All 120 questions from the Basic Education Certificate Examination (Junior WAEC) (BECE) Islamic Religious Studies (IRS) 2023 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation for each. Free, no signup needed.
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Which of the following is not related to the science of al-Qur'ān?
Compilation, memorization, revelation and standardization all belong to the science of the Qur'an.
At-Tarāwīḥ is a form of
Tarāwīḥ is the special night prayer in Ramadan.
If water is replaced by ______ it can be used for ablution.
Sand (clean earth) replaces water in tayammum.
Which prayer has neither Rukū' nor Sujūd?
The funeral prayer (Janāza) is offered standing without bowing or prostration.
Aṣ ṣalātus Safar means the ______ prayer.
Safar means journey.
Which of the following vitiates fasting?
Intentional sexual intercourse breaks the fast.
There are ______ types of Ḥajj.
Ifrād, Qirān and Tamattu'.
The flood of Ṭufān was during Prophet ______ (AS).
The flood came in the time of Prophet Nūh.
The number of Prophets mentioned in the Qur'ān is twenty
Twenty-five Prophets are mentioned by name.
Washing of the face in ablution is ______.
Washing the face is obligatory (farḍ) in wudū'.
The attribute Ar-Raḥmān means the
Ar-Raḥmān means the Most Merciful.
Tayammum should be performed on
Tayammum is done on clean earth, such as stone or sand.
The use of sand for purification is ______.
Tayammum is dry ablution.
Washing of the whole body with water is ______.
Ghusl is the full ritual bath.
Which of the following does not necessitate ritual bath?
Dust and dirt do not require ghusl.
The prayer offered after sunset is ______.
Maghrib is prayed just after sunset.
Belief in ______ is part of the articles of Faith.
Belief in destiny (Qadar) is an article of faith.
Which of the following vitiates ablution?
Loss of consciousness breaks wuḍū'.
At-Tawrah was revealed to Prophet
At-Tawrah (Torah) was revealed to Mūsā.
The first revealed verses are in Sūratul
The first revealed verses are Sūratul 'Alaq 96:1-5.
Al-Injīl was revealed to Prophet
Al-Injīl (the Gospel) was revealed to Prophet 'Īsā.
Al-Khāliq means the
Al-Khāliq means the Creator.
Kalimatus-shahādah has ______ parts.
It has two parts: the oneness of Allāh and the Prophethood of Muhammad (SAW).
The punishment for fornication is ______ lashes.
An unmarried fornicator receives one hundred lashes (Q24:2).
Sūrah ______ was revealed in Madīnah.
An-Naṣr was revealed in Madīnah.
The worshipper should terminate his prayer by
The prayer ends with the Taslīm (salutation).
Which of the following prayers has double Ādhān?
The Ṣubḥ (Fajr) prayer has two calls to prayer.
Purification means
Ṭahārah means purification.
Performing Ḥājj alone is ______.
Ifrād is performing Hajj alone without 'Umrah.
Yawmul Arafāt is on the ______ of Dhul-Ḥājj.
The day of 'Arafāt is the 9th of Dhul-Ḥijjah.
Al-Qāri'ah refers to the Day of
Al-Qāri'ah is the Day of Resurrection (Qiyāmah).
Which of the following is an act of Ḥājj?
Ṭawāf (circling the Ka'bah) is an act of Hajj.
The shortest among the following is Sūratul
'Aṣr has three verses, the fewest in the list.
Which of the following is not a feature of Sūratul Fātiḥah? It
Fātiḥah is not the shortest Sūrah.
The first revelation of al-Qur'ān lay emphasizes on
"Read" (Iqra') stresses knowledge.
Islām has ______ pillars.
Islām has five pillars.
The third verse of Sūratul Balad is ______.
Verse 1 Lā uqsimu, verse 2 Wa'anta ḥillun, verse 3 Wa wālidin wamā walad.
Baytul-Mal means ______.
Baytul-Māl is the public treasury.
What is the main teaching of Sūratun Nās?
Sūratun Nās teaches seeking refuge in Allāh.
Which of the following beautiful names of Allāh is in Sūratul Fātiḥah? The
Rabb (Lord) appears in the opening verses.
Sūratun-Naṣr has ______ verses.
Sūratun-Naṣr has three verses.
Sūratul 'Aṣr stresses the importance of
Sūratul 'Aṣr begins "By time" and stresses the value of time.
Laylatul Qadr is better than ______ months.
