Syllabus content and objectives
Official JAMB Islamic Religious Studies outline · Part II: Tawhīd and Fiqh
Content
a. Good deeds (Q.3:134; Q.6:160; Q.2:177; Q.31:8; Q.103:1-3; 26th Hadīth of an-Nawāwī)
Objective
Identify what constitutes acts of ibadah.
Content
b. Taharah: its types and importance (al-istinja’/istijmar, al-wudu’, at-tayammum and al-ghusl) (Q.2:222; Q.5:7; Hadīth 10 and 23 of an-Nawāwī)
Objective
Distinguish between the different types of taharah.
Content
c. Salah: importance (Q.2:45; Q.20:132; Q.29:45; 23rd Hadīth of an-Nawāwī)
Objective
Assess the importance of salah in a Muslim’s life.
Content
d. Salah: description and types
Objective
Analyse the different types of salah.
Content
e. Salah: things that vitiate salah
Objective
Identify things that vitiate salah.
Content
f. Zakah: types and importance (zakatul-fitr, zakatul-mal, al-an‘am and al-harth) (Q.2:267; Q.9:103; 3rd Hadīth of an-Nawāwī)
Objective
Differentiate between the various types of zakah and identify when they are given.
Content
g. Zakah: collection and disbursement (Q.9:60)
Objective
Explain how to collect and distribute zakah.
Content
h. Difference between zakah and sadaqah
Objective
Distinguish between zakah and sadaqah.
Content
i. Sawm: types and importance (fard, sunnah, qada and kaffarah) (Q.2:183-185; 3rd Hadīth of an-Nawāwī)
Objective
Compare the various types of sawm.
Content
j. Sawm: people exempted from fasting
Objective
List the people who are exempted from fasting.
Content
k. Sawm: things that vitiate fasting
Objective
Explain things that vitiate fasting.
Content
l. Hajj: importance (Q.2:158, 197; Q.3:97; Q.22:27-28)
Objective
Examine the importance of Hajj.
Content
m. Hajj: types (Ifrad, Qiran and Tamattu‘)
Objective
Differentiate between the types of Hajj.
Content
n. Hajj: essentials (Arkan al-Hajj)
Objective
Explain the essentials of Hajj.
Content
o. Hajj: conditions for performance
Objective
Evaluate the conditions for the performance of Hajj.
Content
p. Differences between Hajj and Umrah
Objective
Differentiate between Hajj and Umrah.
Content
q. Jihad: concept, kinds, manner and lessons (Q.2:190-193; Q.22:39-40)
Objective
Examine the concept and types of jihad and evaluate its manner and lessons.
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