All 120 questions from the Basic Education Certificate Examination (Junior WAEC) (BECE) Islamic Religious Studies (IRS) 2022 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation for each. Free, no signup needed.
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The successful spread of Islām is mentioned in Sūratul
Sūratun-Nasr speaks of people entering Islām in crowds after victory.
Mu'awidhatayn are the combination of Sūratun Nās and
The two surahs of seeking refuge are Falaq and Nās.
Sūratul Inshirāh contains ______ verses.
Sūratul Inshirāh has 8 verses.
Sūratul Qadr contains ______ verses.
Sūratul Qadr has 5 verses.
Sūratul Humazah warns against slandering and
Humazah condemns the backbiter (humazah) and slanderer (lumazah).
I worship not that which you worship is translated as
"Lā a'budu mā ta'budūn" is verse 2 of Sūratul Kāfirūn.
Salāmun hiya hattā matla'il fajr is translated as Peace! it is, until the
Matla'il fajr means the rising of dawn (Sūratul Qadr).
The Opening Chapter refers to Sūratul
Al-Fātihah means "The Opening".
Māwadda'aka Rabbuka wamā qalā was an assurance to the
Sūratud-Duhā reassured the Prophet (S.A.W) that Allāh had not abandoned him.
The revelation of al-Qur'ān took place over the period of ______ years.
13 years in Makkah + 10 years in Madīnah = 23 years.
Which of the following came last in the preservation of al-Qur'ān?
Order: revelation, memorisation, recording, compilation, then standardisation under 'Uthmān.
The first revealed verses are in Sūratul
"Iqra'..." (Sūratul 'Alaq 1-5) was first revealed.
The last revealed Sūrah is
Sūratun-Nasr is regarded as the last complete Sūrah revealed.
The number of Suwar in the Qur'ān is one hundred and
The Qur'ān has 114 Suwar.
The ruling of Nunus Sākinah and Tanwīn are
Izhār, Idghām, Iqlāb and Ikhfā' = 4.
The revelation of al-Qur'ān started in the
The Prophet received the first revelation in Ghār Hirā'.
Sūratut Takāthur warns against
Takāthur condemns competition in piling up wealth.
The revelation began when the Prophet (S.A.W) was ______ years.
He was 40 when Jibrīl came to him.
Fawailul lil Musallīn in Sūratul Mā'ūn refers to the
The woe is for hypocrites who are careless in and show off in prayer.
The teaching of Sūratul Ikhlās is on
Ikhlās declares the oneness of Allāh (Tawhīd).
The following are features of revealed scriptures except
Only the Qur'ān is the seal; it is not a feature of all revealed scriptures.
Alladhī yuwaswisu fī sudūrin nās is a verse in Sūratul
It is verse 5 of Sūratun-Nās.
Alladhī 'allama bil qalam refers to
"He Who taught by the pen" is Allāh (Sūratul 'Alaq 4).
Which of the following Suwar mentioned Abū Lahab and his wife?
Sūratul Masad (Lahab) is about Abū Lahab and his wife.
Which of the following is not a pillar of Islām?
The five pillars are Shahādah, Salāh, Zakāh, Sawm and Hajj; Jihād is not one.
If a worshipper forgets to recite Tashahhud, he should
Omitting a sunnah act of the prayer is corrected with Sujūd before the Salām.
Friday prayer is obligatory on which of the following?
It is obligatory on a sane, free, resident adult male; a trader qualifies.
A Muslim is allowed to marry
A widow may marry after her 'iddah; the others are forbidden.
Which of the following prayers must be observed congregationally?
Jumu'ah cannot be performed alone.
The ritual bath performed by females only is Ghusul
Ghusl after menstruation (Haydah) is for females only.
The acts of 'Umrāh include the following except
Standing at 'Arafāt is for Hajj only.
It is optional for a husband to make provision for
Food, clothing and shelter are obligatory; a housemaid is optional.
The obligatory steps of ablution are
Seven fard acts (intention, face, hands, wiping head, feet, rubbing, continuity).
Sujūdul Qablī should be performed if a worshipper omits
Omitting the Sūrah (a sunnah) requires Sujūd before the Salām.
The main acts of Hajj include the following except
Ziyārah (visit to Madīnah) is not a rite of Hajj.
Reciting Fātihah in Salāh is
Reciting Fātihah is a fard act in every raka'ah.
Which of the following is not an act of purification?
Iftār is breaking the fast.
The total number of Raka'āt in the five daily prayers is
Fajr 2 + Zuhr 4 + 'Asr 4 + Maghrib 3 + 'Ishā' 4 = 17.
