1) Which of the following is a means of becoming closer to Allah?

1. Calling on Allah by His Most Beautiful Names.
2. Supplicating to Allah at every opportunity.
3. Understanding the reality of the life of this world.
4. All of the above.

2) In a state of distress it is important to remember that Allah is close by. An effective way to reach Him is by:

1. making du’a.
2. sending a message up to Him tied to a balloon.
3. closing one’s eyes and imagining He is standing in front of you.
4. There is no effective way to reach out to Him as He is too High and no one can reach Him spiritually except for the angels.

3) Prophet Muhammad encouraged us to call on Allah by:

1. thrashing about in grief and anguish and complaining about the stresses and problems we are facing.
2. calling on Him by only those names one deems appropriate to His nature.
3. calling on Him by any name that randomly comes to mind.
4. calling to Him by all of His Most beautiful Names.

4) How does contemplating and using the Names of Allah when calling out to Him bring us relief from distress?

1. It makes us realize His Greatness and increases our faith.
2. It helps us focus on being calm and patient.
3. Using His names that correspond with the need for which we call out to Him is a calming act.
4. All of the above.

5) In order to live our lives with complete trust in Allah it is necessary to:

1. build a relationship with our Creator.
2. lose trust in all other beings.
3. test whether Allah is trustworthy or not through past experiences.
4. All of the above.

6) How can we know more about our Creator?

1. Through His beautiful Names.
2. Through portraits drawn of Him.
3. Through direct conversation with Him.
4. Through spiritual beings.

7) Putting our faith and trust in Allah:

1. means that our lives will be completely worry free.
2. does not mean that problems will not come; however contentment in His decree will make life easier and happier.
3. leads to nothing , it is only a way of delusion to think that one can have a worry free life.
4. None of the above.

8) To whom do the most beautiful names belong to?

1. The prophet Muhammad.
2. Almighty Allah.
3. Angel Gabriel.
4. The companions of Prophet Muhammad.