JAMB and WAEC Islamic Religious Studies questions

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1. Question 241· 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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2. Question 242· 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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3. Question 243· 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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4. Question 244· 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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5. Question 245· 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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6. Question 246· 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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7. Question 247· Selected suras and Qur'anic sciences· WAEC

   Surah Yasin is often described by Muslims as

   • Athe shortest surah
   • Bthe opening of the Qur'an
   • Cthe heart of the Qur'an
   • Dthe last surah revealed

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8. Question 248· Selected suras and Qur'anic sciences· WAEC

   Tafsir means

   • Acompilation of the Qur'an
   • Brules of recitation
   • Cinterpretation of the Qur'an
   • Dmemorisation

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9. Question 249· 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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10. Question 250· Selected suras and Qur'anic sciences· WAEC

    Surah al-Fil refers to

    • Athe battle of Badr
    • BAbrahah's attack on the Ka'bah
    • Cthe Prophet's migration
    • Dthe story of Yusuf

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11. Question 251· 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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12. Question 252· Selected suras and Qur'anic sciences· WAEC

    How many surahs are there in the Qur'an?

    • A114
    • B99
    • C120
    • D30

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13. Question 253· 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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14. Question 254· Selected suras and Qur'anic sciences· WAEC

    The verse known as Ayat al-Kursi is in Surah

    • AYasin
    • Bal-Baqarah
    • Cal-Ikhlas
    • Dal-Mulk

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15. Question 255· 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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16. Question 256· Selected suras and Qur'anic sciences· WAEC

    The verse of the Throne (Ayat al-Kursi) is found in Surah

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

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17. Question 257· Selected suras and Qur'anic sciences· WAEC

    The surah that does not begin with Bismillah is

    • Aal-Fatihah
    • Bat-Tawbah
    • Cal-Kawthar
    • Dal-Asr

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18. Question 258· Selected suras and Qur'anic sciences· JAMB

    The number of surahs in the Qur'an is

    • A114
    • B99
    • C66
    • D120

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19. Question 259· Selected suras and Qur'anic sciences· WAEC

    Surah an-Nas seeks protection from

    • Afamine
    • Bthe evil of the whisperer who withdraws
    • Cenemies in battle
    • Ddrought

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20. Question 260· Selected suras and Qur'anic sciences· WAEC

    The rules for correct pronunciation and recitation of the Qur'an are called

    • Afiqh
    • Btafsir
    • Cisnad
    • Dtajwid

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