Islamic Religious Knowledge (IRK) JAMB, WAEC, NECO AND NABTEB Official Past Questions

1

Which of the following books was written by Ibn Sīna?

  • A. Kitāb al-Hayawān
  • B. Al-Bayān wa at-TabyÄ«n
  • C. Ihyā’ as-Sunnah
  • D. Al-QānÅ«n fi at-Tibb.
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2

In Islam, syncretism means

  • A. mixing religion with politics
  • B. mixing Islamic beliefs with other beliefs
  • C. discouraging innovations and encouraging Islam
  • D. separating Western culture from Islamic culture.
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3

The Muslim scholar who championed the rights and education of women in West Africa was

  • A. Askia the Great
  • B. Mansa Musa
  • C. Ibn BattÅ«ta
  • D. Usman dan-fodio.
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4

The famous Islamic scholar who was called the father of the science of history was

  • A. Ibn BattÅ«ta
  • B. Ibn KhaldÅ«n
  • C. Ibn Rushd
  • D. Ibn Taym Ä«yah.
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5

The main cause of the Battle of Uhud was that

  • A. the Quraysh wanted to revenge what befell them at the Battle of Badr
  • B. the Quraysh wanted to regain their lost territory
  • C. Muslims wanted to revenge what happened to them at the Battle of Badr
  • D. Ab
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6

Shaykh ā€˜Abdul-Qādir al-JÄ«lāni was the founder of

  • A. Tijāniyyah
  • B. SanÅ«siyyah
  • C. Jilāniyyah
  • D. Qādiriyyah
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7

In what ways did the Muslim leaders contribute to the spread of Islam in West Africa?

  • A. Their moral standard and mode o worship impressed the local people
  • B. They sold commodities which were essential and indispensable
  • C. Acceptance of Islam was made a major condition for the exchange of goods
  • D. Organization of regular preaching and free distribution of essential commodities.
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8

The first male adult to embrace Islam after the commencement of Islamic da’wah in Makkah was

  • A. ā€˜Umar
  • B. AbÅ« Bakr
  • C. ā€˜Uthmān
  • D. ā€˜AlÄ«
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9

The battle of Khandaq was known as such because the

  • A. encounter took place near Khandaq
  • B. Muslims dug a trench as a war strategy
  • C. hypocrites protected Khandaq from enemies
  • D. Quraysh fell into a trench.
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10

By the first pact of al-ā€˜Aqabah. The delegates promised Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W) to become

  • A. defenders of Islam
  • B. helpers of Muslims
  • C. servants of the Prophet
  • D. believers in ā€˜Allāh.
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11

The Muslim ruler of Mali who embarked on a celebrated pilgrimage of Makkah in the 11th Century C.E was

  • A. Muhammad Bello
  • B. Muhammad Askia
  • C. Sheikh b. Fodiye
  • D. Mansa Musa
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12

The Prophet (S.A.W) died in the year

  • A. 632 C.E
  • B. 610 C.E
  • C. 519 C.E
  • D. 517 C.E
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13

The second treaty of al-ā€˜Aqabah was a turning point because Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W)

  • A. met his relations from Yathrib
  • B. established his national army
  • C. became the king of al-MadÄ«naā„Ž
  • D. agreed the emigrate to Yathrib
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14

The outcome of the Battle of Badr proved that

  • A. ā€˜AllÄā„Ž supported the Muslim army
  • B. Muslims were better fighters
  • C. numerical strength matters in war
  • D. the Quraysh army was superior.
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15

In the Islamic political system, Mas’ūliyyah means

  • A. justice
  • B. democracy
  • C. consultation
  • D. accountability.
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16

In pre-Islamic period, the social practice of tribalism was known as

  • A. al-ā€˜asabiyyah
  • B. al-muru’ah
  • C. al-ghazwah
  • D. ad-diyāfah.
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17

In Sharīah, makrūh is an action which is

  • A. encouraged and rewarded
  • B. allowed but not rewarded
  • C. disallowed and punished
  • D. discourage but not punished.
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18

In the law of inheritance, the term al-wasiyyah refers to

  • A. charity
  • B. benefit
  • C. bequest
  • D. gift
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19

If a decreased Muslim had made a will on his property, which of the following is disqualified from benefiting from it?

  • A. Friend
  • B. Son
  • C. Guardian
  • D. Servant.
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20

In Islamic law of inheritance, the share of the female child is

  • A. 1/2 of the male's
  • B. 1/3 of the sister's
  • C. 1/4 of the mother's
  • D. 1/5 of the father's
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21

The most hateful of the permissible things in the sight of AllÄā„Ž is

  • A. mahr
  • B. iddah
  • C. fasād
  • D. talāq
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