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 591:

  The worst vice prevalent during the Jahiliyyah period was

  Options:
  A) Cowardice
  B) Disloyalty
  C) Insincerity
  D) vengeance
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is B .
• Question 592: The institution of learning referred to as ‘ummu-d-duniyah is Options:
  A) al-Azhar university
  B) Sankore University
  C) University of Madinah
  D) University of Khartoum
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is A .
• Question 593: According to Qur’ān 4:48, to set up partners with Allah is a great offense which Allah will not forgive Options:
  A) except the Prophet (S.A.W) intercedes
  B) until He has forgiven all other sins
  C) except the offender repents
  D) even if He forgives all other sins.
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is D .
• Question 594:

  Hadith is important to Muslims because it is

  Options:
  A) miracle of Islam
  B) the most reliable sayings of the prophet (SAW)
  C) the only linkage between the prophet (SAW) and the Muslim
  D) the means through which the prophet's message is known
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is D .
• Question 595:

  Ahmad bab, one of the early West African 'Ulamā', was based in

  Options:
  A) Sokoto
  B) Borno
  C) Timbuktu
  D) Mali
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is C .
• Question 596:

  The first major written work of a hadith was

  Options:
  A) Sahih Muslim
  B) Sunan Ibn Majah
  C) Muwata Malik
  D) Musnad Ahmad
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is C .
• Question 597:

  The narrator of Hadith No. 1 of al-Nawawi's collections is

  Options:
  A) A'ishah bint Abu Bakr
  B) Abdullah bu Umar
  C) Abdulrahman bu Awf
  D) Uman bu Abdul Aziz
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is B .
• Question 598: In sūrah al-Qāri’ah, mankind is compared to Options:
  A) scattered moths
  B) laden camels
  C) pampered creatures
  D) humiliated beasts.
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is A .
• Question 599:

  The last verse of Suratut-Tin describes Allah as the

  Options:
  A) King
  B) Lord
  C) Creator
  D) Judge
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is D .
• Question 600:

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

  Options:
  A) Fifteenth
  B) fifth
  C) seventh
  D) thirteenth
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is D .