JAMB and WAEC Islamic Religious Studies questions

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1. Question 221· Marriage, divorce and inheritance· JAMB

   The Islamic ruling on adoption is that an adopted child

   • Atakes the adoptive father's name and inheritance automatically
   • Bkeeps the name of his biological father
   • Ccannot be cared for
   • Dmust be sent away

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2. Question 222· Marriage, divorce and inheritance· JAMB

   Li'an is a procedure used when

   • Aa couple adopts a child
   • Ba wife seeks khul'
   • Ca husband dies
   • Da husband accuses his wife of adultery without witnesses

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3. Question 223· 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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4. Question 224· Marriage, divorce and inheritance· WAEC

   The wedding feast in Islam is called

   • Aiddah
   • Bwalimah
   • Caqiqah
   • Dnikah

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5. Question 225· Marriage, divorce and inheritance· JAMB

   The walimah is

   • Athe waiting period
   • Bthe dowry
   • Cthe divorce
   • Dthe wedding feast

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6. Question 226· Marriage, divorce and inheritance· JAMB

   In Islamic inheritance, the share of a husband whose wife leaves no children is

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

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7. Question 227· 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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8. Question 228· Marriage, divorce and inheritance· WAEC

   Divorce initiated by the wife in return for compensation is

   • Atalaq
   • Bkhul'
   • Cli'an
   • Dzihar

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9. Question 229· Marriage, divorce and inheritance· WAEC

   Divorce initiated by the wife with compensation to the husband is

   • Azihar
   • Btalaq
   • Ckhul'
   • Dila'

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10. Question 230· Marriage, divorce and inheritance· JAMB

    Divorce pronounced by the husband is called

    • Atalaq
    • Bkhul'
    • Cli'an
    • Dnikah

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11. Question 231· 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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12. Question 232· Marriage, divorce and inheritance· JAMB

    The waiting period (iddah) of a widow before she may remarry is

    • Aone year
    • Bthree months
    • Cfour months and ten days
    • Dforty days

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13. Question 233· 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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14. Question 234· 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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15. Question 235· 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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16. Question 236· 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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17. Question 237· Marriage, divorce and inheritance· JAMB

    The wedding feast in Islam is called the

    • Amahr
    • Bwalimah
    • Caqiqah
    • Dnikah

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18. Question 238· 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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19. Question 239· 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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20. Question 240· 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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