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 321:

  The man who established the Muslim city of Qairawān was

  Options:
  A) Mūsa b. Naufāi
  B) 'Ubaidah b. Sa'ad
  C) 'Uqbah b. Nāfi'
  D) Irshād b. Waqās
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 322: ‘God was well pleased with the believers when they pledges all allegiance unto thee beneath the tree’.The verse above was revealed in connection with the Options:
  A) battle of Badr
  B) battle of Tabūk
  C) Treaty of Hudaybiyah
  D) pledge of ‘Aqabah
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 323:

  Good behavior and modesty in dress in Islam is an essential parts of

  Options:
  A) Amal
  B) Duty
  C) Iman
  D) beauty
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 324: Every human being, according to Sūrah al- Asr is in a state of loss, except the Options:
  A) Quraish tribe
  B) the oppressed people
  C) faithful and righteous
  D) earlier generations
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 325:

  "Allāh doth command you To render back your Trusts To those to whom they are due;
  And when ye judge Between man and man That ye judge with justice...' (Q.4:58). Inherent in the Qur'ānic verse above are the virtues of amānah and

  Options:
  A) diyāfah
  B) Karāmah
  C) adālah
  D) Khusū
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 326: In view of the various favors bestowed on man by ‘Allāh as enumerated in Sūrah 56:57-74, man is enjoined to show gratitude to Him by Options:
  A) submitting himself to Him
  B) celebrating His name with praises
  C) keeping his pledge to Him
  D) being mindful of his duties.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 327:

  The number of Rakah in the obligatory prayers of Friday is

  Options:
  A) 2
  B) 17
  C) 15
  D) 18
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 328: The Makkan forces were not successful at the battle of Khandaq because they Options:
  A) were afraid of another defeat
  B) ran out of supplies
  C) were not properly coordinated
  D) were not familiar with the strategy of the Muslims
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 329: According to Hadītℎ 6 of an-Nawawi, it is better to avoid ambiguous matters in order to Options:
  A) avert self-destruction
  B) avoid being a hypocrite
  C) protect one’s religion He who is on his guard with respect to the ambiguous things keeps his religion and his honour clean…”
  D) escape hell fire.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 330: In the law of inheritance, the term al-wasiyyah refers to Options:
  A) charity
  B) benefit
  C) bequest
  D) gift
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  The correct answer is C .