded answer: Hilf al-Fudul (A); the stem is misleading

Explanation: Hilf al-Fudul was a pre-Islamic Meccan pact to uphold justice. Calling it the first international treaty in Islamic history is inaccurate. The Constitution of Madinah and Hudaybiyyah belong to different contexts.

Memory aid / analogy: Three folders: Meccan justice pact, Madinan civic agreement, Hudaybiyyah peace treaty.

Related questions for practice:

Which pact concerned helping the wronged in Makkah? → Hilf al-Fudul.
Which peace treaty dates to 6 AH? → Hudaybiyyah.

Exam trap / correction: Retain the recorded answer for comparison, but do not memorise the faulty description as history.

Source note: Original options are retained above; any changed answer is explained in the correction note.

MCQ 16 — Islamic Constitutional Organization of Pakistan govt:

Options preserved from the notes:

A) Pakistan Sharia Council
B) Islamic Ideology Council
C) Islamic Economic Council
D) None

Answer: Council of Islamic Ideology (B)

Explanation: The constitutional council advises on bringing laws into conformity with Islamic injunctions. It is different from a court that adjudicates cases.

Memory aid / analogy: An advisory council gives recommendations; a court gives judicial decisions.

Related questions for practice:

What is its common abbreviation? → CII.
Which institution is distinct from it? → Federal Shariat Court.

Source note: Original options are retained above; any changed answer is explained in the correction note.

MCQ 17 — 'Rabbi Zidni Ilma' is a:

Options preserved from the notes:

A) Hadith
B) Asar
C) Qur'anic verse
D) None

Answer: A Quranic supplication (C)

Explanation: Rabbi zidni ilma appears in Surah Taha 20:114 and asks Allah for an increase in knowledge.

Memory aid / analogy: A learner's request: increase my knowledge.

Related questions for practice:

Which surah contains it? → Taha.
Verse number? → 114.

Reference: Read the supporting source.

Source note: Original options are retained above; any changed answer is explained in the correction note.

MCQ 18 — Wealth left by deceased is called:

Options preserved from the notes:

A) Taraka
B) Sadaqa
C) Asaba
D) None

Answer: Tarikah / tarka, the deceased's estate (A)

Explanation: The estate is what a deceased person leaves behind. Sadaqah is charity; 'asabah refers to a category of residuary heirs, not the estate itself.

Memory aid / analogy: Estate = the pool; heirs = those entitled to shares.

Related questions for practice:

What is the law of inheritance called? → Ilm al-Fara'id.

Source note: Original options are retained above; any changed answer is explained in the correction note.

MCQ 19 — Duration of siege of Shi'ab-e-Abi-Talib:

Options preserved from the notes:

A) 1 yr
B) 2 yrs
C) 3 yrs
D) None

Answer: About three years (C)

Explanation: The boycott of Banu Hashim and Banu al-Muttalib is conventionally described as lasting about three years in Shi'b Abi Talib. It occurred in the Meccan period before Hijrah.

Memory aid / analogy: A three-year closed gate in the Meccan timeline.

Related questions for practice:

Did this boycott occur before or after Hijrah? → Before.

Exam trap / correction: Treat the duration as an approximate historical period.

Source note: Original options are retained above; any changed answer is explained in the correction note.

MCQ 20 — First caliph of Umayyad dynasty:

Options preserved from the notes:

A) Muawiyah (RA)
B) Usman (RA)
C) Umar bin Abdul Aziz (RA)
D) None

Answer: Mu'awiyah ibn Abi Sufyan (A)

Explanation: He founded the Umayyad caliphate, conventionally dated from 661 CE / 41 AH. Uthman belongs to the Rashidun caliphs; Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz was a later Umayyad ruler.

Memory aid / analogy: First ruler begins the dynasty's timeline.

Related questions for practice:

Where was the Umayyad capital? → Damascus.
Was Uthman an Umayyad-dynasty caliph? → No; he was a Rashidun caliph.

Source note: Original options are retained above; any changed answer is explained in the correction note.

2023 Special — 19 entries

The old notes labelled these answers official, but no authenticated paper/key is attached here. Original A–D options were not preserved; the answer and missing information are stated rather than inventing original choices.

MCQ 1 — Prophet Muhammad's (ﷺ) tribe

Answer: Quraysh

Explanation: The Prophet belonged to Quraysh and, more specifically, its Banu Hashim clan. Tribe and clan are different levels of ancestry.

Memory aid / analogy: Large family folder Quraysh; inner folder Banu Hashim.

Related questions for practice:

Which clan? → Banu Hashim.

Original recorded selection: Quresh

MCQ 2 — Khateeb-ul-Anbiya title holder

Answer: Shu'ayb

Explanation: Khateeb al-Anbiya is a conventional title meaning preacher/orator of the prophets, associated with Shu'ayb.

Memory aid / analogy: Match the title's speaking function with Shu'ayb's preaching.

Related questions for practice:

Which people are associated with Shu'ayb? → Madyan.

Exam trap / correction: This is a traditional epithet; do not assume it is a Quranic phrase.

Original recorded selection: Hazrat Shoaib (A.S)

MCQ 3 — Al-Hudaibiyah treaty scribed by

Answer: Ali ibn Abi Talib

Explanation: Ali wrote the Hudaybiyyah agreement. Do not confuse the scribe with the Quraysh negotiator, Suhayl ibn Amr.

Memory aid / analogy: Ali holds the pen; Suhayl negotiates.

Related questions for practice:

Who negotiated for Quraysh? → Suhayl ibn Amr.
Year? → 6 AH.

Reference: Read the supporting source.

Original recorded selection: Hazrat Ali Al-Murtaza (RA)

MCQ 4 — Battle of Yarmuk fought against

Answer: Byzantine Romans

Explanation: Yarmuk was fought against Byzantine forces in 636 CE. 'Romans' here means the Eastern Roman Empire.

Memory aid / analogy: Yarmuk → Byzantines; Qadisiyyah → Sasanians.

Related questions for practice:

Who was the prominent Muslim commander at Yarmuk? → Khalid ibn al-Walid.
Persian opponent battle? → Qadisiyyah.

Original recorded selection: Romans

MCQ 5 — First compiler of Hadith "Sahifa-e-Sadiqa"

Answer: Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-As

Explanation: Al-Sahifah al-Sadiqah is associated with his early written collection of hadith. Abdullah ibn Amr and Abdullah ibn Umar are different companions.

Memory aid / analogy: Amr writes the collection; do not swap Amr for Umar.

Related questions for practice:

Is Abdullah ibn Umar the compiler intended here? → No.

Original recorded selection: Hazrat Abdullah bin Amr (RA)

MCQ 6 — Advised Abu Bakr (RA) to compile the Quran

Answer: Umar ibn al-Khattab

Explanation: Umar proposed collection after losses at Yamamah. Abu Bakr commissioned the work and Zayd ibn Thabit undertook it. Uthman's later work concerned standard copies.

