FIA Test Preparation 2026 Lecture#16

June 18, 2026

FIA Test Preparation Lecture #16

Pillars of Islam, Quran Knowledge & Hadith

Top MCQs with Proper Lecture Notes

1. Pillars of Islam

Islam has five basic pillars. These pillars are the foundation of Muslim life.

Pillar	Meaning
Shahadah	Declaration of faith
Salah	Prayer
Zakat	Charity
Sawm	Fasting
Hajj	Pilgrimage to Makkah

MCQs: Pillars of Islam

1. How many pillars of Islam are there?

A) 3
B) 4
C) 5
D) 6

Answer: C) 5

2. Shahadah means:

A) Prayer
B) Declaration of faith
C) Charity
D) Fasting

Answer: B) Declaration of faith

3. Salah means:

A) Prayer
B) Charity
C) Hajj
D) Trade

Answer: A) Prayer

4. Muslims offer obligatory prayers daily:

A) 3 times
B) 4 times
C) 5 times
D) 6 times

Answer: C) 5 times

5. Zakat means:

A) Charity
B) Prayer
C) Fasting
D) Migration

Answer: A) Charity

6. Sawm means:

A) Hajj
B) Fasting
C) Charity
D) Revelation

Answer: B) Fasting

7. Fasting is obligatory in the month of:

A) Muharram
B) Ramadan
C) Shawwal
D) Safar

Answer: B) Ramadan

8. Hajj is performed in:

A) Makkah
B) Madinah
C) Taif
D) Kufa

Answer: A) Makkah

9. Hajj is obligatory on Muslims who are:

A) Physically and financially able
B) Children only
C) Travellers only
D) Poor only

Answer: A) Physically and financially able

10. Zakat is mainly given to:

A) Needy and eligible people
B) Rich people only
C) Kings only
D) Traders only

Answer: A) Needy and eligible people

2. Quran Knowledge

The Holy Quran is the final revealed book of Allah. It was revealed to Prophet Muhammad ﷺ through Hazrat Jibrael (AS).

Important Quran Facts

Topic	Fact
Final revealed book	Holy Quran
Revealed to	Prophet Muhammad ﷺ
Angel of revelation	Hazrat Jibrael (AS)
Language	Arabic
Total Surahs	114
Total Paras/Juz	30
First Surah	Surah Al-Fatiha
Last Surah	Surah An-Naas
Longest Surah	Surah Al-Baqarah
Shortest Surah	Surah Al-Kausar
First revelation	Surah Al-Alaq
Heart of Quran	Surah Yaseen

MCQs: Quran Knowledge

11. The Holy Quran was revealed to:

A) Hazrat Musa (AS)
B) Hazrat Isa (AS)
C) Prophet Muhammad ﷺ
D) Hazrat Dawood (AS)

Answer: C) Prophet Muhammad ﷺ

12. The Holy Quran was revealed through:

A) Hazrat Mikael (AS)
B) Hazrat Jibrael (AS)
C) Hazrat Israfeel (AS)
D) Hazrat Izrael (AS)

Answer: B) Hazrat Jibrael (AS)

13. The language of the Holy Quran is:

A) Persian
B) Urdu
C) Arabic
D) Turkish

Answer: C) Arabic

14. Total Surahs in the Holy Quran are:

A) 100
B) 110
C) 114
D) 120

Answer: C) 114

15. Total Paras/Juz in the Holy Quran are:

A) 20
B) 25
C) 30
D) 40

Answer: C) 30

16. First Surah of the Holy Quran is:

A) Al-Baqarah
B) Al-Fatiha
C) Yaseen
D) Al-Ikhlas

Answer: B) Al-Fatiha

17. Last Surah of the Holy Quran is:

A) Al-Falaq
B) An-Naas
C) Al-Kausar
D) Al-Ikhlas

Answer: B) An-Naas

18. Longest Surah of the Holy Quran is:

A) Al-Fatiha
B) Al-Baqarah
C) Yaseen
D) Al-Kausar

Answer: B) Al-Baqarah

19. Shortest Surah of the Holy Quran is:

A) Al-Kausar
B) Al-Fatiha
C) Al-Baqarah
D) An-Naas

Answer: A) Al-Kausar

20. First revelation was from:

A) Surah Al-Fatiha
B) Surah Al-Alaq
C) Surah Yaseen
D) Surah Ikhlas

Answer: B) Surah Al-Alaq

21. The Holy Quran was revealed over approximately:

A) 10 years
B) 13 years
C) 23 years
D) 40 years

Answer: C) 23 years

22. Surah Yaseen is known as:

A) Heart of Quran
B) Mother of Quran
C) Shortest Surah
D) Longest Surah

Answer: A) Heart of Quran

23. Surah Al-Fatiha is also called:

A) Heart of Quran
B) Mother of Quran
C) Last Surah
D) Madani Surah only

Answer: B) Mother of Quran

24. Ayat-ul-Kursi is in:

A) Surah Al-Fatiha
B) Surah Al-Baqarah
C) Surah Yaseen
D) Surah Al-Kausar

Answer: B) Surah Al-Baqarah

25. The Holy Quran is the ____ source of Islamic guidance.

A) First
B) Second
C) Third
D) Fourth

Answer: A) First

3. Hadith Knowledge

Hadith means the sayings, actions, approvals, and practices of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. Hadith is the second major source of Islamic guidance after the Holy Quran.

