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:

  Hadith number sixteen of An-Nawwals collections enjoins Muslims not to _____

  Options:
  A) Get angry
  B) Drink alcohol
  C) Commit adultery
  D) Back
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1602: The ruler who instituted Friday prayers in Mali was Options:
  A) Mansa Musa
  B) Mansa Suleiman
  C) Mansa Ule
  D) Mansa Abubakar
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1603:

  An Imam leading prayer, forgetfully rises when he is to sit, he is alerted by saying

  Options:
  A) astaghfirullah
  B) Allahu Akba
  C) Subhānallah
  D) subhāna rabbial Azim
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1604: 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 1605: Which of the following led away a section of the Muslims army when preparations were on for the battle of Uhud? Options:
  A) Abū Lahb
  B) Abū Jahl
  C) 'Abdullah b. Ubayy
  D) 'Abdullah b. Awwām
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1606:

  Reference is made to the migration of 622 C.E. in an-Nawawi's Hadith

  Options:
  A) 9
  B) 1
  C) 7
  D) 5
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1607:

  "Umul-Mu'minin" as mentioned in Hadith No. 5 of al-Nawawi's collection refers to

  Options:
  A) A'ishah
  B) Hafsah
  C) Mariyah
  D) Ummu Salmah
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1608: The institution of learning referred to as ‘ummu-d-duniyah is Options:
  A) al-Azhar university
  B) Sankore University
  C) University of Madinah
  D) University of Khartoum
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1609:

  Imam Bukhari is to 870 C.E. as Imam Muslim is to

  Options:
  A) 888 C.E.
  B) 886 C.E.
  C) 875 C.E.
  D) 892 C.E.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1610: The contents of sūraℎ al-fatihah can be summed up to mean that Options:
  A) mercy is always from ‘Allāh
  B) man must always fear ‘Allāh and obey Him
  C) man must worship ‘Allāh and seek His help
  D) it is the first sūrah that was revealed
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  The correct answer is C .