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 1601: The expressions Iqra'', ′allama and al - qalam in Sūrat al− ′Alaq emphasize the importance of Options:
  A) humility
  B) knowledge
  C) worship
  D) generosity.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1602:

  

  The verse above means that divorce may be pronounced twice and then the woman must

  Options:
  A) go after the third time
  B) be retained in honour or allowed to go with kindness
  C) forfeit her wealth and go with kindness
  D) be retained in honour unless she has no children
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1603:

  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 1604: ′Lā yukallifu Hāhu naf san illā wus'ahā' This quotation is part of Options:
  A) Sūrat al - Alaq
  B) Sūrat al - A 'lā
  C) Ayāt al - kur'ay
  D) Ayāt Amanar - Rasūl
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1605:

  Ahmad bab, one of the early West African 'Ulamā', was based in

  Options:
  A) Sokoto
  B) Borno
  C) Timbuktu
  D) Mali
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1606: The gathering of pilgrims on the 9th day of Dhul Hijjah is known as Options:
  A) Wuquf bi ‘Arefah
  B) Sajadah ‘Arefah
  C) Jabal ‘Arefah
  D) Da’al al- ‘Arefah
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1607: Sūratul-Kawthar was revealed because of the Makkans’ Options:
  A) insinuation
  B) resistance
  C) intolerance
  D) persecution.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1608:

  ‘By Him who dominates my soul I swear

  That you are the Prophet of this nation …

  You will be abused and you will be

  Persecuted. If I should ever live to see that

  Day, I shall surely help the cause of Allāh’.Who made the statement above?

  Options:
  A) Muhammaed Husayn Haikai
  B) Waraqah b. Nawfal
  C) ‘Abdul Muttalib
  D) Abbās b. Mirdas
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1609: By the first pact of al-‘Aqabah. The delegates promised Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W) to become Options:
  A) defenders of Islam
  B) helpers of Muslims
  C) servants of the Prophet
  D) believers in ‘Allāh.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1610:

  Ignorance of religious rites and duties is not excusable in Islam because

  Options:
  A) it is obligatory on all Muslims to seek knowledge
  B) most Muslims can read and write Arabic
  C) books of Islamic jurisprudence have been translated into many languages
  D) the Islamic system of education is highly developed all over the world.
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  The correct answer is A .