Important Hadith Facts

Topic	Fact
Meaning of Hadith	Sayings/actions of Prophet ﷺ
Second source of guidance	Hadith/Sunnah
Most authentic books	Sahih Bukhari and Sahih Muslim
Compiler of Sahih Bukhari	Imam Bukhari
Compiler of Sahih Muslim	Imam Muslim
Sunnah	Practical way of Prophet ﷺ
Seerah	Life history of Prophet ﷺ

MCQs: Hadith

26. Hadith means:

A) Sayings and actions of Prophet ﷺ
B) Only poetry
C) Only history
D) Only trade rules

Answer: A) Sayings and actions of Prophet ﷺ

27. Hadith is the ____ source of Islamic guidance.

A) First
B) Second
C) Third
D) Fourth

Answer: B) Second

28. The first source of Islamic guidance is:

A) Hadith
B) Holy Quran
C) History
D) Culture

Answer: B) Holy Quran

29. Sunnah means:

A) Way and practice of Prophet ﷺ
B) Only fasting
C) Only charity
D) Only migration

Answer: A) Way and practice of Prophet ﷺ

30. Seerah means:

A) Life history of Prophet ﷺ
B) A Surah
C) A prayer
D) A treaty

Answer: A) Life history of Prophet ﷺ

31. Sahih Bukhari was compiled by:

A) Imam Bukhari
B) Imam Muslim
C) Imam Abu Hanifa
D) Imam Malik

Answer: A) Imam Bukhari

32. Sahih Muslim was compiled by:

A) Imam Bukhari
B) Imam Muslim
C) Imam Tirmidhi
D) Imam Abu Dawood

Answer: B) Imam Muslim

33. The two most authentic Hadith books are:

A) Sahih Bukhari and Sahih Muslim
B) Quran and Zabur
C) Tawrat and Injil
D) History and Geography

Answer: A) Sahih Bukhari and Sahih Muslim

34. The person who narrates Hadith is called:

A) Rawi
B) Qari
C) Imam only
D) Muazzin only

Answer: A) Rawi

35. Chain of narrators in Hadith is called:

A) Isnad
B) Surah
C) Ayah
D) Juz

Answer: A) Isnad

36. Text of Hadith is called:

A) Matn
B) Isnad
C) Qiblah
D) Zakat

Answer: A) Matn

4. Mixed Important MCQs

37. The second pillar of Islam is:

A) Zakat
B) Salah
C) Hajj
D) Sawm

Answer: B) Salah

38. The fourth pillar of Islam is:

A) Sawm
B) Zakat
C) Hajj
D) Salah

Answer: A) Sawm

39. Zakat purifies:

A) Wealth
B) Mountains
C) Rivers
D) Buildings

Answer: A) Wealth

40. Hajj is performed in the Islamic month of:

A) Ramadan
B) Shawwal
C) Zil Hajj
D) Muharram

Answer: C) Zil Hajj

41. Eid-ul-Fitr is celebrated after:

A) Ramadan
B) Muharram
C) Safar
D) Rajab

Answer: A) Ramadan

42. Eid-ul-Adha is linked with:

A) Hajj and sacrifice
B) First revelation only
C) Migration only
D) Battle of Badr only

Answer: A) Hajj and sacrifice

43. The first word of the first revelation was:

A) Pray
B) Read
C) Write
D) Fast

Answer: B) Read

44. “Iqra” means:

A) Read
B) Sleep
C) Eat
D) Travel

Answer: A) Read

45. The Holy Quran gives guidance for:

A) Belief and worship only
B) Morality, justice, worship, and life matters
C) Trade only
D) War only

Answer: B) Morality, justice, worship, and life matters

46. Hadith helps Muslims understand:

A) Practical explanation of Quran and Sunnah
B) Only geography
C) Only politics
D) Only poetry

Answer: A) Practical explanation of Quran and Sunnah

47. A person who memorizes the Holy Quran is called:

A) Hafiz
B) Rawi
C) Muazzin
D) Khatib

Answer: A) Hafiz

48. A person who recites Quran beautifully is commonly called:

A) Qari
B) Rawi
C) Faqih
D) Muhajir

Answer: A) Qari

49. A person who gives Azan is called:

A) Muazzin
B) Rawi
C) Imam Bukhari
D) Hafiz only

Answer: A) Muazzin

50. A person who leads prayer is called:

A) Imam
B) Rawi
C) Qari only
D) Muhaddith only

Answer: A) Imam

Quick Revision Table

Topic	Key Fact
Pillars of Islam	5
Shahadah	Declaration of faith
Salah	Prayer
Zakat	Charity
Sawm	Fasting
Hajj	Pilgrimage
Quran	First source of guidance
Hadith	Second source of guidance
Quran language	Arabic
Total Surahs	114
Total Paras	30
Longest Surah	Al-Baqarah
Shortest Surah	Al-Kausar
First revelation	Surah Al-Alaq
Sahih Bukhari	Imam Bukhari
Sahih Muslim	Imam Muslim

Common Mistakes

Confusion	Correct Fact
Hadith is first source	Quran is first source
Quran has 30 Surahs	Quran has 30 Paras and 114 Surahs
Al-Fatiha is longest Surah	Al-Baqarah is longest Surah
Al-Kausar is last Surah	An-Naas is last Surah
Hajj is in Ramadan	Hajj is in Zil Hajj
Fasting is in Zil Hajj	Fasting is in Ramadan

Homework MCQs

1. Total Surahs in Quran are:

A) 110
B) 112
C) 114
D) 120