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Teach
Yourself ISLAM
Science
of Qur’an
1.
What distinguish the Qur’anic
elocution from human language?
2.
What is meant by the
elocutionary miracle? Mention some of its features?
3.
What is meant by the scientific
proof of Qur’an? Mention five of its fields ?
4.
What is the differences between
Qur’anic and human legislations?
5.
Mention three names of the Qur’an, and five of its attributes stated in
the Qur’an.
6.
What is the wisdom behind
sending down the Qur’an at intervals.
7.
How did the revelation occur?
8.
What are the differences between
the Mecca and Medina Suras concerning: a)place and b) subject?
9.
What are the benefits gained from knowing whether the verses are of Mecca
or Medina?
10.
What are the benefits gained
from knowing the causes behind sending the verses? 11.
How was the Qur’an collected
after being sent down? 12.
What is the difference between
exegesis and figurative interpretation? 13.
Mention three trends in Qur’anic
exegesis and give examples to well-known scholars in this field? 14.
Is it possible to translate the
Qur’an? Why? 15.
What is the difference between
the clear and the consimilar of verses?
Science
of Hadith
1.
What does the science of hadith
deal with?
2.
What is meant by: Hadith
– Sunna - Al-Qudsy hadith
– Traceable hadith -
Discontinued hadith - Interrupted hadith?
3.
What is the difference
between hadith
ensured by many lines of transmission and Single hadith?
4.
It is conditioned for the
narrator, to accept his narration, to be: a)……..b)……..
5.
Mention conditions for the
authenticity of a hadith?
6.
The hadith is not accepted because: a)………; b)……….; c)………..
7.
Mention four kinds of hadith books by giving examples?
8.
How is the reclassification of
hadith verified? What are the degrees of reclassification?
Science
of Sources
1.
Mention agreed upon shari`a evidence according to their rank-order?
2.
Mention four of the secondary shari`a
evidence?
3.
What is the role of sunna toward the Qur’an?
4.
What are the differences between
Qur’an and sunna concerning: a) Traceability ; b) Signification?
5.
What is meant by consensus?
6.
What is analogy? What are its pillars?
7.
What is the difference between
mandatory ruling and established ruling?
8.
What are the divisions of the
mandatory ruling? In what way is the Hanafi school
different?
9.
What are the conditions for
applying the rulings: a)…..;
b)
……; c)…… 10.
The general objectives of shari`a
are considered in the following order: a)………; b)……; c)………. 11.
What are the four necessities? 12.
Mention three shari`a
rules for realizing the necessities? 13.
Mention three shari`a
rules for realizing the needs? 14.
Give examples of the following: a) Allah’s right; b) the responsible
person’s right; c) what includes the two rights. 15.
When is Ijtihad
permitted? What are the conditions for being a mujtahid (qualified
scholar) 16.
What is meant by repeal? What
are cases of repeal?
1.
What are the pillars of the
belief of the Muslim?
2.
What does indicate the existence
of Allah, and His Unity?
3. What
is the difference between the concepts of godhood and divinity?
4.
What should the monotheism of
Allah require one to do?
5.
How can the Muslim understand
the attributes of Allah as displayed in the Qur’an?
6.
Mention some of the angels
characteristics?
7.
Mention four holy books other
than the Qur’an?
8.
Which of the holy books has its
text been preserved since its revelation until the present day?
9.
What is the difference
between the prophet and the messenger? 10.
Who are the messengers who are
endowed with resolve? 11.
Can anyone other than the
prophets be described as sacrosanct? 12.
What is the miracle of Islam?
What is
the difference between this
miracle and others brought forth by the previous messengers? 13.
What is the bridge of Hell? 14.
What are the differences between
the small and big signs of the Hour? 15.
List in order the events of the
Day of Resurrection? 16.
How can the belief in the Unseen be? 17.
Mention some types of beliefs and practices, by some ignorant
Muslims, that nullify the faith. 18.
