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

Discuss the significance of the year 622 C.E. in history of Islam.

Write on ṢūratulFātiḥah preferably in Arabic, translate it into English and comment on its divisions.

Describe the performance of Tawāf during Hajj.

(a)Comment on the following verses:

*Iyyāka nacbudu wa iyyāka  nastacīn. (Q.1:5)

*Alaysa Llāhu bi aḥkamil hākimīn. (Q.95:8)

*Innā anzalnāhu fī laylatil Qadr. (Q.97:1)

Discuss the teachings of Islam on Shirk.

Outline the conditions for the authenticating  of  Hadith.

Examine the significance of the year of year of Elephant (570 C.E.)

Comment on the first four verses of Sūratul Fātiḥah (Q.1:1-4).

Innal- Halala bayyinun wa innal- Harama bayyinun, wabaynahuma umurun mushtabihat  la ya lamuhunna kathirun mina- Nas.

Discuss the role of Huffaz in the preservation of the Qur’ān.

(a)Define the term Shirk

(b)Explain with three examples each, the two types of Shirk.

State the conditions that necessitate Ghusl in Islam and describe how it is performed.

Describe the circumstances that made cUthmān b. cĀffān earn the title Dhu-Nurayn.

Write on Sūratun- NaṢr (Q.110) either in Arabic or transliteration, translate it into English and comment on it.

Explain how Shirk negates the principle of Tawḥīd.

Translate the following verses into English and comment on them.

Alam yajidka yatīman fa āwā

Wa wajadaka Ḑalan fahada.

Wa wajadaka ā‘ilan fa aghnā

Fa ammal-Yatima fa lā taqhar(Q.93:6-9).

Explain the development of Tafsir from the time of the Prophet to the era of the Tāb‘iūn.

Examine the relationship between Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W.) and the Jews in Madinah

Highlight the factors that promoted the study of Hadith after the death of the Prophet (S.A.W.)

(a)Define the term Nikāh.

(b)Enumerate ten categories of people prohibited to be married according to Qur’ān 4:22-24.