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GENERAL OBJECTIVES:

The aim of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) syllabus in Islamic Studies is to prepare the candidates for the Board’s examination. It is designed to test their achievement of the course objectives, which are to:

1. master the Qur’an and Sunnah as foundations of Islamic and social life;

2. be familiar with Islamic heritage, culture and civilization;

3. be acquainted with the tradition of Islamic scholarship and intellectual discourse;

4. demonstrate knowledge of Islamic moral, spiritual, political and social values;

5. be prepared to face the challenges of life as good practising Muslims.

DETAILED SYLLABUS

PART 1: THE QUR’AN AND HADITH
TOPICS/CONTENTS/NOTES	OBJECTIVES, Candidates should be able to:
1. Revelation of the Glorious Qur’an (i) Visits of the Prophet (SAW) to Cave Hira (ii) His reaction to the first revelation and its importance (iii) Different modes of revelation (Q.42:51): inspiration behind the veil, through an angel, etc. (iv) Piecemeal revelation (Q.17:106) (Q.25:32)	(i) analyse the Prophet’s (SAW) visits to Cave Hira and the purpose; (ii) describe the Prophet’s reaction to the first revelation and its importance; (iii) differentiate between the modes of revelation; (iv) explain why the Glorious Qur’an was revealed piecemeal.
1b. Preservation of the Glorious Qur’an (i) Complete arrangement (ii) Differences between Makkah and Madinan suwar (iii) Recording, compilation and standardization of the Glorious Qur’an (iv) The role played by the Companions of the Prophet (SAW)	(i) identify the personalities involved in the arrangement of the Glorious Qur’an; (ii) differentiate between Makkan and Madinan suwar (iii) analyse how the Glorious Qur’an was recorded, compiled and standardized; (iv) evaluate the role played by the companions of the Prophet (SAW)
1c. Importance of the Glorious Qur’an as a source of guidance in spiritual, moral, economic, political and socio-cultural matters.	(i) examine the importance of the Glorious Qur’an.
1d. Proof of the Divine authenticity of the Glorious Qur’an (Q.4:82) (Q.41:42) (i) Uniqueness of the Glorious Qur’an (Q.39:27) (Q.17:88) (Q.75:16-19) (ii) Divine preservation of the Glorious Qur’an (Q.15:9)	(i) evaluate the proof of the divine authenticity of the Glorious Qur’an; (ii) evaluate the uniqueness of the Glorious Qur’an; (iii) examine the ways by which the Glorious Qur’an was preserved.
2. Tafsir (i) Historical development of Tafsir (ii) Importance of Tafsir (iii) Types of Tafsir	(i) trace the origin and sources of Tafsir; (ii) evaluate the importance of Tafsir (iii) compare the types of Tafsir.
3. Introduction to Tajwid (Theory and Practice	(i) examine the meaning and importance of Tajwid
4. Study of the Arabic text of the following suwar/ayats with tajwid (a) al-Fatihah (Q.1) (b) al -Adiyat (Q.100) (c) al -Qari’ah (Q.101) (d) at -Takathur (Q.102) (e) al -Asr (Q.103) (f) al -Humazah (Q.104) (g) al -Maun (Q.107) (h) al -Kawthar (Q.108) (i) al – Kafirun (Q. 109) (j) al- Nasr (Q. 110) (k) al -Masad ((Q.111) (l) al -Ikhlas (Q.112) (m) al -Falaq ((Q.113) (n) an-Nas (Q.114)	(i) recite with correct tajwid the Arabic texts of the suwar; (ii) translate the verses; (iii) deduce lessons from them; (iv) evaluate the teachings of the verses.
