WAEC Islamic Religious Studies (IRS) 2023 Objective — Question 28

Question 28 of 50 from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Islamic Religious Studies (IRS) 2023 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.

Who among the Khulafā 'ur-Rashidūn was given the title Dhu-Nūrayn?

A. 'Ali b. Abī Ṭalib
B. 'Uthmān b. AffānCorrect
C. Abū-Bakr Aṣ-Ṣadiq
D. 'Umar b. al-Khaṭṭāb

Explanation

'Uthmān b. Affān was called Dhu-Nūrayn ('possessor of two lights') for marrying two of the Prophet's daughters successively.

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