Memory aid / analogy: Umar proposed → Abu Bakr commissioned → Zayd collected → Uthman standardised.

Related questions for practice:

Who carried out the collection? → Zayd ibn Thabit.

Reference: Read the supporting source.

Original recorded selection: Hazrat Umar (RA)

MCQ 7 — "Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah" appears in

Answer: Surah Al-Fath, 48:29

Explanation: This verse explicitly identifies Muhammad as Allah's messenger. The recorded Al-Fatihah answer is incorrect.

Memory aid / analogy: Fath finishes at verse 29 with this identification.

Related questions for practice:

What is the surah number of Al-Fath? → 48.

Exam trap / correction: Original recorded answer: Surah Fatiha. Corrected using the Quran.

Reference: Read the supporting source.

Original recorded selection: Surah Fatiha

MCQ 8 — Bait-e-Rizwan year

Answer: 6 AH

Explanation: Bay'at al-Ridwan took place at Hudaybiyyah. It is associated with the pledge beneath the tree, mentioned in Al-Fath 48:18.

Memory aid / analogy: Tree pledge and treaty share the 6 AH folder.

Related questions for practice:

Which surah mentions the pledge under the tree? → Al-Fath.

Original recorded selection: 6 AH

MCQ 9 — Which night is better than a thousand months?

Answer: Laylat al-Qadr

Explanation: Al-Qadr 97:3 says it is better than a thousand months. The old stem says nights, which changes the Quran's wording.

Memory aid / analogy: Write MONTHS beside 1,000.

Related questions for practice:

Which surah describes it? → Al-Qadr.
Correct unit? → Months.

Exam trap / correction: Original stem: '1000 nights'. Corrected to '1000 months'.

Reference: Read the supporting source.

Original recorded selection: Night of Qadar

MCQ 10 — Ottoman Empire lasted

Answer: Approximately six centuries

Explanation: Using the conventional dates 1299–1922 gives roughly 623 years for the Ottoman state. Abolition of the caliphate in 1924 is a different endpoint.

Memory aid / analogy: State ends 1922; caliphate ends 1924.

Related questions for practice:

When was the Ottoman caliphate abolished? → 1924.

Original recorded selection: Six centuries

MCQ 11 — Prophet (ﷺ) stayed at Abu Ayub Ansari's house

Answer: About seven months, as recorded in the notes

Explanation: Abu Ayyub al-Ansari hosted the Prophet after arrival in Madinah while his residence was prepared. Seven months is a commonly taught approximation.

Memory aid / analogy: A temporary host while a permanent home is prepared.

Related questions for practice:

Who hosted him in Madinah? → Abu Ayyub al-Ansari.

Exam trap / correction: The precise duration is not independently established by the source supplied on this page.

Original recorded selection: 7 months

MCQ 12 — Haleema (RA) fostered the Prophet (ﷺ) for

Answer: Unresolved; recorded answer: six years

Explanation: The notes mix fosterage with childhood chronology. Nursing is commonly described as about two years, with an extended stay in Halimah's care often described until around age four. Age six is associated with Aminah's death.

Memory aid / analogy: Separate three clocks: nursing, extended foster care, mother's death.

Related questions for practice:

Who was his foster mother? → Halimah al-Sa'diyyah.

Exam trap / correction: Do not learn six years as a verified fosterage duration without the original question and source.

Original recorded selection: 6 years

MCQ 13 — Maliki Fiqh introduced in Spain under

Answer: Unresolved; recorded answer: Abdul Rehman

Explanation: The stem does not identify which Abd al-Rahman or distinguish first introduction from later state promotion. Scholarly accounts associate promotion of Malikism in al-Andalus with Hisham I and its transmission with scholars including Ziyad ibn Abd al-Rahman.

Memory aid / analogy: A scholar introduces ideas; a ruler promotes them — two roles.

Related questions for practice:

Who founded the Maliki school? → Imam Malik.

Exam trap / correction: A single 'Abdul Rehman' answer is too ambiguous to certify.

Reference: Read the supporting source.

Original recorded selection: Abdul Rehman

MCQ 14 — Muslims addressed at Arafat, last Hajj

Answer: Unresolved; original notes recall 140,000 or 150,000

Explanation: Historical attendance estimates differ. The dependable exam anchors are the Farewell Hajj in 10 AH and the sermon at Arafat.

Memory aid / analogy: Use the firm calendar peg before a disputed crowd estimate.

Related questions for practice:

In which year was the Farewell Hajj? → 10 AH.
Where was the sermon? → Arafat.

Exam trap / correction: Neither number can be selected confidently without the original options and reliable key.

Original recorded selection: recalled as 140k/150k — key uncertain among options, verify independently

MCQ 15 — Jizya imposed in

Answer: 9 AH, the conventional exam answer

Explanation: This is usually linked to the instruction in At-Tawbah 9:29. Jizya was a historical levy on eligible non-Muslim subjects, with qualifications and exemptions.

Memory aid / analogy: Link the exam's 9 AH with Surah 9.

Related questions for practice:

Which verse is commonly cited? → At-Tawbah 9:29.

Exam trap / correction: Do not turn the simplified exam answer into a claim that every non-Muslim person paid it.

Original recorded selection: 9 A.H.

MCQ 16 — Zakat heads per the Quran

Answer: Eight categories

Explanation: At-Tawbah 9:60 names the poor, needy, collectors, those whose hearts are to be reconciled, freeing people in bondage, debtors, Allah's cause and travellers.

Memory aid / analogy: Eight labelled destinations for distribution.

Related questions for practice:

Which surah and verse? → At-Tawbah 9:60.
Are categories the same as an annual rate? → No.

Reference: Read the supporting source.

Original recorded selection: 8

MCQ 17 — Haleema (RA) belonged to

Answer: Banu Sa'd

Explanation: Halimah al-Sa'diyyah belonged to Banu Sa'd. Her tribal name explains her nisbah al-Sa'diyyah.

Memory aid / analogy: Sa'd in the tribe matches Sa'diyyah in her name.

Related questions for practice:

Who was the foster mother associated with this tribe? → Halimah.

Original recorded selection: Banu Saad

MCQ 18 — In early Madinan life, Prophet (ﷺ) stayed at

Answer: Host: Abu Ayyub al-Ansari; the old pairing is incorrect

Explanation: If the question asks for the host in Madinah, the answer is Abu Ayyub. If it asks for his clan, it concerns Banu Najjar. The initial Quba stay is a separate stage associated with Banu Amr ibn Awf.

Memory aid / analogy: Route map: Quba first, then host in Madinah.

