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 361: The Caliph who appointed the shūrā Council to produce a successor after his death was Options:
  A) Abū Bakr as-Siddīq
  B) ‘Umar b. Khattāb
  C) ‘Uthmān b. ‘Affān
  D) ‘Alī b. Ab ī Tālib
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 362: Part of the 23rd Hadīth of al-Nawawi’s collection refers to purification as a Options:
  A) half of faith
  B) shining of glory
  C) proof for you
  D) weakest form of faith.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 363:

  The following are classifications of Hadith except

  Options:
  A) daif
  B) mawdu
  C) sahih
  D) hasam
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 364:

  Q.4:34 enjoins the wife not only to be obedient but also to

  Options:
  A) endure all difficultie
  B) defend her rights
  C) maintain her chastity
  D) protect her home
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 365:

  The following are classifications of Hadith except

  Options:
  A) da'if
  B) mawdu
  C) hasan
  D) sahih
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 366:

  The first attempt for the collection of Hadith was made during the reign of

  Options:
  A) Mu'awiyyah b. Abi Sufyan
  B) Uthman b. Affan
  C) Umar b. Abdul-'Aziz
  D) Umar b. al-Khattab
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 367: When you read loudly while praying Zuhr in one of the rak’at, you are expected to Options:
  A) repeat your prayer
  B) make a qablī sujūd
  C) make a ba dī sujūd
  D) recite the qunūt
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 368: Prophet Muhammad (SAW) did not hand-over the Glorious Qur’an to his companions in an arranged form and in a single written volume because Options:
  A) he did not want only the Quraish to inherit the book
  B) the revelation did not come in one piece but at intervals
  C) many tribes would want to take over its distribution
  D) there was no need for it.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 369: Which of the following statements completes the Hadīth which says ‘He is not a faithful Muslim who eats to his fill while …’ Options:
  A) he is on a journey in the month of Ramadan
  B) his neighbor is hungry beside him
  C) his family is sleeping hungry
  D) his colleagues are waiting for him.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 370:

  

  The verse above is in relation to the

  Options:
  A) standardization of the Glorious Qur’an
  B) preservation of the Glorious Qur’an
  C) compilation of the Glorious Qur’an
  D) arrangement of the Glorious Qur’an.
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  The correct answer is B .