JAMB Islamic Religious Studies questions

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1. Question 101· Marriage, divorce and inheritance· JAMB

   A will (wasiyyah) in Islam may not exceed

   • Aone-third of the estate
   • Bone-half
   • Cthe whole estate
   • Done-tenth

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2. Question 102· Marriage, divorce and inheritance· JAMB

   In Islamic marriage, the wali is the

   • Abride's guardian
   • Bgroom's witness
   • Cjudge
   • Dimam only

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3. Question 103· Marriage, divorce and inheritance· JAMB

   In inheritance, a person who kills the deceased

   • Ainherits normally
   • Binherits double
   • Ccannot inherit from him
   • Dbecomes guardian

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4. Question 104· Marriage, divorce and inheritance· JAMB

   The branch of Islamic law that fixes the shares of heirs is

   • A'ilm al-hadith
   • B'ilm al-fara'id
   • C'ilm at-tajwid
   • D'ilm al-kalam

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5. Question 105· Marriage, divorce and inheritance· JAMB

   The iddah of a divorced woman who menstruates normally is

   • Aone month
   • Bfour months and ten days
   • Cthree menstrual cycles
   • Done year

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6. Question 106· Marriage, divorce and inheritance· JAMB

   Under the Maliki school, which most Nigerian Muslims follow, a bride is given in marriage by her

   • Aqadi
   • Bwali
   • Cimam
   • Dmuezzin

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7. Question 107· Marriage, divorce and inheritance· JAMB

   Talaq ar-raj'i is a divorce in which

   • Athe wife returns her mahr
   • Bthe marriage can never be restored
   • Cthe husband may take his wife back during her iddah
   • Da judge dissolves the marriage

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8. Question 108· Marriage, divorce and inheritance· JAMB

   The marriage gift that the husband gives to his wife in Islam is the

   • Anafaqah
   • Biddah
   • Cmahr
   • Dwalimah

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9. Question 109· Marriage, divorce and inheritance· JAMB

   The 'iddah of a widow is

   • Athree months
   • Bfour months and ten days
   • Cone year
   • Dforty days

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10. Question 110· Marriage, divorce and inheritance· JAMB

    The maximum number of wives a Muslim man may have at the same time is

    • Athree
    • Btwo
    • Cfour
    • Dseven

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11. Question 111· Marriage, divorce and inheritance· JAMB

    In Islam, children have the right to

    • Achoose their parents
    • Ba good name, upbringing and education
    • Cinherit nothing
    • Dwork from birth

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12. Question 112· Marriage, divorce and inheritance· JAMB

    Under the Islamic law of inheritance, a son receives

    • Atwice the share of a daughter
    • Bthe same share as a daughter
    • Chalf the share of a daughter
    • Dnothing if there is a daughter

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13. Question 113· Marriage, divorce and inheritance· JAMB

    A divorce obtained by a wife in return for giving back her mahr is

    • Akhul'
    • Btalaq
    • Czihar
    • Dli'an

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14. Question 114· Marriage, divorce and inheritance· JAMB

    For a Muslim marriage to be valid, the essentials include

    • Aa written certificate from a court only
    • Bonly a feast
    • Conly the bride's consent
    • Dthe consent of the parties, a guardian (wali), witnesses and mahr

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15. Question 115· Marriage, divorce and inheritance· JAMB

    The Islamic ruling on adoption is that an adopted child

    • Atakes the adoptive father's name and inheritance automatically
    • Bkeeps the name of his biological father
    • Ccannot be cared for
    • Dmust be sent away

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16. Question 116· Marriage, divorce and inheritance· JAMB

    Li'an is a procedure used when

    • Aa couple adopts a child
    • Ba wife seeks khul'
    • Ca husband dies
    • Da husband accuses his wife of adultery without witnesses

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17. Question 117· Marriage, divorce and inheritance· JAMB

    The walimah is

    • Athe waiting period
    • Bthe dowry
    • Cthe divorce
    • Dthe wedding feast

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18. Question 118· Marriage, divorce and inheritance· JAMB

    In Islamic inheritance, the share of a husband whose wife leaves no children is

    • Aone-half
    • Bone-quarter
    • Cone-eighth
    • Done-third

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19. Question 119· Marriage, divorce and inheritance· JAMB

    Divorce pronounced by the husband is called

    • Atalaq
    • Bkhul'
    • Cli'an
    • Dnikah

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20. Question 120· Marriage, divorce and inheritance· JAMB

    The waiting period (iddah) of a widow before she may remarry is

    • Aone year
    • Bthree months
    • Cfour months and ten days
    • Dforty days

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