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 401:

  Who among the following is associated with the standardization of the Qur'an?

  Options:
  A) Abu Musa al-Ash'ari
  B) Hudhayfah b. Yamani
  C) Umar b. al-Khattab
  D) Mu'awiyyah b. Abi Sufyan
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 402:

  A muslim man that hits his left leg against a stone on his way to the market and turns back saying he is unlucky, according to Islamic law, he believes in___

  Options:
  A) magic
  B) Allah
  C) superstition
  D) witchcraft
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 403:

  In the early part of Islam in West Africa, the ribat was primarily a centre for

  Options:
  A) religious propagation
  B) Sufi indoctrination
  C) social reform
  D) fraternal movement
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 404:

  In the Islamic law of inheritance, the share of the mother of the deceased who has no children is

  Options:
  A) 1/3
  B) 1/639
  C) 1/2
  D) 1/4
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 405:

  The first man created by Allah was called _____ (ASW)

  Options:
  A) Dawud
  B) Musa
  C) Isa
  D) Adam
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 406:

  Alaysal-Llahu biahkamil-Hakimin implies that Allahi is the best

  Options:
  A) Architect
  B) fashioner
  C) creator
  D) judge
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 407: ‘Of the excellence of the Islam of a man is his leaving alone what does not concern him’The above statement is a Options:
  A) Qur’ānic verse
  B) prophetic tradition
  C) saying of the companions
  D) remark of the ‘Ulamā
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 408:

  The memorization, recording and divine nature of the Qur'an ensured its

  Options:
  A) divine nature
  B) divine authority
  C) authenticity
  D) eternity
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 409:

  How many times does the word A'bud and its derivatives occur in Suratul-Kafirun

  Options:
  A) eight
  B) six
  C) seven
  D) nine
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 410: ‘āishah’s role in the transmission of Hadīth is next in significance to that of Options:
  A) Abū Hurayrah
  B) Imām Bukhāri
  C) Abū Sa’īd al-Khudrī
  D) Abū Bakr as-Siddīq.
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  The correct answer is A .