2025 JAMB ISLAMIC Syllabus is Out: Get Ready to Excel in UTME
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OBJECTIVES OF ISLAMIC JAMB SYLLABUS
1. master the Qur’ān and Sunnah as foundations of Islamic and social life;
2. be familiar with Islamic heritage, culture and civilization;
3. be acquainted with the tradition of Islamic scholarship and intellectual discourse;
4. demonstrate knowledge of Islamic moral, spiritual, economic, political and social values;
5. be exposed to the fundamental principles of Islam; and
6. be prepared to face the challenges of life as good practising Muslims.
RECOMMENDED TEXTS
Abdul, M.O.A. (1976) Studies in Islam Series Book 3, Lagos: IPB
Abdul, M.O.A. (1982) Studies in Islam Series Book 2, Lagos: IPB
Abdul, M.O.A. (1988)The Classical Caliphate, Lagos: IPB
Abdulrahman and Canham (n.d) The Ink of the Scholar, OUP
Ali, A.Y. (1975) The Holy Qur’ān Text: Translation and Commentary Leicester: The Islamic Foundation
Ali, M.M. (n.d) The Religion of Islam, Lahore
Doi, A. R. I. (1997) Shariah: The Islamic Law; Kuala Lumpur: Noordeen
Hay Lal, M. (1982) The Life of Muhammad (SAW), Academic Press
Lemu, A. (1992) Methodology of Primary Islamic Studies, Lagos: IPB
Lemu, A. (1993) Islamic Studies for SSS, Book 1, Lagos: IPB
Lemu, A. (1993) Islamic Studies for SSS, Books, Minna: IET
Muhammad, S. Q. (2010) al-Burhanu fi tajwīdil Qur’ān Cairo: Shirkatul-Qudus
Opeloye, M.O. (1996) A Dictionary of Peoples and Places in the Qur’ān, Lagos: Academic Press
Philips, A. A. B. (1997) Usool at-Tafseer, Kuala Lumpur: Noordeen
Quadri, Y.A. et al (1990) Al-Iziyyah for the English Audience, Ijebu Ode: Shebiotiuom Publication
Rahim, A. (1992) Islamic History, Lagos: IPB
Sambo, M.B. et al (1984) Islamic Religious Knowledge for WASC Book 1, Lagos: IPB
Sambo, M.B. et al (1984) Islamic Religious Knowledge for WASC Book 3, Lagos: IPB
Trimingham, J.S. (1993) A History of Islam in West Africa, Oxford, OUP
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- Master Qur’anic Teachings, Hadith, and Fiqh
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DETAILED 2025/2026 ISLAMIC JAMB SYLLABUS
The syllabus is divided into Four parts
PART 1: THE QUR’ĀN AND HADĪTH
PART II: TAWHĪD AND FIQH
PART III: ISLAMIC HISTORY AND CIVILIZATION
TOPICS:
PART 1: THE QUR’ĀN AND HADĪTH
1. Revelation of the Glorious Qur’ān
(i) Visits of the Prophet (SAW) to Cave
Hira
(ii) His reaction to the first revelation
and its importance
(iii) Different modes of revelation
(Q.42:51): inspiration behind the
veil, through an angel, etc.
(iv) Piecemeal revelation (Q.17:106)
(Q.25:32)
(v) Names and attributes of the Qur’an
1b. Preservation of the Glorious Qur’ān
(i) Recording, compilation and
standardization of the Qur’ān
(ii) Differences between Makkah and
Madinan suwar
(iii) The role played by the Companions
of the Prophet (SAW) on the collection
and compilation of the Qur’ān.
1b. Preservation of the Glorious Qur’ān
(i) Recording, compilation and
standardization of the Qur’ān
(ii) Differences between Makkah and
Madinan suwar
(iii) The role played by the Companions
of the Prophet (SAW) on the collection
and compilation of the Qur’ān.
