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

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1. Question 41· Selected suras and Qur'anic sciences· JAMB

   The opening surah of the Qur'an is

   • Aal-Baqarah
   • Bal-Fatihah
   • Cal-Ikhlas
   • Dan-Nas

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2. Question 42· Selected suras and Qur'anic sciences· JAMB

   Surah al-Qadr says the Night of Power is better than

   • Athe whole of Ramadan
   • Ba hundred years
   • Cseven nights
   • Da thousand months

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3. Question 43· Selected suras and Qur'anic sciences· JAMB

   Surahs revealed before the Hijrah are called

   • AMakkan surahs
   • BMadinan surahs
   • CMuhkamat
   • DMutashabihat

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4. Question 44· Selected suras and Qur'anic sciences· JAMB

   The replacement of an earlier Qur'anic ruling by a later one is known as

   • Aqiyas
   • Btajwid
   • Cijma'
   • Dnaskh

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5. Question 45· Selected suras and Qur'anic sciences· WAEC

   Surah al-Ikhlas teaches mainly

   • Astories of the prophets
   • Brules of fasting
   • Cthe absolute oneness of Allah
   • Dcharity

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6. Question 46· Selected suras and Qur'anic sciences· JAMB

   Makki surahs were revealed

   • Aonly in Madinah
   • Bafter the Hijrah
   • Cbefore the Hijrah
   • Dduring Hajj only

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7. Question 47· Selected suras and Qur'anic sciences· JAMB

   Surah an-Nasr was revealed in connection with

   • Athe hijrah
   • Bthe victory and the people entering Islam in crowds
   • Cthe first revelation
   • Dthe battle of the Trench

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8. Question 48· Selected suras and Qur'anic sciences· WAEC

   Surah at-Tin opens with an oath by

   • Athe fig and the olive
   • Bthe sun and its brightness
   • Cthe dawn
   • Dtime

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9. Question 49· Selected suras and Qur'anic sciences· WAEC

   Surah al-Mulk is about

   • Athe rules of inheritance
   • BAllah's sovereignty over creation
   • Cthe story of Yusuf
   • Dthe battle of Badr

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10. Question 50· Selected suras and Qur'anic sciences· JAMB

    Surah al-Ma'un condemns those who

    • Agive charity
    • Bneglect the orphan and refuse small kindnesses
    • Cpray sincerely
    • Dfast in Ramadan

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11. Question 51· Selected suras and Qur'anic sciences· WAEC

    Surah al-Ikhlas emphasises

    • Apatience
    • Bcharity
    • Cfasting
    • Dthe oneness of Allah

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12. Question 52· Selected suras and Qur'anic sciences· JAMB

    Surah al-Fil recounts the story of

    • Athe people of the cave
    • Bthe Prophet's night journey
    • Cthe battle of Badr
    • Dthe army with the elephant that attacked Makkah

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13. Question 53· Selected suras and Qur'anic sciences· JAMB

    The inimitability of the Qur'an, its challenge that no one can produce its like, is called

    • Atafsir
    • Btajwid
    • Ci'jaz
    • Dnaskh

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14. Question 54· Selected suras and Qur'anic sciences· JAMB

    Surah at-Takathur warns people about

    • Arivalry in piling up worldly things
    • Bneglecting prayer only
    • Ctravelling
    • Deating too much

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15. Question 55· Selected suras and Qur'anic sciences· JAMB

    Surahs al-Falaq and an-Nas are recited mainly for

    • Aseeking Allah's protection from evil
    • Basking for rain
    • Ccelebrating Eid
    • Dmarriage

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