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FA Islamic Studies (Compulsory) Flashcards
51 question-and-answer cards covering Islamic Studies (Compulsory) as it is examined in FA. 24 of them are printed below, taken from across the deck — no signup, no paywall on the preview.
24 sample cards from the Islamic Studies (Compulsory) deck
Sampled from the end of the deck, so these are different cards from the ones shown on the syllabus page.
What are the five pillars (Arkan) of Islam?
Shahadah (declaration of faith), Salah (prayer), Zakat (almsgiving), Sawm (fasting in Ramadan), and Hajj (pilgrimage to Makkah for those able).
How many obligatory (fard) daily prayers are there and name them with their rak'ah counts of fard?
Five: Fajr (2), Zuhr (4), Asr (4), Maghrib (3), and Isha (4) fard rak'ahs.
What is the nisab and rate for Zakat on gold/cash savings?
Zakat is due at 2.5% on wealth held for one lunar year above the nisab; the nisab is the value of 87.48 grams (7.5 tola) of gold or 612.36 grams (52.5 tola) of silver.
What is Sawm (fasting) and during which month is it obligatory?
Sawm is abstaining from food, drink, and marital relations from dawn (Fajr) to sunset (Maghrib) with intention; it is obligatory during the month of Ramadan.
What is Hajj and what is its prescribed time?
Hajj is the pilgrimage to the Kaaba in Makkah, obligatory once in a lifetime for every able Muslim; it is performed in the month of Dhul-Hijjah (8th–12th).
What is 'Shahadah' (the declaration of faith)?
The testimony: 'La ilaha illa Allah, Muhammadur Rasul Allah' — 'There is no god but Allah, and Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.'
With which phrase does every Surah of the Quran begin (except Surah At-Tawbah)?
Bismillah ir-Rahman ir-Raheem — 'In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.'
What is the main theme of Surah Al-Fatihah?
It is praise of Allah, declaration of His mercy and lordship of the Day of Judgment, and a prayer for guidance to the Straight Path (Sirat al-Mustaqeem).
What does Surah Al-Ikhlas teach about Allah?
It declares the pure Oneness of Allah: He is One (Ahad), Eternal/Self-Sufficient (As-Samad), He neither begets nor is begotten, and nothing is comparable to Him.
What is the central message of Surah Al-Asr?
That mankind is in loss, except those who believe, do righteous deeds, and enjoin one another to truth and patience.
What does Surah Al-Kafiroon establish about faith?
It establishes the rejection of compromise in worship: 'For you is your religion, and for me is mine' — affirming the distinctness of Islamic monotheism from disbelief.
Name the three core teachings emphasized throughout the Quran.
Tawheed (Oneness of Allah), Risalat (prophethood/guidance), and Akhirat (accountability in the Hereafter).
In Islam's social system, what status does the Quran give to all human beings regarding equality?
All humans are equal in dignity; superiority is based only on Taqwa (piety/God-consciousness), as stated in Surah Al-Hujurat (49:13), not race, color, or wealth.
What is 'Riba' and what is its ruling in Islam's economic system?
Riba is interest/usury — any unjustified increase on a loan or exchange; it is strictly forbidden (haram) in Islam (Surah Al-Baqarah 2:275).
What is the purpose of Zakat in Islam's economic system?
To purify wealth, reduce inequality, and circulate money so it does not concentrate among the rich; it redistributes wealth from the wealthy to the poor and needy.
What are the main heads (asnaf) eligible to receive Zakat?
The eight categories in Surah At-Tawbah (9:60): the poor, the needy, Zakat administrators, those whose hearts are to be reconciled, freeing captives/slaves, debtors, in the cause of Allah, and the wayfarer/traveler.
What rights of parents does Islam emphasize?
Obedience, kindness, respect, financial support in their need, and never speaking harshly to them; the Quran links good treatment of parents with worship of Allah (Surah Al-Isra 17:23-24).
What are the key rights of neighbors in Islam?
To treat them with kindness, not harm them, share food, help in need, and protect their honor and property; the Prophet (PBUH) stressed neighbors' rights so strongly the companions thought neighbors might inherit.
What rights does Islam grant to women?
The right to inheritance, mahr (dowry), property ownership, education, consent in marriage, kind treatment, and equal spiritual reward; it abolished female infanticide and granted dignity.
What does Islam teach about the rights of the poor and orphans?
It commands feeding the poor, protecting orphans' property, not oppressing them, and providing for them through Zakat and Sadaqah; mistreating orphans is strongly condemned (Surah Al-Maun).
What is the Islamic concept of 'Huqooq Allah' versus 'Huqooq al-Ibad'?
Huqooq Allah are the rights/duties owed to Allah (e.g., worship, belief); Huqooq al-Ibad are the rights owed to fellow human beings (e.g., justice, honesty, kindness). Both must be fulfilled.
According to a famous Hadith, on what five pillars is Islam built?
On five: testifying there is no god but Allah and Muhammad is His Messenger, establishing Salah, giving Zakat, fasting in Ramadan, and performing Hajj (narrated in Bukhari and Muslim).
What does the Hadith 'Actions are judged by intentions' (Innamal a'malu bin-niyyat) teach?
That the reward and validity of any deed depend on the sincerity of one's intention (niyyah); a person is rewarded according to what they intended.
What did the Prophet (PBUH) emphasize about good character in the Hadith 'The best of you are those...'?
'The best of you are those who have the best character/manners,' showing that good Akhlaq is central to faith and the measure of a believer's excellence.
What this deck covers
The Islamic Studies (Compulsory) deck follows the FA Islamic Studies (Compulsory) syllabus — 5 chapters and 12 topics — so questions land on material that is genuinely examinable rather than trivia around it. That works out to roughly 10.2 cards per chapter.
Answers are written to be recallable, not just readable — averaging about 157 characters, which is long enough to carry the reasoning and short enough to say out loud.
A deck like this earns its keep on the second and third pass. Read the syllabus first so you know the shape of the subject, then use the cards to find the specific facts that have not stuck.
Islamic Studies (Compulsory) flashcards FAQ
How many Islamic Studies (Compulsory) flashcards are in this FA deck?
51 cards. This page previews 24 of them, sampled evenly across the deck so you can judge the difficulty before installing anything.
Are these FA flashcards free?
Yes. The preview here is free to read with no signup, and the full 51-card deck is free inside the Examius app.
What do the Islamic Studies (Compulsory) cards cover?
They follow the FA Islamic Studies (Compulsory) syllabus — 5 chapters and 12 topics — so the questions track what is actually examinable.
How should I use these flashcards?
Read the syllabus first so you know the shape of the subject, then drill the deck. Examius schedules each card with spaced repetition, so cards you keep missing come back sooner and ones you know drift further apart.