Jamb Islamic Religious Knowledge (IRK) 1993 Past Questions and Answers

Question 46:

• 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

Question 47:

• JAMB 1993

Ihyā’ ‘Ulūm ad-dīn is the title of a book written by

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

Question 48:

• JAMB 1993

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 49:

• JAMB 1993

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

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