1) 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.

2) In the Holy Quran the life of this world has been referred to as:

1. an eternal abode.
2. a bed of roses devoid of any thorns.
3. amusement and play.
4. a smooth journey to Paradise.

3) 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.

4) 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.

5) 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.

6) What is the purpose behind the trials and tribulations sent down upon the believer?

1. To test the believer’s level of faith.
2. To ascertain the ability of the believer to be patient.
3. To erase the believer’s sins.
4. All of the above.

7) 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.