WAEC Islamic Religious Knowledge Past Questions & Answers - Page 2

6.

The SIXTH verse of al-Fatiha is a prayer for

A.

protection

B.

Success

C.

Guidance

D.

healing

Correct answer is C

Quran 1:6 says "Guide us on the straight Path."

7.

When Muhammad(S.A.W.) sought for protection in Ta'if in 620 C.E. he was

A.

allowed to stay for few days

B.

stoned by the people of Ta'if

C.

granted a conditional permit

D.

received joyously by the people

Correct answer is B

By rejecting Muhammad's religion, the people of Ta'if ordered their children to throw rocks and stones at Muhammad and Zayn ibn Harithah to make them leave the city and never come back.

8.

Imam an-Nasa'l spent his days in

A.

Khurasan

B.

Sijistan

C.

Bukhara

D.

Makkah

Correct answer is A

Imam an-Nasa'l spent his days in Khurasan a town in Nasa.

9.

The prostration performed while reading the Qur'an is Sujud

A.

al-Qabli

B.

Sahw

C.

al-Ba'di

D.

at-Tilawah

Correct answer is D

The prostration of recitation(sujud tilawa) is a prostration(sujud) which occurs during the ritual Tilawa of Quran in Salah or outside it.

10.

The major teaching in Surah an-Nasr(Q. 110) is that

A.

after difficulty comes ease

B.

death is inevitable

C.

Islam has a bright future

D.

man must strive to succeed in life

Correct answer is C

Surah Nasr is one of the short surahs in the Quran that are known as Mufassalat. The surah praises Allah for leading numerous people to Islam. This surah is also known as "The Victory" as in the victory of Islam as it refers to the conquest of Mecca where Muslims beat the enemies of Islam.