JAMB Islamic Religious Studies questions

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1. Question 121· Marriage, divorce and inheritance· JAMB

   Islam prohibits marriage with

   • Aa divorcee
   • Ba cousin always
   • Ca widow
   • Done's mother, sister and aunt

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2. Question 122· Marriage, divorce and inheritance· JAMB

   The wedding feast in Islam is called the

   • Amahr
   • Bwalimah
   • Caqiqah
   • Dnikah

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3. Question 123· Marriage, divorce and inheritance· JAMB

   The share of a wife who inherits from her husband who left children is

   • Aone-quarter
   • Bone-eighth
   • Cone-half
   • Done-third

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4. Question 124· Selected suras and Qur'anic sciences· JAMB

   Surah Quraysh reminds the Quraysh of Allah's favour in

   • Atheir winter and summer trade journeys
   • Bthe battle of Badr
   • Cthe conquest of Makkah
   • Dthe Hijrah

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5. Question 125· Selected suras and Qur'anic sciences· JAMB

   Surah al-Humazah condemns

   • Athe slanderer who amasses wealth
   • Bthose who pray
   • Ctraders
   • Dtravellers

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6. Question 126· Selected suras and Qur'anic sciences· JAMB

   Surah az-Zalzalah describes

   • Athe story of Musa
   • Bthe creation of man
   • Cthe battle of Uhud
   • Dthe earthquake of the Last Day when every deed is shown

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7. Question 127· Selected suras and Qur'anic sciences· JAMB

   Surah an-Nas teaches Muslims to seek refuge from

   • Apoverty
   • Bhunger
   • Cenemies in war
   • Dthe whisperer who withdraws (Satan)

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8. Question 128· Selected suras and Qur'anic sciences· JAMB

   Surah al-Kawthar, the shortest surah, was revealed to comfort the Prophet when

   • Ahe migrated to Madinah
   • Bhis enemies mocked him as cut off without sons
   • Che lost the battle of Uhud
   • Dhis uncle died

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9. Question 129· Selected suras and Qur'anic sciences· JAMB

   Surah al-Ikhlas is mainly about

   • Athe rules of fasting
   • Bthe story of Musa
   • Cthe oneness of Allah
   • Dthe battle of Badr

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10. Question 130· Selected suras and Qur'anic sciences· JAMB

    The shortest surah of the Qur'an is

    • Aal-Kawthar
    • Bal-Ikhlas
    • Cal-Asr
    • Dan-Nasr

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11. Question 131· Selected suras and Qur'anic sciences· JAMB

    The number of surahs in the Qur'an is

    • A114
    • B99
    • C66
    • D120

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12. Question 132· Selected suras and Qur'anic sciences· JAMB

    Surah al-Qadr describes the night on which

    • Athe Prophet migrated
    • Bthe Qur'an was sent down
    • CMakkah was conquered
    • DBadr was fought

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13. Question 133· Selected suras and Qur'anic sciences· JAMB

    Surah at-Takathur warns against

    • Afasting
    • Bprayer
    • Ccompetition in piling up worldly things
    • Dcharity

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14. Question 134· Selected suras and Qur'anic sciences· JAMB

    Surah al-Humazah warns against

    • Aslander, backbiting and hoarding wealth
    • Bfasting
    • Ctrading
    • Dmarriage

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15. Question 135· Selected suras and Qur'anic sciences· JAMB

    Surah al-Fatihah is called Umm al-Kitab because it

    • Awas revealed last
    • Bis the longest surah
    • Csummarises the essential message of the Qur'an
    • Dis about inheritance

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16. Question 136· Selected suras and Qur'anic sciences· JAMB

    Surah ad-Duha was revealed to

    • Aannounce the Hijrah
    • Bcomfort the Prophet during a pause in revelation
    • Cdescribe Hell
    • Dset inheritance rules

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17. Question 137· Selected suras and Qur'anic sciences· JAMB

    The science of explaining and interpreting the Qur'an is

    • Atafsir
    • Btajwid
    • Cfiqh
    • Dsirah

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18. Question 138· Selected suras and Qur'anic sciences· JAMB

    Surah al-Lahab condemns

    • APharaoh
    • BAbu Jahl
    • CAbu Lahab and his wife
    • DAbrahah

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19. Question 139· Selected suras and Qur'anic sciences· JAMB

    The only surah that does not begin with the Bismillah is

    • Aat-Tawbah
    • Bal-Fatihah
    • CYasin
    • Dal-Mulk

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20. Question 140· Selected suras and Qur'anic sciences· JAMB

    Surah al-Kafirun teaches that

    • Aprayer may be shortened
    • BMuslims must fight all unbelievers
    • Call religions are the same
    • Dthere is no compromise in worship: 'to you your religion and to me mine'

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