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 131:

  The Prophet’s uncle who lost his life in the

  Battle of Badr was

  Options:
  A) Hamzah
  B) Abbās
  C) Abū Tālib
  D) Abū Jahl
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 132:

  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 133:

  Excluded from inheritance is a

  Options:
  A) Brother from the estate of his deceased brother
  B) Man after the death of his wife
  C) Person who kills his father for his estate
  D) Woman because of her gender.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 134: 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) ensure promptness and impartiality in the dispensation of justice
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 135:

  

  The translation of the verse above is

  Options:
  A) ‘truly, man is to his lord ungrateful
  B) ‘verily, to thy Lord is the return of all
  C) ‘And verily the hereafter will be better for thee than present
  D) ‘truly, he succeeds that purifies
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 136:

  In which Surah of the Qu'ran does this verse occur "Fasalli il-rabbika wani har"

  Options:
  A) lahb
  B) fathiah
  C) Kawthar
  D) Nas
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 137: The jurist who made Tasawwuf compatible with the Shari'ah was Options:
  A) ibn Sina
  B) ibn Khaldūn
  C) Ar-Rāzi
  D) al-Ghazālī
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 138: The Prophet (S.A.W) ordered some of the Muslims to emigrate to Abyssinia Options:
  A) in order to be far away from Makkah
  B) because he wanted them to preach Islam to the Negus
  C) in order to go beyond the reach of their persecutors
  D) because Bil
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 139:

  How many times does a Muslim pay zakat in a year?

  Options:
  A) Once
  B) Twice
  C) Thrice
  D) Four times
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 140:

  The first woman to accept Islam was _____

  Options:
  A) Aminah
  B) Khadijah
  C) Ruqayah
  D) Aisha
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  The correct answer is B .