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JAMB Islamic Religious Studies: topics to study

15 topics in 5 sections. In JAMB UTME, each subject is a multiple-choice paper written on a computer: 60 questions for Use of English and 40 for each other subject, all in one sitting.

How to study Islamic Religious Studies for JAMB

IRS covers the Qur'an, Hadith, Fiqh and Islamic history. Learn the meanings and lessons of the set surahs and ahadith, and the key dates and figures in history.

JAMB Islamic Religious Studies topics

  1. 1.Qur'an

    • Revelation and compilation of the Qur'an
    • Selected surahs: meaning and lessons
    • Tafsir (exegesis)
  2. 2.Hadith

    • Hadith literature and classification
    • Selected ahadith and their lessons
  3. 3.Tawhid and Fiqh

    • Tawhid and articles of faith
    • Ibadat: taharah, salat, zakat, sawm, hajj
    • Mu'amalat: marriage, inheritance, trade
    • Sources of Shari'ah
  4. 4.Moral Teachings

    • Islamic morals and etiquette
    • Rights and duties in Islam
  5. 5.Islamic History

    • Life of Prophet Muhammad (SAW)
    • The rightly guided caliphs
    • Spread of Islam in West Africa and Nigeria
    • Islamic scholars and jihad movements

This outline follows the structure of the official syllabus. Check the current Islamic Religious Studies syllabus on the JAMB website for this year's exact list and any set texts.

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