1) Islamically, Ikhtilaat means:

1. the physical presence of non-mahram men and women at one place.
2. the physical presence of non-mahram men and women only at the mosque.
3. the physical presence of men amongst men.
4. the physical presence of women amongst women.

2) Select a true statement:

1. Islamically, under no circumstance are men and women allowed to be physically present at the same place.
2. Some forms of ikhtilaat are permissible and some are forbidden.
3. Islamically, the free mixing of men and women is confined only to the mosque.
4. None of the above.

3) At the mosque men and women gather to pray. How can this be structured as a permissible form of Ikhtilaat?

1. By letting the women pray in front of the men.
2. By allowing women to have their own entrance and having their rows behind the rows of men.
3. By not allowing more than three women in each row.
4. None of above.

4) 'In the time of Prophet Muhammad, men and women prayed together in the mosque standing next to each other'.

1. True, they always stood side by side due to the lack of space until the premises were extended.
2. False, the Prophet Muhammad instructed the men and women to pray separately.
3. True, since the Prophet Muhammad was apathetic towards the mixing of men and women in the place of worship.
4. No account exists on how the Prophet instructed the men and women to pray within the mosque.

5) What measure(s) did the Prophet Muhammad take in order to prevent men and women crowding together around the doors of the mosque?

1. He initially forbade the women from coming to the mosque until a larger entrance for them was built.
2. He made the men wait until the women had left the mosque.
3. He designated a separate entrance for the women.
4. Option B and C.

To go back to current lesson, click here: Islamic Guidelines for Gender Interactions(part 1 of 2)

To proceed to next lesson and take this quiz later on, click here: Islamic Guidelines for Gender Interactions (part 2 of 2)