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 821: The pre-colonial West African rulers employ the services of Muslim scholars mostly as Options:
  A) teachers
  B) secretaries
  C) ambassadors
  D) ‘Imām.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 822:

  The pre-Islamic practice of shigar which was abolished by Islam meant

  Options:
  A) trade by barter
  B) exchange of female slaves
  C) exchange of sisters in wedlock
  D) gambling
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 823:

  The authenticity of a hadīth may be faulted if

  Options:
  A) it is no longer than a verse of the Qur''ān
  B) its wording is too close to the text of the Qur''ān
  C) its narrator was not from Makkah
  D) it contradicts a Qur''ānic injuction
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 824:

  Which of the following is not a quality of the Prophet (SAW)

  Options:
  A) Forgiveness
  B) Kindness
  C) Patience
  D) Forgetfulness
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 825:

  The second hadith in an-Nawawi's collection teaches that it is righteousness to worship Allah as if

  Options:
  A) one would die the following day
  B) He would punish one on the spot
  C) one was seeing Him physically
  D) one would live forever
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 826:

  Ihyā' 'Ulūm ad-dīn is the title of a book written by

  Options:
  A) Ibn Rushd
  B) ar-Rāzī
  C) al-Ghazālī
  D) ibn Sīna
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 827:

  The Prophet was survived by only one child. This was___

  Options:
  A) Zainab
  B) Fatimoh
  C) Ruqayah
  D) Ibrahim
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 828:

  What is the position of fulfilment of promises in Islam?

  Options:
  A) Compulsory
  B) Desirable
  C) Prohibited
  D) Recommended
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 829: A marriage is not valid in Islam without Options:
  A) At least two witnesses
  B) Slaughtering an animal
  C) Marriage garment
  D) Deciding the place of residence
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 830:

  By the year 1110 C.E., Andalusia had fallen under the control of

  Options:
  A) Mujahidun
  B) Ansar
  C) Muhajirun
  D) Al Murabitun
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  The correct answer is D .