Laylatul Qadr is better than a thousand months (Q97:3).
Faja'alahum ka 'aṣfin ma'kūl is in Sūratul
It is the last verse of Sūratul Fīl.
Sūratul Kawthar has ______ verses.
Sūratul Kawthar has three verses.
It is lawful for a Muslim to eat
Camel meat is halāl; carrion, dog, donkey and pig are not.
The Angel in charge of the Hell fire is ______.
Mālik is the keeper of Hell.
How many verses were revealed in the first revelation?
The first revelation was Sūratul 'Alaq 96:1-5, five verses.
The piecemeal revelation of Qur'ān was through Angel
Angel Jibrīl brought the revelation.
The attribute Al-Qahhār means the
Al-Qahhār means the Subduer.
Which of the following is prohibited in business?
Hoarding goods is prohibited in Islām.
Sūratun Nās and Falaq are called
They are the two chapters of seeking refuge, the Mu'awwidhatayn.
Sūratun Nās teaches that Allāh is the ______ of mankind.
Allāh is the Lord, King and Protector of mankind.
Sūratul Masad is the one hundred and ______ chapter of al-Qurān.
Al-Masad is chapter 111.
Sūratul Quraysh contains ______ verses.
Sūratul Quraysh has four verses.
The standardisation of Qur'ān was done during the time of
The Qur'ān was standardised under Caliph 'Uthmān.
Prophet Muḥammad (SAW) received the first revelation in ______.
The first revelation came in 610 C.E.
The revelation of Qur'ān took the period of twenty ______ years.
The revelation lasted about twenty-three years.
Al-Qur'an has one hundred and ______ chapters.
The Qur'ān has 114 chapters.
The first revelation of Qur'ān was in Sūratul
The first revelation was in Sūratul 'Alaq.
O you messengers, eat of the good things (provided for you) and act righteously. The above is part of Ḥadīth ______ of an-Nawawī's collection.
It is Hadith number ten of an-Nawawī's collection (the Hadith on lawful earnings).
Who among the following belongs to the six sound collectors of Ḥadīth? Imām
Abū Dāwūd is one of the six sound collectors.
The leading quality for human relation is ______.
Honesty is the foundation of good human relations.
The first among the six sound collectors of Ḥadīth is Imām
Imām al-Bukhārī is first among the six.
The period before Allāh sent Muḥammad (SAW) is called ______.
The pre-Islamic period is Jāhiliyyah (ignorance).
Wa 'atbi 'is sayyi 'atal ḥasanata tamḥuhā is translated as let bad deed be followed by a
Follow a bad deed with a good deed and it will wipe it out.
The first migration was from Makkah to
The first hijrah of the Muslims was to Abyssinia.
Who among the following was martyred at the battle of Uḥud?
Hamzah, the Prophet's uncle, was killed at Uḥud.
Prophet Muhammad (SAW) spent ______ years in Madīnah.
The Prophet lived ten years in Madīnah (622-632 C.E.).
Human beings are descendants of
All human beings descend from Ādam.
Who was the mother of Prophet Muḥammad (SAW)?
His mother was Āminah bint Wahb.
Ādam and Hawwā' were deceived by a/an
Shaytān (the devil) deceived them.
Fulfilment of promise is a directive from
Allāh commands us to fulfil promises.
In the battle of Uḥud, the Makkans were led by
Abū Sufyān led the Makkans at Uḥud (Abū Jahl died at Badr).
Your Lord has decreed that worship none but Him and be dutiful to
Q17:23 - be dutiful to parents.
The Prophet (SAW) was born in the year
The Prophet was born in 571 C.E. (Year of the Elephant).
The name of Khadījah's cousin was
Waraqah bn Nawfal was Khadījah's cousin.
Which of the following is not a practice of Jahiliyyah?
Jāhiliyyah people practised idolatry, not monotheism.
The father of Prophet Muḥammad (SAW) is
His father was 'Abdullāh bn 'Abdul Muṭṭalib.
The eldest son of the Prophet (SAW) was
Al-Qāsim was the Prophet's first son.
Arrogance means ______.
The Prophet said arrogance is rejecting the truth and looking down on people.
Bribery is ______ in Islām.
Bribery is forbidden in Islām.
With reference to a Qur'ānic verse, intoxication and gambling are associated with
Q5:91 - Shaytān wants to cause enmity and hatred through intoxicants and gambling.
