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 801:

  The first major written work of a hadith was

  Options:
  A) Sahih Muslim
  B) Sunan Ibn Majah
  C) Muwata Malik
  D) Musnad Ahmad
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 802:

  Jinns were created out of

  Options:
  A) Clay
  B) Dust
  C) Fire
  D) Sand
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 803: 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 804: The Sūraℎ which declares that there is no compromise in religion is Options:
  A) al-Kāfirūn
  B) al-Kawthar
  C) al-Ikhlās
  D) al-Fīl
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 805: Ihyā’ ‘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 806: According to Hadīth 36 in an-Nawawi’s collection, ‘Allāh is ready to aid any servant so long as the servant is ready to aid his Options:
  A) neighbours
  B) friends
  C) brothers
  D) parents
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 807:

  The pre-Islamic period is known as

  Options:
  A) Jahillyyah
  B) Sunnat
  C) Mujahidud
  D) Al-Bait
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 808:

  Suhf was revealed to

  Options:
  A) Prophet Haruna (AS)
  B) Prophet IIyas(AS)
  C) Prophet Ibrahim(AS)
  D) Prophet Muhammd(SAW)
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 809: The Muslim scholar who championed the rights and education of women in West Africa was Options:
  A) Askia the Great
  B) Mansa Musa
  C) Ibn Battūta
  D) Usman dan-fodio.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 810: The earliest contact of Islam with Africa dates back to the period of Options:
  A) ‘Umar b. Khattāb
  B) ‘Uthmān b. ‘Affān
  C) ‘Alī b. Abī Tālib
  D) Muhammad b. ‘Abdullāh
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  The correct answer is D .