Jamb Islamic Religious Knowledge (IRK) 2011 Past Questions and Answers

Question 41:

• JAMB 2011

The only Sūrah in the Glorious Qur’an which must be recited in every obligatory prayer is

A. Al-Baqārah
B. Al-Alaq
C. Al-Fātīhah “Suratul-Fatiha must be recited on each rakàt of Salát, without it. The Salāt is voided.
D. Al-Ikhlās.

Question 42:

• JAMB 2011

The battle that served as a pointer to the compilation of the Glorious Qur’an was fought at

A. Khandaq
B. Uhud
C. Tabūk
D. Yamāmah. “Many Muslims who had memorized the Holy Qur`an died in the battle of Yamamah (in 633CE). Umar bin Khataab feared possible extinction of the Qur`an if measures were not taken…”

Question 43:

• JAMB 2011

The committee that standardized the Glorious Qur’an is made up of

A. Six people
B. Five people
C. Four people "Uthman bin Affan appointed a panel of four people to carry out the standardization of the Holy Qur`an. They include; 1 – Zaid bin Thābit; 2 – Abdullahi bin Zubair; 3 – Sa’ad bin Al-ÁS and 4-Abdul-Rahman bin Hārith”
D. Three people

Question 44:

• JAMB 2011

A characteristic common to Makkan chapters is that, they

A. Are long
B. Address the people of the Book
C. Contain a lot of oaths
D. Make references to battles.

Question 45:

• JAMB 2011

The victory of the Roman Empire over the Persian Empire after the Persians had defeated the Romans as stated in the Glorious Qur’an (Q. 30: 2-3) is an evidence of the

A. Beauty of the words of the Glorious Qur’an
B. Historical nature of the Glorious Qur’an
C. Simplicity of the wordings of the Glorious Qur’an
D. Authenticity of the Glorious Qur’an