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 591: The allegorical and the ambiguous verses of the Glorious Qur’an are understood through the Options:
  A) ijtihad of Muslim Scholars
  B) qiyas of Muslim jurists
  C) tadabbur in the Glorious Qur’an
  D) tafsir of the Glorious Qur’an
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 592:

  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 593: Prophet Muhammad (SAW) was described as the seal of all prophets, meaning that he Options:
  A) Was the last or the prophets of Allah
  B) Covered all parts of the world preaching
  C) Is reserved even by the Jews
  D) Was accepted by all Christian
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 594:

  The permission to marry up to four wives in Islam is aimed at

  Options:
  A) bearing more children
  B) treating them equally
  C) reducing the number of unmarried women
  D) preventing adultery
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 595:

  One of the following is not an act of Taharah.

  Options:
  A) Gusi
  B) Istinshaq
  C) Instinja
  D) Tayamimum
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 596: What are the characteristics common to most Makkan Suwar? Options:
  A) They are short and poetic
  B) They are long and rhythmic
  C) They are easy and rhythmic
  D) They are stylistic and summative
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 597: In an Islamic state, the right to pardon a murdered lies with the Options:
  A) head of state
  B) legislature
  C) deceased relatives
  D) courts
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 598:

  How many Caliphs did the Glorious Qur'an pass through before its standardization?

  Options:
  A) six
  B) four
  C) three
  D) two
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 599:

  Which of the following prayers has a complete silent recitation?

  Options:
  A) Isha'
  B) Jumu'ah
  C) Magrib
  D) Zuhr
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 600: In the hadīth that ends with ‘…piety is based right here …’, the Prophet (S.A.W.) meant the Options:
  A) hand
  B) heart
  C) city of Makkah
  D) city of al-Madīnah
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  The correct answer is B .