Who was Imam Malik’s full name?
a) Malik Ibn Anas
b) Malik Ibn Abu Talib
c) Malik Ibn Muhammad
d) Malik Ibn Zayd
In which city was Imam Malik born?
a) Mecca
b) Medina
c) Baghdad
d) Cairo
Imam Malik is the founder of which school of Islamic jurisprudence?
a) Hanafi
b) Maliki
c) Shafi’i
d) Hanbali
What was the main book written by Imam Malik?
a) Sahih al-Bukhari
b) Al-Muwatta
c) Al-Fiqh al-Akbar
d) Al-Shafi’i
Imam Malik was a scholar of which religious field?
a) Hadith
b) Fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence)
c) Tafseer (exegesis)
d) Astronomy
Which Islamic city was Imam Malik closely associated with during his life?
a) Mecca
b) Medina
c) Damascus
d) Cairo
Who was one of Imam Malik’s main teachers?
a) Abu Hanifa
b) Abdullah Ibn Umar
c) Muhammad Ibn Idris
d) Jafar al-Sadiq
Imam Malik was known for his strict adherence to which tradition?
a) The Quran alone
b) The Hadith of the Prophet Muhammad
c) The practices of the people of Medina
d) Greek philosophy
Imam Malik passed away in which year?
a) 167 AH
b) 179 AH
c) 148 AH
d) 120 AH
Which one of the following was Imam Malik’s profession?
a) Merchant
b) Judge
c) Teacher
d) Poet
Imam Malik’s mother was from which tribe?
a) Quraysh
b) Ansar
c) Banu Hashim
d) Banu Makhzum
Imam Malik was known for his deep knowledge in which field besides jurisprudence?
a) Astronomy
b) Mathematics
c) Medicine
d) Hadith
Who was the ruler during Imam Malik’s time?
a) Caliph Umar ibn al-Khattab
b) Caliph Harun al-Rashid
c) Caliph Yazid ibn Muawiya
d) Caliph al-Mamun
Imam Malik was renowned for his stance on which controversial issue?
a) Use of Qiyas (analogy) in Islamic law
b) Not writing down hadiths
c) Importance of scholarly consensus
d) The destruction of idols
Where did Imam Malik’s scholars and followers gather for learning?
a) The Grand Mosque of Mecca
b) The Grand Mosque of Medina
c) The Dome of the Rock
d) The Mosque of Ibn Taimiyyah
Which was Imam Malik’s most famous teaching method?
a) Oral lectures
b) Writing books
c) Debating with other scholars
d) Giving fatwas in private
What was Imam Malik’s opinion on the use of personal opinion (ra’y) in jurisprudence?
a) He encouraged it
b) He banned it completely
c) He used it cautiously
d) He preferred it over hadith
Imam Malik had a strong influence on the legal system of which regions?
a) North Africa and Spain
b) India and Pakistan
c) Arabia and Persia
d) Egypt and Iraq
Which was a key characteristic of Imam Malik’s school of thought?
a) Flexibility in interpretation
b) Strict reliance on the Quran only
c) Integration of local practices
d) Rejection of all hadiths
Which event influenced Imam Malik’s view on using the hadith of the Prophet?
a) The death of the Prophet Muhammad
b) The conquest of Mecca
c) The incident of the Pledge of Ridwan
d) The trial of Ibn Hajar
What did Imam Malik emphasize as the most reliable source of Islamic law?
a) Consensus (Ijma’)
b) The Quran
c) Hadith
d) Local customs
Who was Imam Malik’s most famous student?
a) Imam al-Shafi’i
b) Imam Abu Hanifa
c) Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal
d) Imam al-Bukhari
How did Imam Malik view the process of ijtihad (independent juristic reasoning)?
a) He encouraged it under all circumstances
b) He believed only the Caliphs could perform ijtihad
c) He thought it should be done by those with deep knowledge of hadith and the Quran
d) He rejected it entirely
Imam Malik’s teachings were primarily transmitted through what medium?
a) Written books
b) Direct oral transmission
c) Debates and scholarly assemblies
d) Audio recordings
Imam Malik’s scholarly contributions greatly influenced which legal practice?
a) Jihad
b) Islamic finance
c) Islamic family law
d) Islamic penal law
Imam Malik’s opinion on narrating hadith was based on which criteria?
a) Authenticity and chain of narrators
b) The number of narrations
c) The political status of the narrator
d) The narrator’s wealth
Imam Malik was particularly cautious about narrating hadith that contradicted what?
a) The Quran
b) The teachings of earlier scholars
c) The practice of the people of Medina
d) The opinions of the Caliphs
What was Imam Malik’s stance on the concept of ijma’?
a) He accepted it only from the Caliphs
b) He believed it to be an essential source of law
c) He completely rejected it
d) He depended on it for all legal matters
Which event led Imam Malik to solidify his stance on the people of Medina’s practices?
a) The death of Caliph Uthman
b) The Caliph’s military campaigns
c) The turmoil in the early Islamic community
d) The establishment of the first Islamic university
Imam Malik’s work, Al-Muwatta, was considered the first compilation of what?
a) Only Quranic verses
b) Hadith collections and legal rulings
c) Prophetic biographies
d) Islamic poetry