Related questions for practice:

What was the first stopping place near Madinah? → Quba.

Exam trap / correction: Original recorded answer: Banu Saad. The missing exact stem prevents assigning one option, but Banu Sa'd is the fosterage association.

Original recorded selection: Banu Saad (check this option pairing against the source — Q17/18 look similar, verify)

MCQ 19 — Companions present at the conquest of Makkah

Answer: 10,000

Explanation: The force at the conquest of Makkah is commonly given as 10,000, in 8 AH. Do not substitute the larger force traditionally associated with Hunayn shortly afterwards.

Memory aid / analogy: Makkah opens: 8 AH, 10,000.

Related questions for practice:

In which year was Makkah conquered? → 8 AH.
Which battle followed soon afterwards? → Hunayn.

Original recorded selection: 10,000

2024 — 10 recalled entries

These are recalled/unverified entries. The old notes give inconsistent claims about which questions were publicly released; no such release claim is treated as established here.

MCQ 1 — "Quran" means:

Options preserved from the notes:

A) To read
B) To recite
C) Both A and B
D) None

Answer: Both reading and reciting (C)

Explanation: Quran is associated with recitation; the root q-r-' relates to reading/reciting. In these options, both is intended.

Memory aid / analogy: Reading aloud joins reading and recitation.

Related questions for practice:

What is the first revealed command traditionally taught? → Read/recite (Iqra).

Source note: Original options are retained above; any changed answer is explained in the correction note.

MCQ 2 — Compiled the Holy Quran after the Prophet's (ﷺ) demise:

Options preserved from the notes:

A) Abu Bakar (RA)
B) Umar (RA)
C) Ali (RA)
D) None

Answer: Abu Bakr (A)

Explanation: The first caliphal collection was commissioned by Abu Bakr after the Prophet's death. Umar suggested it; Zayd led the collection.

Memory aid / analogy: Commissioner, proposer and collector are three different jobs.

Related questions for practice:

Who suggested collection? → Umar.
Who collected? → Zayd ibn Thabit.

Reference: Read the supporting source.

Source note: Original options are retained above; any changed answer is explained in the correction note.

MCQ 3 — First "Bait-e-Uqba" — year of Prophethood:

Options preserved from the notes:

A) 1st
B) 2nd
C) 10th
D) None

Answer: 12th year of prophethood; D (None) in the recorded options

Explanation: The first pledge at Aqabah is conventionally dated 621 CE, the twelfth year. The initial meeting of six visitors was a previous stage, and the second pledge came later.

Memory aid / analogy: Aqabah steps: initial meeting → first pledge → second pledge.

Related questions for practice:

How many participants are commonly given for the first pledge? → Twelve.

Exam trap / correction: Original marked answer: 10th. The recalled options omit the usual correct year.

Reference: Read the supporting source.

Source note: Original options are retained above; any changed answer is explained in the correction note.

MCQ 4 — Hazrat Hamza (RA) embraced Islam:

Options preserved from the notes:

A) 2nd Nabvi
B) 5th Nabvi
C) 8th Nabvi
D) None

Answer: Common seerah answer: sixth year; D (None) in these options

Explanation: Hamzah's acceptance of Islam is commonly placed in the sixth year of prophethood. The supplied fifth-year answer needs the original source checked.

Memory aid / analogy: Hamzah → sixth-year milestone.

Related questions for practice:

Which uncle was known as a courageous supporter of Islam? → Hamzah.

Exam trap / correction: Dates in seerah summaries can vary; the old fifth-year selection has not been verified.

Reference: Read the supporting source.

Source note: Original options are retained above; any changed answer is explained in the correction note.

MCQ 5 — Hazrat Usman (RA) missed Badr due to:

Options preserved from the notes:

A) Wife's illness
B) Old age
C) Being on a journey
D) None

Answer: His wife's illness (A)

Explanation: Uthman stayed to care for Ruqayyah, the Prophet's daughter, with permission. The hadith explains that he received the reward and share of a participant.

Memory aid / analogy: A permitted care duty explains an absence.

Related questions for practice:

Who was his wife at that time? → Ruqayyah.
Year of Badr? → 2 AH.

Reference: Read the supporting source.

Source note: Original options are retained above; any changed answer is explained in the correction note.

MCQ 6 — "Masnad" means:

Options preserved from the notes:

A) Throne
B) Mosque
C) Market
D) None

Answer: Throne / seat (A), if the word is Masnad

Explanation: Masnad can mean a seat or throne. Musnad in hadith terminology is a different usage, often a collection arranged by companion narrator.

Memory aid / analogy: Seat = Masnad; narrator-organised hadith collection = Musnad.

Related questions for practice:

What is Musnad Ahmad? → A hadith collection associated with Imam Ahmad.

Exam trap / correction: Check spelling and context; do not equate a throne with a hadith classification.

Source note: Original options are retained above; any changed answer is explained in the correction note.

MCQ 7 — Key method of self-purification in Islam:

Options preserved from the notes:

A) Sawm
B) Salah
C) Hajj
D) None

Answer: Salah (B), the recorded intended answer

Explanation: Al-Ankabut 29:45 links prayer with restraint from indecency and wrongdoing. Fasting and other acts also contribute to purification, so the broad stem is not uniquely exclusive.

Memory aid / analogy: Prayer as a repeated daily reminder to reform conduct.

Related questions for practice:

Which act is linked to taqwa in 2:183? → Fasting.

Exam trap / correction: The question should specify its criterion; self-purification is not confined to one act.

Source note: Original options are retained above; any changed answer is explained in the correction note.

MCQ 8 — Role of "Mudaraba" in the Islamic economic system:

Options preserved from the notes:

A) Profit-sharing between investors & entrepreneurs
B) Fixed guaranteed returns
C) Hoarding wealth
D) None

Answer: Profit-sharing between capital provider and entrepreneur (A)

Explanation: In mudarabah one party provides capital and another manages the venture. Profit is divided by an agreed ratio; ordinary capital loss falls on the investor unless the manager is culpable.

Memory aid / analogy: One contributes funds; one contributes work.

Related questions for practice:

How does musharakah differ? → Partners contribute capital.
Is a fixed guaranteed profit the defining feature? → No.

Source note: Original options are retained above; any changed answer is explained in the correction note.

MCQ 9 — Named "Shaikh-ul-Anbia":

Options preserved from the notes:

A) Hazrat Adam
B) Hazrat Nooah
C) Hazrat Ibrahim
D) Hazrat Muhammad ﷺ

Answer: Nuh / Noah (B), in conventional exam terminology

Explanation: Shaykh al-Anbiya is commonly associated with Nuh's long life and preaching. It should not be confused with other prophetic titles.

Memory aid / analogy: The elder-associated title points to Nuh.

