JAMB - Islamic Religious Knowledge Irk (1991)

  • 1
    ‘By Him who dominates my soul I swear
    that you are the Prophet of this nation …
    you will be abused and you will be
    persecuted. If I should ever live to see that
    day, I shall surely help the cause of Allāh’.

    Who made the statement above?
    答え
    (B)
    Waraqah b. Nawfal
  • 2
    The verse above means that divorce may be pronounced twice and then the woman must
    答え
    (B)
    be retained in honour or allowed to go with kindness
  • 3
    The ninth year of hijrah is known as the
    year of
    答え
    (A)
    Deputation
  • 4
    After the Prophet (S.A.W) had migrated to al-madīnah, the first two major wars he fought against the Makkans were
    答え
    (D)
    Badr and Uhud.
  • 5
    The Prophet’s uncle who lost his life in the
    battle of Badr was
    答え
    (A)
    Hamzah
  • 6
    The Quyaysh boycotted Banū Hāshim
    because they
    答え
    (D)
    protected the Prophet (S.A.W) and refused to surrender him.
  • 7
    The success of the business venture which
    Muhammed (S.A.W) carried out for
    Khadījah was due mainly to
    答え
    (C)
    his dedication and honesty
  • 8
    The social reforms witnessed by Arabia
    during the life time of the Prophet (S.A.W)
    included the
    答え
    (B)
    improvement in slave/master relations
  • 9
    The treaty of al-Hudaybiyyah was expected
    to last
    答え
    (A)
    ten years
  • 10
    The Khulafā al-Rāshidūn reigned between
    答え
    (A)
    A.D. 632 and 661
  • 11
    The conversion of ‘Umar b. al-Khattāb was turning point in the history of Islam because
    答え
    (A)
    it encouraged the actualization of the Prophet’s mission
  • 12
    The battle of Siffin led to the emergence of
    the
    答え
    (A)
    Khawārij
  • 13
    During the reign of Caliph ‘Ali, the seat of
    administration moved from al-Madīnah to
    答え
    (D)
    Kūfah.
  • 14
    The first Qur’ānic verse revealed,
    instructed the Prophet (S.A.W) to
    答え
    (B)
    seek knowledge through reading
  • 15
    The Sūrah that tells us the story of how
    the Ka’abah was delivered from destruction is
    答え
    (C)
    al-Fīl
  • 16
    In Sūrat an-Nās, protection was sought
    from the evils of
    答え
    (C)
    men and jinn
  • 17
    Reference to a special night is made in
    Sūrat
    答え
    (D)
    al-Qadr.
  • 18
    The verse Wa la sawfa yu’tīka rabbuka
    fatardā is immediately preceded by
    答え
    (A)
    a lam yajidka yatīman fa ‘āwā
  • 19
    A Makkan Sūrah with the main objective
    of reassuring the prophet (S.A.W.) at a
    time of distress is
    答え
    (B)
    ad-Duhā
  • 20
    The verse above (Q. 17.23)
    warns against
    答え
    (A)
    insulting parents
  • 21
    Sūratul-Kawthar concerns the Prophet’s
    答え
    (C)
    loss of his son
  • 22
    In the verse Yā ayyuhal - ladhīna āmanū
    lā taqrabus-salāta wa antum sukārā (Q.
    4.43) Allāh is asking the Muslims not to
    attempt to
    答え
    (B)
    pray when they are in a drunken state
  • 23
    The verse (Q. 95.8) above means ‘Is
    Allah not’
    答え
    (D)
    the Head of all Judges?
  • 24
    The official compilation of Hadith was
    initiated by
    答え
    (C)
    ‘Umar b. Abd al-Aziz
  • 25
    The difference between isnād and matn is
    that
    答え
    (B)
    isnād is the chain of reporters, while matn is their text
  • 26
    The Hadīth above Teaches that a Muslim
    答え
    (B)
    must confine himself to the established teachings of Islam
  • 27
    The expression “Man kāna yu ‘minu billāhi wal yawmil ‘ākhir fal yaqual khayran aw li yasmut” means a believer should
    答え
    (C)
    make good utterances or keep silent
  • 28
    ‘Verily Allāh has prescribed the best behavior with regard to everything …’The above quotation from Hadīth 17 of an-Nawawi’s collection emphasizes the ethics of
    答え
    (B)
    slaughtering animals
  • 29
    Which of the following does NOT belong to the group?
    答え
    (A)
    Muslim b. al-Hajjāj
  • 30
    The Prophet described as rūhullāh in the Qur’ān is
    答え
    (B)
    īsa
  • 31
    The main function of Angel Azrāil is
    答え
    (D)
    taking the lives of people
  • 32
    Prophet ‘īsā spoke in the cradle and
    答え
    (B)
    exonerated his mother
  • 33
    The five most important prophets in Islam were
    答え
    (B)
    Muhammad, Nūh, Ibrāhīm, Mūsā, īsā
  • 34
    Which of the following Prophets,according to the Qur’an, lived for not less than nine hundred and fifty years?
    答え
    (B)
    Nūℎ
  • 35
    Which of the following Prophets was an ancestor of both Arabs and Jews?
    答え
    (D)
    Ibrāhīm
  • 36
    Iddah, the waiting period after a divorce, is
    答え
    (B)
    three months
  • 37
    Performing Tayammum is justified when one
    答え
    (C)
    is sick
  • 38
    Sawn is the abstinence from eating, drinking and sexual urge
    答え
    (D)
    from dawn to dusk with the intention of worship
  • 39
    In order to make Tawāf, you are required to keep the ka’abah to your
    答え
    (A)
    left and go round it in an anticlockwise direction
  • 40
    The verse means that divorce may be pronounced twice and
    then the woman must
    答え
    (B)
    be retained in honour or allowed to go with kindness
  • 41
    One of the conditions of Sunni talāq is that it must be pronounced
    答え
    (C)
    when the wife is free from menstruation
  • 42
    The first tawāf which a pilgrim makes when he arrives at Makkah is called tawāf
    答え
    (B)
    al − qudūm
  • 43
    If instead of four raka′āt a devotee observes five raka'āt in salat az-Zuhr he should perform
    答え
    (A)
    Ba'diyyaℎ
  • 44
    Having met all the conditions for the payment of Zakāh,Mallam Ibrāhim has five hundred Naira. How much should he pay as Zakāh from this amount?
    答え
    (D)
    N12.50k
  • 45
    A worshiper who remembers that he missed an obligatory step of ablution after he had finished praying will have to repeat
    答え
    (D)
    the ablution and the prayer.