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 1261:

  When Muhammad(S.A.W) sought for protection in Ta'if in 620 C.E. he was

  Options:
  A) stoned by the people of Ta'if
  B) received joyously by the people
  C) granted a onditional permit
  D) allowed to stay for a few days
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1262: Those who are not Pilgrims are advised to fast on the day of Options:
  A) eid al-fitri
  B) ashurah
  C) eid al-adha
  D) Arafat
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1263:

  Out of 300,000 traditions collected by Imam Muslim, he selected

  Options:
  A) 9,200
  B) 7,200
  C) 8,200
  D) 6,200
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1264: The term ‘Asmā ar-Rijāl’ refers to the investigation of the Options:
  A) Chain if Hadīth
  B) content of Hadīth
  C) criticism of the narrators
  D) chronology of the narrators
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1265:

  Hadith is the _____ source of Islamic law?

  Options:
  A) first
  B) second
  C) third
  D) fourth
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1266: In the Islamic law of inheritance, the share of the mother of the deceased who has no children is Options:
  A) 1/2
  B) 1/3
  C) 1/4
  D) 1/6
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1267:

  At the end of his prayer, how many sittings for At-Tashahud are expected of someone who misses two rahkahs in a congregational salat Al-Maghrib?

  Options:
  A) 4
  B) 3
  C) 2
  D) 1
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1268:

  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 1269:

  Which of the following is not among the articles of faith? Belief in the

  Options:
  A) angels
  B) prophets
  C) scriptures
  D) miracles
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1270:

  "Whoever does any work which is not in the teaching of Islam will be rejected" is found in Hadith _____ of al-Nawawi's collections.

  Options:
  A) six
  B) seven
  C) eight
  D) ten
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  The correct answer is D .