Question 381:

• JAMB 1993

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

A. Trade by barter
B. Exchange of female slaves
C. Exchange of sisters in wedlock
D. Gambling.

Question 382:

• JAMB 1993

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

A. Shun alcohol and games of chance
B. Pay zakāℎ regularly and fast annually
C. Treat women and domestic servants kindly
D. Ensure promptness and impartiality in the dispensation of justice

Question 383:

• JAMB 1993

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

A. Persecution oriented
B. Of an internal affair of believers
C. Far-reaching
D. Intensive but less successful

Question 384:

• JAMB 1993

The Caliph who appointed the shūrā 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 385:

• JAMB 1993

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
D. Muhammad b. ‘Abdullāh