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 1341: Hadith is important to Muslims because it is Options:
  A) miracle of Islam
  B) the most reliable sayings of the prophet (SAW)
  C) the only linkage between the prophet (SAW) and the Muslim
  D) the means through which the prophet’s message is known
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1342: After the Prophet (S.A.W) had migrated to al-madīnah, the first two major wars he fought against the Makkans were Options:
  A) Badr and Hudabiyyah
  B) Uhud and Khaybar
  C) Khandaq and Mu’tah
  D) Badr and Uhud.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1343: The scholar who adopted Tafsīr bil Ma’athūr in his commentary was Options:
  A) Abu Abdullahi Shaddād B. Aws
  B) As-Sassās Abū Bakr Ahmed b. Ali
  C) At-Tabari Abū Jāfar Muhammed b. Jarir
  D) Al-Qutubi Muhammad Abū Abdullahi
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1344:

  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 1345: The gradual spiritual and moral development of Muslims was the wisdom behind the Options:
  A) compilation of the Glorious Qur’an
  B) standardization of the Glorious Qur’an
  C) preservation of the Glorious Qur’an
  D) piecemeal revelation of the Glorious Qur’an.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1346:

  The verse that can be recited for protection against evil machinations is

  Options:
  A) Q. 2:285
  B) Q. 2:286
  C) Q. 2:255
  D) Q. 2:256
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1347:

  In the course of hijjat'l - widā, Muslims were taught to

  Options:
  A) shun alcohol and games of chance
  B) pay zakāℎ regularly and fast annually
  C) treat women and domestic servants kindly
  D) promptness and impartiality in the dispensation of justice
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1348:

  The supererogatory prayer with a single rak'ah is Salatul

  Options:
  A) Safar
  B) Jama'ah
  C) Witr
  D) Kusuf
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1349: Who among the prophets of ‘Allāh was sent to his people to warn against deceit in term of measurement and weight? Options:
  A) Shuaib (A.S.)
  B) Hud (A.S)
  C) Salih (A.S)
  D) Nuh (A.S)
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1350:

  Allah's pleasure in this world and the hereafter can be obtained through

  Options:
  A) Physical exercises
  B) Writing Qur'an on a slate
  C) Shari'a
  D) Oratory
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  The correct answer is C .