1) Why has the period of a person’s youth been given so much importance in Islam?

1. Youthfulness is a time when one is most vulnerable to the temptations of life and therefore it is a greater struggle to remain focused in pleasing Allah.
2. People in their youth are more energetic and enthusiastic and can direct their energy towards pleasing Allah.
3. People in their youth have a whole life ahead of them and can plan and lay the foundations of a fruitful life to please Allah.
4. All of the above.

2) Select a true statement with regards to the Prophetic hadith referring to those under the shade on the Day of Judgment.

1. This hadith applies only to those living in Muslim countries.
2. A just ruler is one who is just to Muslims only and not non-Muslims.
3. The one whose heart is attached to the mosques is only because he is in awe of the beauty and grandeur of its architecture.
4. None of the above.

3) What does it mean to love someone for the sake of Allah?

1. It means loving someone with no distinction of their color, cast or creed.
2. It means that one person loves another person because of his or her piety.
3. It means loving someone for their physical beauty alone because they are the creation of Allah.
4. All of the above.

4) In accordance to the Prophetic hadith, what kind of mutual love leads one to stand in the shade on the Day of Judgment?

1. When two people love each other for Allah’s sake.
2. When two people love each other because they have blood relations.
3. When two people love each other because they are born Muslim.
4. When two people love each other because they are married to one another.

5) What will be the cause of intense heat on the Day of Judgment?

1. The close proximity between the sun and the people.
2. The heat waves emanating from the pits of the fire of hell.
3. The boiling lava beneath the Earth’s crust.
4. None of the above.

6) On the Day of Judgment, the effects of heat:

1. will be felt by everyone as if they have been standing in the scorching sun for half a life time.
2. will be felt by everyone as if they have been standing in the scorching sun for a few days.
3. will be felt by everyone as if they have been standing in the scorching sun for a few hours.
4. None of the above.

7) From the kinds of people who will be granted shade on the Day of Judgment, we understand that:

1. justice is an important concept in Islam.
2. charity is an important concept in Islam.
3. love for the sake of Allah is an important concept in Islam.
4. All of the above.

8) On the Day of Judgment, there will be no shade except for:

1. the shade of the Kabah, the House of Allah.
2. the shade of the palm trees planted by the believers during the time of the Prophet Muhammad.
3. the shade of the wings of angels.
4. the shade of one’s deeds, that will appear in the form of a cloud.
5. the shade of the Throne of Allah.