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 571: The term al-Mutawātir refers to Hadīth narrated by Options:
  A) Bukhari and Muslim
  B) the six sound collectors
  C) the Prophet’s closest companions
  D) large number of narrators
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 572:

  A pilgrim circumnutates around the Haabah _____

  Options:
  A) Three times
  B) Six times
  C) Seven times
  D) Eight times
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 573:

  An adult Muslim travels 300km by road during the month of Ramadān and arrives at his destination on the same day. He spends three days and returns on the fifth day.He is allowed to defer his fasting of the

  Options:
  A) first day
  B) last day
  C) first and last days
  D) first to the last days27
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 574:

  The first person who recognized signs of Prophethood on Muhammad (SAW) was a

  Options:
  A) Christian Monk
  B) Jewish Rabbi
  C) Buddhist Monk
  D) Soothsayer.466
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 575:

  Who among the four rightly guided caliphs introduced the systems of Bayr at māl?

  Options:
  A) 'Umar b. al-Khattāb
  B) 'Ali b. ' Abī Tālib.
  C) 'Uthmān b. 'Affān
  D) Abū Bakr as Siddīq
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 576:

  The expressions Iqra, allama and al-qalam in Surat al-Alaq emphasize the importance of

  Options:
  A) humility
  B) knowledge
  C) worship
  D) generosity
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 577:

  Talaq al ba in means divorce that is

  Options:
  A) revocable
  B) permissible
  C) detestable
  D) irrevocable
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 578: The caliph who introduced stipend for teachers was Options:
  A) Abu Bakr
  B) ‘Umar
  C) ‘Uthman
  D) ‘Ali
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 579:

  In Islamic law of inheritance, the brother of a deceased person who had a son is to

  Options:
  A) take a larger share of the inheritance
  B) take half of the share of the son
  C) get equal share with the son
  D) be excluded from inheritance
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 580: The correct meaning of tafsir is the Options:
  A) detailed explanation and commentary of the Glorious Qur’an
  B) scientific application of the contents of the Glorious Qur’an to human life
  C) true reflections on the contents of the Glorious Qur’an
  D) practical application of the contents of the Glorious Qur’an
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  The correct answer is A .