1) Select a true statement.

1. According to Islam there are no impediments when it comes to purifying the soul.
2. Desires and doubts are the most important impediments to purifying the soul.
3. There is no hope for the person faced with impediments whilst trying to purify the soul.
4. None of the above.

2) Arrogance is one of the most important sins of the heart for which the Prophet Muhammad said that whoever has:

1. a ton of weight of arrogance in his heart shall not enter Paradise.
2. a grain’s weight of arrogance in his heart shall not enter Paradise.
3. a brick’s weight of arrogance in his heart shall not enter Paradise.
4. a hair’s weight of arrogance in his heart shall not enter Paradise.

3) Which of the following desires of the soul can act as impediments to purifying the soul?

1. Power, authority and praise.
2. Wealth.
3. Sexual gratification.
4. All of the above.

4) Which of the following are the greatest sins anyone can commit?

1. Arrogance and pride.
2. Lying and deceiving.
3. Disbelief (kufr) and shirk.
4. Cheating and stealing.

5) Select a false statement.

1. Harmful desires confuse one’s goals, leading a person to sin.
2. Doubts, distort one’s beliefs, making a person question what is true.
3. A person can be enslaved by his desires if it becomes the controlling factor in his life.
4. None of the above.

6) In Islam, sins:

1. are of different types and degrees.
2. are not always harmful to the soul.
3. are to be avoided only if they are the ‘major’ ones.
4. are not dangerous if repeated as long as they are of a ‘lesser’ degree.