Islamic History & Culture

The Role of Islamic Scholars in The 19th & 20th Century MCQs with Answer

Who was the founder of the Aligarh Movement, which aimed to modernize Muslim education in the 19th century?
A) Allama Iqbal
B) Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
C) Jamal al-Din Afghani
D) Muhammad Abduh

Which Islamic scholar is credited with advocating Pan-Islamism in the late 19th century?
A) Rashid Rida
B) Sayyid Qutb
C) Jamal al-Din Afghani
D) Muhammad Abduh

Who played a key role in reforming Islamic thought and modernizing Egypt in the 19th century?
A) Muhammad Abduh
B) Hassan al-Banna
C) Abu A’la Maududi
D) Shah Waliullah

Which scholar founded the Muslim Brotherhood in 1928?
A) Sayyid Qutb
B) Jamal al-Din Afghani
C) Hassan al-Banna
D) Rashid Rida

Who wrote “Milestones,” a book that influenced modern Islamic movements?
A) Sayyid Qutb
B) Abu A’la Maududi
C) Rashid Rida
D) Muhammad Abduh

Which scholar is known for his work on “Islamic democracy” and “spiritual democracy”?
A) Allama Iqbal
B) Muhammad Abduh
C) Jamal al-Din Afghani
D) Abu A’la Maududi

The Deobandi movement was established in which country?
A) Egypt
B) India
C) Saudi Arabia
D) Turkey

Which Islamic scholar founded Jamaat-e-Islami in 1941?
A) Rashid Rida
B) Abu A’la Maududi
C) Sayyid Qutb
D) Hassan al-Banna

Who is considered the architect of modern Islamic political thought?
A) Sayyid Qutb
B) Muhammad Abduh
C) Jamal al-Din Afghani
D) Abu A’la Maududi

Which scholar played a major role in reviving Islamic thought in the early 20th century?
A) Rashid Rida
B) Syed Ahmad Khan
C) Muhammad Iqbal
D) Shah Waliullah

The Khilafat Movement in India aimed to protect which Islamic institution?
A) The Ottoman Caliphate
B) The Mughal Empire
C) The Abbasid Dynasty
D) The Fatimid Caliphate

Which scholar promoted the idea of Islamic socialism in the 20th century?
A) Jamal al-Din Afghani
B) Sayyid Qutb
C) Ali Shariati
D) Hassan al-Banna

Who was a key figure in the Salafi movement in the 19th and 20th centuries?
A) Sayyid Qutb
B) Muhammad Abduh
C) Abu A’la Maududi
D) Rashid Rida

Which movement was founded to counter British colonial influence in India?
A) Tablighi Jamaat
B) Deobandi Movement
C) Muslim Brotherhood
D) Barelvi Movement

The Tablighi Jamaat movement focuses primarily on:
A) Political activism
B) Military resistance
C) Personal piety and missionary work
D) Economic reforms

Who was the main thinker behind the Islamic concept of “Hakimiyyah” (God’s sovereignty)?
A) Sayyid Qutb
B) Abu A’la Maududi
C) Rashid Rida
D) Muhammad Abduh

Which scholar proposed the idea of an “Islamic state” in his writings?
A) Muhammad Abduh
B) Hassan al-Banna
C) Abu A’la Maududi
D) Allama Iqbal

The Aligarh Movement aimed to:
A) Establish an Islamic caliphate
B) Promote modern education for Muslims
C) Support military expansion
D) Reject Western influence entirely

Which scholar’s philosophy greatly influenced the ideology of Pakistan?
A) Rashid Rida
B) Sayyid Qutb
C) Allama Iqbal
D) Muhammad Abduh

Which Islamic scholar actively opposed British colonial rule in India?
A) Jamal al-Din Afghani
B) Syed Ahmad Khan
C) Shah Waliullah
D) Maulana Mahmud Hasan

The Barelvi movement primarily focuses on:
A) Political activism
B) Modernization of Islam
C) Sufism and devotion to the Prophet
D) Establishing an Islamic caliphate

Which scholar played a significant role in the Islamic reform movements of Egypt?
A) Rashid Rida
B) Sayyid Qutb
C) Hassan al-Banna
D) Jamal al-Din Afghani

Who introduced the concept of “Islamic banking” in the modern world?
A) Sayyid Qutb
B) Abu A’la Maududi
C) Hassan al-Banna
D) Muhammad Abduh

Which movement opposed British rule and promoted Islamic education in India?
A) Aligarh Movement
B) Deobandi Movement
C) Khilafat Movement
D) Tablighi Jamaat

Which scholar reinterpreted Islamic theology to align with modern science?
A) Muhammad Abduh
B) Sayyid Qutb
C) Rashid Rida
D) Hassan al-Banna

The concept of “ijtihad” was revived by which scholar in the 19th century?
A) Rashid Rida
B) Muhammad Abduh
C) Sayyid Qutb
D) Hassan al-Banna

Who was a major proponent of Islamic economic systems in the 20th century?
A) Abu A’la Maududi
B) Muhammad Abduh
C) Sayyid Qutb
D) Hassan al-Banna

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