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

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All topics Hadith · 46 Islam in West Africa and Nigeria · 48 Islamic economic teachings and trade · 44 Islamic moral teachings (Akhlaq) · 51 Marriage, divorce and inheritance · 49 Selected suras and Qur'anic sciences · 55 Taharah and salat · 58 Tawhid and the articles of faith · 47 The life of the Prophet (Sirah) · 61 The Qur'an: revelation and compilation · 46 The rightly guided caliphs · 44 Zakat, sawm and hajj · 57

Question 21· Islam in West Africa and Nigeria· WAEC
Timbuktu was famous as a centre of Islamic learning because of the
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Question 22· Islam in West Africa and Nigeria· WAEC
Al-Maghili wrote a treatise on Islamic government for
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Question 23· 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 24· Islam in West Africa and Nigeria· WAEC
The Sokoto Caliphate was founded by
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Question 25· Islam in West Africa and Nigeria· JAMB
The Qadiriyya and Tijaniyya are
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Question 26· 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 27· Islam in West Africa and Nigeria· JAMB
Mansa Musa of Mali is famous for his pilgrimage to Makkah in
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Question 28· Islam in West Africa and Nigeria· WAEC
The traders and scholars from Mali who brought Islam to Kano were the
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Question 29· 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 30· Islam in West Africa and Nigeria· JAMB
The Maliki school of law is dominant in
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Question 31· Islam in West Africa and Nigeria· JAMB
Shehu Uthman dan Fodio's daughter, a famous scholar and poet, was
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Question 32· Islam in West Africa and Nigeria· WAEC
The Kano ruler who invited the scholar al-Maghili was
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Question 33· 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 34· Islam in West Africa and Nigeria· WAEC
Al-Kanemi defended Borno against the
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Question 35· 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 36· Islam in West Africa and Nigeria· WAEC
The North African scholar al-Maghili advised which ruler of Kano on Islamic government?
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Question 37· Islam in West Africa and Nigeria· WAEC
Mansa Musa of Mali is famous for his
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Question 38· Islam in West Africa and Nigeria· JAMB
Mai Idris Alooma of Borno strengthened Islam by
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Question 39· Islam in West Africa and Nigeria· JAMB
Nana Asma'u, a scholar and poet, was the daughter of
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Question 40· Islam in West Africa and Nigeria· WAEC
The ruler of Kanem who accepted Islam in the 11th century was
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JAMB and WAEC Islamic Religious Studies questions: Islam in West Africa and Nigeria

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

Al-Maghili wrote a treatise on Islamic government for

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

The Sokoto Caliphate was founded by

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

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

The Kano ruler who invited the scholar al-Maghili was

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

Al-Kanemi defended Borno against the

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

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

Mansa Musa of Mali is famous for his

Mai Idris Alooma of Borno strengthened Islam by

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

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