1d. Divine authenticity of the Glorious Qur’ān
(i) Proof of the Divine authenticity of the
Glorious Qur’ān (Q.4:82) (Q.41:42)
(ii) Uniqueness of the Glorious
Qur’ān (Q.39:27) (Q.17:88)
(Q.75:16-19)
(iii) Divine preservation of the Glorious Qur’ān
(Q.15:9)
2. Tafsīr
(i) Historical development of Tafsīr
(ii) Importance of Tafsīr
(iii) Types of Tafsir
3. Introduction to Tajwīd (Theory and Practice
4. Study of the Arabic text of the following
suwar/ayats with tajwīd
(a) al-Fātihah (Q.1)
(b) al –
cĀdiyāt (Q.100)
(c) al –Qari’
cah (Q.101)
(d) at -Takāthur (Q.102)
(e) al –
cAsr ((Q.103)
(f) al -Humazah (Q.104)
(g) al -Mā
c
ūn ((Q.107
(h) al -Kawthar (Q.108)
5. Study of the Arabic text of the following
suwar/ayats with tajwīd
(a) al-A
c
alā (Q.87)
(b) ad-Duhā (Q.93)
(c) al-Inshirah (Q.94)
(d) at-Tīn (Q.95)
(e) alcAlaq (Q.96)
(f) al-Qadr (Q.97)
(g) al-Bayyinah (Q.98)
(h) al-Zalzalah (Q.99)
(i) Ayatul-Kursiyy (Q.2:255)
(j) Āmanar-Rasūl (Q.2:285-6)
(k) Laqad jāakum (Q.9:128-129)
6. Hadīth
(a) History of Hadīth literature –
Collection of Hadīth from the time of
the Prophet(SAW) to the period of the six
authentic collectors of Hadīth
(b) Authentication of Hadīth
(i) Isnād (Asma’ur-rijāl)
(ii) Matn
(iii) Classification of Hadīth into Sahīh
Hassan and Dac
īf
(c) The relationship between Hadīth and the
Glorious Qur’ān
(i) The importance of Hadīth
(ii) The similarities and differences
between Hadīth and the Glorious
Qur’ān
(d) The six sound collectors of Hadīth –
biographies and their works.
(e) Muwatta and its author – The biography
of Imam Malik and the study of his
book
(f) The study of the Arabic texts of the
following ahādīth from an-Nawāwi’s
collection: 1,3,5,6,7,9,10,11,12,13,15,16,
18,19,21, 22,25,27,34, and 41
7. Moral lessons in the Glorious Qur’ān and Hadīth
(a) General moral lessons contained in the
admonition of Sage Luqman to his son
(Q.31:12-18).
(b) Goodness to parents (Q.17:23-24)
(c) Honesty (Q.2:42)(Q.61:2-3)
(d) Prohibition of bribery and corruption
(Q:2:188), alcohol and gambling
(Q.2:219) (Q.5:90-91), stealing and fraud
(Q.5:41) (83:1-5), smoking, drug abuse
and other intoxicants (Q.2:172-173, 195
and 219) (Q.4:43) (Q.5:3) (Q.6:118-121)
arrogance (Q.31:18-19) and extravagance
(Q.17:26-27) (Q.31:18-19)
(e) Dignity of labour (Q.62:10) (Q.78:11)
Hadīth from Bukhari and Ibn Majah:
“that one of you takes his rope…….”
“never has anyone of you eaten……”
(f) Behaviour and modesty in dressing
(Q.24:27-31) (Q.33:59)
(g) Adultery and fornication (Q.17:32)
(Q.24:2), homosexuality (Q.11:77-83)
and obscenity (Q:4:14-15) Hadīth – “No
one of you should meet a woman
privately …… “Bukhari
(h) Leadership (Q.2:124) and justice (Q.4:58
and 135) (Q.5:9) Hadīth – ‘take care
everyone of you is a governor …..
