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Islam In Africa Question Paper

Islam In Africa

Course:Bachelor Of Education In Religious Studies

Institution: Kenyatta University question papers

Exam Year:2009

KENYATTA UNIVERSITY

UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2009/2010
FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF
ARTS AND BACHELOR OF EDUCATION
ARE 317: ISLAM IN AFRICA

DATE:
Tuesday 29th December, 2009 TIME:

2.00 p.m -4.00p.m

INSTRUCTIONS: Answer Three Questions. At least One from Each Section.
SECTION I

1.
a)
Identify the main areas of Islamic influence in Africa.

b)
Discuss the four phases of Islamic expansion in Africa
2.
? Egypt was once a Byzantine Province and was the first African country to be
conquered by the Arabs?. Discuss this statement showing the reasons for the
rapid expansion of Islam in this country.
3.
Evaluate the role of the 19th Century Reform Movements in the expansion of
Islam in West Africa.
SECTION II

4.
a)
Discuss the factors that facilitated the spread of Islam in Eastern Sudan.

Evaluate the concept of saints and their veneration in the region.
5.
a)
Account for the trends of the penetration of Islam in Ethiopia showing the

factors that facilitated its expansion.
b)
Identify and discuss some of the features of Islam in this country.
6.
? Southern Africa is an Islamic marginal area?. Discuss this statement showing:-

a)
The trends in the expansion of Islam in South Africa.

b)
The factors that have hindered the Islamization of the region.

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