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

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1. Question 1· Islam in West Africa and Nigeria· WAEC

   The capital of the Sokoto Caliphate was

   • AKano
   • BSokoto
   • CKukawa
   • DZaria

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2. Question 2· Islam in West Africa and Nigeria· WAEC

   A major contribution of the Sokoto jihad was

   • Athe end of Islam in Hausaland
   • Bthe spread of Islamic education and unified administration
   • Cthe introduction of Christianity
   • Dthe founding of Lagos

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3. Question 3· Islam in West Africa and Nigeria· WAEC

   Askia Muhammad of Songhai promoted Islam by

   • Abanning mosques
   • Bsupporting scholars and the university of Sankore
   • Cexpelling Muslims
   • Dadopting traditional religion

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4. Question 4· Islam in West Africa and Nigeria· WAEC

   The first Hausa ruler of Kano said to have accepted Islam, in the fourteenth century, was

   • AIdris Alooma
   • BMuhammad Rumfa
   • CUsman dan Fodio
   • DAli Yaji

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5. Question 5· Islam in West Africa and Nigeria· WAEC

   Islam first reached West Africa mainly through

   • Atrans-Saharan traders
   • BPortuguese sailors
   • CBritish colonialists
   • DChristian missionaries

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6. Question 6· Islam in West Africa and Nigeria· WAEC

   Askia Muhammad of Songhai made his pilgrimage to Makkah in

   • A1804
   • B1324
   • C1496–1497
   • D1591

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7. Question 7· Islam in West Africa and Nigeria· WAEC

   Islam spread into Yorubaland mainly through

   • APortuguese sailors
   • Btraders and clerics, with influence from the north
   • Ccolonial schools
   • DEuropean missionaries

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8. Question 8· Islam in West Africa and Nigeria· WAEC

   Timbuktu became famous in the 15th and 16th centuries as

   • Aa slave fort
   • Ba Christian mission
   • Ca centre of Islamic learning and trade
   • Da European port

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9. Question 9· Islam in West Africa and Nigeria· WAEC

   The Sokoto Jihad was led by

   • AShehu Usman dan Fodio
   • BMuhammad Bello
   • CEl-Kanemi
   • DSeku Ahmadu

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10. Question 10· Islam in West Africa and Nigeria· WAEC

    The Sokoto Jihad began in

    • A1700
    • B1904
    • C1804
    • D1850

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11. Question 11· Islam in West Africa and Nigeria· WAEC

    Muhammad Bello was the son of

    • AAbdullahi
    • BAl-Kanemi
    • CUsman dan Fodio
    • DSeku Ahmadu

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12. Question 12· Islam in West Africa and Nigeria· WAEC

    Timbuktu was famous as a centre of Islamic learning because of the

    • AIfe terracotta
    • BBenin bronzes
    • CKano city walls
    • DSankore mosque and university

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13. Question 13· Islam in West Africa and Nigeria· WAEC

    Al-Maghili wrote a treatise on Islamic government for

    • AUsman dan Fodio
    • BMansa Musa
    • CAskia Muhammad only
    • DMuhammad Rumfa of Kano

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14. Question 14· Islam in West Africa and Nigeria· WAEC

    The Sokoto Caliphate was founded by

    • AShaykh Usman dan Fodio
    • BAl-Kanemi
    • CMai Idris Alooma
    • DMuhammad Bello only

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15. Question 15· Islam in West Africa and Nigeria· WAEC

    The traders and scholars from Mali who brought Islam to Kano were the

    • AWangarawa
    • BAlmoravids
    • CFulani
    • DTuareg

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16. Question 16· Islam in West Africa and Nigeria· WAEC

    The Kano ruler who invited the scholar al-Maghili was

    • AAli Yaji
    • BMuhammad Rumfa
    • CBello
    • DAbdullahi

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17. Question 17· Islam in West Africa and Nigeria· WAEC

    Al-Kanemi defended Borno against the

    • AMoroccans
    • BPortuguese
    • CBritish
    • DSokoto jihadists

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18. Question 18· Islam in West Africa and Nigeria· WAEC

    The North African scholar al-Maghili advised which ruler of Kano on Islamic government?

    • AMai Hume
    • BMuhammad Rumfa
    • CMuhammad Bello
    • DEl-Kanemi

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19. Question 19· Islam in West Africa and Nigeria· WAEC

    Mansa Musa of Mali is famous for his

    • Apilgrimage to Makkah in 1324 with great wealth
    • Bdefeat of the Portuguese
    • Cjihad in Hausaland
    • Dfounding of Sokoto

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20. Question 20· Islam in West Africa and Nigeria· WAEC

    The ruler of Kanem who accepted Islam in the 11th century was

    • AMai Idris Alooma
    • BMai Hume
    • CMuhammad Rumfa
    • DMuhammad Bello

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