Related questions for practice:

Which prophet is conventionally Khateeb al-Anbiya? → Shu'ayb.

Exam trap / correction: Original marked answer: Muhammad. Conventional title associations are not all Quranic titles.

Source note: Original options are retained above; any changed answer is explained in the correction note.

MCQ 10 — Musa bin Nusair conquered parts of:

Options preserved from the notes:

A) Asia
B) Africa
C) Europe
D) Australia

Answer: Africa (B) is the recorded intended choice; stem is broad

Explanation: Musa ibn Nusayr governed and campaigned in North Africa and also participated in the conquest of Iberia. Therefore 'conquered parts of' permits more than one continent historically.

Memory aid / analogy: Map the route: North Africa → Iberia.

Related questions for practice:

Who led the initial crossing into Iberia in 711 CE? → Tariq ibn Ziyad.

Exam trap / correction: Without narrower wording, Africa and Europe can both fit; do not certify the options as uniquely correct.

Source note: Original options are retained above; any changed answer is explained in the correction note.

2025 — 20 entries

MCQ 1 — Rules of Mall-e-Ghaneemat distribution

Answer: Surah Al-Anfal

Explanation: Al-Anfal discusses spoils of war; 8:41 addresses allocation. The name itself supplies a useful thematic link.

Memory aid / analogy: Anfal = spoils: file the topic under chapter 8.

Related questions for practice:

Which verse addresses the one-fifth allocation? → 8:41.

Reference: Read the supporting source.

Original recorded selection: Surah Infal (Al-Anfal)

MCQ 2 — Murder of children forbidden in fear of hunger — Surah

Answer: Al-An'am in the recorded answer; exact wording matters

Explanation: Al-An'am 6:151 prohibits killing children because of poverty. Al-Isra 17:31 specifically mentions fear of poverty. A stem using 'fear' can therefore point to Al-Isra.

Memory aid / analogy: Existing poverty → 6:151; fear of poverty → 17:31.

Related questions for practice:

Which surah explicitly says fear of poverty? → Al-Isra.

Exam trap / correction: Original answer: An'am. Check the original wording before selecting it for a 'fear of poverty' question.

Reference: Read the supporting source.

Original recorded selection: Surah An'am

MCQ 3 — Haroof-e-Muqatiyat found in how many Surahs

Answer: 29 surahs

Explanation: The disconnected opening letters, huruf al-muqatta'at, appear at the beginnings of 29 surahs. Count surahs, not the number of letters.

Memory aid / analogy: 29 chapter doors carry these opening letters.

Related questions for practice:

Does Al-Baqarah begin with such letters? → Yes, Alif Lam Mim.
Are all 114 surahs opened this way? → No.

Original recorded selection: 29

MCQ 4 — "Muhammad ﷺ" narrated in the Quran how many times

Answer: Four occurrences of the name Muhammad

Explanation: The explicit name occurs at 3:144, 33:40, 47:2 and 48:29. Ahmad occurs separately at 61:6. References by titles or pronouns are not part of this count.

Memory aid / analogy: Four Muhammad addresses; one separate Ahmad address.

Related questions for practice:

In which surah does Ahmad occur? → As-Saff.
How often as the explicit name? → Once.

Reference: Read the supporting source.

Original recorded selection: 4

MCQ 5 — Urdu Seerat book written without dots

Answer: Hadi-e-Alam, by Muhammad Wali Razi

Explanation: This seerah work is associated with dotless writing, ghayr manqut. Dotless describes the letters used in the text, not an absence of punctuation or information.

Memory aid / analogy: A book written with a restricted alphabet: no dotted letters.

Related questions for practice:

Who authored it? → Muhammad Wali Razi.
Subject? → Seerah.

Exam trap / correction: 2026 notes record Sarwar Alam instead; that conflict must not be treated as two equally verified answers.

Reference: Read the supporting source.

Original recorded selection: Hadi Alam

MCQ 6 — Surah for which the Prophet (ﷺ) said "it made me older"

Answer: Surah Hud

Explanation: The report links becoming grey-haired with Hud and other surahs. 'Made me older' is a loose rendering; it should not imply Hud is the only surah named.

Memory aid / analogy: Hud heads a list of solemn reminders.

Related questions for practice:

Which other surahs are named in the report? → Al-Waqi'ah, Al-Mursalat, An-Naba and At-Takwir.

Reference: Read the supporting source.

Original recorded selection: Surah Hood

MCQ 7 — Author of "Sunnat Khair Ul Anam"

Answer: Pir Muhammad Karam Shah al-Azhari

Explanation: He authored Sunnat Khair-ul-Anam. Keep the author-book pairing separate from Mufti Muhammad Shafi's Ma'arif-ul-Quran.

Memory aid / analogy: Karam Shah → Sunnat; Shafi → Ma'arif.

Related questions for practice:

Who authored Ma'arif-ul-Quran? → Mufti Muhammad Shafi.

Reference: Read the supporting source.

Original recorded selection: Peer Muhammad Karam Shah

MCQ 8 — Hadith directly attributed/extending to the Prophet

Answer: Marfu'

Explanation: Marfu' means a narration attributed to the Prophet, including statements, acts or approvals. Attribution level is different from authenticity grading.

Memory aid / analogy: Marfu' points the attribution upwards to the Prophet.

Related questions for practice:

A narration attributed to a companion is called what? → Mawquf.
Does Marfu' automatically mean Sahih? → No.

Exam trap / correction: Original recorded spelling: Maroof. This is a likely OCR/transcription error.

Original recorded selection: Maroof

MCQ 9 — More honorable than the Kaabah

Answer: A believer / mu'min, in the recorded answer

Explanation: The intended theme is protecting a believer's life and property. The cited Ibn Majah report compares their sanctity with that of the Ka'bah.

Memory aid / analogy: Sacred buildings remind you also to respect human life.

Related questions for practice:

Which rights are emphasised? → Life and property.

Exam trap / correction: Ibn Majah 3932 is graded Da'if by Darussalam on the linked page. Preserve the exam association without presenting that particular chain as unquestionably authentic.

Reference: Read the supporting source.

Original recorded selection: Momin

MCQ 10 — Last Ghazwa of the Prophet (ﷺ)

Answer: Tabuk

Explanation: Tabuk in 9 AH is generally identified as the last ghazwah involving the Prophet. An expedition need not culminate in a pitched battle.

Memory aid / analogy: Last expedition peg: Tabuk, 9 AH.

Related questions for practice:

Did a major pitched battle occur at Tabuk? → No.
What does ghazwah mean here? → An expedition involving the Prophet.

Original recorded selection: Tabook

MCQ 11 — Real name of Abu Talib (RA)

Answer: Abd Manaf

Explanation: Abu Talib is the kunyah by which the Prophet's uncle is known; Abd Manaf is conventionally given as his personal name.

