JAMB Islamic Religious Studies questions: Islam in West Africa and Nigeria

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All topics Hadith · 24 Islam in West Africa and Nigeria · 25 Islamic economic teachings and trade · 22 Islamic moral teachings (Akhlaq) · 28 Marriage, divorce and inheritance · 24 Selected suras and Qur'anic sciences · 32 Taharah and salat · 30 Tawhid and the articles of faith · 25 The life of the Prophet (Sirah) · 33 The Qur'an: revelation and compilation · 22 The rightly guided caliphs · 21 Zakat, sawm and hajj · 30

Question 1· Islam in West Africa and Nigeria· JAMB
Timbuktu was a famous centre of Islamic learning centred on the
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Question 2· Islam in West Africa and Nigeria· JAMB
Islam spread in Yorubaland mainly through
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Question 3· Islam in West Africa and Nigeria· JAMB
The book 'Ihya al-Sunnah wa Ikhmad al-Bid'ah' was written by
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Question 4· Islam in West Africa and Nigeria· JAMB
The Tablighi and Izala movements in Nigeria are examples of
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Question 5· Islam in West Africa and Nigeria· JAMB
The Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs in Nigeria is headed by the
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Question 6· Islam in West Africa and Nigeria· JAMB
Al-Maghili, a North African scholar, advised
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Question 7· Islam in West Africa and Nigeria· JAMB
Western-style schools combining Islamic and secular subjects were pioneered in Lagos by
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Question 8· Islam in West Africa and Nigeria· JAMB
Nana Asma'u, daughter of Uthman dan Fodio, is remembered for
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Question 9· Islam in West Africa and Nigeria· JAMB
The Almoravids influenced West African Islam from their base in
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Question 10· Islam in West Africa and Nigeria· JAMB
The first ruler of Kanem to accept Islam, in the eleventh century, was
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Question 11· Islam in West Africa and Nigeria· JAMB
The Qadiriyya and Tijaniyya are
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Question 12· Islam in West Africa and Nigeria· JAMB
The Tijaniyya Sufi order spread widely in Nigeria in the twentieth century largely through the influence of
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Question 13· Islam in West Africa and Nigeria· JAMB
Mansa Musa of Mali is famous for his pilgrimage to Makkah in
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Question 14· Islam in West Africa and Nigeria· JAMB
The Ansar-Ud-Deen Society, founded in Lagos in 1923, is known mainly for
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Question 15· Islam in West Africa and Nigeria· JAMB
The Maliki school of law is dominant in
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Question 16· Islam in West Africa and Nigeria· JAMB
Shehu Uthman dan Fodio's daughter, a famous scholar and poet, was
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Question 17· Islam in West Africa and Nigeria· JAMB
Jama'atu Nasril Islam (JNI) was founded in 1962 under the leadership of
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Question 18· Islam in West Africa and Nigeria· JAMB
The Sufi order that spread widely in Nigeria in the twentieth century through Shaykh Ibrahim Niasse is the
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Question 19· Islam in West Africa and Nigeria· JAMB
Mai Idris Alooma of Borno strengthened Islam by
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Question 20· Islam in West Africa and Nigeria· JAMB
Nana Asma'u, a scholar and poet, was the daughter of
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JAMB Islamic Religious Studies questions: Islam in West Africa and Nigeria

Timbuktu was a famous centre of Islamic learning centred on the

Islam spread in Yorubaland mainly through

The book 'Ihya al-Sunnah wa Ikhmad al-Bid'ah' was written by

The Tablighi and Izala movements in Nigeria are examples of

The Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs in Nigeria is headed by the

Al-Maghili, a North African scholar, advised

Western-style schools combining Islamic and secular subjects were pioneered in Lagos by

Nana Asma'u, daughter of Uthman dan Fodio, is remembered for

The Almoravids influenced West African Islam from their base in

The first ruler of Kanem to accept Islam, in the eleventh century, was

The Qadiriyya and Tijaniyya are

The Tijaniyya Sufi order spread widely in Nigeria in the twentieth century largely through the influence of

Mansa Musa of Mali is famous for his pilgrimage to Makkah in

The Ansar-Ud-Deen Society, founded in Lagos in 1923, is known mainly for

The Maliki school of law is dominant in

Shehu Uthman dan Fodio's daughter, a famous scholar and poet, was

Jama'atu Nasril Islam (JNI) was founded in 1962 under the leadership of

The Sufi order that spread widely in Nigeria in the twentieth century through Shaykh Ibrahim Niasse is the

Mai Idris Alooma of Borno strengthened Islam by

Nana Asma'u, a scholar and poet, was the daughter of