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

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The Zakāh which is given at the end of fasting is

  • A. voluntary
  • B. an emphatic sunnah
  • C. compulsory
  • D. a commendable act.
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23

A special prayer that has no iqāmāh, rukū or sujūd is known as Salah

  • A. al-Khawf
  • B. al-istisqd
  • C. al-jandzah
  • D. al-khusūf.
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24

Tahārah is a symbolic preparation of the

  • A. soul
  • B. body
  • C. clothes
  • D. place
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25

A Muslim who converts to another religion is known as

  • A. Mushrik
  • B. Mulhid
  • C. Munāfid
  • D. Murtadd
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26

‘Verily when He intends a thing His command is ‘Be’ and it ‘is’(Q.36:82)

From this Qur’anic passage derives the
Muslim belief in

  • A. predestination
  • B. fatalism
  • C. providence
  • D. premonition.
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27

Q6:53 indicates that the Book given to Prophet Mūsā (AS) serves as a

  • A. criterion
  • B. healer
  • C. protector
  • D. guide
  • E. non of the above The question is relevant to what Q. 6:53 indicates
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28

As ‘Allāh’s creative work is discussed in Q.27:59-64, the passage intermittently cautions man against

  • A. distrust
  • B. disobedience
  • C. extravagance
  • D. exploitation.
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29

Forbidding Munkar in Islam means discouraging others from

  • A. abominable acts
  • B. injustice
  • C. waywardness
  • D. double standard
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30

The verse above warns the Muslim ‘Ummah against

  • A. carelessness
  • B. disunity
  • C. intolerance
  • D. impatience
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31

The minimum amount that may be stolen to warrant cutting off the hand is

  • A. 2 Dinar
  • B. 1 Dinar
  • C. 1/2 Dinar
  • D. 1/4 Dinar
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32

The final and total prohibition of intoxicants is contained in Sūrah

  • A. al-Baqarah
  • B. al-‘Imrān
  • C. an-Nisā
  • D. al-Māidah. “Suratul-Maidah, Q. 5:90-91”
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33

The Prophet (S.A.W) says: If one of you takes rope (goes to the bush) and comes back with a bunch of firewood, sells it … is better than begging for alms …’

The Hadītℎ above focuses on

  • A. Dedication to service
  • B. dignity of labour
  • C. decent living
  • D. Muslim responsibility
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34

The main emphasis of Hadītℎ 19 of an- Nawawi is that one should

  • A. give unflinching support to the authority
  • B. have strong faith in’Allah
  • C. recognize ‘Allah as the creator of the universe
  • D. recognize the importance of one’s community
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35

Hadīth 34 of an-Nawawi teaches that a good Muslim should

  • A. keep away from wrongdoing
  • B. repent of wrongdoing
  • C. speak against wrongdoing “…. Or if that is not possible than with his tongue, …”
  • D. always pray against any wrongdoing.
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36

The author of the Muwatta was the Imām of

  • A. Dārus-Salām
  • B. Dārul-Hijrah
  • C. Makkah
  • D. Damascus.
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37

The principles of Hadīth criticism developed through

  • A. isnād and musannaf
  • B. matn and riwāyah
  • C. isnād and matn “In order to authenticate or test the authenticity of any Hadith, the Scholar followed two methods namely Riwayah (which has to with isnad of health) and Diraya (The Hadith itself mato):.
  • D. musnād and musannaf.
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38

Taqrīr, as a kind of Sunnah, means the

  • A. sayings of the Prophet (S.A.W) on religious matters
  • B. action or practice of the Prophet (S.A.W)
  • C. direct approach of the Prophet (S.A.W) to issues
  • D. Prophet’s (S.A.W) silent approval of the actions of others.
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39

āyatul-Kursiyy not only teaches the oneness of ‘Allah but also emphasizes His

  • A. Eternity Qur`an Chapter 2 vs 255.
  • B. Predominance
  • C. Omnipresence
  • D. Wisdom.
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40

The people described as sharrul-bariyyah in Sūratul-Bayyinah are the

  • A. Jews and Christian
  • B. ahlul-kitāb and mushrikūn Qur`an chapter 98 vs 6.
  • C. Makkan unbelievers and polytheists
  • D. kuffār and the munāfiqūn.
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41

‘Allāh swears by the Fig and the Olive in Sūrah

  • A. al-Zilzāl
  • B. al-Tin
  • C. al-Qadr
  • D. al-'A’laq. Qur`an chapter 95 vs 1. Allah says: “By the fig and olive”.
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42

Sūratul-Kawthar was revealed because of the Makkans’

  • A. insinuation
  • B. resistance
  • C. intolerance
  • D. persecution.
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