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FPSC General Recruitment Test Islamic Studies (Islamiat) Flashcards
51 question-and-answer cards covering Islamic Studies (Islamiat) as it is examined in FPSC General Recruitment Test. 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 (Islamiat) deck
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List the Articles of Faith (Iman-e-Mufassal).
Belief in Allah, His angels, His books, His prophets, the Day of Judgment, and Taqdeer (divine decree, good and bad), and resurrection after death.
What are the Five Pillars of Islam?
Shahadah (faith), Salah (prayer), Sawm (fasting), Zakat (charity), and Hajj (pilgrimage).
How many obligatory (fard) daily prayers are there and what are their names?
Five: Fajr, Zuhr, Asr, Maghrib, and Isha.
How many rak'ats of Fard are in each obligatory prayer (Fajr, Zuhr, Asr, Maghrib, Isha)?
Fajr 2, Zuhr 4, Asr 4, Maghrib 3, Isha 4 (Fard rak'ats).
What is Sawm and during which month is it obligatory?
Sawm is fasting from dawn (Sehri/Fajr) to sunset (Iftar/Maghrib), abstaining from food, drink and intimacy; obligatory during the month of Ramadan.
What is Zakat and what is its standard rate?
Zakat is the obligatory annual charity of 2.5% on wealth held above the nisab threshold for one lunar year.
What is Nisab in Zakat?
The minimum amount of wealth one must possess before Zakat becomes obligatory: 7.5 tola (87.48g) of gold or 52.5 tola (612.36g) of silver, or equivalent value.
What is Hajj and on whom is it obligatory?
Hajj is the annual pilgrimage to Makkah performed in Dhul-Hijjah; obligatory once in a lifetime on every adult Muslim who is physically and financially able (sahib-e-istita'at).
What is the difference between Hajj and Umrah?
Hajj is the major obligatory pilgrimage performed only in the days of Dhul-Hijjah with specific rites (Arafat, Mina, Muzdalifah); Umrah is a lesser, non-obligatory pilgrimage that can be performed any time of year.
Name three major rites (arkan) performed during Hajj.
Ihram, Tawaf (circling the Kaaba), Sa'i (walking between Safa and Marwa), standing at Arafat (Wuquf), and Rami (stoning of the Jamarat).
State the First Kalima (Tayyab) and its meaning.
'La ilaha illallah Muhammadur Rasulullah' - There is no god but Allah, and Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.
What is the Second Kalima (Shahadah) known for?
Kalima Shahadat - it is the declaration/testimony of faith bearing witness to the Oneness of Allah and the prophethood of Muhammad (PBUH).
How many Kalimas are there in Islam and name them.
Six: Tayyab, Shahadat, Tamjeed, Tauheed, Astaghfar, and Radd-e-Kufr.
Who were the four Rightly Guided Caliphs (Khulafa-e-Rashideen) in order?
Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiq (RA), Hazrat Umar Farooq (RA), Hazrat Usman Ghani (RA), and Hazrat Ali (RA).
What is Hazrat Abu Bakr (RA) famous for during his caliphate?
Being the first caliph, fighting the apostasy (Ridda) wars, compiling the Quran, and being the Prophet's closest companion (titled 'Siddiq').
What major administrative achievements is Hazrat Umar (RA) known for?
Establishing the Islamic (Hijri) calendar, the Bait-ul-Maal (treasury), a postal and judicial system, and major conquests including Jerusalem, Persia and Egypt.
Why is Hazrat Usman (RA) given the title 'Zun-Noorain'?
Meaning 'possessor of two lights' because he married two daughters of the Prophet (PBUH), Ruqayyah and then Umm Kulthum.
Who were the 'Ashra Mubashra'?
The ten companions who were given glad tidings of Paradise (Jannah) by the Prophet (PBUH) during their lifetime.
Who was the first male, first woman, and first child to accept Islam?
First man: Hazrat Abu Bakr (RA); first woman: Hazrat Khadijah (RA); first child: Hazrat Ali (RA).
Which companion is known as 'Saif-Ullah' (the Sword of Allah)?
Hazrat Khalid bin Waleed (RA), for his military leadership and undefeated record.
What is Hadith and what are its two main parts?
Hadith is the recorded sayings, actions and approvals of the Prophet (PBUH); its two parts are the Sanad (chain of narrators) and the Matn (text/content).
Name the six authentic books of Hadith (Sihah Sitta).
Sahih Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, Sunan Abu Dawud, Jami at-Tirmidhi, Sunan an-Nasa'i, and Sunan Ibn Majah.
What is the famous Hadith on intentions?
'Innamal a'malu bin-niyyat' - Actions are judged by intentions; reported by Hazrat Umar (RA) and placed first in Sahih Bukhari.
What are the four primary sources of Islamic law (Shariah) in order?
Quran, Sunnah (Hadith), Ijma (consensus of scholars), and Qiyas (analogical reasoning).
What this deck covers
The Islamic Studies (Islamiat) deck follows the FPSC General Recruitment Test Islamic Studies (Islamiat) syllabus — 5 chapters and 19 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 120 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 (Islamiat) flashcards FAQ
How many Islamic Studies (Islamiat) flashcards are in this FPSC General Recruitment Test deck?
51 cards. This page previews 24 of them, sampled evenly across the deck so you can judge the difficulty before installing anything.
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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 (Islamiat) cards cover?
They follow the FPSC General Recruitment Test Islamic Studies (Islamiat) syllabus — 5 chapters and 19 topics — so the questions track what is actually examinable.
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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.