Memory aid / analogy: Two labels for one person: kunyah and personal name.

Related questions for practice:

What was his relationship to the Prophet? → Paternal uncle.
Was he the Prophet's father? → No; the father was Abdullah.

Original recorded selection: Abd Munaf

MCQ 12 — Ghazwa-e-Hunain fought against which tribe

Answer: Hawazin; Thaqif was also involved

Explanation: Hunayn took place in 8 AH after the conquest of Makkah. Hawazin is the usual answer to the singular-tribe question, while Thaqif also formed part of the opposing coalition.

Memory aid / analogy: Makkah then Hunayn, both in 8 AH.

Related questions for practice:

Which other tribe was involved? → Thaqif.
Which campaign followed? → Ta'if.

Original recorded selection: Hawazin

MCQ 13 — Muslim scientist — concept of blood pressure

Answer: Ibn al-Nafis; the historical contribution is pulmonary circulation

Explanation: His work describes blood passing through the lungs. 'Discovery of blood pressure' is an imprecise substitution and should not be treated as the same concept.

Memory aid / analogy: Heart → lungs → heart: remember the pulmonary route.

Related questions for practice:

Which word means relating to the lungs? → Pulmonary.
Is pressure identical to circulation? → No.

Exam trap / correction: Original stem: blood pressure. Corrected historical association: pulmonary circulation.

Reference: Read the supporting source.

Original recorded selection: Ibn-un-Nafees

MCQ 14 — Battlefield Badar located near

Answer: Badr, southwest of Madinah; original option cannot be selected

Explanation: Badr is a settlement and battlefield on the route between Makkah and Madinah. The battle took place in 2 AH.

Memory aid / analogy: Put Badr below-left of Madinah on a simple route map.

Related questions for practice:

In which year was Badr fought? → 2 AH.

Exam trap / correction: Original recorded answer: None of these. The alternatives are missing, so that option cannot be evaluated.

Original recorded selection: None of these

MCQ 15 — Election of Caliph Abu Bakar (RA) held at

Answer: Saqifah of Banu Sa'idah

Explanation: The initial deliberations and pledge concerning Abu Bakr's succession occurred at Saqifah Banu Sa'idah in Madinah, followed by a public pledge.

Memory aid / analogy: Saqifah = meeting place; Abu Bakr = first caliph.

Related questions for practice:

Who was the first Rashidun caliph? → Abu Bakr.
In which city? → Madinah.

Exam trap / correction: Original recorded answer: None of these. Missing options prevent knowing whether that choice was correct.

Original recorded selection: None of these

MCQ 16 — Commander appointed by the Prophet (ﷺ), not removed by Abu Bakar (RA)

Answer: Usamah ibn Zayd

Explanation: The Prophet appointed Usamah to command the expedition; Abu Bakr upheld that appointment after assuming leadership. Do not confuse Usamah with his father, Zayd.

Memory aid / analogy: Usamah leads; Abu Bakr retains the appointment.

Related questions for practice:

Who was Usamah's father? → Zayd ibn Harithah.

Original recorded selection: Usama b. Zaid

MCQ 17 — Law of Inheritance in Islamic jurisprudence called

Answer: Ilm al-Fara'id

Explanation: This is the study of prescribed inheritance shares and their allocation. Tarikah is the estate being distributed, not the name of the discipline.

Memory aid / analogy: Fara'id = rules for shares; tarikah = property pool.

Related questions for practice:

What is property left by a deceased person called? → Tarikah.
Which companion is praised for inheritance knowledge in Tirmidhi 3790? → Zayd ibn Thabit.

Original recorded selection: Ilm-ul-Faraiz

MCQ 18 — Declared "Imam-ul-Fuqha"

Answer: Recorded answer: Mu'adh ibn Jabal; title wording needs verification

Explanation: Mu'adh is praised for knowledge of lawful and unlawful matters. The supplied 2026 notes instead say Abdullah ibn Abbas for the same broad title, so the title alone does not establish a reliable unique answer.

Memory aid / analogy: Mu'adh → lawful/unlawful; Ibn Abbas → Quranic interpretation.

Related questions for practice:

Who is praised for lawful/unlawful knowledge? → Mu'adh ibn Jabal.

Exam trap / correction: 2026 recorded answer: Abdullah ibn Abbas. Obtain the actual paper/key before certifying 'Imam-ul-Fuqha' as a fixed title.

Reference: Read the supporting source.

Original recorded selection: Maaz Bin Jabal (RA)

MCQ 19 — Declaring one's wife as "muharramat" relation is called

Answer: Zihar

Explanation: Zihar is a husband's declaration likening his wife to a prohibited female relative, classically his mother's back. Al-Mujadilah 58:2–4 addresses the practice and expiation.

Memory aid / analogy: A prohibited-relative comparison triggers the Zihar topic.

Related questions for practice:

Which surah discusses Zihar? → Al-Mujadilah.
Is it simply another name for ordinary talaq? → No.

Exam trap / correction: 'Declaring muharramat' alone is too broad; the comparison to a prohibited relative is essential.

Reference: Read the supporting source.

Original recorded selection: Zihar

MCQ 20 — Consensus of one community adopted by another community's scholars

Answer: Unresolved; recorded answer: Ijma taqriri

Explanation: Ijma sukuti usually describes tacit consensus through jurists' silence when a view becomes known. Express agreement is often called qawli/sarih; approval and practical classifications vary in textbooks.

Memory aid / analogy: Spoken agreement = express; silence = tacit.

Related questions for practice:

Which form is commonly associated with silence? → Ijma sukuti.

Exam trap / correction: 2026 recorded answer: Ijma sukuti. 'Another community adopts consensus' is not precise enough to decide the classification; check the original Arabic/legal wording.

Original recorded selection: Ijma Taqriri

2025 — 9 additional entries

MCQ 1 — Who freed Hazrat Bilal (RA) from slavery?

Answer: Abu Bakr

Explanation: He purchased and freed Bilal from slavery. Bilal subsequently became well known as the Prophet's mu'adhdhin.

Memory aid / analogy: Abu Bakr → emancipation; Bilal → call to prayer.

Related questions for practice:

What role is Bilal especially remembered for? → Mu'adhdhin.

Original recorded selection: Hazrat Abu Bakr (RA)

MCQ 2 — Author of "Qadeed Fiqhi Masael"?

Answer: Khalid Saifullah Rahmani

Explanation: Jadeed Fiqhi Masail is a work on contemporary jurisprudential issues. The book catalogue supports the title and Khalid Saifullah attribution.

Memory aid / analogy: Jadeed = new/contemporary; contemporary fiqh questions.

Related questions for practice:

What subject does the title indicate? → Contemporary fiqh.