5. Study of the Arabic text of the following suwar/ayats with tajwid (a) al-A’ala (Q.87) (b) ad-Duha (Q.93) (c) al-Inshirah (Q.94) (d) at-Tin (Q.95) (e) al-Alaq (Q.96) (f) al-Qadr (Q.97) (g) al-Bayyinah (Q.98) (h) al-Zilzal (Q.99) (i) Ayatul-Kursiy (Q.2:255) (j) Amanar-Rasul (Q.2:285-6) (k) Laqad jaakun (Q.9:128-129)	(i) recite with correct tajwid the Arabic texts of the suwar; (ii) deduce lessons from them; (iii) evaluate their teachings;
6. Hadith (a) History of Hadith literature - Collection of Hadith from the time of the Prophet(SAW) to the period of the six authentic collectors of Hadith (b) Authentication of Hadith (i) Isnad (Asma’ur-rijal) (ii) Matn (iii) Classification of Hadith into Sahih Hassan and Da’if	(i) evaluate the history of Hadith from the time of the Prophet (SAW) to the period of six authentic collectors. (ii) analyse the Isnad; (iii) analyse the Matn; (iv) distinguish between Hadith Sahih, Hassan and da’if.
(c) The relationship between Hadith and the Glorious Qur’an (i) The importance of Hadith (ii) The similarities and differences between Hadith and the Glorious Qur’an	(i) examine the importance of Hadith; (ii) distinguish between Hadith and the Glorious Qur’an.
(d) The six sound collectors of Hadith – biographies and their works.	(i) evaluate their biographies and works
(e) Muwatta and its author – The biography of Imam Malik and the study of his book	(i) evaluate his biography; (ii) analyse his work.
(f) The study of the Arabic texts of the following ahadith from an-Nawawi’s collection: 1,3,5,6,7,9,10,11,12,13,15,16, 18,19,21, 22,25,27,34, and 41	(i) interpret the ahadith in Arabic (ii) apply them in their daily lives.
7. Moral lessons in the Glorious Qur’an and Hadith (a) General moral lessons contained in the admonition of Sage Luqman to his son (Q.31:18-20).	(i) use the teachings of the verses in their daily lives;
(b) Goodness to parents (Q.17:23-24)	(i) apply the teachings of the verses to their daily lives;
(c) Honesty (Q.2:42)(Q.61:2-3)	(i) demonstrate the teachings of the verses in their daily lives.
(d) Prohibition of bribery and corruption (Q:2:188), alcohol and gambling (Q.2:219) (Q.5:93-94), stealing and fraud (Q.5:41) (83:1-5), smoking, drug abuse and other intoxicants (Q.2:172- 173, 195 and 219) (Q.4:43) (Q.5:3) (Q.6:118-121) arrogance (Q.31:18-19) and extravagance (Q.17:26-27) (Q.31:18-19)
(e) Dignity of labour (Q.62:10) (Q.78:11) Hadith from Bukhari and Ibn Majah: “that one of you takes his rope…….” “never has anyone of you eaten……”.	(i) apply the teachings of the verses in their daily lives.
(f) Behaviour and modesty in dressing (Q.24:27-31) (Q.33:59)	(i) demonstrate the teachings of the verses in their daily lives.
(g) Adultery and fornication (Q.17:32) (Q.24:2), homosexuality (Q.11:77-78) and obscenity (Q:4:14-15) Hadith – “No one of you should meet a woman privately …… “Bukhari	(i) apply the teachings of the verses in their daily lives.
(h) Leadership (Q.2:124) and justice (Q.4:58 and 135) (Q.5:9) Hadith – ‘take care everyone of you is a governor ….. concerning his subjects” (al-Bukhari and others)	(i) apply the teachings of the verses and the al-Hadith to their daily lives.
(i) Trust and obligations (Q:4:58) (Q.5:1) and promises (Q.16:91) Hadith ‘he has (really) no faith …. Not fulfilled his promise” (Baihaqi)	(i) demonstrate the teachings of the verses and the Hadith in their daily lives.
(j) Piety (Taqwa) (Q:2:177) (Q.3:102) (Q.49:13) Hadith 18 and 35 of an Nawawi	(i) apply the teachings of the verses and the ahadith in their daily lives.
(k) Tolerance, perseverance and patience (Q.2:153-157) (Q.3:200) (Q.103:3) Hadith 16 of an-Nawawi	(i) Interpret the teachings of the verses and the Hadith in their daily lives.
