If you are a student preparing to take the 2024 JAMB exam, then you should have the updated JAMB Syllabus for Islamic Religious Studies this year. Having this will give you an edge/advantage in the coming exam as it will serve as a guide to your study.
It’s not enough to just study, you need to study the right materials and the right topics for the said subject; in this case, Islamic Religious Studies.
The JAMB Islamic Religious Studies syllabus also contains objectives for each topic mentioned. These objectives are what you must know for every topic you study.
With that being said, let’s get to it.
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JAMB Syllabus for Islamic Religious Studies (IRS) Exam
Islamic History and Civilization
- Contributions of Islam to Education
- Early Contact of Islam with Africa
- Pre-Islamic Arabia (Jahiliyyah)
- The Impact of Islam in West Africa
- The Life of Prophet Muhammad (Saw)
- The Rightly Guided Caliphs (Al-Khulafaâ’u Rashidun)
Tawhid and Fiqh
- Article of Faith
- Divorce
- Faith
- Family Matters
- General Practices Which Are Incompatible with Islamic Principles of Tawhid
- Hajj
- Ibadat and Their Types
- Inheritance
- Islamic Economic System
- Islamic Political System
- Jihad: Concept, Kinds, Manner and Lessons (Q.2:190-193) (Q.22:39-40)
- Kalimatush-Shahadah
- Salah
- Sawm
- Shirk
- Sources and Schools of Law Zakah
The Qurâ’an and Hadith
- Hadith
- Study of The Arabic Text of the Following Suwar/Ayats with Tajwid
- Importance of The Glorious Qur’an
- Introduction to Tajwid (Theory and Practice)
- Muwatta and Its Author
- Preservation of The Glorious Qurâ’an
- Proof of The Divine Authenticity of the Glorious Qurâ’an (Q.4:82) (Q.41:42)
- Revelation of The Glorious Qurâ’an
- Study of The Arabic Text of the Following Suwar/Ayats with Tajwid
- Tafsir
- The Relationship Between Hadith and The Glorious Qurâ’an
- The Six Sound Collectors of Hadith- Biography and Their Works
- The Study of the Arabic Texts of the Following Ahadith from An-Nawawiâ’s Collection: 1,3,5,6,7,9,10,11,12,13,15,16, 18,19,21, 22,25,27,34, And 41
- Adultery and Fornication (Q.17:32) (Q.24:2), Homosexuality (Q.11:77-78) And Obscenity (Q:4:14-15)
- Behaviour and Modesty in Dressing (Q.24:27-31) (Q.33:59)
- Dignity of Labour (Q.62:10) (Q.78:11)
- Enjoining What Is Good and Forbidding What Is Wrong (Q.3:104 And 110) (Q.16:90) Hadith 25 And 34 Of An Nawawi
- General Moral Lessons Contained in The Admonition of Sage Lugman to His Son (Q.31:18-20)
- Goodness to Parents (Q.17:23-24)
- Honesty (Q.2:42) (Q.61:2-3)
- Leadership (Q.2:124) And Justice (Q.4:58 And 135) (Q.5:9)
- Piety (Tagwa) (Q:2:177) (Q.3:102) (Q.49:13) Hadith 18 And 35 Of An Nawawi
- Prohibition of Bribery and Corruption(Q:2:188)
- Tolerance, Perseverance and Patience (Q.2:153-157) (Q.3:200) (Q.103:3) Hadith 16 Of An-Nawawi
- Trust and Obligation (Q:4:58) (Q.5:1) And Promises (Q.16:91)
- Unity and Brotherhood (Q.3:103) (Q.8:46) (Q.49:10) Hadith 35 Of An-Nawawi
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JAMB Recommended Textbooks for Islamic Religious Studies (IRS) Exam 2024/2025
- 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 QurÂ’an Text: Translation and Commentary Leicester: The Islamic Foundation.
- Ali, M.M. (Undated) 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 tajwidil QurÂ’an Cairo: Shirkatul-Qudus.
- Opeloye, M.O. (1996) A Dictionary of Peoples and Places in the QurÂ’an, 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: Shebiotiom 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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In Summary
There you have it, the updated JAMB Syllabus for Islamic Religious Studies Exam 2024, and the recommended textbooks you should read to help you pass the exam.
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