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 371:

  In the hadīth that ends with '...piety is based right here ...', the Prophet (S.A.W.) meant the

  Options:
  A) Heart
  B) city of al-Madīnah
  C) hand
  D) city of Makkah
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 372:
  

  The Hadith above warns Muslims against charity with

  Options:
  A) useless things
  B) ill-gotten wealth
  C) evil intention
  D) cheap things
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 373:

  Maliki yawmid-Din is translated as

  Options:
  A) the Beneficient the Merciful
  B) praise be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds
  C) the King of tge Day of Judgement
  D) guide us to the right path
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 374:

  Khadijah married Muhammad(S.A.W.) at the age of

  Options:
  A) 40
  B) 30
  C) 20
  D) 30
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 375:

  "By Him who dominates my soul, I swear that you're the Prophet of this nation... you will be abused and you will be persecuted. If I should ever live to see that day, I shall surely help the cause of Allah"

  Who made the statement above?

  Options:
  A) Muhammad Husayn Haikai
  B) Waraqah b. Nawfal
  C) Abdul Muttalib
  D) Abbas b. Mirdas
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 376:

  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 377:

  The Glorious Qur'ǻn takes precedence over the Hadith in that

  Options:
  A) it can be used for prayers
  B) the former is recited in prayers
  C) the latter can be invoked against evil
  D) the latter can be invoked against evil
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 378: In an Islamic state, the right to pardon a murdered lies with the Options:
  A) head of state
  B) legislature
  C) deceased relatives
  D) courts
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 379: The term ‘Asmā ar-Rijāl’ refers to the investigation of the Options:
  A) Chain if Hadīth
  B) content of Hadīth
  C) criticism of the narrators
  D) chronology of the narrators
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 380:

  The Battle of Siffin was fought under the

  Caliphate of

  Options:
  A) ‘Abū Bakr
  B) ‘Umar
  C) ‘Uthmān
  D) ‘Ali.
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  The correct answer is D .