Free Islamic History MCQs with Answers

151. When Khalid bin Waleed was removed from the service in the rein of Hazrat Umar Farooq (RA)?

• A. 14 A.H
• B. 15 A.H
• C. 16 A.H
• D. 17 A.H

Explanation: Hazrat Umar (RA) removed Khalid ibn al-Walid (RA) from supreme military command in 17 AH and appointed Abu Ubaydah (RA) in his place. The change was intended to prevent people from attributing victories solely to Khalid rather than to Allah.

152. First Mujadid was Hazrat Umar bin Abdul Aziz. Who was the second one?

• A. Ibn-e-Taimya
• B. Imam Ghizali
• C. Ahmad Sirhindi
• D. Shah Waliullah

Explanation: Ahmad Sirhindi, known as Mujaddid Alf-e-Sani, is commonly regarded as the second major Mujaddid after Umar ibn Abdul Aziz. Ibn Taymiyyah, Imam Ghazali, and Shah Waliullah are also renowned reformers, but are not the standard answer to this sequence.

153. Who are the "Sahibain"?

• A. Abu Hanifah and Abu Yusuf
• B. Abu Hanifah and Imam Shaibani
• C. Abu Yusuf and Imam Shaibani
• D. Abu Hanifah and Imam Shafi

Explanation: The term Sahibain refers to Imam Abu Yusuf and Imam Muhammad al-Shaybani, the two foremost disciples of Imam Abu Hanifa. It does not include Abu Hanifa himself, which makes option c the correct pair.

154. Imam Shafi took the office of "Religious Judgment" in the age of:__________?

• A. 13 years
• B. 14 years
• C. 20 years
• D. 15 years

Explanation: Imam al-Shafi'i was permitted to issue religious judgments at the age of 15, reflecting his exceptionally early mastery of Islamic law. The commonly cited age is therefore 15, not 20.

155. Who is the conqueror of Central Asia ?

• A. Saad Bin Abi Waqas
• B. Qutayba Bin Muslim
• C. Abu Ubaida Bin Jarrah
• D. Muhammad Bin Qasim

Explanation: Qutayba bin Muslim led the Umayyad conquest and consolidation of large parts of Central Asia, including Transoxiana. Muhammad bin Qasim is associated instead with the conquest of Sindh.

156. Imam Abu Hanifa R.A Died during the reign of ________ ?

• A. Hisham
• B. Harun al-Rashid
• C. Al-Mansur
• D. Al-Saffah

Explanation: Imam Abu Hanifa رحمه الله died in 150 AH during the caliphate of Abu Jaafar al-Mansur, the second Abbasid caliph. Harun al-Rashid ruled later.

157. The downfall of the Ummayyads in Damascus happened in ________ ?

• A. 125 A.H
• B. 132 A.H
• C. 150 A.H
• D. 105 A.H

Explanation: The Abbasid revolution ended Umayyad rule in Damascus in 132 AH, when the last Umayyad caliph, Marwan II, was defeated. Abbasid rule then replaced the Umayyad caliphate.

158. Author of "Al-Akham Al-Sultania" is ______ ?

• A. Al-Ghazzali
• B. Ibn Khuldum
• C. Al-Marwadi
• D. Al-Farabi

Explanation: Al-Ahkam al-Sultaniyyah is a work on Islamic governance and public administration by Abu al-Hasan al-Mawardi. The option spells his name as Al-Marwadi.

159. what is meaning of Qayas?

• A. reasoning on analogy
• B. reasoning by analogy
• C. reasoning in analogy
• D. reasoning at analogy

Explanation: Qiyas means deriving a ruling for a new case by applying the effective cause of an established case, hence ‘reasoning by analogy’. The other prepositions do not express this technical meaning.

160. When did the Shaikh al Islam Hazrat Khwaja Abdullah Ansari of Herat also known as "Pir-i Herat " was born ?

• A. 3 April 1005
• B. 4 May 1006
• C. 5. June 1007
• D. 6 July 1008

Explanation: Khwaja Abdullah Ansari of Herat, known as Pir-i Herat, was born on 4 May 1006 according to the commonly cited biographical date. He later became renowned as a scholar, mystic and commentator.