JAMB Islamic Studies syllabus
The JAMB Islamic Studies syllabus has 20 examinable topics, listed 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 20 topics on the JAMB Islamic Studies syllabus
- 01Articles of Faith
- 02Contributions of Islam to Education
- 03Family Matters
- 04Hadīth
- 05Ibādāt and their types
- 06Importance of the Glorious Qur’ān
- 07Islamic Economic System
- 08Islamic Political System
- 09Kalimatush-Shahādah
- 10Moral lessons in the Glorious Qur’ān and Hadīth
- 11Pre-Islamic Arabia (Jahiliyyah)
- 12Preservation of the Glorious Qur’ān
- 13Revelation of the Glorious Qur’ān
- 14Shirk and incompatible practices
- 15Sources and Schools of Law
- 16Study of selected Arabic texts of Suwar/Ayats with Tajwīd (Short Suwar)
- 17Tawhīd and its importance
- 18The Impact of Islam in West Africa
- 19The Life of Prophet Muhammad (SAW)
- 20The Rightly Guided Caliphs (al-Khulafā'u ar-Rāshidūn)
Frequently asked questions
- How many topics are on the JAMB Islamic Studies syllabus?
- 20 topics. All of them are listed on this page.
- What is the first topic on the JAMB Islamic Studies syllabus?
- The syllabus opens with Articles of Faith. The full ordered list of all 20 topics appears 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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