JAMB Islamic Studies: practice questions.

Question 1 · Early contact of Islam with Africa

Islam first reached the West African Sudan MAINLY through

1. A.armies sent from Baghdad
2. B.trans-Saharan traders
3. C.European missionaries
4. D.Portuguese explorers on the coast

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Question 2 · Contributions of Islam to education

Ahmad Baba of Timbuktu was taken to Morocco after the Moroccan invasion of 1591. He is best known as

1. A.the founder of the Sokoto Caliphate
2. B.the traveller who wrote the Rihla
3. C.the vizier who founded the Nizamiyyah
4. D.a jurist and biographer with a large library

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Question 3 · Faith: Tawhīd and Kalimatush-Shahādah

A Muslim civil servant in Jos refuses to consult a herbalist who offers a charm for promotion. Which lesson of Tawhid is he applying?

1. A.Reliance on Allah alone for benefit and harm
2. B.Respect for traditional rulers and elders in the community
3. C.The right of neighbours
4. D.The dignity of labour

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Question 4 · Sources and schools of law

Which Qur'anic ayah is often cited to prove that the Sunnah is binding?

1. A."There is no compulsion in religion" (Q.2:256)
2. B."Read in the name of your Lord who created" (Q.96:1)
3. C."Indeed, with hardship comes ease" (Q.94:6)
4. D."Whatever the Messenger gives you, take it" (Q.59:7)

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Question 5 · Family matters

A man's estate is ₦3,300,000. Funeral costs are ₦150,000 and his debts are ₦150,000. What is the maximum he could validly have bequeathed (wasiyyah) to a non-heir?

1. A.₦1,100,000
2. B.₦1,000,000
3. C.₦1,650,000
4. D.₦3,000,000

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Question 6 · Articles of faith

Which of the following is NOT usually counted among the Ulul-ʿazm (the five messengers of firm resolve)?

1. A.Yusuf
2. B.Nuh
3. C.Ibrahim
4. D.ʿIsa

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Question 7 · Moral lessons in the Glorious Qur'ān and Hadīth

Q.2:155-156 says those who are patient, when afflicted, say

1. A."Bismillahir-rahmanir-rahim"
2. B."Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi rajiʿun"
3. C."Subhana rabbiyal-aʿla"
4. D."Allahu akbar kabira"

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Question 8 · Family matters

A husband accuses his wife of adultery but has no four witnesses. Q.24:6-9 prescribes that

1. A.she is punished immediately on his word
2. B.the case is dismissed and they remain married without any oath
3. C.he is flogged 80 lashes even after swearing the oaths
4. D.both swear four oaths, then a fifth invoking curse or wrath

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Question 9 · Divine authenticity of the Glorious Qur'ān

Which fact is MOST often used to argue that the Prophet (SAW) could not have authored the Qur'an?

1. A.He was unlettered (ummi), yet its eloquence is unmatched
2. B.He spent many years studying in Syria with Christian monks
3. C.He had a large library of earlier scriptures
4. D.The Qur'an was written in his lifetime by poets of Quraysh

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Question 10 · Contributions of Islam to education

Muhammad al-Maghili wrote a treatise on the obligations of rulers for

1. A.Mansa Musa of Mali
2. B.Muhammad Rumfa of Kano
3. C.Muhammad Bello of Sokoto
4. D.Sunni ʿAli of Songhai

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