All Free Islamic Studies MCQs with Answers

151. What is the Ratio of Zakat in grams on Gold approximately?

• A. 64.14 grams of gold
• B. 74.23 grams of gold
• C. 87.48 grams of gold
• D. 92.62 grams of gold

Explanation: The gold nisab of 7.5 tolas converts to approximately 87.48 grams. This is a threshold of wealth, not the 2.5 percent rate charged on zakatable gold.

152. On silver falqaram is____________?

• A. 50 Tolas
• B. 52 1/2 Tolas
• C. 54 Tolas
• D. 55 Tolas

Explanation: Silver reaches nisab at 52.5 tolas, the traditional South Asian conversion of 200 dirhams. Once this threshold is held for a lunar year, zakat becomes due at the applicable rate.

153. Verbal meaning of Hajj is____________?

• A. To repay
• B. The will to visit
• C. To device
• D. To permanence

Explanation: Hajj comes from an Arabic root conveying the intention or will to visit a sacred place. “To repay” and “to devise” do not express this basic linguistic meaning.

154. In which Hijri year Hajj was made compulsory?

• A. 8 Hijri
• B. 9 Hijri
• C. 10 Hijri
• D. None of them

Explanation: Hajj was made obligatory in 9 AH, as indicated in the later Madinan revelation after the Muslim community had gained the ability to perform it. The Prophet’s Farewell Hajj occurred the following year, in 10 AH.

155. In Which Hijri year Hazrat Muhammad (P.B.U.H) performed Hajj?

• A. 8 Hajri
• B. 9 Hijri
• C. 10 Hijri
• D. 11 Hijri

Explanation: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) performed his only Hajj, the Farewell Hajj, in 10 AH. It took place shortly before his passing in 11 AH.

156. How many Hajj were performed by Hazrat Muhammad (P.B.U.H)?

• A. One
• B. Two
• C. Three
• D. Four

Explanation: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) performed one Hajj, known as Hajjat al-Wida, in 10 AH. He had performed Umrah on other occasions, but those are not counted as Hajj.

157. What is meant by Tawaaf?

• A. To circle around Kaaba
• B. One attempt between safaa and Marwah
• C. Stay at Arafat
• D. None of them

Explanation: Tawaf means circumambulating the Kaaba seven times. Sa'i, the separate rite involving Safa and Marwah, is the tempting alternative here.

158. when was first Hajj performed by muslims

• A. 9 Hajri
• B. 10 Hijri
• C. 11 Hijri
• D. 8 Hijri

Explanation: The first independently organised Hajj of the Muslims took place in 9 AH under Hazrat Abu Bakr (RA). The Prophet's own Hajj was performed later, in 10 AH.

159. To stay at Arafat is__________?

• A. Farz
• B. Wajib
• C. Sunnat
• D. Mustahib

Explanation: Wuquf, or standing at Arafat, is an essential Farz part of Hajj; the famous hadith states that Arafat is Hajj. Missing it invalidates the Hajj, unlike a merely Sunnat act.

160. Tell the number of Farz duties to be performed during Hajj?

• A. 4
• B. 5
• C. 3
• D. 7Time & Calendars

Explanation: In the commonly taught Hanafi classification, Hajj has three Farz acts: Ihram, standing at Arafat, and Tawaf al-Ziyarat. Other rites, including Sa'i, are classified separately as wajib or sunnat in this framework.