WAEC Islamic Religious Studies questions

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1. Question 101· Marriage, divorce and inheritance· WAEC

   Divorce sought by the wife, who returns her mahr, is

   • Ali'an
   • Btalaq
   • Ckhul'
   • Dzihar

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2. Question 102· Marriage, divorce and inheritance· WAEC

   The marriage gift paid by the husband to the wife is

   • Aiddah
   • Bmahr
   • Cwalimah
   • Dkhul'

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3. Question 103· Marriage, divorce and inheritance· WAEC

   In inheritance, a son's share is

   • Anothing
   • Bequal to a daughter's
   • Chalf a daughter's
   • Dtwice that of a daughter

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4. Question 104· Marriage, divorce and inheritance· WAEC

   Mahr in Islamic marriage is

   • Aa wedding feast
   • Ba gift to the bride's father
   • Cthe gift given by the husband to the wife
   • Da divorce payment

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5. Question 105· Marriage, divorce and inheritance· WAEC

   Under Islamic inheritance, a wife whose husband leaves children receives

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

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6. Question 106· Marriage, divorce and inheritance· WAEC

   Islam allows a man to marry

   • Aonly two wives
   • Bup to four wives, if he can treat them justly
   • Cup to seven wives
   • Dany number of wives

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7. Question 107· Marriage, divorce and inheritance· WAEC

   The naming ceremony of a child in Islam, accompanied by a sacrifice, is

   • Aaqiqah
   • Bwalimah
   • Ciddah
   • Djanazah

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8. Question 108· Marriage, divorce and inheritance· WAEC

   The wedding feast in Islam is called

   • Aiddah
   • Bwalimah
   • Caqiqah
   • Dnikah

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9. Question 109· Marriage, divorce and inheritance· WAEC

   In Islamic law, a Muslim man may marry up to

   • Aone wife only, always
   • Bany number of wives
   • Ctwo wives only
   • Dfour wives, on condition of justice among them

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10. Question 110· Marriage, divorce and inheritance· WAEC

    Divorce initiated by the wife in return for compensation is

    • Atalaq
    • Bkhul'
    • Cli'an
    • Dzihar

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11. Question 111· Marriage, divorce and inheritance· WAEC

    Divorce initiated by the wife with compensation to the husband is

    • Azihar
    • Btalaq
    • Ckhul'
    • Dila'

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12. Question 112· Marriage, divorce and inheritance· WAEC

    The waiting period of a woman after divorce or her husband's death is called

    • Akhul'
    • Biddah
    • Cmahr
    • Dnikah

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13. Question 113· Marriage, divorce and inheritance· WAEC

    A man whom a woman can never marry because of close blood relationship is her

    • Amahr
    • Bwali
    • Cwalimah
    • Dmahram

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14. Question 114· Marriage, divorce and inheritance· WAEC

    Polygyny in Islam is limited to

    • Afour wives with justice among them
    • Btwo wives
    • Cunlimited wives
    • Done wife always

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15. Question 115· Marriage, divorce and inheritance· WAEC

    In Islamic inheritance, a son receives compared with a daughter

    • Atwice her share
    • Ban equal share
    • Chalf her share
    • Dthree times her share

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16. Question 116· Selected suras and Qur'anic sciences· WAEC

    Surah al-Asr teaches that mankind is in loss except those who

    • Atravel widely
    • Bfast always
    • Cbelieve, do good and urge one another to truth and patience
    • Dare wealthy

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17. Question 117· Selected suras and Qur'anic sciences· WAEC

    Tajwid is the science of

    • Ainheritance
    • BHadith compilation
    • Ccorrect recitation of the Qur'an
    • DArabic grammar only

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18. Question 118· Selected suras and Qur'anic sciences· WAEC

    Surah an-Nasr is understood to have announced

    • Athe battle of Uhud
    • Bthe victory of Islam and the approach of the Prophet's death
    • Cthe story of Musa
    • Dthe night of power

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19. Question 119· Selected suras and Qur'anic sciences· WAEC

    Tajwid refers to

    • Athe rules of correct recitation of the Qur'an
    • Binterpretation of the Qur'an
    • Cclassification of Hadith
    • DIslamic jurisprudence

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20. Question 120· Selected suras and Qur'anic sciences· WAEC

    Surah al-Fatihah is recited in

    • Aonly during Hajj
    • Bonly at funerals
    • Cevery raka'ah of salat
    • Donly on Fridays

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