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 531:

  Hadith ____ of al-Nawawi's collections warns against pokenosing.

  Options:
  A) one
  B) four
  C) six
  D) eight
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 532: The Muwatta’ of Imām Mālik can be described as a book of Options:
  A) Hadīth and Fiqh
  B) Sīraℎ and Usūl al-Fiqh
  C) Fiqh and Tārīkh
  D) Hadīth and Sīrah.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 533: Part of the wisdom in instituting the ‘iddah in marriage is to Options:
  A) make the marriage stable
  B) enable the wife to settle down
  C) give chance for reconciliation
  D) prevent the woman from marrying
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 534:

  Talaq al-Bida'ah takes effect when divorce is pronounced

  Options:
  A) when the wife is still in her marital home
  B) when the wife is purified of her menses
  C) verbally or in writing
  D) three times simultaneously
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 535:

  The outcome of the Prophet's visit to Cave Hira was

  Options:
  A) compilation of the Glorious Qur'an
  B) revelation of the Glorious Quran
  C) award of chieftaincy title by the Makkan aristocrats
  D) his resolve to migrate to Madinah.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 536: The eagerness and zeal of Muslim warriors to fight in the cause of Allah is one of the major theme of Sūrah Options:
  A) al-Qāri’ah
  B) al-Adiyah
  C) al-Asr
  D) al-Humazah.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 537: The famous Islamic scholar who was called the father of the science of history was Options:
  A) Ibn Battūta
  B) Ibn Khaldūn
  C) Ibn Rushd
  D) Ibn Taym īyah.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 538:

  Which of the following prayers is not observed between Isha and Fajr?

  Options:
  A) Tahajjud
  B) Shaf'i
  C) witr
  D) istisqa
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 539:

  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 540: In Islamic law of inheritance, the brother of a deceased person who had a son is to Options:
  A) take a larger share of the inheritance
  B) take half of the share of the son
  C) get equal share with the son
  D) be excluded from inheritance
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  The correct answer is D .