(l) Unity and brotherhood (Q.3:103) (Q.8:46) (Q.49:10) Hadith 35 of an- Nawawi	(i) demonstrate the teachings of the verses and the Hadith in their daily lives.
(m) Enjoining what is good and forbidding what is wrong (Q.3:104 and 110) (Q.16:90) Hadith 25 and 34 of an Nawawi	(i) apply the teachings of the verses and the ahadith in their daily lives.
PART II: TAWHID AND FIQH
TOPICS/CONTENTS/NOTES	OBJECTIVES, Candidates should be able to:
(a) Faith (i) Tawhid Its importance and lessons	(i) analyse the concepts of Tawhid
(b) Kalimatush-Shahadah (i) Its meaning and importance (ii) The Oneness of Allah as contained in the following verses: (Q.3:19) Q.2:255) (Q.112:1-4)	(i) evaluate the significance of kalimatushshahadah; (ii) identify the verses dealing with the Oneness of Allah.
(iii) The servanthood and messengership of the Prophet Muhammad (SAW) as contained in the following verses (Q.3:144) (Q.18:110) (Q.48:29) and (Q.34:28)	(i) determine the significance of the servanthood of the Prophet Muhammad (SAW);
(iv) Universality of his message (Q.7:158) (Q.34:28)	(i) evaluate the significance of the universality of Prophet Muhammad’s message;
(v) Finality of his Prophethood (Q.33:40)	(i) examine the significance of the finality of the Prophethood of Muhammad (SAW).
(c) Shirk (i) Beliefs which are incompatible with the Islamic principles of Tawhid: - Worship of Idols (Q.4:48) (Q.22:31) - Ancestral worship (Q.4:48 and 116) (Q.21:66-67) - Trinity (Q.4:171) (Q.5:76) (Q.112:1-4) - Atheism (Q.45:24) (Q.72:6) (Q.79:17-22)	(i) determine what actions and beliefs constitute shirk; (ii) Determine the implications beliefs and actions of shirk; (iii) avoid such actions.
(d) General practices which are incompatible with Islamic principles of Tawhid: - Superstition (Q.25:43) (Q.72:6) - Fortune-telling (Q.15:16-18) (Q.37:6-10) - Magic and witchcraft (Q.2:102) (Q.20:69) and 73) (Q.26:46) - Cult worship (Q.17:23) (Q.4:48) - Innovation (Bid’ah) (Q.4:116) and Hadith 5 and 28 of an- Nawawi	(i) identify those practices that are incompatible with the Islamic principles of Tawhid; (ii) determine those practice that are incompatible with Tawhid; (iii) shun off those actions; (iv) demonstrate the teachings of the verses and the ahadith in their daily lives.
9. Article of faith (a) Belief in Allah (i) Existence of Allah (Q.2:255) (Q.52:35-36) (ii) Attributes of Allah (Q.59:22-24) (iii) The works of Allah (Q.27:59:64) (b) Belief in Allah’s angels (Q.2:177 and 285) (Q.8:50) (Q.16:2) (c) His books (Q.2:253) and 285) (Q.3:3) (d) His Prophets: Ulul-azmi (Q.4:163-164) (e) The Last Day: Yawm-al-Ba’th (Q.23:15-16) (Q.70:4) (f) Destiny: distinction between Qada and Qadar (Q.2:117) (Q.16:40) (Q.36:82)	(i) examine the significance of the article of faith; (ii) examine the attributes of Allah; (iii) examine the works of Allah; (iv) examine the belief in Allah’s books; (v) identify the verses on Allah’s books; (vi) identify the belief in the Prophets of Allah and its significance; (vii) analyse the belief in the Last Day and its significance; (viii) evaluate the belief in destiny and its significance.
10. Ibadat and their types (a) Good deeds (Q.3:134) (Q.6:160) (Q.2:177) (Q.31:8) (Q.103:1-3) 26th Hadith of an-Nawawi	(i) determine what constitutes acts of ibadah;
(b) Taharah, its types and importance (alistinja’/ istijmar, alwudu’, at-tayammum and al-ghusl (Q.2:222) (Q.5:7) Hadith 10 and 23 of an-Nawawi.	(ii) distinguish between the different types of taharah;
