WAEC Islamic Religious Studies (IRS) 2019 Objective — Question 41

Question 41 of 50 from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Islamic Religious Studies (IRS) 2019 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.

The pre-Islamic Arabs are referred to as Jahiliyyah people because

A. there were no schools in Arabia then
B. they were not familiar with the true way of worshipCorrect
C. there had never been a Prophet among the Arabs before
D. the Arabs were not exposed to other cultures

Explanation

Jahiliyyah means 'the period of ignorance (of the unknown)'. What was 'unknown' to the pre-Islamic Arabs was the true way of worship.

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