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 831: ‘āishah’s role in the transmission of Hadīth is next in significance to that of Options:
  A) Abū Hurayrah
  B) Imām Bukhāri
  C) Abū Sa’īd al-Khudrī
  D) Abū Bakr as-Siddīq.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 832:

  Compilation of Hadith started at the time of

  Options:
  A) Abdullahi bu Umar
  B) Umar bu Abdul-Aziz
  C) Umar bu khattah
  D) Umar bu Said
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 833:

  ‘.. the parties should either hold together on equitable terms or...’ (Q.2:229)This verse of the Glorious Qur’ān stresses

  The need for a Muslim to be kind to his

  Wife at the time of

  Options:
  A) divorce
  B) disagreement
  C) pregnancy
  D) distress.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 834:

  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 835:

  The migration of the Prophet Muhammad (SAW) from Mecca to Madinah was called?

  Options:
  A) Safar
  B) Hirah
  C) Gar6
  D) Hijrah
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 836:

  Prophet Muhammad's (SAW) answer to Angel Jibril when he was asked to recite was

  Options:
  A) 'I am not a scholar'
  B) 'I am not a jugde'
  C) 'I cannot read'
  D) 'I cannot preach'
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 837:

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

  Options:
  A) Witr
  B) Istisqa
  C) Tahajjud
  D) Shaf'i
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 838:

  Suratul Fatihah(Q.1:5) admonishes

  Options:
  A) remember the Day of Judgement
  B) appreciate the mercy and grace of Allah
  C) give thanks and praises to Allah
  D) Worship none except Almighty Allah
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 839: The outcome of the Prophet’s visit to Cave Hira was Options:
  A) compilation of the Glorious Qur’an
  B) revelation of the Glorious Qur’an
  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 840: Q.2:219 prohibits wine and gambling for the Muslims because Options:
  A) they lead to extravagance and intoxication
  B) the sins in them are greater than the profits
  C) one becomes impoverished overnight
  D) they lead one to ignore one’s religion
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  The correct answer is B .