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

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1. Question 21· 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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2. Question 22· 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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3. Question 23· 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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4. Question 24· Selected suras and Qur'anic sciences· WAEC

   The opening chapter of the Qur'an is

   • Aal-Fatihah
   • Bal-Baqarah
   • Can-Nas
   • Dal-Ikhlas

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5. Question 25· 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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6. Question 26· Selected suras and Qur'anic sciences· WAEC

   How many verses does Surah al-Baqarah, the longest surah, contain?

   • A114
   • B286
   • C200
   • D7

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7. Question 27· Selected suras and Qur'anic sciences· WAEC

   An abrogating verse in the Qur'an is called

   • Amansukh
   • Bnasikh
   • Cmuhkam
   • Dmutashabih

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8. Question 28· Selected suras and Qur'anic sciences· JAMB

   Surah al-Humazah warns against

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

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9. Question 29· 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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10. Question 30· 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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11. Question 31· 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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12. Question 32· Selected suras and Qur'anic sciences· JAMB

    Surah al-Lahab condemns

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

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13. Question 33· 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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14. Question 34· Selected suras and Qur'anic sciences· WAEC

    Surah al-Falaq teaches Muslims to seek refuge in Allah from

    • Athe evil of what He created, of darkness, of witchcraft and of the envier
    • Bhunger only
    • Cenemies in battle only
    • Dpoverty

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15. Question 35· 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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16. Question 36· Selected suras and Qur'anic sciences· WAEC

    Surah al-Kawthar was revealed to console the Prophet when he was mocked as

    • Aa magician
    • Bone cut off without male heirs
    • Ca poet
    • Da soothsayer

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17. Question 37· 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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18. Question 38· 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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19. Question 39· 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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20. Question 40· 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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