1) 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.

2) Select a true statement:

1. It is Allah’s ultimate Wisdom that good things always happen to bad people.
2. It is Allah’s ultimate Wisdom that only bad things happen to good people.
3. It is Allah’s ultimate Wisdom that bad things may happen to good people and good things may happen to bad people.
4. There is no ultimate Wisdom behind bad things happening to good people and good things happening to bad people.

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) It is important to know Allah before putting our trust in Him.

1. False, one must simply trust Allah without feeling the need to know anything about Him.
2. True, since no one including Allah should be trusted without first finding out whether He is worthy of being trusted or not.
3. True, since it allows us to know exactly Who we are submitting to and be able to put our complete trust in Him.
4. False, trust is a matter of blind faith and therefore one does not need to know anything about Him.

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) 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.

7) 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.

8) 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.