JAMB Islamic Religious Knowledge Past Questions & Answers - Page 37

181.

During the Jihiliyya era, the Ka'aba was the center of poetic contest at the annual festival called

A.

ijāz

B.

Ukāz

C.

Manāt

D.

ushrah

Correct answer is B

Marketplace and site of pre-Islamic fairs and poetry contests in Mecca. Location was tied to the pilgrimage season in pre-Islamic times and served as a place where warring tribes could come together peacefully to worship and trade together. A similar practice was adopted by Muslims on the hajj.

182.

In which Surah is making show in worship condemned

A.

Suratul Fil

B.

Kafirun

C.

Lahab

D.

Ma'un

Correct answer is D

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
[In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.]
1) أَرَأَيْتَ الَّذِي يُكَذِّبُ بِالدِّينِ
[Have you seen him who denies the Recompense?]
2) فَذَ‌ٰلِكَ الَّذِي يَدُعُّ الْيَتِيمَ
[That is he who repulses the orphan (harshly),]
3) وَلَا يَحُضُّ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ الْمِسْكِينِ
[And urges not on the feeding of Al-Miskîn (the needy),]
4) فَوَيْلٌ لِّلْمُصَلِّينَ
[So, woe to those performers of Salât (prayers),]
5) الَّذِينَ هُمْ عَن صَلَاتِهِمْ سَاهُونَ
[Those who delay their Salât (prayer)(from their stated fixed times).]
6) الَّذِينَ هُمْ يُرَاءُونَ
[Those who do good deeds only to be seen (of men),]
7) وَيَمْنَعُونَ الْمَاعُونَ
[And withhold Al-Mâ'ûn (small kindnesses).]

183.

Taharah in Shari'ah is observed in all the following forms except

A.

Wudu

B.

Tayammum

C.

Istijabah

D.

Ihraam

Correct answer is C

sa'at al istijabah (a time when du'a is answered).
All you have to do is make dua before Maghrib! Note: It's NOT 'Salat' (prayer), it's Sa'at (time) of istijabah (response). Sa'at al Istijabah is not a form of taharah (purification), but an important time to make du'a.

184.

Khadija's greatest contribution to the life of Mohammed in Makkah was that she

A.

made him her salesman

B.

made him very rich

C.

gave him moral and financial support

D.

wanted to make him king

Correct answer is C

Khadījah provided instrumental support in Muhammad's early prophethood. Her wealth allowed him the leisure to meditate, and she reassured him of the authenticity of his first revelations. She is thus often considered the first person to have believed in Muhammad's message. Moreover, she consulted her relative Waraqah ibn Nawfal, who is said to have likened Muhammad's revelations to those of Moses, further providing Muhammad confidence in his revelations.

185.

Khulafahar Rashidun means ___

A.

A Muslim community

B.

A Muslim Ummah

C.

The Faithful

D.

The rightly guided caliphs

Correct answer is D

The Rashidun Caliphs (Rightly Guided Caliphs; Arabic: الخلفاء الراشدون‎ al-Khulafāʾu ar-Rāshidūn), often simply called, collectively, "the Rashidun", is a term used in Sunni Islam to refer to the 30-year reign of the first four caliphs (successors) following the death of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, namely: Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman ibn Affan, and Ali of the Rashidun Caliphate, the first caliphate. The caliphate of Hasan ibn Ali is sometimes also considered to be Rashidun as well, but since it was merely a six month period, it is not mentioned categorically.