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 201: The battle of Khandaq was known as such because the Options:
  A) encounter took place near Khandaq
  B) Muslims dug a trench as a war strategy
  C) hypocrites protected Khandaq from enemies
  D) Quraysh fell into a trench.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 202: Imām Ash-shāfi'l studied under two of his predecessors. These are Options:
  A) Abū Hurayrah and Malik
  B) Mālik and Abū Hanīfah
  C) Abū Hanīfah and 'Umar
  D) 'Umar and Abū Bakr
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 203: Who among the six compilers of Hadith became blind before his death? Options:
  A) Nasa’i
  B) Abu Da’ud
  C) Ibn Maja
  D) Tirmidhi
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 204:

  The first person to accept Islam amongst the slaves was ______

  Options:
  A) Ammar bn Yasir
  B) Anas bu Malik
  C) Bilal bn Rabah
  D) Khalid bu Walid
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 205: Sahīh al − Bukhāri is regarded as the most authentic collection of Hadīth because its collector was Options:
  A) older than any other collector of Hadīth
  B) alive during the time of the Prophet (S.A.W)
  C) the most critical of the collectors
  D) a founder of a school law
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 206: ‘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 207:

  The number one pillar of Islam is ______

  Options:
  A) Iman
  B) Ihsan
  C) Imanan
  D) Sa'afih
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 208:

  Which of the following Ahadith of al-Nawawi's collections discourages selfishness?

  Options:
  A) Fifteenth
  B) fifth
  C) seventh
  D) thirteenth
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 209:

  The number of Muslims in the battle of Badr was 313 while that of Makkan force was_

  Options:
  A) 1,000
  B) 2,000
  C) 100,000
  D) 300
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 210:

  The memorization, recording and divine nature of the Qur'an ensured its

  Options:
  A) divine nature
  B) divine authority
  C) authenticity
  D) eternity
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  The correct answer is C .