Islamic Religious Knowledge 2022 Jamb Examination

Uthman b. Affan (RA) belonged to the Banu Umayyah clan of the Quraysh tribe. His lineage eventually led to the establishment of the Umayyad Caliphate after the era of the Rightly Guided Caliphs.

The first five verses of Surah al-'Alaq (Chapter 96) were revealed to the Prophet (SAW) in the Cave of Hira. They begin with the command 'Iqra' (Read/Recite).

The 'Sihahus-Sitta' refers to the six canonical Hadith collections. Malik b. Anas is the author of the 'Muwatta', which is one of the earliest collections but is generally not listed as part of the specific 'Six' (Bukhari, Muslim, Abu Dawud, Tirmidhi, Nasa'i, and Ibn Majah).

In Surah al-Kafirun, the root 'a-b-d' (worship) appears four times as 'a'budu'/'ta'budun' and twice as 'abidun', totaling six occurrences: 'la a'budu', 'ma ta'budun', 'ma a'bud' (twice), 'abidun' (twice).

Upon the conquest of Makkah, Abu Sufyan was deeply moved by the Prophet's (SAW) mercy and the decree that whoever entered Abu Sufyan's house would be safe. This magnanimity led to his conversion.

'Sahih' is the highest grade of Hadith, representing an authentic and sound tradition with a continuous chain of reliable and precise narrators.

When the Prophet (SAW) entered Makkah during its conquest, he pointed his staff at the 360 idols around the Ka'bah, reciting: 'Truth has come and falsehood has vanished' (Q. 17:81).

In Surah al-'Alaq, the second verse is 'Khalaqal insana min alaq'. It is immediately followed by the third verse, 'Iqra' wa rabbukal-Akram' (Read! and your Lord is the Most Generous).

Khadijah (RA) passed away in the early Meccan period before the formal science and systematic transmission of Hadith had begun. While a great figure, she is not a primary source of narrated traditions in the canonical books compared to Abu Hurayrah or Aisha.

Surah an-Nur (24:31) commands women to lower their gaze, protect their private parts, and draw their veils over their bosoms. It does not contain a directive to stay indoors for worship; prayer is encouraged anywhere clean.