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 781:

  The earliest contact of Islam with Africa dates back to the period of A 'Umar b. Khattāb B. 'Uthmān b. 'Affān C . 'Alī b. Abī Tālib 'Ulūm ad-dīn is the title of a book written by

  Options:
  A) ibn Sīna
  B) al-Ghazālī
  C) ar-Rāzī
  D) Ibn Rushd.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 782: ‘People come in search of knowledge, but knowledge does not seek people.’The statement above was made to Caliph Harūn ar-Rashīd by Options:
  A) Imām ‘Abū Hanifah
  B) Imām Mālik
  C) Imām Shāfi'
  D) Imām Hambali
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 783:

  In Q.17:27, the extravagant are likened to associates of

  Options:
  A) pious people
  B) Pharaoh
  C) Satan
  D) soothsayers
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 784: Which of the following sets, according to ā'yatul Kursiyy; is ‘Allāh not susceptible to? Options:
  A) Thirst or hunger
  B) Slumber or sleep
  C) Fear or terror
  D) Sickness or pain.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 785: The creation of man in orderly proportion is described in sūrah Options:
  A) al-ghāshiyah
  B) at-tīn
  C) al-fajr
  D) al-balad.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 786:

  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 787:

  The goddesses of the Jahiliyyah Arabs include the following except

  Options:
  A) al-Lat
  B) al-Uzzah
  C) as-samad
  D) al-Manat
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 788: The only Sūrah in the Glorious Qur’an which must be recited in every obligatory prayer is Options:
  A) al-Baqārah
  B) al-Alaq
  C) al-Fātīhah
  D) al-Ikhlās.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 789: The scholar who adopted Tafsīr bil Ma’athūr in his commentary was Options:
  A) Abu Abdullahi Shaddād B. Aws
  B) As-Sassās Abū Bakr Ahmed b. Ali
  C) At-Tabari Abū Jāfar Muhammed b. Jarir
  D) Al-Qutubi Muhammad Abū Abdullahi
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 790:

  34.′Lā yukallifu Hāhu naf san illā wus'ahā' This quotation is part of

  Options:
  A) Sūrat al - A 'lā
  B) Ayāt al - kur'ay
  C) Sūrat al - Alaq
  D) Ayāt Amanar - Rasūl
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  The correct answer is D .