Free Islamic History MCQs with Answers

331. Which caliph built Baghdad as the new Abbasid capital?

• A. Al-Mahdi
• B. Al-Mansur
• C. Harun al-Rashid
• D. Al-Ma'mun

Explanation: Abu Jaʿfar al-Mansur founded Baghdad in 762 CE and made it the Abbasid capital. Harun al-Rashid and al-Ma'mun ruled from Baghdad after its establishment.

332. To whom did Haroon Al-Rashid give the responsibility of writing a book on finance?

• A. Imam Awza'I
• B. Imam Abu Yusuf
• C. Imam Muhammad bin Hasan
• D. None of these

Explanation: Imam Abu Yusuf wrote Kitab al-Kharaj on the instruction of Harun al-Rashid, dealing with taxation and public finance. Imam Awza'i and Imam Muhammad were also eminent scholars, but this assignment is specifically associated with Abu Yusuf.

333. Sheikh Ali Hajweri came to Lahore during whose period?

• A. Mahmud Ghaznavi
• B. Masood Ghaznavi
• C. Shahabuddin Ghori
• D. None of these

Explanation: Ali Hajweri, popularly known as Data Ganj Bakhsh, came to Lahore during the reign of Masud Ghaznavi, son of Mahmud Ghaznavi. His shrine in Lahore is associated with the early spread of Islam in the region.

334. Who was the first to treat Hindus as people of the book in his time?

• A. Hazrat Usman Ghani (RA)
• B. Muhammad bin Qasim
• C. Muhlab bin Abi Safra (RA)
• D. None of these

Explanation: Muhammad bin Qasim is traditionally credited with extending protected-status treatment to Hindus after the conquest of Sindh. This reflects the administrative policy adopted toward the local non-Muslim population.

335. Shaykh Ahmad Sirhindi's line of Sufism was:

• A. Qadiriya
• B. Suhrawardiya
• C. Chishtiyya
• D. None of these

Explanation: Shaykh Ahmad Sirhindi belonged to the Naqshbandiyya-Mujaddidiyya order, which is not listed among the options. Therefore, “None of these” is correct.

336. During whose rule did the subcontinent hold 25% of the world's total GDP?

• A. Akbar Azam
• B. Shah Jahan
• C. Aurangzeb Alamgir
• D. None of these

Explanation: The often-cited estimate that the subcontinent produced about one-fourth of the world’s GDP is associated with the Mughal period under Aurangzeb Alamgir. Such historical GDP figures are estimates, but the stated textbook answer is Aurangzeb’s reign.

337. The golden spout on the roof of the Kaaba in Mecca is called _____________?

• A. Shazarwan
• B. Jamrat
• C. Meezab e Rahma
• D. None of these

Explanation: The golden rainwater spout attached to the Kaaba is called the Meezab al-Rahmah, commonly written Meezab-e-Rahma. Shazarwan is the ledge around the Kaaba’s base, while Jamrat refers to the stone pillars at Mina.