The journey conducted by Prophet Muḥammad (SAW) and Angel Jibrīl was
The night journey and ascent was Isrā' wal Mi'rāj.
A good Muslim should avoid
Gossiping (backbiting) is forbidden.
'Umar bn Khaṭṭāb embraced Islām in the house of
'Umar accepted Islām at Dār al-Arqam.
Prophet Muḥammad (SAW) was ______ years when he lost his mother.
Āminah died when he was six.
Who among the following was a child to Prophet Muḥammad (SAW)?
Ibrāhīm was the Prophet's son.
Muḥammad (SAW) was popularly known in Makkah as ______.
He was known as al-Amīn (the trustworthy).
Which of the following is defined in Ḥadīth two of an-Nawawī's collection?
Ḥadīth two (Jibrīl) defines Islām, Īmān and Iḥsān.
Ḥadīth three of an-Nawawī's collection was reported by Bukhārī and
It is reported by Bukhārī and Muslim.
According to Ḥadīth twenty-three of an-Nawawī's collection, Purification is a ______ of faith.
Purification is half (a segment) of faith.
In Ḥādīth twenty-five of an-Nawawī's collection, the following are acts of Ṣadaqah except
Amr bil ma'rūf, tahlīl, tahmīd and takbīr are acts of ṣadaqah; tashahhud is not.
Ḥadīth ten of an-Nawawī's collection is all about
Ḥadīth ten is about lawful earnings.
The work of Imām Muslim is known as
Imām Muslim's book is Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim.
The grandfather of Prophet Muḥammad (SAW) was
'Abdul Muṭṭalib was the Prophet's grandfather.
The first Caliph among the following was
Abū Bakr was the first Caliph.
Ḥadīthul Qudsī is the saying of
Ḥadīth Qudsī carries words of Allāh narrated by the Prophet.
Islāmic faith is all about
Islām is based on belief in one God.
The Prophet (SAW) cursed the following except whoever ______ alcohol.
He cursed all who deal in alcohol, but not those who shun it.
Islām allows woman to
Gold and silk are permitted for women.
Islām teaches us to say ______ after our meal.
After eating we say Alḥamdulillāh (praise be to Allāh).
Let him who believe in Allāh and the Last Day either speak good or be silent, is in Ḥadīth ______ of an-Nawawī's collection.
This is Ḥadīth fifteen.
In Ḥadīth sixteen of an-Nawawī's collection, A man said to the Prophet (SAW) counsel me, the Prophet said, do not get
"Do not become angry."
According to Prophet Muḥammad (SAW), the signs of hypocrite are
When he speaks he lies, when he promises he breaks it, when trusted he betrays.
Prophet (SAW) said; 'Certainly, Allāh prescribed the best behaviour in respect of everything.' The above Ḥadīth teaches avoidance of all forms of ______.
The Ḥadīth on excellence teaches avoiding cruelty and wickedness.
The period when Khadījah (RA) and Abū Ṭālib died was the year of
It is called 'Āmul Ḥuzn, the year of sorrow.
Mankind are created from
Human beings were created from clay.
Angels were created from
Angels were created from light.
Prophet Muḥammad (SAW) was ______ years old when he received the first revelation.
He was forty when revelation began.
The Angel that appeared to the Prophet (SAW) in Ḥadīth two of an-Nawawī's collection was
Jibrīl came as a man in white clothes.
Imām Nasā'ī was born in
Imām Nasā'ī was born in 215 A.H. and died in 303 A.H.
The second in the six sound collections is ______.
Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim comes second after Bukhārī.
Innamal a'mālu binniyyāt wa inna mā likulli imri'in mā nawā. This prophetic saying stresses on
The Ḥadīth says actions are judged by intentions.
Man aḥdatha fī amrinā hādhā mā laysa minhu fahuwa raddun, warns against
It warns against innovations in religion.
The chain of narrators refers to ______.
The isnād is the chain of narrators.
Ḥadīth thirteen of an-Nawawī's collection talks about ______.
"None of you truly believes until he loves for his brother what he loves for himself."
Ḥadīth two of an-Nawawī's collection was narrated by ______.
'Umar bn Khaṭṭāb narrated the Ḥadīth of Jibrīl.
Ḥadīth three of an-Nawawī's collection is on ______.
Ḥadīth three is "Islām is built on five pillars".
Ḥadīth one of an-Nawawī's collection was reported by ______.
Ḥadīth one (actions by intentions) is reported by Bukhārī and Muslim.
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