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

43

The victory of the Roman Empire over the Persian Empire after the Persians had defeated the Romans as stated in the Glorious Qur’an (Q. 30: 2-3) is an evidence of the

  • A. beauty of the words of the Glorious Qur’an
  • B. historical nature of the Glorious Qur’an
  • C. simplicity of the wordings of the Glorious Qur’an
  • D. authenticity of the Glorious Qur’an
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44

A characteristic common to Makkan chapters is that, they

  • A. are long
  • B. address the people of the Book
  • C. contain a lot of oaths
  • D. make references to battles.
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45

The committee that standardized the Glorious Qur’an is made up of

  • A. six people
  • B. five people
  • C. four people "Uthman bin Affan appointed a panel of four people to carry out the standardization of the Holy Qur`an. They include; 1 – Zaid bin Thābit; 2 – Abdullahi bin Zubair; 3 – Sa’ad bin Al-ÁS and 4-Abdul-Rahman bin Hārith”
  • D. three people
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46

The battle that served as a pointer to the compilation of the Glorious Qur’an was fought at

  • A. Khandaq
  • B. Uhud
  • C. TabĆ«k
  • D. Yamāmah. “Many Muslims who had memorized the Holy Qur`an died in the battle of Yamamah (in 633CE). Umar bin Khataab feared possible extinction of the Qur`an if measures were not taken
”
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47

The verse above is in relation to the

  • A. standardization of the Glorious Qur’an
  • B. preservation of the Glorious Qur’an Ref: Q 15:19 ‘Surely, We have sat down the Reminder [al-Qur`an] and surely we will protect it’.
  • C. compilation of the Glorious Qur’an
  • D. arrangement of the Glorious Qur’an.
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48

The gradual spiritual and moral development of Muslims was the wisdom behind the

  • A. compilation of the Glorious Qur’an
  • B. standardization of the Glorious Qur’an
  • C. preservation of the Glorious Qur’an
  • D. piecemeal revelation of the Glorious Qur’an.
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49

One of the importance of the first revelation was the

  • A. description of the Arabian peninsula to the Prophet (SAW)
  • B. dissemination of knowledge Ref: (Q 96: 1-5) “read in the name of your Lord
”
  • C. explanation of knowledge
  • D. description of the steps of acquiring knowledge.
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50

The outcome of the Prophet’s visit to Cave Hira was

  • A. compilation of the Glorious Qur’an
  • B. revelation of the Glorious Qur’an “As a result of Prophet Muhammad’s withdrawal to the cave of Hirah near Makkah, when he was 40 years old, Angel Jibril appeared to him with a revelation from God”
  • C. award of chieftaincy title by the Makkan aristocrats
  • D. his resolve to migrate to Madinah
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51

The outcome of the Prophet’s visit to Cave Hira was

  • A. compilation of the Glorious Qur’an
  • B. revelation of the Glorious Qur’an “As a result of Prophet Muhammad’s withdrawal to the cave of Hirah near Makkah, when he was 40 years old, Angel Jibril appeared to him with a revelation from God”
  • C. award of chieftaincy title by the Makkan aristocrats
  • D. his resolve to migrate to Madinah.
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