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 1171:

  Who among the six compilers of Hadith became blind before his death?

  Options:
  A) Nasa'I
  B) Abu Da'ud
  C) Ibn Maja
  D) Tirmidhi
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1172:

  Khadijah married Muhammad(S.A.W) at the age of

  Options:
  A) 50
  B) 40
  C) 30
  D) 20
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1173: The people described as sharrul-bariyyah in Sūratul-Bayyinah are the Options:
  A) Jews and Christian
  B) ahlul-kitāb and mushrikūn Qur`an chapter 98 vs 6.
  C) Makkan unbelievers and polytheists
  D) kuffār and the munāfiqūn.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1174: Prophet Muhammad's (SAW) answer to Angel Jibril when he was asked to recite was Options:
  A) 'I am not a scholar'
  B) 'I am not a jugde'
  C) 'I cannot read' "Ma ana biqari" " I cannot read"
  D) 'I cannot preach'
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1175: Asmā' ar - rijāl is a term used by scholars of Options:
  A) jurisprudence
  B) hadīth
  C) usūl
  D) history
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1176: In the Islamic belief system, the opposite of Tawhīd is Options:
  A) Qadar
  B) Qadā
  C) Shirk
  D) Shukr.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1177:

  Khula fa'ul - Rashidun are ______ in number.

  Options:
  A) two
  B) three
  C) four
  D) five
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1178:

  Islam decreed against begging through encouraging

  Options:
  A) collective bargaining
  B) labour association
  C) trade bargaining
  D) dignity of labour
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1179: It is shirk in Islam to Options:
  A) dance
  B) sing religious song
  C) undergo plastic surgery
  D) masquerade.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1180: ‘Say: I am but a man like yourselves, (but) The inspiration has come to me …’ (Q.18:110) In relation to Kalimat sh-shahādah, the verse quoted above Options:
  A) traces the origin of the expression
  B) is a summary of the content
  C) emphasizes a part of the content
  D) proves that any other prophet could take the place of Muhammed (S.A.W)
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  The correct answer is C .