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 1231: Ayyam at-tashriq are the days of Options:
  A) buying and selling
  B) visits and caring
  C) singing and dancing
  D) eating and drinking.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1232: The sharīah contrasts with the common law because the former is Options:
  A) flexible
  B) universal
  C) temporal
  D) immutable
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1233:

  Hadith 4 of An-Nawawi's collection is about the complete

  Options:
  A) nature of man's creation
  B) movement of the sun in its orbit
  C) nature of the creation of the earth
  D) movement of the seas and oceans
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1234: The collection of Imam Muslim differs from that of Imam Bukhari in terms of Options:
  A) Interpretation
  B) Authenticity
  C) Repetition
  D) Characterization
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1235:

  The major teaching of Hadith 5 of an-Nawawi centres on

  Options:
  A) intention
  B) worship
  C) faith
  D) innovation
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1236:

  The importance of knowledge of isnād and matn lies in the fact that

  Options:
  A) both were taught by the Prophet (S.A.W)
  B) they make it possible to understand Hadīth
  C) the two make it easy to memorize Hadītℎ
  D) the two make it easy to identify fault in Hadīth
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1237: ‘Verily Allāh has prescribed the best behavior with regard to everything …’The above quotation from Hadīth 17 of an-Nawawi’s collection emphasizes the ethics of Options:
  A) Eating and drinking
  B) slaughtering animals
  C) behaving in public
  D) matrimonial relations
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1238:

  The complete Glorious was Qur'ān taken from Lawn al-mahfuz to the lowest of the heavens known as

  Options:
  A) Bait al- Izzah
  B) Bait al- Maqdis
  C) Bait al-Haram
  D) Bait al-Hikmah
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1239:

  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 1240: Q.2:219 prohibits wine and gambling for the Muslims because Options:
  A) they lead to extravagance and intoxication
  B) the sins in them are greater than the profits
  C) one becomes impoverished overnight
  D) they lead one to ignore one’s religion
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  The correct answer is B .