Exam trap / correction: Original title: Qadeed Fiqhi Masael. The title has been corrected to Jadeed Fiqhi Masail.

Reference: Read the supporting source.

Original recorded selection: Khalid Saifullah

MCQ 3 — Author of "Kitab-ul-Asrar"?

Answer: Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Zakariya al-Razi

Explanation: Kitab al-Asrar is associated with al-Razi's work on alchemy. The author's full name helps distinguish him from other scholars bearing Razi.

Memory aid / analogy: Asrar goes on al-Razi's alchemy shelf.

Related questions for practice:

What subject is this work associated with? → Alchemy.
Is it a Quranic tafsir? → No.

Original recorded selection: Muhammad Zakariya Razi

MCQ 4 — Which Surah refers to the Prophet (ﷺ) as "Rahmatul-lil-Alameen"?

Answer: Surah Al-Anbiya, 21:107

Explanation: This verse describes the Prophet's mission as mercy to the worlds. The phrase is broader than mercy to a single people.

Memory aid / analogy: Anbiya → prophets → mercy to the worlds.

Related questions for practice:

What is Al-Anbiya's surah number? → 21.
Verse? → 107.

Reference: Read the supporting source.

Original recorded selection: Surah Al-Anbiya

MCQ 5 — Author of "Kitab-ul-Kharaj"?

Answer: Imam Abu Yusuf

Explanation: Kitab al-Kharaj discusses taxation, revenue and administration. Abu Yusuf was a leading Hanafi jurist and a student of Abu Hanifah.

Memory aid / analogy: Kharaj → revenue; Abu Yusuf → author.

Related questions for practice:

Who was Abu Yusuf's teacher? → Abu Hanifah.

Exam trap / correction: Original answer: Imam Yusuf. The standard author name is Abu Yusuf.

Original recorded selection: Imam Yusuf

MCQ 6 — Surah recited by the Prophet (ﷺ) at the time of Hijrat-e-Madina

Answer: Surah Yasin, in the recorded seerah association

Explanation: Popular seerah accounts associate recitation of Yasin, particularly 36:9, with departure during Hijrah. The provided notes do not establish the authenticity of that specific report.

Memory aid / analogy: Yasin → recorded departure association; keep its source status beside it.

Related questions for practice:

Who accompanied the Prophet during Hijrah? → Abu Bakr.
Which cave? → Thawr.

Exam trap / correction: Do not present the reported recitation as proven solely because it appears in an exam compilation.

Original recorded selection: Surah Yasin

MCQ 7 — Where did the tribe Banu Nazir live?

Answer: Madinah

Explanation: Banu al-Nadir was a Jewish tribe associated with Madinah. Keep its name separate from Banu Sa'd, associated with Halimah.

Memory aid / analogy: Nadir → Madinah; Sa'd → fosterage.

Related questions for practice:

Which tribe was Halimah associated with? → Banu Sa'd.

Original recorded selection: Madinah

MCQ 8 — Which Surah mentions the event of Miraj (the Ascension)?

Answer: Al-Isra for the Night Journey; distinguish it from Mi'raj

Explanation: Al-Isra 17:1 explicitly mentions the journey from the Sacred Mosque to the Farthest Mosque. Mi'raj is the ascension; passages in An-Najm are also discussed in that context.

Memory aid / analogy: Isra = horizontal journey; Mi'raj = ascension.

Related questions for practice:

Which surah explicitly describes the Night Journey? → Al-Isra.
Which related surah is cited for the heavenly vision? → An-Najm.

Exam trap / correction: Original stem merges Night Journey and Ascension; a precise question should distinguish them.

Reference: Read the supporting source.

Original recorded selection: Surah Al-Isra

MCQ 9 — Which Surah provides guidance about Mal-Ghanimat (spoils of war)?

Answer: Surah Al-Anfal

Explanation: Al-Anfal discusses spoils of war; 8:41 addresses allocation. The name itself supplies a useful thematic link.

Memory aid / analogy: Anfal = spoils: file the topic under chapter 8.

Related questions for practice:

Which verse addresses the one-fifth allocation? → 8:41.

Original recorded selection: Surah Al-Anfal

2026 — 20 entries

MCQ 1 — Rules of Mall-e-Ghaneemat distribution

Answer: Surah Al-Anfal

Explanation: Al-Anfal discusses spoils of war; 8:41 addresses allocation. The name itself supplies a useful thematic link.

Memory aid / analogy: Anfal = spoils: file the topic under chapter 8.

Related questions for practice:

Which verse addresses the one-fifth allocation? → 8:41.

Reference: Read the supporting source.

Original recorded selection: Surah Anfal

MCQ 2 — Murder of children forbidden in fear of hunger — Surah

Answer: Al-An'am in the recorded answer; exact wording matters

Explanation: Al-An'am 6:151 prohibits killing children because of poverty. Al-Isra 17:31 specifically mentions fear of poverty. A stem using 'fear' can therefore point to Al-Isra.

Memory aid / analogy: Existing poverty → 6:151; fear of poverty → 17:31.

Related questions for practice:

Which surah explicitly says fear of poverty? → Al-Isra.

Exam trap / correction: Original answer: An'am. Check the original wording before selecting it for a 'fear of poverty' question.

Reference: Read the supporting source.

Original recorded selection: Surah An'am

MCQ 3 — Haroof-e-Muqatiyat in how many Surahs

Answer: 29 surahs

Explanation: The disconnected opening letters, huruf al-muqatta'at, appear at the beginnings of 29 surahs. Count surahs, not the number of letters.

Memory aid / analogy: 29 chapter doors carry these opening letters.

Related questions for practice:

Does Al-Baqarah begin with such letters? → Yes, Alif Lam Mim.
Are all 114 surahs opened this way? → No.

Original recorded selection: 29

MCQ 4 — "Muhammad (ﷺ)" narrated how many times

Answer: Four occurrences of the name Muhammad

Explanation: The explicit name occurs at 3:144, 33:40, 47:2 and 48:29. Ahmad occurs separately at 61:6. References by titles or pronouns are not part of this count.

Memory aid / analogy: Four Muhammad addresses; one separate Ahmad address.

Related questions for practice:

In which surah does Ahmad occur? → As-Saff.
How often as the explicit name? → Once.

Reference: Read the supporting source.

Original recorded selection: 4

MCQ 5 — Urdu Seerat book without dots

Answer: Hadi-e-Alam, by Muhammad Wali Razi

Explanation: This seerah work is associated with dotless writing, ghayr manqut. Dotless describes the letters used in the text, not an absence of punctuation or information.

Memory aid / analogy: A book written with a restricted alphabet: no dotted letters.

Related questions for practice:

Who authored it? → Muhammad Wali Razi.
Subject? → Seerah.

