JAMB Islamic Religious Studies 2025 past questions

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Ten questions from the 2025 JAMB Islamic Religious Studies paper, with answers and explanations. We hold 74 questions from this paper, and the Skolra app has all of them.

JAMB Islamic Religious Studies 2025 questions and answers

1. 1.

   What is the name of the surah that bears the name of Prophet Muhammad's family?

   1. A
      Suratul Aali-Imran
   2. B
      Suratul Ahzab
   3. C
      Suratul Quraysh
      Correct
   4. D
      Suratul Muhammad
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   Answer: C

   Suratul Quraysh (Chapter 106) is the surah that bears the name of Prophet Muhammad's own family/tribe. The Quraysh was the tribe into which the Prophet was born, specifically the clan of Banu Hashim, and this tribe controlled Makkah and the Ka'bah before Islam. The surah reminds the Quraysh of Allah's favour to them — protecting their trading caravans in winter and summer — and calls on them to worship the Lord of the Ka'bah who fed them and secured them from fear.

2. 2.

   Who was the Prophet given the Gospel (Injil)?

   1. A
      Prophet Musa (Moses)
   2. B
      Prophet Muhammad
   3. C
      Prophet Isa (Jesus)
      Correct
   4. D
      Prophet Dawud (David)
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   Answer: C

   Prophet Isa (Jesus), peace be upon him, is the Prophet to whom Allah revealed the Injil (Gospel).

   In Islamic Religious Knowledge, candidates are expected to know the four major books of revelation and the Prophet each was given to:

   Taurat (Torah) — revealed to Prophet Musa (Moses), so this is a mismatch for the Injil.
   Zabur (Psalms) — revealed to Prophet Dawud (David), another commonly confused pairing.
   Qur'an — revealed to Prophet Muhammad (SAW), the final and complete revelation, not the Injil.

3. 3.

   Which Surah states "There is no compulsion in religion"?

   1. A
      Suratul Baqarah
      Correct
   2. B
      Suratul Ikhlas
   3. C
      Suratul Kafirun
   4. D
      Suratul Fatiha
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   Answer: A

   Suratul Baqarah is correct. The declaration "There is no compulsion in religion" (in Arabic, La ikraha fid-din) is found in verse 256 of Suratul Baqarah, the second and longest chapter of the Qur'an. This verse teaches that true faith must come from conviction, not force — a person cannot be compelled to accept Islam or any religion against their will.

4. 4.What was the occupation of Musa before prophethood?
   1. A
      He was a farmer who cultivated land in Madyan
   2. B
      He was a blacksmith who worked with metal
   3. C
      He was a shepherd who tended sheep for Prophet Shu'aib
      Correct
   4. D
      He was a trader who travelled with caravans
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   Answer: C

   Before Allah called him to prophethood, Musa (AS) fled Egypt after killing an Egyptian in self-defence and arrived in Madyan. There he helped two women water their flock, and their father — Prophet Shu'aib (AS) — took him in.

5. 5.

   What is the name of the Prophet who cured the blind and lepers by Allah's permission?

   1. A
      Prophet Isa (AS)
      Correct
   2. B
      Prophet Musa (AS)
   3. C
      Prophet Ayyub (AS)
   4. D
      Prophet Sulaiman (AS)
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   Answer: A

   The correct answer is Prophet Isa (AS). Allah tells us in the Qur'an, in Suratul Aal-Imran and repeated in Suratul Ma'idah, that Isa said to the Children of Israil: "...and I heal the blind and the leper, and I raise the dead, by Allah's permission..." This miracle of curing blindness and leprosy is uniquely attributed to Isa (AS) among the prophets named in the Qur'an.

   So among the options, only curing the blind and the leper by Allah's permission is the sign given specifically to Isa (AS).

6. 6.

   Who killed Hamzah (RA) and later became a Muslim?

   1. A
      Ikrimah bn Abu Jahl
   2. B
      Khalid bn Walid
   3. C
      Abu Sufyan bn Harb
   4. D
      Wahshi bn Harb
      Correct
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   Answer: D

   Wahshi bn Harb is correct. He was the man who killed Hamzah (RA), the Prophet's uncle, at the Battle of Uhud, throwing a javelin at him at the urging of Hind bint Utbah. Wahshi later became a Muslim, and he is also remembered for killing the false prophet Musaylimah in the Battle of Yamamah.

7. 7.

   Allah perfected the religion in which Surah?

   1. A
      Suratul Al-Ma'idah
      Correct
   2. B
      Suratul Al-Baqarah
   3. C
      Suratul Al-Imran
   4. D
      Suratul An-Nisa
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   Answer: A

   Allah (SWT) declared the perfection and completion of the religion of Islam in Suratul Al-Ma'idah, specifically in verse 3, which was revealed to the Prophet (SAW) during his Farewell Pilgrimage. The verse states: "This day I have perfected for you your religion and completed My favour upon you and have approved for you Islam as religion."

8. 8.

   Who was thrown into the fire but saved by Allah?

   1. A
      Prophet Musa (A.S.)
   2. B
      Prophet Nuh (A.S.)
   3. C
      Prophet Yusuf (A.S.)
   4. D
      Prophet Ibrahim (A.S.)
      Correct
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   Answer: D

   Prophet Ibrahim (A.S.) is the one who was thrown into the fire but saved by Allah. When Ibrahim smashed the idols his people worshipped, King Namrud (Nimrod) and his people decided to punish him by building a huge fire and casting him into it.

9. 9.

   Which verse supports equality of all human beings?

   1. A
      Q49:13 – "O mankind, We created you from a male and a female and made you into nations and tribes that you may know one another; the most honourable of you with Allah is the most righteous."
      Correct
   2. B
      Q4:1 – "O mankind, fear your Lord Who created you from a single soul, and from it created its mate..."
   3. C
      Q30:21 – "And among His signs is that He created for you mates from among yourselves that you may find tranquillity in them..."
   4. D
      Q17:70 – "We have certainly honoured the children of Adam and carried them on land and sea..."
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   Answer: A

   Suratul Hujurat, Q49:13 is the verse that directly supports the equality of all human beings. It states that Allah created mankind from a male and a female and divided them into nations and tribes only so that they may know one another, not so that one group can look down on another. It then makes the point explicit: honour before Allah is earned by taqwa (righteousness), not by tribe, race, wealth or lineage. That is exactly the doctrine of human equality in Islam — everyone starts on the same footing, and only piety separates people.

   So a candidate who picks any of those three has confused "honour of mankind" or "origin of spouses" with the specific teaching on equality among people, which is the point of Q49:13.

10. 10.

    What is the Hadith?

    1. A
       The consensus (Ijma') of Islamic scholars on matters of law
    2. B
       The literal word of Allah revealed to Prophet Muhammad (SAW)
    3. C
       The recorded sayings, actions and tacit approvals of Prophet Muhammad (SAW)
       Correct
    4. D
       The reasoning by analogy (Qiyas) used to derive new Islamic rulings
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    Answer: C

    Hadith refers to the collection of sayings, actions, and silent approvals (taqrir) of Prophet Muhammad (SAW), as narrated and preserved by his companions through a chain of transmission (isnad). It is the second most important source of Islamic law after the Qur'an.

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