Which of the following is correct about Tayammum? It is performed
Tayammum replaces ablution when water is unavailable.
Which of the following is permissible during Hajj?
Trading is allowed during Hajj (Q2:198); the rest are forbidden in Ihrām.
The following ritual baths are compulsory except
Ghusl for the two 'Īds is recommended, not compulsory.
The following are obligatory steps of ablution except
Rinsing the mouth is a sunnah act, not fard.
The difference between Iqāmah and Ādhān is
Only the Iqāmah contains "Qad qāmatis-salāh".
Which of the following is not a Sunnah step of ablution?
Washing the face is fard.
Sand ablution is
Tayammum is dry ablution with clean earth.
The following are compulsory acts of prayer except
Saying Āmīn is recommended, not fard.
The last to be performed among the following is
Order: Wudū', go to the Masjid, Ādhān, Iqāmah, then Salāh.
Which of the following does not vitiate ablution?
Eating does not break wudū'.
The angel in charge of death is
Malakul-Mawt is the Angel of Death.
The key to accept Islām is
One enters Islām by pronouncing the Kalimatush-Shahādah.
The last Article of faith is to believe in the
Order: Allāh, angels, books, messengers, last day, destiny (Qadar).
Ar-Rahmān means the
Ar-Rahmān = The Most Beneficent.
Ar-Rahīm means the
Ar-Rahīm = The Most Merciful.
Belief in ______ is not an article of faith.
The six articles do not include "death".
Which of the following is not a nature of Angels? They
Angels do not eat or drink.
Kalimatus-Shahādah is divided into ______ parts.
Shahādah of Allāh's oneness and shahādah of Muhammad's messengership.
There are ______ Articles of faith.
Allāh, angels, books, messengers, last day, destiny.
Al-Quddūs means the
Al-Quddūs = The Holy.
Which of the following creatures has the highest population?
Angels are the most numerous creation.
The Angel in charge of revelation is
Jibrīl brought revelation to the prophets.
Who narrated Hadīth one of an-Nawawī's collection?
Hadīth 1 ("Actions are by intentions") was narrated by 'Umar ibn al-Khattāb.
The meaning of kulū minat tayyibāti is translated as eat from the
Tayyibāt means good, lawful things.
An ta'budal Lāha ka annaka tarāhu fa'il lam takun tarāhu fa innahu yarāka is in Hadīth ______ of an-Nawawī's collection.
It is Ihsān as explained in the Hadīth of Jibrīl (Hadīth 2).
The subject matter of Hadīth ten of an-Nawawī's collection is on
Hadīth 10: "Allāh is Pure (Tayyib) and accepts only what is pure."
Hadīth has ______ parts.
Isnād (chain) and Matn (text).
Imāmul Muhaddithīna refers to
Imām al-Bukhārī is called the leader of the Hadīth scholars.
Man ahadatha fī amrinā hādhā mā laysa minhu fahuwa raddun. The main lesson of the Hadīth is avoidance of
Whoever introduces what is not part of Islām will have it rejected: bid'ah.
Which of the following Ahādīth of an-Nawawī contains the five pillars of Islām?
Hadīth 3: "Islām is built on five (pillars)".
The chain of transmitters is known as
Isnād is the chain of narrators.
Hadīth is classified into
Sahīh, Hasan and Da'īf.
The stages of man's creation is mentioned in Hadīth ______ of an-Nawawī's collection.
Hadīth 4 describes the stages in the womb.
The action, saying and silent approval of the Prophet (S.A.W) refer to
These make up the Hadīth/Sunnah.
Addīnu annasīhah qulnā liman? Is part of Hadīth ______ of an-Nawawī's collection.
Hadīth 7: "Religion is sincerity".
The first among the following sound collections is
Sahīh Muslim (d. 261 AH) is the earliest of those listed.
Content of Hadīth is known as
The text (content) is the Matn.
Ummul Mu'minīna in Hadīth five of an-Nawawī's collection refers to
Hadīth 5 is narrated by 'Ā'ishah, Mother of the Believers.
Ittaqil Lāha haythu mā kunta is translated as
Hadīth 18: "Fear Allāh wherever you are."
The following are mentioned in Hadīth two of an-Nawawī's collection except
Hadīth 2 covers Islām, Īmān, Ihsān and the Hour (Sā'ah).
Who among the following reported the highest number of Ahādīth?
Abū Hurayrah narrated about 5,374 Ahādīth, the most of any Companion.
