- 1. The first fully attested complete translations of the Qur'an were done between the ____ and _____ centuries.
A) 11th and 13th
B) 10th and 12th
C) 9th and 11th
D) 8th and 10th
- 2. The first fully attested complete translations of the Qur'an were done into Classical ______.
A) Persian
B) Hindu
C) Roman
D) Chinese
- 3. As at 1936, how many known languages was the Qur'an translated into?
A) 105
B) 103
C) 102
D) 101
- 4. Over the last fourteen centuries, the Qur‘an has been translated into over _______ languages fully or partially.
A) 160
B) 180
C) 170
D) 150
- 5. The first translation of the Qur‘an into English by a Muslim was done by _________
A) Mirza Abul Fatah
B) Mirza Abul Fazl
C) Mirza Abul Qayyum
D) Mirza Abul Qadr
- 6. The first translation of the Qur‘an into English by a Muslim was done in the year _________
A) 1913
B) 1912
C) 1911
D) 1910
- 7. The second translation of the Qur‘an into English by a Muslim was done in the year _________
A) 1917
B) 1916
C) 1914
D) 1915
- 8. Abdullah Yusuf Ali‘s translation of the Qur'an into English Language was done in the year __________
A) 1954
B) 1934
C) 1924
D) 1944
- 9. Muhammad Asad‘s translation of the Qur'an, The Message of The Qur‘an, was published in the year ________
A) 1981
B) 1980
C) 1983
D) 1982
- 10. The translation of the Qur‘an by Tahir Mahmood Kiani titled 'The Easy Qur‘an' was done in the year _______
A) 2016
B) 2018
C) 2019
D) 2017
- 11. Where can this quotation be found in the Qur'an? “Do they not then consider the Qur'an carefully? Had it been from other than Allah, they would surely have found therein much contradictions."
A) Qur‘an 3:82
B) Qur‘an 4:82
C) Qur‘an 4:85
D) Qur‘an 3:85
- 12. Several verses of the Qur'an point to its divine authorship. Which of the following is not one of such verses?
A) Qur‘an 4:83
B) Qur‘an 27:6
C) Qur‘an 45:2
D) Qur‘an 6:92
- 13. Which of the following is a verse that points to the fact that Muhammad (Peace be upon him) could neither read nor write?
A) Q.29:47
B) Q.29:48
C) Q.29:45
D) Q.29:46
- 14. Who is the author of "The Bible, the Qur‟an and Science"?
A) Fredrick Denny
B) W. Montgomery Watt
C) H.A.R. Gibb
D) Dr. Maurice Bucaille
- 15. The following verses of the Qur'an cautioned or corrected the Prophet (Peace be upon him) except ______
A) Q.18:23-24
B) Q.80:1-2
C) Q.19:3-4
D) Q.33:37
- 16. Who made this statement? "While the Qur‘an at first glance may appear to be jumbled and disordered in its series of discourses, especially when reading its passages in a continuum, closer examination reveals a remarkable structure and logic behind its expressions and arrangement."
A) Neal Robinson
B) W. Montgomery Watt
C) Fredrick Denny
D) H.A.R. Gibb
- 17. Sudden pronominal shifts are characteristic of the Qur‘anic discourse [i.e. a unique feature of its style]. As a self-designation in contexts where Allah wishes to express the plurality of His power or generosity; He shifts from
A) We to He
B) I to He
C) He to We
D) He to I
- 18. Sudden pronominal shifts are characteristic of the Qur‘anic discourse [i.e. a unique feature of its style]. When Allah wishes to express His immanence especially when divine unity is at stake; He shifts from
A) I to We
B) We to I
C) We to You
D) He to Us
- 19. Sudden pronominal shifts are characteristic of the Qur‘anic discourse [i.e. a unique feature of its style]. To stress His power and to safeguard against anyone inferring that the utterance is Muhammad‘s;; He shifts from
A) I to We
B) He to Us
C) We to I
D) We to You
- 20. The Meaning of the Glorious Koran, a tafsir book written by M. Pickthall, was published in the year ________
A) 1950
B) 1940
C) 1930
D) 1920
- 21. Qur‘anic revelations of doctrinal problems with Christianity were revealed largely in the ______
A) Makkan period
B) Madeenan period
- 22. The following are some of the discrepancies between the Qur'an and Bible except _____
A) Adam and Even repented and were forgiven
B) the eventual dwelling of Adam and Eve on Earth was already part of God‘s plan even before He created them
C) blaming women for the mistake committed by Adam and Eve
D) Adam and Even were the first humans
- 23. All the following narrations can only be found in the Qur'an but not in the Bible except ______
A) The mention of the city of Iram
B) The dialogue between Prophet Noah (Peace be upon him) and his son before the flood
C) Jesus's miracle of healing the sick.
D) The stories of the people of 'Aad and Thamud
- 24. The existence of the city of Iram was unknown to any historian in the world prior to an excavation in Syria in the year ___________
A) 1973
B) 1974
C) 1976
D) 1975
- 25. In which of these verses of the Qur'an did Allah talk about the ancient city of Iram?
A) Q.89:7
B) Q.87:7
C) Q.86:7
D) Q.82:7
- 26. In which of these verses of the Qur'an did Allah mention Worker bees being female?
A) Qur’an 16:67
B) Qur’an 16:68
C) Qur’an 16:69
D) Qur’an 16:66
- 27. The verse "Have We not made the earth as a resting place (for you), and the mountains as (its) pegs?" can be found in _____
A) Q.77:6-7
B) Q.76:6-7
C) Q.78:6-7
D) Q.79:6-7
- 28. The verse "And He has set firm mountains in the earth so that it could not shake with you…" can be found in ______
A) Q.16:12
B) Q.16:15
C) Q.16:13
D) Q.16:14
- 29. What does the Arabic verb 'kawwiru' mean?
A) to push
B) to cause to move
C) to wrap around
D) to resist
- 30. Which of these verses describes the development of the embryo at a microscopic level inside the womb?
A) 23:14-16
B) 23:18-20
C) 23:16-18
D) 23:12-14
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