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JAMB Islamic Studies syllabus

The JAMB Islamic Studies syllabus has 26 examinable topics, listed alphabetically in full below. This is the same breakdown Handbook uses to track which topics you have mastered and which are still costing you marks.

All 26 topics on the JAMB Islamic Studies syllabus

  1. 01Articles of Faith
  2. 02Contributions of Islam to Education
  3. 03Divine authenticity of the Glorious Qur’ān
  4. 04Early contact of Islam with Africa
  5. 05Family Matters
  6. 06Hadīth
  7. 07Ibādāt and their types
  8. 08Importance of the Glorious Qur’ān
  9. 09Introduction to Tajwīd (Theory and Practice)
  10. 10Islamic Economic System
  11. 11Islamic Political System
  12. 12Kalimatush-Shahādah
  13. 13Moral lessons in the Glorious Qur’ān and Hadīth
  14. 14Pre-Islamic Arabia (Jahiliyyah)
  15. 15Preservation of the Glorious Qur’ān
  16. 16Revelation of the Glorious Qur’ān
  17. 17Shirk and incompatible practices
  18. 18Sources and Schools of Law
  19. 19Study of selected Arabic texts of Suwar/Ayats with Tajwīd (Short Suwar)
  20. 20Study of selected longer Arabic texts of Suwar/Ayats with Tajwīd
  21. 21Suwar
  22. 22Tafsīr
  23. 23Tawhīd and its importance
  24. 24The Impact of Islam in West Africa
  25. 25The Life of Prophet Muhammad (SAW)
  26. 26The Rightly Guided Caliphs (al-Khulafā'u ar-Rāshidūn)

Frequently asked questions

How many topics are on the JAMB Islamic Studies syllabus?
26 topics. All of them are listed on this page.
What is the first topic on the JAMB Islamic Studies syllabus?
Listed alphabetically, the syllabus begins with Articles of Faith. All 26 topics appear above.
Is the JAMB Islamic Studies syllabus free to view on Handbook?
Yes. The full topic list is free to read with no account. A Handbook subscription adds timed practice questions and topic-level progress tracking against the same syllabus.

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