This was a very popular question and most candidates attempted it. However, some of them did not have much knowledge of the issue and therefore scored low marks in this question. Instead of stating how Islam was introduced, some candidates emphasized the influence of Uthman dan Fodio jihad of 1804. Generally, the candidates were expected to explain the influence of the following factors:

The roles of the trans-Saharan Muslim traders from North Africa;

1. marriage between traders and women in the communities;
2. the prosperity and the riches of the Muslim traders;
3. the building of koranic schools;
4. the mystical powers of Muslim clerics and their popularity.