1) Select a true statement with regards to the trials and tribulations.

1. They are a gauge of Allah’s pleasure and displeasure.
2. They are a form of amusement for Allah.
3. They are random acts of a cruel unorganized universe.
4. None of the above.

2) Complete the hadith: The prophet Muhammad said ’ If God wants to do good to somebody, ……..’

1. He afflicts him with trials.
2. He removes all trials and tribulations away from him.
3. He removes his trials and afflicts another with them.
4. He afflicts him with trials and tribulations in the afterlife in lieu of the worldly life.

3) On converting to Islam:

1. a person may become detached from his family but becomes part of a larger family, the Muslim brotherhood and sisterhood.
2. a person ends upbreaking all ties with all his friends, but becomes part of a larger family, the Muslim brotherhood and sisterhood.
3. a person necessarily ends up severing all ties with his family.
4. a person always ends up attached to his family ties.

4) Allah tests the believer by presenting him with trials and tribulations by way of:

1. hunger
2. loss of wealth.
3. loss of lives.
4. All of the above.

5) Select a true statement.

1. Allah does not send any trials or tribulations upon those who are born Muslim.
2. Allah does not send any trials or tribulations upon those who have converted to Islam.
3. Allah may send trials and tribulations upon a person even though he has converted to Islam.
4. None of the above.

6) After converting to Islam Sarah faced many unexpected trials and tribulations. This is because:

1. she made the wrong choice by accepting Islam.
2. Islam is a religion consisting only of innumerable trials and tribulations.
3. she entered Islam with many previous sins for which she is now being punished.
4. these are all trials from Almighty Allah to test her level of faith.

7) Allah comforts the believer who is faced with tribulation and gives him glad tidings. In order to attain this success the believer must:

1. endure the trails with patience.
2. constantly complain to Allah.
3. also seek help from deities other than Allah.
4. intentionally inflict further pain upon himself and gain the sympathy of Allah.