Islamic Religious Knowledge Past Questions

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Question 471
jamb 2015

Prophet Muhammad's (SAW) answer to Angel Jibril when he was asked to recite was

A'I am not a scholar'
B'I am not a jugde'
C'I cannot read'
D'I cannot preach'
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Question 472
jamb 2015

The revelation of the glorious Qur'an started with a

Aparable
Bcommand
CLegislation
DDeclaration.
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Question 473
jamb 2015

Ignorance of religious rites and duties is not excusable in Islam because

Ait is obligatory on all Muslims to seek knowledge
Bmost Muslims can read and write Arabic
Cbooks of Islamic jurisprudence have been translated into many languages
Dthe Islamic system of education is highly developed all over the world.
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Question 474
jamb 2015

Ahmad bab, one of the early West African 'Ulamā', was based in

ASokoto
BBorno
CTimbuktu
DMali
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Question 475
jamb 2015

One of the ways by which Islamic civilization was manifested in West Africa was

Athe employment of scholars of Arabic as envoys by kings and emperors
Bconstruction of palaces based on Arab technology
Cestablishment of universities to train scientists
Drecruitment of Muslim medical personnel to man health institutions
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Question 476
jamb 2015

The earliest contact of Islam with Africa dates back to the period of A 'Umar b. Khattāb B. 'Uthmān b. 'Affān C . 'Alī b. Abī Tālib 'Ulūm ad-dīn is the title of a book written by

Aibn Sīna
Bal-Ghazālī
Car-Rāzī
DIbn Rushd.
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Question 477
jamb 2015

The Caliph who appointed the shura Council to produce a successor after his death was

AAbū Bakr as-Siddīq
B'Umar b. Khattāb
C'Uthmān b. 'Affān
D'Alī b. Ab ī Tālib
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Question 478
jamb 2015

Compared with the situation in Makkah before Hijrad, the da'wah in al-Madina was more

Apersecution oriented
Bof an internal affair of believers
Cfar-reaching
Dintensive but less successful
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Question 479
jamb 2015

In the course of hijjat'l - widā, Muslims were taught to

Ashun alcohol and games of chance
Bpay zakāℎ regularly and fast annually
Ctreat women and domestic servants kindly
Dpromptness and impartiality in the dispensation of justice
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Question 480
jamb 2015

The pre-Islamic practice of shigār which was abolished by Islam meant

Atrade by barter
Bexchange of female slaves
Cexchange of sisters in wedlock
Dgambling
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Question 481
jamb 2015

In Islamic law of inheritance, the brother of a deceased person who had a son is to

Atake a larger share of the inheritance
Btake half of the share of the son
Cget equal share with the son
Dbe excluded from inheritance
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Question 482
jamb 2015

In Islamic law on divorce, the custody of a child aged two years or less is normally conceded to the

Afather
Bmother
Caunt
Dgrandmother
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Question 483
jamb 2015

The practice of comparing the back of one's wife to that of one's mother as a method of divorce was known as

Afaskh
Blian
Czihar
Dila
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Question 484
jamb 2015

While polygamy is permitted in Sūraℎ 4:3, Sūraℎ 4:129

Alimits the practice to Imams
Bmodifies it
Chighlights problems inherent in it
Dpromises reward for its practice
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Question 485
jamb 2015

The text of talbiyah in hājj emphasizes the pilgrim's

Areadiness to observe the rites of ℎājj to the end
Brealization of the uniqueness of the rites of ℎājj
Crecognition of Allah's absolute authority
Daspiration for a reward
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Question 486
jamb 2015

The doctrine of trinity is regarded in Islam as a form of

Ashirk
Bkufr
CNifāq
Dzulm
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Question 487
jamb 2015

'And consult them in the affairs ...'(Qur'ān 3:159). This expression emphasizes the importance of the principle of

Ashūrā
Bmu'āmalah
CTatfīf
Dbay'ah
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Question 488
jamb 2015

In the Islamic economic system, baytuk māl is equivalent to the

Acommercial bank
Bpublic treasury
Ccommon market
Dcommunity bank
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Question 489
jamb 2015

The Sunni school of thought noted for resorting frequently to the use of personal opinion was that of Imām

AMālik
BAbū Hanīfah
CShafi i
DHambal
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Question 490
jamb 2015

The sharīah contrasts with the common law because the former is

Aflexible
Buniversal
Ctemporal
Dimmutable
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