Question 1021:

• JAMB 2015

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

A. Abū Bakr as-Siddīq
B. 'Umar b. Khattāb
C. 'Uthmān b. 'Affān
D. 'Alī b. Ab ī Tālib

Question 1022:

• 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

A. Ibn Sīna
B. Al-Ghazālī
C. Ar-Rāzī
D. Ibn Rushd.

Question 1023:

• JAMB 2015

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

A. The employment of scholars of Arabic as envoys by kings and emperors
B. Construction of palaces based on Arab technology
C. Establishment of universities to train scientists
D. Recruitment of Muslim medical personnel to man health institutions

Question 1024:

• JAMB 2015

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

A. Sokoto
B. Borno
C. Timbuktu
D. Mali

Question 1025:

• JAMB 2015

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

A. It is obligatory on all Muslims to seek knowledge
B. Most Muslims can read and write Arabic
C. Books of Islamic jurisprudence have been translated into many languages
D. The Islamic system of education is highly developed all over the world.