concerning his subjects” (al-Bukhari and
others)
(i) Trust and obligations (Q:4:58) (Q.5:1)
and promises (Q.16:91) Hadīth ‘he has
(really) no faith …. Not fulfilled his
promise” (Baihaqi)
(j) Piety (Taqwa) (Q:2:177) (Q.3:102)
(Q.49:13) Hadīth 18 and 35 of an Nawāwī
(k) Tolerance, perseverance and patience
(Q.2:153-157) (Q.3:200) (Q.103:3)
Hadīth 16 of an-Nawāwī
(l) Unity and brotherhood (Q.3:103)
(Q.8:46) (Q.49:10) Hadīth 35 of anNawawi
(m) Enjoining what is good and forbidding
what is wrong (Q.3:104 and 110)
(Q.16:90) Hādīth 25 and 34 of an Nawāwī
8. PART II: TAWHĪD AND FIQH
(a) Faith
(i) Tawhīd
Its importance and lessons
(b) Kalimatush-Shahadah
(i) Its meaning and importance
(ii) The Oneness of Allah as contained in the
following verses: (Q.3:18) Q.2:255)
(Q.112:1-4)
(iii) The servanthood and messengership of
the Prophet Muhammad (SAW) as
contained in the following verses
(Q.3:144) (Q.18:110) (Q.48:29) and
(Q.34:28)
(iv) Universality of his message (Q.7:158)
(Q.34:28)
(v) Finality of his Prophethood (Q.33:40)
(c) Shirk
(i) Beliefs which are incompatible with
the Islamic principles of Tawhīd:
– Worship of Idols (Q.4:48)
(Q.22:31)
– Ancestral worship (Q.4:48 and 116) (Q.21:66-67)
– Trinity (Q.4:171) (Q.5:76) (Q.112:1-4)
– Atheism (Q.45:24) (Q.72:6) (Q.79:17-22)
d) General practices which are
incompatible with Islamic principles of
Tawhīd:
– Superstition (Q.25:43) (Q.72:6)
– Fortune-telling (Q.15:16-18)
(Q.37:6-10)
– Magic and witchcraft
(Q.2:102) (Q.20:69) and 73)
(Q.26:46)
– Cult worship (Q.17:23)
(Q.4:48)
– Innovation (Bid’ah) (Q.4:116)
and Hadīth 5 and 28 of an-
Nawāwī
9. Articles of faith
(a) Belief in Allah
(i) Existence of Allah (Q.2:255)
(Q.52:35-36)
(ii) Attributes of Allah (Q.59:22-24)
(iii) The works of Allah (Q.27:59:64)
(b) Belief in Allah’s angels (Q.2:177 and 285)
(Q.8:50) (Q.16:2)
(c) His books (Q.2:253) and 285) (Q.3:3)
(d) His Prophets: Ulul-azmi (Q.4:163-164)
(e) The Last Day: Yawm-al-Bac
th
(Q.23:15-16) (Q.70:4)
(f) Destiny: distinction between Qada and Qadar
(Q.2:117) (Q.16:40) (Q.36:82)
10. Ibadat and their types
(a) Good deeds (Q.3:134) (Q.6:160) (Q.2:177)
(Q.31:8) (Q.103:1-3) 26th Hadīth of anNawāwī
(b) Taharah, its types and importance (alistinja’/istijmar, alwudu’, at-tayammum and
al-ghusl (Q.2:222) (Q.5:7) Hadīth 10 and 23
of an-Nawāwī.
(c) Salah
(i) Importance: (Q.2:45) (Q.20:132)
(Q.29:45) and Hadīth 23rd of anNawāwī
(ii) Description and types of salah
(iii) Things that vitiate salah
(d) Zakah
(i) Its types and importance (zakatul-fitr,
zakatul mal, al-an-am and al-harth
(Q.2:267) (Q.9:103) 3rd Hadīth of anNawāwī
(ii) Collection and disbursement (Q.9:60)
(iii) Difference between Zakah and
sadaqah
(e) Sawm
(i) Its types and importance (fard, sunnah,
qada and kaffarah) (Q.2:183-185) 3rd
Hadīth of an-Nawāwī
(ii) People exempted from sawm
(iii) Things that vitiate sawm
f) Hajj
(i) Its importance (Q.2:158 and 197)
(Q.3:97) (Q.22:27-28)
(ii) Type (Ifrad, Qirān and Tamattuc
)
(iii) Essentials of Hajj (Arkan al Hajj)
(iv) Conditions for the performance of Hajj
(v) Differences between Hajj and Umrah
(g) Jihad: Concept, kinds, manner and
Lessons (Q.2:190-193) (Q.22:39-40)
11. Family Matters
(a) Marriage
(i) Importance (Q.16:72) (Q.24:32)
(Q.30:20-21)
(ii) Prohibited categories (Q.2:221) (Q.4:22-
24)
(iii) Conditions for its validity (Q.4:4)
(Q.4:24-25)
(iv) Rights and duties of husbands and
wives (Q.4:34-35) (Q.20:132) (Q.65:6-
7)
(v) Polygamy (Q.4:3 and 129)
(b) Idrar ill-treatment of wife (Q. 65:1-3)
(c) Divorce
(i) Attitude of Islam to divorce (Q.2:228)
(Q.4:34-35) Hadīth “of all things
lawful … most hateful to Allah..” (Abu
Daud 15:3)
(ii) Kinds (Talaq, Khul;, Faskh, Mubara’ah
and Licān) (Q.2:229-230) (Q.24:6-9)
(iii) Iddah, kinds, duration and importance
(Q.2:228 and 234)
(iv) Prohibited forms of dissolution of
marriage. (Ila and Zihar) (Q.2:226-
227) (Q.58:2-4)
(v) Custody of children (Hadanah)
(d) Inheritance
(i) Its importance
(ii) Heirs and their shares (Q.4:7-8, 11-12
and 176)
12. Sources and Schools of Law
(i) The four major sources (the Qur’ān,
Sunnah, Ijmac
and Qiyās)
(ii) The four Sunni Schools of law and
their founders.
