Islamic-Religious-Knowledge Exam Past Questions and Answers | JAMB, WAEC and NECO

Islamic Religious Studies, otherwise known as Islamic Religious Knowledge (IRK), is the subject concerned with the study of the Islamic religion.

• Question 1071:

  The number of verses contained in Suratul-Kafirun(Q. 109) is

  Options:
  A) 5
  B) 6
  C) 7
  D) 8
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1072: In the law of inheritance, the term al-wasiyyah refers to Options:
  A) charity
  B) benefit
  C) bequest
  D) gift
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1073:

  One of the ways by which Islamic civilization was manifested in West Africa was

  Options:
  A) the employment of scholars of Arabic as envoys by kings and emperors
  B) construction of palaces based on Arab technology
  C) establishment of universities to train scientists
  D) recruitment of Muslim medical personnel to man health institutions
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1074: Which of the following terms portrays the Qur’ān as a healing for man’s spiritual and moral waywardness? Options:
  A) al - Burhān
  B) al - Maw'izah
  C) ash - Shifā'
  D) ar - Rahmah
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1075:

  The core of Muhammad's (SAW) da'awah in Makkah was on

  Options:
  A) the unity of Allah
  B) business transaction
  C) divine punishment of wrong-doers
  D) sincere brotherhood
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1076:

  The supererogatory fasting of Āshura is observed on the

  Options:
  A) 8th of al-muharram
  B) 9th of al-Muharram
  C) 10th of al-Muharram
  D) 11th of al-Muharram
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1077:

  Who among the four rightly guided caliphs introduced the systems of Bayr at māl?

  Options:
  A) 'Umar b. al-Khattāb
  B) 'Ali b. ' Abī Tālib.
  C) 'Uthmān b. 'Affān
  D) Abū Bakr as Siddīq
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1078:

  The prophet whose wife was impious and consequently suffered the same calamity with the unbelievers was

  Options:
  A) Mūsa
  B) Lūt
  C) Yūsuf
  D) Shu'aib
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1079: The allegorical and the ambiguous verses of the Glorious Qur’an are understood through the Options:
  A) ijtihad of Muslim Scholars
  B) qiyas of Muslim jurists
  C) tadabbur in the Glorious Qur’an
  D) tafsir of the Glorious Qur’an
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1080:

  The last verse of Suratul Ma'un is

  Options:
  A) Alladhinahum yura'un
  B) Alladhinahun an-salatihim sahun
  C) Ara'aytalladhi yukadhibu biddih
  D) Wayaman unal ma'un
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  The correct answer is D .