What is the ruling of Islam concerning those who deny: a) a Qur’anic
text or an authentic tradition; b) the application of a clear-cut shari`a rule.
1.
What does combine all the revealed messages in their
original form?
2.
What are reasons for the deviation of the beliefs?
3.
Mention six of the features of deviation which are common among the
associating creeds.
4.
Mention in brief the common deviations in: Hinduism, Buddhism, Magianism,
Judaism, and Christianity.
5.
In what way the following are common: Hinduism, Buddhism, Magianism,
Judaism, and Christianity.
1.
Mention four of the impurities.
2.
Mention some of the conventional rules for using the bathroom.
3.
How is cleansing oneself after defecation carried out?
4.
What are the obligatory integrals of ablution? What are
its sunnas? What are the things which are offensive in it?
5.
Mention three things that nullify ablution.
6.
On whom ablution for every prayer is obligatory?
7.
What makes bathing obligatory? When is it praiseworthy? How is it carried
out?
8.
Mention some of the rules of bathing and what is offensive in it?
9.
What is prohibited for the Junob? 10.
When is tayamum lawful? When is it invalid? How is it carried out? 11.
What are the conditions for wiping on light leather boot or stockings?
Prayers
1.
On whom are prayers obligatory?
On whom they are not?
2. What
are the conditions for rightly performed prayers?
3. What
are the prerequisites of prayers? Differentiate between confirmed and not
confirmed sunna of prayers?
4. What
is permitted in prayers? What is offensive in prayers?
5. What
nullifies the prayers?
6. What
does one have to do if he forgets in prayers by adding or leaving out one of the
ensured sunnas?
7. What
is the ruling of group prayers?
8. Who
does lead a group prayer?
9. What
is obligatory for Imam in prayers? What is obligatory for those standing
behind him? 10.
What is the ruling of ’athan (call for prayers)? What is
recommended about it? 11.
What is the ruling of shortening and combining prayers in travel? 12.
How can patients pray? 13.
How are prayers performed within a battlefield? 14.
On whom is Friday prayer obligatory? How is it performed? 15.
What are the sunnas of Friday prayer? 16.
What are the confirmed and unconfirmed sunna prayers? 17.
Mention six of other superfluous prayers. 18.
What is the ruling of funeral prayer? How is it performed?
1. What
is the ruling of zakat? What are the conditions for its obligation?
2. How
much is the zakat of gold/silver? What is their nissab?
3. How
much is the zakat of a buried treasure? And metals?
4. How
much is the zakat of cultivated crops and cereals? What is their nissab?
5. List
and explain the channels of zakat.
6. Does
paying taxes to government exempt the paying of zakat? Why?
7. What
is the ruling of zakat fitir? What is its time? What is its amount?
1. What
is the ruling of fasting? What is the grace of the month of Ramadan?
2. How
is the beginning and end of Ramadan ascertained?
3. Who
are permitted to break fast and then redeem? Who are permitted to break fast and
feed the indigent instead of
fasting?
4. What
does nullify fasting: a) without an expiation; b) with an expiation.
5. What
is permitted for the faster?
6. What
is recommended for the faster? What is offensive for him?
7. What
are the days other than Ramadan in which fasting is recommended?
8. In
what days fasting is offensive? When is fasting prohibited?
1. What
are the conditions which make the pilgrimage (Hajj) obligatory?
2. How
many times the pilgrimage must be performed?
3. What
is the ruling of performing the pilgrimage for another person?
4. What
are the differences and meaning of the following: Hajj rites, obligatory
integrals, prohibitions and sunna?
5. What
are the rites of Hajj and that of Umrah?
6. What
are the obligatory integrals of Ihram? What are its prohibitions and
sunna?
7. How
many circumambulations (tawaf) are in Hajj? What are the rulings
of each?
8. What
are the conditions for the correctness of tawaf? What are its sunna and
good manners?
