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 1121:

  The term al-Mutawātir refers to Hadīth narrated by

  Options:
  A) large number of narrators
  B) the six sound collectors
  C) Bukhari and Muslim
  D) the Prophet's closest companions
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1122:

  The man who analyzed the first encounter the Prophet (S.A.W) with Angel Jibril was

  Options:
  A) Hatīb b. Abī Balta'a
  B) Arqam b. Arqam
  C) Waraqah b. Nawfal
  D) 'Uthmān b. 'Affān
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1123:

  Prophet Muhammad(SAW) lost his mother at the age of _____

  Options:
  A) 2
  B) 4
  C) 6
  D) 5
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1124:

  Sūratul-Fātihah is also referred to as

  Options:
  A) Sūratud-du'ā'
  B) Sūratul-Hidāyah
  C) Ummul-kitāb
  D) Kitābul-mathāni
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1125: The pre-colonial West African rulers employ the services of Muslim scholars mostly as Options:
  A) teachers
  B) secretaries
  C) ambassadors
  D) ‘Imām.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1126:

  The companion who introduced Islam to North Africa through Egypt was

  Options:
  A) Amr b. As
  B) Abu Musa
  C) Ibn Ishaq
  D) Ibn Suleiman
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1127:

  A major activity in Salah performed through various bodily postures is known as

  Options:
  A) Raka'at
  B) Takbiratul Ihram
  C) At- tashahud
  D) Sujud ash-shukr
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1128:

  In sūrah al-Qāri'ah, mankind is compared to

  Options:
  A) humiliated beasts
  B) laden camels
  C) scattered moths
  D) pampered creatures
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1129:

  The importance of the Hadith lies in the fact that it _____

  Options:
  A) Supplements the Qu’ran and serves as a second source of Islamic law
  B) Provides reliable information on thr biography of the Prophet (SAW)
  C) Was officially collected by Muslim Caliphs
  D) Was recorded and collected in some attentic
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1130:

  Subhana Rabbiyal A'la wa bihamdihi is recited in ________

  Options:
  A) wude
  B) Qira'ah
  C) Ruku
  D) sujud
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  The correct answer is C .