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 81:

  Abu Sufyan accepted Islam because he was

  Options:
  A) interested in the leadership of the Muslims
  B) totally disarmed by Muslim soldiers
  C) surprised by the Prophet's magnanimity
  D) disappointed by his Makkah associates
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 82:

  Alaysal-Llahu biahkamil-Hakimin implies that Allahi is the best

  Options:
  A) Architect
  B) fashioner
  C) creator
  D) judge
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 83:

  The Hadith collection of Bukhari and Muslim are similar in the following ways except that they

  Options:
  A) both cover the whole range of fiqh
  B) are the best for the tafsir of the Qur'an
  C) are referred to as Sahihayn
  D) have chapters on rewards and punishments
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 84:

  Which of the angels is in charge of paradise? ____

  Options:
  A) Mikail
  B) Ridwan
  C) Israfil
  D) Israil
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 85: The money given out a woman at the time of contracting her marriage is known as Options:
  A) al-Mahar
  B) al-Zakāh
  C) al-Jizyyah
  D) al-Ujrah
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 86: Sūratul-Fātihah is also referred to as Options:
  A) Sūratul-Hidāyah
  B) Kitābul-mathāni
  C) Ummul-kitāb It is He who has sent down to you (Muhammad) S.A.W. The book (This Qur`an) in it are verse that are clear. They are the Mother of the Books …”.
  D) Sūratud-du'ā’.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 87: The initial idea to preserve the Glorious Qur'ān was mooted by Options:
  A) ‘Abū Bakr As-Saddiq
  B) ‘Umar b.Khattāb
  C) Zaid b. Thābit
  D) ‘Uthmān b. ‘Affān.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 88: Sawn is the abstinence from eating, drinking and sexual urge Options:
  A) from dawn to dusk without intention of worship
  B) from morning to evening in times of distress
  C) with or without the intention of worship
  D) from dawn to dusk with the intention of worship
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 89:

  Sūratul-Kawthar was revealed because of the Makkans'

  Options:
  A) insinuation
  B) persecution
  C) Resistance
  D) Tolerance
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 90: The Sahāba were the first embark on the interpretation of the Glorious Qur’ān in order to Options:
  A) be known as teachers of Tafsīr
  B) bring out the treasures in the Glorious Qur’ān
  C) excel above other scholars
  D) get used to the language of the Glorious Qur’ān
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  The correct answer is B .