Islamic Religious Studies revision notes

WAEC and JAMB · SS2 and SS3 · 8 topics

Every topic below is written for the WAEC and JAMB syllabus: what you need to know, the key terms, a worked example with the steps shown, and the mistake that costs candidates the mark.

• The Qur'an: Revelation and Compilation The Qur'an is the first source of Islamic law and belief, and WAEC expects you to know how it came down, how…
• Selected Surahs and Their Teachings These six short surahs are set because they contain the core of Islamic belief and conduct in a few lines…
• Hadith and Sunnah The Hadith is the second source of Islamic law after the Qur'an, and without it the details of prayer, zakat…
• Prophet Muhammad in Makkah The Makkan period covers the Prophet's birth, his call, thirteen years of patient preaching under…
• Prophet Muhammad in Madinah In Madinah the Muslim community became a state, with a mosque, a constitution, treaties and an army, and the…
• The Five Pillars and Six Articles of Faith The five pillars are the framework of Muslim practice and the six articles are the framework of Muslim…
• Tawhid, Worship and Moral Conduct Tawhid is the foundation of everything else in Islam, and the conduct required of a Muslim flows directly…
• Sources of Shari'ah and Family Law Shari'ah is the body of guidance that governs a Muslim's relationship with Allah and with other people, and…