JAMB Islamic Religious Studies questions

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1. Question 141· Selected suras and Qur'anic sciences· JAMB

   Ayat al-Kursi, the Verse of the Throne, is found in Surah

   • AAl Imran
   • Bal-Baqarah
   • Can-Nisa'
   • DYasin

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2. Question 142· Selected suras and Qur'anic sciences· JAMB

   The rules for correct pronunciation in reciting the Qur'an are known as

   • Aisnad
   • Btafsir
   • Ctajwid
   • Dijma'

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3. Question 143· Selected suras and Qur'anic sciences· JAMB

   The longest surah of the Qur'an is

   • Aal-Ikhlas
   • Bal-Fatihah
   • CYasin
   • Dal-Baqarah

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4. Question 144· Selected suras and Qur'anic sciences· JAMB

   Asbab an-Nuzul refers to

   • Athe chains of narrators
   • Bthe rules of recitation
   • Cthe order of surahs
   • Dthe occasions or circumstances of revelation

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5. Question 145· Selected suras and Qur'anic sciences· JAMB

   The opening surah of the Qur'an is

   • Aal-Baqarah
   • Bal-Fatihah
   • Cal-Ikhlas
   • Dan-Nas

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6. Question 146· Selected suras and Qur'anic sciences· JAMB

   Surah al-Qadr says the Night of Power is better than

   • Athe whole of Ramadan
   • Ba hundred years
   • Cseven nights
   • Da thousand months

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7. Question 147· Selected suras and Qur'anic sciences· JAMB

   Surahs revealed before the Hijrah are called

   • AMakkan surahs
   • BMadinan surahs
   • CMuhkamat
   • DMutashabihat

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8. Question 148· Selected suras and Qur'anic sciences· JAMB

   The replacement of an earlier Qur'anic ruling by a later one is known as

   • Aqiyas
   • Btajwid
   • Cijma'
   • Dnaskh

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9. Question 149· Selected suras and Qur'anic sciences· JAMB

   Makki surahs were revealed

   • Aonly in Madinah
   • Bafter the Hijrah
   • Cbefore the Hijrah
   • Dduring Hajj only

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10. Question 150· Selected suras and Qur'anic sciences· JAMB

    Surah an-Nasr was revealed in connection with

    • Athe hijrah
    • Bthe victory and the people entering Islam in crowds
    • Cthe first revelation
    • Dthe battle of the Trench

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11. Question 151· Selected suras and Qur'anic sciences· JAMB

    Surah al-Ma'un condemns those who

    • Agive charity
    • Bneglect the orphan and refuse small kindnesses
    • Cpray sincerely
    • Dfast in Ramadan

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12. Question 152· Selected suras and Qur'anic sciences· JAMB

    Surah al-Fil recounts the story of

    • Athe people of the cave
    • Bthe Prophet's night journey
    • Cthe battle of Badr
    • Dthe army with the elephant that attacked Makkah

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13. Question 153· Selected suras and Qur'anic sciences· JAMB

    The inimitability of the Qur'an, its challenge that no one can produce its like, is called

    • Atafsir
    • Btajwid
    • Ci'jaz
    • Dnaskh

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14. Question 154· Selected suras and Qur'anic sciences· JAMB

    Surah at-Takathur warns people about

    • Arivalry in piling up worldly things
    • Bneglecting prayer only
    • Ctravelling
    • Deating too much

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15. Question 155· Selected suras and Qur'anic sciences· JAMB

    Surahs al-Falaq and an-Nas are recited mainly for

    • Aseeking Allah's protection from evil
    • Basking for rain
    • Ccelebrating Eid
    • Dmarriage

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16. Question 156· Taharah and salat· JAMB

    Tarawih prayers are performed during

    • AHajj
    • BRamadan nights
    • CFridays only
    • D'Id days

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17. Question 157· Taharah and salat· JAMB

    The four main sources of Islamic law, in order, are

    • AQur'an, Sunnah, Ijma' and Qiyas
    • BQur'an, Ijma', custom and opinion
    • CSunnah, Qiyas, Qur'an and Ijma'
    • DQur'an, poetry, Sunnah and custom

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18. Question 158· Taharah and salat· JAMB

    The prostration made to make up for a mistake in salat is

    • Arak'ah
    • Bsujud at-tilawah
    • Csujud ash-shukr
    • Dsujud as-sahw

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19. Question 159· Taharah and salat· JAMB

    Witr prayer is usually performed

    • Abefore Maghrib
    • Bbefore Zuhr
    • Cat noon only
    • Dafter Isha and before Subh

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20. Question 160· Taharah and salat· JAMB

    The call made to announce the time of prayer is the

    • Akhutbah
    • Biqamah
    • Cadhan
    • Dtakbir

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