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Question 591
jamb 1991
Iddah, the waiting period after a divorce, is
Aforty days
Bthree months
Cfive months
Dthree years
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Question 592
jamb 1991
Which of the following Prophets was an ancestor of both Arabs and Jews?
Aīsā
BDāwd
CAyyūb
DIbrāhīm
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Question 593
jamb 1991
Which of the following Prophets,according to the Qur’an, lived for not less than nine hundred and fifty years?
Aādam
BNūℎ
CIbrāhīm
DMūsā
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Question 594
jamb 1991
The five most important prophets in Islam were
AYahyā, Zakariyyā, Dāwūd, Sulayman, Adam
BMuhammad, Nūh, Ibrāhīm, Mūsā, īsā
CMuhammad, Nūh, Dhul-kifl, Idrīs, Hārūn
DIbrāhīm, Mūsā,īsā, ādam, Ayyūb.
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Question 595
jamb 1991
Prophet ‘īsā spoke in the cradle and
Acleared the conscience of the people
Bexonerated his mother
Cperformed other miracles
Dsilenced the people.
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Question 596
jamb 1991
The main function of Angel Azrāil is
Acarrying messages to the Prophets
Bcausing rain to fall
Ckeeping the gate of Hell
Dtaking the lives of people
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Question 597
jamb 1991
The Prophet described as rūhullāh in the Qur’ān is
AMūsā
Bīsa
CIbrāhīm
DIsmāil
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Question 598
jamb 1991
Which of the following does NOT belong to the group?
AMuslim b. al-Hajjāj
BAbdullah b. ‘Umar
C‘Abdullah b. Mas ‘ūd
D‘Umar b. al-Khattāb
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Question 599
jamb 1991
‘Verily Allāh has prescribed the best behavior with regard to everything …’The above quotation from Hadīth 17 of an-Nawawi’s collection emphasizes the ethics of
AEating and drinking
Bslaughtering animals
Cbehaving in public
Dmatrimonial relations
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Question 600
jamb 1991
The expression “Man kāna yu ‘minu billāhi wal yawmil ‘ākhir fal yaqual khayran aw li yasmut” means a believer should
Adesire for his neighbour what he wishes for himself
Bnever be angry
Cmake good utterances or keep silent
Dhonour his parents.
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Question 601
jamb 1991
The Hadīth above Teaches that a Muslim
Amust obey the commands of the Prophet (S.A.W)
Bmust confine himself to the established teachings of Islam
Ccan contribute in developing and increasing the teaching of Islam
Dshould always command what is good.
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Question 602
jamb 1991
The difference between isnād and matn is
that
Amatn is the chain of reporters, while isnād is their quality
Bisnād is the chain of reporters, while matn is their text
Cisnād is more important than matn
Disnād refers to the reliability of the reporters, while matn refers to their weaknesses
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Question 603
jamb 1991
The official compilation of Hadith was
initiated by
AAbū Bakr al-Siddiq
B‘Umar b. al-khattāb
C‘Umar b. Abd al-Aziz
DHārūn ar-Rashīd
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Question 604
jamb 1991
The verse (Q. 95.8) above means ‘Is
Allah not’
Aa good judge?
Bour judge?
Cthe best of judges?
Dthe Head of all Judges?
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Question 605
jamb 1991
In the verse Yā ayyuhal - ladhīna āmanū
lā taqrabus-salāta wa antum sukārā (Q.
4.43) Allāh is asking the Muslims not to
attempt to
Asleep when it is prayer time
Bpray when they are in a drunken state
Ceat when they are in prayer
Dpray when at war
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Question 606
jamb 1991
Sūratul-Kawthar concerns the Prophet’s
Abirthday
Bmarriage to Khadijah
Closs of his son
Dtriumphant entry into Makkah.
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Question 607
jamb 1991
The verse above (Q. 17.23)
warns against
Ainsulting parents
Bunderfeeding parents
Cbeating parents
Ddeserting parents.
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Question 608
jamb 1991
A Makkan Sūrah with the main objective
of reassuring the prophet (S.A.W.) at a
time of distress is
Aat-Takāthur
Bad-Duhā
Cal-Kāfirūn
Dal-mā ūn.
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Question 609
jamb 1991
The verse Wa la sawfa yu’tīka rabbuka
fatardā is immediately preceded by
Aa lam yajidka yatīman fa ‘āwā
Bwa rafa nā laka dhikruka
CWalal-ākhiratu khayrun laka minal ūlā
Dthumma latus alunna yawma idhin ‘anin-na im.
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Question 610
jamb 1991
Reference to a special night is made in
Sūrat
Aad.-Duhā
Bal-Tin
Cal-Falaq
Dal-Qadr.
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