13. Islamic Economic System
(i) Islamic attitude to Riba (Q.2:275-280)
(Q.3:130) (Q.4:161) Hadīth 6
th of an Nawāwī
(ii) At-tatfif (Q.83:1-6)
(iii) Hoarding (ihtikar) (Q.9:34)
(iv) Islamic sources of revenue: Zakah,
Jizyah, Kharaj and Ghanimah
(v) Baitul-mal as an institution of socioeconomic welfare
(vi) Difference between the Islamic
economic system and the Western
economic system
14. Islamic Political System
(i) Allah as the Sovereign (Q.3:26-27)
(ii) The concept of Shurah (consultation)
(Q.3:159( (Q.42:38)
(iii) The concept of Adalah (justice)
(Q.5.9) (Q.4:58 and 135) and
Mas’uliyah (accountability)(Q.17:36)
(Q..102:8)
(iv) The rights of non-Muslims in an
Islamic state (Q.2:256) (Q.6:108)
(v) Differences between the Islamic
political system and the Western
political system.
PART III: ISLAMIC HISTORY AND CIVILIZATION
15. Pre-Islamic Arabia (Jahiliyyah)
(i) Jahiliyyah practices: idol worship,
infancticide, polyandry, gambling,
usury, etc.
(ii) Islamic reforms
16. The Life of Prophet Muhammad (SAW)
(i) His birth and early life
(ii) His call to Prophethood
(iii) His Dacwah in Makkah and Madinah
(iv) The Hjrah
(v) His administration of the Ummah in
Madinah
(vi) The battles of Badr, Uhud and
Khandaq: causes and effects
(vii) The Treaty of al-Hudaibiyyah and the
conquest of Makkah
(viii) Hijjatul-wada (the farewell
pilgrimage) sermon, and lessons.
(ix) Qualities of Muhammad (SAW) and
lessons learnt from them
17. The Rightly Guided Caliphs (al-Khulafa’u
rashidun) – the lives and contributions of the four
Rightly Guided Caliphs
18. Early contact of Islam with Africa
(i) Hijrah to Abyssinia
(ii) The spread of Islam to Egypt
(iii) The role of traders, teachers, preachers,
Murabitun, Sufi orders and
Mujaddidun to the spread of Islam in
West Africa.
19. The Impact of Islam in West Africa
(i) The influence of Islam on the sociopolitical life of some West African
Empires: Ghana, Mali, Songhai and
Borno
(ii) The impact of Islam on the economic
life of some West African states:
Timbuktu, Kano and Borno
20. Contributions of Islam to Education
(i) The aims and objectives of Islamic
Education
(ii) The Glorious Qur’ān and Hadīth on
Education (Q.96:1-5) (Q.39:9)
(i) “The search for knowledge is obligatory
on every Muslim” (Ibn Majah)
(ii) “Seek knowledge from the cradle to the
grave”
(iii) “The words of wisdom are a lost
property of the believer … a better
right to it…. “ (Tirmidhi)
(iii) Intellectual activities of Islam in West
Africa (development of writtenhistory in Arabic and the establishment of Sankore University)
(iv) Intellectual activities of Ahmad Baba
of Timbuktu, Sheikh al-Maghili,
Sheikh Usman Danfodio, Sultan
Muhammad Bello and Ibn Battuta
(vi) Islamic Education Institutions: House
of Wisdom in Baghdad, al-Azhar
University in Cairo and Nizamiyyah
University in Baghdad.
(vi) The lives and contributions of Ibn Sina,
Al-Ghazali, Ibn Rushd, ar-Razi and
Ibn Khaldun to education.
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