JAMB Islamic Religious Knowledge Past Questions & Answers - Page 98

486.

Al-bayyinah appears in the Holy Qur’ān chapter 98

A.

once

B.

twice

C.

thrice

D.

four times

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

487.

Ignorance of religious rites and duties is not excusable in Islam because

A.

it is obligatory on all Muslims to seek knowledge

B.

most Muslims can read and write Arabic

C.

books of Islamic jurisprudence have been translated into many languages

D.

the Islamic system of education is highly developed all over the world

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

488.

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

A.

Ibn Rushd

B.

ar-Rāzī

C.

al-Ghazālī

D.

ibn Sīna

Correct answer is C

 

al - Ghazali . Al -Ghazâlî (c. 1056-1111) was one of the most prominent and influential philosophers, theologians, jurists, and mystics of Sunni Islam. He wrote ūlūm ad-din.

489.

The earliest contact of Islam with Africa dates back to the period of

A.

ibn Sīna

B.

al-Ghazālī

C.

ar-Rāzī

D.

Ibn Rushd

Correct answer is B

Another of al-Ghazali's major works is Ihya' Ulum al-Din or Ihya'u Ulumiddin (The Revival of Religious Sciences). It covers almost all fields of Islamic sciences: fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence), kalam (theology) and sufism.
It contains four major sections: Acts of worship (Rub' al-'ibadat), Norms of Daily Life (Rub' al-'adatat), The ways to Perdition (Rub' al-muhlikat) and The Ways to Salvation (Rub' al-munjiyat). The Ihya became the most frequently recited Islamic text after the Qur'an and the hadith

490.

Compared with the situation in Makkah before Hijrad, the da’wah in al-Madina was more

A.

persecution oriented

B.

of an internal affair of believers

C.

far-reaching

D.

intensive but less successful

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.