Summary

• Description:

  The MS Word document comprises Grade 8 Islamic Religious Education Term 3 2026 Opener Exam with Marking Scheme. The PDF version is also available upon your request. The marking scheme is towards the end of the file.

  It was a KJSEA Islamic Religious Education examination structured to assess learners' comprehension of Quranic revelations, Hadith traditions, pillars of Iman, acts of worship, and Islamic moral values under the Competency-Based Curriculum.

  • Duration: 2 Hours
  • Total Marks: 50 Marks
  • Number of Questions: 30 Questions (Questions 1–30)
  • Structure: Section A contains 20 multiple-choice questions (20 Marks) and Section B contains 10 structured short-answer questions (30 Marks).

  It covers the following topics:

  • Section A (Multiple Choice):
    • Surah At-Takathur: warnings against materialism and greed for wealth
    • Quranic revelation during the month of Ramadan, Cave Hira, and the first revelation of Surah Al-'Alaq (5 verses)
    • Hadith studies: classifications of Hadith (Hadith Iqrar) and characteristics of Hadith Qudsi
    • Pillars of Iman: Tawheed (Oneness of Allah) and acts demonstrating devotion
    • Angels of Allah: Angel Israfil and the blowing of the trumpet on the Day of Judgement
    • Pillars of Islam: congregational prayers, Sunnah prayers during Ramadan (Taraweh), and conditions for Hajj
    • Zakat: items liable and exempt from Zakat
    • Islamic moral values, virtues of good character, and societal strategies to address drug abuse
    • Islamic family life: conditions of marriage and eligible Wali (guardians)
    • Islamic history: causes of the Muslim defeat at the Battle of Uhud and the birth month of Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H.)
  • Section B (Structured Questions):
    • Reasons for the revelation of the Holy Qur'an to humanity and benefits of its piecemeal revelation
    • The four forms of Hadith (Qaul, Fi'il, Iqrar, Sifaat) and main types (Nabawi and Qudsi)
    • Three forms of Shirk: Shirk Akbar, Shirk Asghar, and Shirk Khafi
    • Duties and roles of angels (Jibril, Israfil, Izrail, Mikail, Malik, Ridwan, Raqib, Atid, Munkar, Nakir)
    • Special occasion prayers: Eid prayers, Salatul Istisqa, Salatul Kusuf, and Salatul Janazah
    • Categories of people exempted from fasting during the Holy month of Ramadan
    • Causes and impacts of drug and substance abuse in society
    • Chronological order and leadership of the first three Rightly Guided Caliphs (Khulafā’ al-Rāshidūn)
• Category:

  Exams
• Level:

  Grade 8
• Subject:

  IRE
• Posted By:

  Caleb_Peter

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