JAMB Islamic Religious Studies questions: Selected suras and Qur'anic sciences

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1. Question 1· 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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2. Question 2· 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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3. Question 3· 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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4. Question 4· 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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5. Question 5· 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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6. Question 6· 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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7. Question 7· 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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8. Question 8· Selected suras and Qur'anic sciences· JAMB

   The number of surahs in the Qur'an is

   • A114
   • B99
   • C66
   • D120

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9. Question 9· 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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10. Question 10· 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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11. Question 11· Selected suras and Qur'anic sciences· JAMB

    Surah al-Humazah warns against

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

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12. Question 12· 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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13. Question 13· 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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14. Question 14· 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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15. Question 15· Selected suras and Qur'anic sciences· JAMB

    Surah al-Lahab condemns

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

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16. Question 16· 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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17. Question 17· 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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18. Question 18· 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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19. Question 19· 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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20. Question 20· 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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