Exam trap / correction: Original 2026 recorded answer: Sarwar Alam; 2025: Hadi Alam. Hadi-e-Alam by Muhammad Wali Razi is the supported book association. Do not claim the contradictory 2026 selection is an authenticated official key.

Reference: Read the supporting source.

Original recorded selection: Sarwar Alam

MCQ 6 — Surah for "it made me older"

Answer: Surah Hud

Explanation: The report links becoming grey-haired with Hud and other surahs. 'Made me older' is a loose rendering; it should not imply Hud is the only surah named.

Memory aid / analogy: Hud heads a list of solemn reminders.

Related questions for practice:

Which other surahs are named in the report? → Al-Waqi'ah, Al-Mursalat, An-Naba and At-Takwir.

Reference: Read the supporting source.

Original recorded selection: Surah Hood

MCQ 7 — Author "Sunnat Khair Ul Anam"

Answer: Pir Muhammad Karam Shah al-Azhari

Explanation: He authored Sunnat Khair-ul-Anam. Keep the author-book pairing separate from Mufti Muhammad Shafi's Ma'arif-ul-Quran.

Memory aid / analogy: Karam Shah → Sunnat; Shafi → Ma'arif.

Related questions for practice:

Who authored Ma'arif-ul-Quran? → Mufti Muhammad Shafi.

Reference: Read the supporting source.

Original recorded selection: Peer Muhammad Karam Shah

MCQ 8 — Hadith extending to the Prophet

Answer: Marfu'

Explanation: Marfu' means a narration attributed to the Prophet, including statements, acts or approvals. Attribution level is different from authenticity grading.

Memory aid / analogy: Marfu' points the attribution upwards to the Prophet.

Related questions for practice:

A narration attributed to a companion is called what? → Mawquf.
Does Marfu' automatically mean Sahih? → No.

Exam trap / correction: Original recorded spelling: Maroof. This is a likely OCR/transcription error.

Original recorded selection: Maroof

MCQ 9 — More honorable than the Kaabah

Answer: A believer / mu'min, in the recorded answer

Explanation: The intended theme is protecting a believer's life and property. The cited Ibn Majah report compares their sanctity with that of the Ka'bah.

Memory aid / analogy: Sacred buildings remind you also to respect human life.

Related questions for practice:

Which rights are emphasised? → Life and property.

Exam trap / correction: Ibn Majah 3932 is graded Da'if by Darussalam on the linked page. Preserve the exam association without presenting that particular chain as unquestionably authentic.

Reference: Read the supporting source.

Original recorded selection: Momin

MCQ 10 — Last Ghazwa

Answer: Tabuk

Explanation: Tabuk in 9 AH is generally identified as the last ghazwah involving the Prophet. An expedition need not culminate in a pitched battle.

Memory aid / analogy: Last expedition peg: Tabuk, 9 AH.

Related questions for practice:

Did a major pitched battle occur at Tabuk? → No.
What does ghazwah mean here? → An expedition involving the Prophet.

Original recorded selection: Tabook

MCQ 11 — Real name of Abu Talib (RA)

Answer: Abd Manaf

Explanation: Abu Talib is the kunyah by which the Prophet's uncle is known; Abd Manaf is conventionally given as his personal name.

Memory aid / analogy: Two labels for one person: kunyah and personal name.

Related questions for practice:

What was his relationship to the Prophet? → Paternal uncle.
Was he the Prophet's father? → No; the father was Abdullah.

Original recorded selection: Abd Munaf

MCQ 12 — Ghazwa-e-Hunain fought against

Answer: Hawazin; Thaqif was also involved

Explanation: Hunayn took place in 8 AH after the conquest of Makkah. Hawazin is the usual answer to the singular-tribe question, while Thaqif also formed part of the opposing coalition.

Memory aid / analogy: Makkah then Hunayn, both in 8 AH.

Related questions for practice:

Which other tribe was involved? → Thaqif.
Which campaign followed? → Ta'if.

Original recorded selection: Hawazin

MCQ 13 — Muslim scientist — blood pressure concept

Answer: Ibn al-Nafis; the historical contribution is pulmonary circulation

Explanation: His work describes blood passing through the lungs. 'Discovery of blood pressure' is an imprecise substitution and should not be treated as the same concept.

Memory aid / analogy: Heart → lungs → heart: remember the pulmonary route.

Related questions for practice:

Which word means relating to the lungs? → Pulmonary.
Is pressure identical to circulation? → No.

Exam trap / correction: Original stem: blood pressure. Corrected historical association: pulmonary circulation.

Reference: Read the supporting source.

Original recorded selection: Ibn-un-Nafees

MCQ 14 — Battlefield Badar near

Answer: Badr, southwest of Madinah; original option cannot be selected

Explanation: Badr is a settlement and battlefield on the route between Makkah and Madinah. The battle took place in 2 AH.

Memory aid / analogy: Put Badr below-left of Madinah on a simple route map.

Related questions for practice:

In which year was Badr fought? → 2 AH.

Exam trap / correction: Original recorded answer: None of these. The alternatives are missing, so that option cannot be evaluated.

Original recorded selection: None of these

MCQ 15 — Election of Caliph Abu Bakar held at

Answer: Saqifah of Banu Sa'idah

Explanation: The initial deliberations and pledge concerning Abu Bakr's succession occurred at Saqifah Banu Sa'idah in Madinah, followed by a public pledge.

Memory aid / analogy: Saqifah = meeting place; Abu Bakr = first caliph.

Related questions for practice:

Who was the first Rashidun caliph? → Abu Bakr.
In which city? → Madinah.

Exam trap / correction: Original recorded answer: None of these. Missing options prevent knowing whether that choice was correct.

Original recorded selection: None of these

MCQ 16 — Commander not removed by Abu Bakar

Answer: Usamah ibn Zayd

Explanation: The Prophet appointed Usamah to command the expedition; Abu Bakr upheld that appointment after assuming leadership. Do not confuse Usamah with his father, Zayd.

Memory aid / analogy: Usamah leads; Abu Bakr retains the appointment.

Related questions for practice:

Who was Usamah's father? → Zayd ibn Harithah.

Original recorded selection: Usama b. Zaid

MCQ 17 — Law of Inheritance called

Answer: Ilm al-Fara'id

Explanation: This is the study of prescribed inheritance shares and their allocation. Tarikah is the estate being distributed, not the name of the discipline.

Memory aid / analogy: Fara'id = rules for shares; tarikah = property pool.

Related questions for practice:

What is property left by a deceased person called? → Tarikah.
Which companion is praised for inheritance knowledge in Tirmidhi 3790? → Zayd ibn Thabit.

Original recorded selection: Ilm-ul-Faraiz

MCQ 18 — Declared "Imam-ul-Fuqha"

Answer: Recorded answer: Abdullah ibn Abbas; title wording needs verification

Memory aid / analogy: Mu'adh → lawful/unlawful; Ibn Abbas → Quranic interpretation.