9. What
are the conditions for the correctness of sa`iy? What are its sunna and
good manners? 10.
It is a time condition for staying in Arafa to be from…….to……. 11.
Mention five of Hajj obligatory integrals and five sunnas. 12.
What is the ruling of enclosure? 13.
What is combining Hajj and Umrah called? What is the
difference between the ways of combination? 14.
What is the sunna for the non-pilgrim in the day of immolation?
Morals
1. What
is the relation between worshipping and good conduct?
2. Why
was the Prophet a good model for good behavior?
3. What
is meant by the morals of:
perfection-sincerity-honesty-preference-modesty-trust-forbearance-bashfulness-mercy-generosity-patience-truthfulness-forgiveness-justice-temperance-pardon-advice-faithfulness.
4. How
can the best good be in worshipping? Dealings? Work?
5. What
is the relation between sincerity and truthfulness?
6. With
what was the Prophet described before revelation?
7. How
can it be: the honesty in science and dealings?
8. Does
trust contradict with the pursuance of all procedures?
9. Who
was the most bashful of mankind? 10.
Does bashfulness contradict with saying the truth? 11.
What is stipulated for alms rewarding? 12.
How to be truthful with one’s self? 13.
To whom is the advice? 14.
What is meant by: envy-showing off-mockery-vanity and delusion-idleness
and impotence-slander-obsceneness – talebearing. 15.
What is the difference between envy and al-ghebta? 16.
Why is showing off a kind of disbelief? 17.
When is showing charity better? When is it better to be secret? 18.
Mention some of the kinds of vanity. 19.
Which of the characteristics of idleness and impotence are prevailed in
this era? 20.
What is the name given for speaking about the defects of others in their
absence: a- if it were true? b- if it were wrong? 21.
When is talebearing permitted? 22.
Why is talebearing worse than slander? Is the witness of the talebearer
Manners
1.
How should the Muslim be with Allah at all times?
2.
What are the rulings of swearing with other than Allah, false oath, oath
violation?
3.
What is the ruling of the vow to Allah? And to other than Allah?
4.
What is Tajweed?
5.
What
are the good manners of reciting and listening to Qur’an?
6.
How should the Muslim behave toward the Prophet?
7.
Which sciences are individual obligation on Muslims, and which are
communal obligation?
8.
What is the ruling of respecting and honoring parents? How could this be
achieved?
9.
What are the obligatory manners on both spouses? What are the husband
duties, and those of the wife? 10.
How should the treatment of sons and daughters be? 11.
What is the ruling of linking blood relations? How could it be achieved?
How should those short of doing that be treated? When is it permissible to cut
relations? 12.
How does Islam call for feeding the poor? 13.
What is the duty of the society toward the orphans? 14.
What are the rights of neighbors? 15.
What are the rights of Muslims toward their Muslim fellows? 16.
How should the treatment of non-Muslims be? 17.
How should Muslims behave in meetings and on the road? 18.
What should Muslims do before travel? What are the manners of return? 19.
What are the conditions for women’s travel? 20.
What should the hosting person do? What should the guest do? 21.
How do Muslims celebrate their feasts? 22.
What are the kinds of meat prohibited by Allah? Define them. 23.
What are the conditions for lawful slaughtering? 24.
What are the rulings of eating hunted food, and the sacrifices of the
Population of the Book?
25.
How does Allah stress on the prohibition of alcoholics? 26.
When does eating any prohibited food is permitted? 27.
Mention some of the sunna in seeking cleanness of food. 28.
What is prohibited for Muslim males in clothes and adornments? What is
prohibited for Muslim females? 29.
What are the traits of instinct? 30.
What are the sports encouraged by Islam? Which games are prohibited? 31.
Mention some of the good manners of sleeping. 32.
What are the rulings of instructing the patient, taking medicine, f
amulets, patient isolation, and visiting patients? 33.
What should be done to the dead person on his death? 34.
What are the right and wrong things about tombs? What is the ruling of
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