Tarkuhū mā lā ya'nīhi is part of Hadīth ______ of an-Nawawī's collection.
Hadīth 12: "Part of a person's good Islām is leaving what does not concern him."
The sixth Hadīth of an-Nawawī's collection guards against ______ matters.
Hadīth 6 tells us to avoid doubtful (ambiguous) matters.
The Articles of faith are mentioned in Hadīth ______ of an-Nawawī's collection.
Hadīth 2 (Jibrīl) lists the articles of Īmān.
Which of the following is not mentioned in the Hadīth of Addīn an Nasīhah?
Sincerity is to Allāh, His Book, His Messenger, leaders and common Muslims; angels are not mentioned.
The work of Imāmul Bukhārī is known as
His collection is Sahīh al-Bukhārī.
The compilation of al-Qur'ān was suggested by
'Umar advised Abū Bakr to compile the Qur'ān after the Battle of Yamāmah.
The person who kept the compiled copy of al-Qur'ān was
After 'Umar's death the copy stayed with his daughter Hafsah.
Who among the following was an Uncle to the Prophet (S.A.W)?
Abū Lahab was a paternal uncle ('Abdul Muttalib was his grandfather).
The Prophet (S.A.W) migrated from Makkah to
Yathrib was renamed Madīnah.
The Islamic Da'wah spent ______ years in Makkah before Hijrah.
The Makkan period lasted 13 years after the first revelation.
'Uthmān bn Affān was the ______ Caliph of Islām.
Order: Abū Bakr, 'Umar, 'Uthmān, 'Alī.
Muhammad (S.A.W) received the first revelation
He received it in Ghār Hirā'.
Maryam (AS) is the mother of Prophet ______ (AS).
Maryam is the mother of 'Īsā (Jesus).
Who accompanied the Prophet (S.A.W) during the Hijrah?
Abū Bakr was his companion in the cave of Thawr.
Muhammad Shitta bey was well known as a
He was a Lagos Muslim philanthropist who built the Shitta-Bey Mosque.
The nursing mother of the Prophet (S.A.W) was
Halīmatus-Sa'diyyah nursed him.
The wives of Prophet Ibrāhīm (AS) are Hājarah and
Hājarah and Sārah were wives of Ibrāhīm.
The four rightly guided caliphs include the following except
Mu'āwiyah founded the Umayyad dynasty.
The companion that married two daughters of the Prophet (S.A.W) was
'Uthmān married Ruqayyah then Umm Kulthūm (Dhun-Nūrayn).
Hafsah (RA) is a daughter to
Hafsah, wife of the Prophet, was the daughter of 'Umar.
The Prophet (SAW) was under the care of
After his mother died, his grandfather 'Abdul Muttalib took care of him.
The mother of Ibrāhīm, Prophet's (S.A.W) son is
Māriyah al-Qibtiyyah bore Ibrāhīm.
The Prophet that preached for nine hundred and fifty years was ______ (AS).
Q29:14 says Nūh stayed among his people 950 years.
Which of the following is not a common practice of Jahiliyyah?
The others were open practices; the Arabs valued honesty.
Jahiliyyah period refers to the following except
Jāhiliyyah means ignorance, not poverty.
The Prophet (SAW) was born in ______ CE.
He was born in 570 CE, the Year of the Elephant.
The Farewell pilgrimage took place in the ______ year after Hijrah.
It took place in 10 AH.
Ummu 'Abdullāh (RA) refers to
'Ā'ishah took the kunyah Ummu 'Abdullāh.
The name of Madīnah before Hijrah was
It was called Yathrib.
Slandering against chastity attracts
Q24:4 prescribes 80 lashes.
Women should cover their bodies in public except their face and
The face and hands may be uncovered.
It is a commandment that a child should be dutiful to his
Q17:23 commands kindness to parents.
The trustworthiness of the Prophet (S.A.W) made him ______ among the Arabs.
He was known as al-Amīn (the trustworthy).
Which of the following is forbidden to consume?
Pork is haram.
The part of the body to be covered by every Muslim is
'Awrah is the part that must be covered.
Cigarette smoking is not encouraged because it is
Smoking harms health.
Children should be encouraged to sleep separately at the age of
The Prophet advised separating children's beds at ten.
The following are virtues of a good Muslim except
Idleness is a vice.
The crime that attracts amputation is
The hand of a thief is amputated (Q5:38).
Which of the following is not a social vice?
Brotherhood is a virtue.
To use money, materials or influence in order to get favours is
That is bribery.
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