Related questions for practice:

Who is praised for lawful/unlawful knowledge? → Mu'adh ibn Jabal.

Exam trap / correction: 2025 recorded answer: Mu'adh ibn Jabal. The discrepancy is unresolved; use well-supported specialisations rather than learning two interchangeable fixed titles.

Reference: Read the supporting source.

Original recorded selection: Abdullah Bin Abbas (RA)

MCQ 19 — Declaring wife "muharramat"

Answer: Zihar

Explanation: Zihar is a husband's declaration likening his wife to a prohibited female relative, classically his mother's back. Al-Mujadilah 58:2–4 addresses the practice and expiation.

Memory aid / analogy: A prohibited-relative comparison triggers the Zihar topic.

Related questions for practice:

Which surah discusses Zihar? → Al-Mujadilah.
Is it simply another name for ordinary talaq? → No.

Exam trap / correction: 'Declaring muharramat' alone is too broad; the comparison to a prohibited relative is essential.

Reference: Read the supporting source.

Original recorded selection: Zihar

MCQ 20 — Consensus adopted by another community's scholars

Answer: Unresolved; recorded answer: Ijma sukuti

Memory aid / analogy: Spoken agreement = express; silence = tacit.

Related questions for practice:

Which form is commonly associated with silence? → Ijma sukuti.

Exam trap / correction: 2025 recorded answer: Ijma taqriri. Sukuti concerns silence/tacit agreement; the supplied paraphrase does not establish which classification was intended.

Original recorded selection: Ijma Sukuti

2027 preparation — six practice MCQs

These are newly written variations on the study topics. They are not claimed to be future FPSC questions.

Practice MCQ 1 — Which surah explicitly describes the Night Journey from the Sacred Mosque to the Farthest Mosque?

A) Al-Anfal
B) Al-Isra
C) Yasin
D) Al-An'am

Answer: B) Al-Isra

Explanation: Al-Isra 17:1 explicitly mentions the journey from the Sacred Mosque to the Farthest Mosque. Mi'raj is the ascension; passages in An-Najm are also discussed in that context.

Memory aid / analogy: Isra = horizontal journey; Mi'raj = ascension.

Related questions: Which surah explicitly describes the Night Journey? → Al-Isra. Which related surah is cited for the heavenly vision? → An-Najm.

Exam trap: Original stem merges Night Journey and Ascension; a precise question should distinguish them.

Reference: Supporting source.

Practice MCQ 2 — Which companion is praised for knowledge of lawful and unlawful matters?

A) Mu'adh ibn Jabal
B) Abdullah ibn Umar
C) Bilal ibn Rabah
D) Abu Ayyub al-Ansari

Answer: A) Mu'adh ibn Jabal

Memory aid / analogy: Mu'adh → lawful/unlawful; Ibn Abbas → Quranic interpretation.

Related questions: Who is praised for lawful/unlawful knowledge? → Mu'adh ibn Jabal.

Exam trap: 2026 recorded answer: Abdullah ibn Abbas. Obtain the actual paper/key before certifying 'Imam-ul-Fuqha' as a fixed title.

Reference: Supporting source.

Practice MCQ 3 — What is the conventional South Asian gold nisab figure?

A) 52½ tola
B) 7½ tola
C) 7 tola
D) 85 tola

Answer: B) 7½ tola

Explanation: This is the conventional South Asian exam figure. Do not interchange it with the silver nisab, usually expressed as 52½ tola. Weight conversions depend on the standard used.

Memory aid / analogy: Gold: 7½; silver: 52½ — put the smaller number beside gold.

Related questions: What is the commonly taught silver nisab? → 52½ tola.

Exam trap: This is a study fact, not a calculation of a particular person's Zakat liability.

Practice MCQ 4 — Which tribe is the usual single-tribe answer for the enemy at Hunayn?

A) Quraysh
B) Hawazin
C) Banu al-Nadir
D) Banu Qaynuqa

Answer: B) Hawazin

Explanation: Hunayn took place in 8 AH after the conquest of Makkah. Hawazin is the usual answer to the singular-tribe question, while Thaqif also formed part of the opposing coalition.

Memory aid / analogy: Makkah then Hunayn, both in 8 AH.

Related questions: Which other tribe was involved? → Thaqif. Which campaign followed? → Ta'if.

Practice MCQ 5 — Which scholar is associated with the early description of pulmonary circulation?

A) Al-Razi
B) Ibn Sina
C) Ibn al-Nafis
D) Al-Zahrawi

Answer: C) Ibn al-Nafis

Explanation: His work describes blood passing through the lungs. 'Discovery of blood pressure' is an imprecise substitution and should not be treated as the same concept.

Memory aid / analogy: Heart → lungs → heart: remember the pulmonary route.

Related questions: Which word means relating to the lungs? → Pulmonary. Is pressure identical to circulation? → No.

Exam trap: Original stem: blood pressure. Corrected historical association: pulmonary circulation.

Reference: Supporting source.

Practice MCQ 6 — Who wrote the Hudaybiyyah agreement?

A) Umar
B) Ali
C) Abu Bakr
D) Uthman

Answer: B) Ali

Explanation: Ali wrote the Hudaybiyyah agreement. Do not confuse the scribe with the Quraysh negotiator, Suhayl ibn Amr.

Memory aid / analogy: Ali holds the pen; Suhayl negotiates.

Related questions: Who negotiated for Quraysh? → Suhayl ibn Amr. Year? → 6 AH.

Reference: Supporting source.

Quick revision — recall without a table

Surah and theme pairs

Al-Anfal: spoils of war.
Al-Isra 17:1: Night Journey; distinguish Isra from Mi'raj.
Al-Anbiya 21:107: mercy to the worlds.
Al-An'am 6:151: prohibition of killing children because of poverty; compare Al-Isra 17:31 for fear of poverty.
Yasin: recorded Hijrah association; the specific report needs authentication.
Hud: named with other surahs in the grey-hair report.

Book and author pairs

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: Mufti Muhammad Shafi.
Hadi-e-Alam: Muhammad Wali Razi.
Sunnat Khair-ul-Anam: Pir Muhammad Karam Shah al-Azhari.
Jadeed Fiqhi Masail: Khalid Saifullah Rahmani.
Kitab al-Asrar: Muhammad ibn Zakariya al-Razi.
Kitab al-Kharaj: Abu Yusuf.

Revision routine

Attempt one year at a time and cover the answer.
Explain the answer aloud in one sentence.
Use the memory aid, then answer both the original topic and its related variation.
Revisit mistakes the next day and one week later.
Keep unresolved entries separate until the original booklet/key or a reliable source resolves them.