WAEC SSCE - Islamic Studies - 2018

(a)Define the term Shirk

(b)Explain with three examples each, the two types of Shirk.

Comment on the first four verses of Sūratul Fātiḥah (Q.1:1-4).

Innal- Halala bayyinun wa innal- Harama bayyinun, wabaynahuma umurun mushtabihat  la ya lamuhunna kathirun mina- Nas.

Discuss the teachings of Islam on Shirk.

Outline the conditions for the authenticating  of  Hadith.

Discuss the role of Huffaz in the preservation of the Qur'ān.

Write on Sūratun- NaṢr (Q.110) either in Arabic or transliteration, translate it into English and comment on it.

Examine the significance of the year of year of Elephant (570 C.E.)

(a)Comment on the following verses:

*Iyyāka nacbudu wa iyyāka  nastacīn. (Q.1:5)

*Alaysa Llāhu bi aḥkamil hākimīn. (Q.95:8)

*Innā anzalnāhu fī laylatil Qadr. (Q.97:1)

Describe the performance of Tawāf during Hajj.

Describe the circumstances that made cUthmān b. cĀffān earn the title Dhu-Nurayn.

State the conditions that necessitate Ghusl in Islam and describe how it is performed.