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 91: 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 92:

  The battle of Badr was fought in the 2nd year after Hijrah in

  Options:
  A) 622 A. H
  B) 624 A. H
  C) 625 A. H
  D) 632 A. H
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 93:

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

  Options:
  A) Tahajjud
  B) Shaf'i
  C) witr
  D) istisqa
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 94:

  One of the factors which helped the spread of Islam in West Africa was

  Options:
  A) the existence of clans and kingdoms
  B) the establishment of many schools
  C) effective trade relationship
  D) the building of a mosque in Timbuktu
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 95:

  One of the two compilers of Hadith that deals with legal traditions of permissions and prohibitions is

  Options:
  A) Abu Daud
  B) Bukhari
  C) Ibn Maja
  D) Muslim
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 96:

  The Arabs worshiped idols during the Jahiliyya period because

  Options:
  A) They were ignorant of God's existence
  B) there were Prophets among them
  C) they believed that the idols will intercede
  D) they believed that the idols will not intercede
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 97:

  

  Az-zabāniyah in the verse above refers to the

  Options:
  A) prophets
  B) angels of punishment
  C) spirits
  D) people condemned to hell fire.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 98: The sharīah contrasts with the common law because the former is Options:
  A) flexible
  B) universal
  C) temporal
  D) immutable
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 99: The Prophet (SAW) said, ‘Of all things lawful, divorce is the most hateful to Allah’ because it exposes the parties to Options:
  A) reconciliation
  B) provocation
  C) hardship
  D) arbitration
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 100:

  Hadith is important to Muslims because it is

  Options:
  A) miracle of Islam
  B) the most reliable sayings of the prophet (SAW)
  C) the only linkage between the prophet (SAW) and the Muslim
  D) the means through which the prophet's message is known
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  The correct answer is D .