(c) Salah (i) Importance: (Q.2:45) (Q.20:132) (Q.29:45) and Hadith 23rd of an-Nawawi (ii) Description and types of salah (iii) Things that vitiate salah	(i) assess the importance of salah to a Muslim’s life; (ii) analyse different types of salah; (iii) identify things that vitiate salah.
(d) Zakah (i) Its types and importance (zakatul-fitr, zakatul mal, al-an-am and al-harth (Q.2:267) (Q.9:103) 3rd Hadith of an-Nawawi (ii) Collection and disbursement (Q.9:60) (iii) Difference between Zakah and sadaqah	(i) differentiate between the various types of zakkah and the time of giving them out; (ii) determine how to collect and distribute zakah; (iii) distinguish between zakah and sadaqah.
(e) Sawm (i) Its types and importance (fard, sunnah, qada and kaffarah) (Q.2:183-185) 3rd Hadith of an-Nawawi (ii) People exempted from sawm (iii) Things that vitiate sawm	(i) compare the various types of sawm; (ii) determine the people who are exempted from fasting; (iii) determine things that vitiate fasting.
(f) Hajj (i) Its importance (Q.2:158 and 197) (Q.3:97) (Q.22:27-28) (ii) Type (Ifrad, Qiran and Tamattu) (iii) Essentials of Hajj (Arkan al Hajj) (v) Conditions for the performance of Hajj (iv) Differences between Hajj and Umrah	(i) examine the importance of Hajj; (ii) differentiate between the types of Hajj; (iii) determine the essentials of Hajj; (iv) evaluate the conditions for performance of Hajj; (v) differentiate between Hajj and Umrah.
(g) Jihad: Concept, kinds, manner and Lessons (Q.2:190-193) (Q.22:39-40)	(i) examine the concepts of jihad and its type; (ii) evaluate the manner of carrying out jihad and its lessons.
11. Family Matters (a) Marriage (i) Importance (Q.16:72) (Q.24:32) (Q.30:20-21) (ii) Prohibited categories (Q.2:221) (Q.4:22-24) (iii) Conditions for its validity (Q.4:4) (Q.4:24-25) (iv) Rights and duties of husbands and wives (Q.4:34-35) (Q.20:132) (Q.65:6-7) (v) Polygamy (Q.4:3 and 129) (b) Idrar ill-treatment of wife (Q. 65:1-3)	(i) analyse the importance of marriage; (ii) determine the category of women prohibited to a man to marry; (iii) examine the conditions for validity of marriage; (iv) determine the rights and duties of the spouse; (v) evaluate polygamy and its significance. (iv) examine the ill-treatment of wife in marriage
(c) Divorce (i) Attitude of Islamic to divorce (Q.2:228) (Q.4:34-35) Hadith “of all things lawful … most hateful to Allah..” (Abu Daud 15:3) (ii) Kinds (Talaq, Khul;, Faskh, Mubara’ah and Lian) (Q.2:229-230) (Q.24:6-9)	(i) analyse the attitude of Islam to divorce. (ii) examine the different types of divorce; (iii) differentiate between the various kinds of iddah;
(iii) Iddah, kinds, duration and importance (Q.2:228 and 234)	(i) analyse its duration and significance.
(iv) Prohibited forms of dissolution of marriage. (Ila and Zihar) (Q.2:226- 227) (Q.58:2-4)	(i) determine the prohibited forms of ending marriage.
(v) Custody of children (Hadanah)	(i) determine who has the right to custody of children.
(d) Inheritance (i) Its importance (ii) Heirs and their shares (Q.4:7-8, 11-12 and 176)	(i) evaluate the significance of inheritance. (ii) identify the categories of the Qur’anic heirs; (iii) determine the share of each heir;
12. Sources and Schools of Law (i) The four major sources (the Qur’an, Sunnah, Ijma and Qiyas) (ii) The four Sunni Schools of law	(i) analyse the four major sources of Islamic law; (ii) examine the biography of the sunni schools of law; (iii) examine their contributions.
13. Islamic Economic System (i) Islamic attitude to Riba (Q.2:275- 280) (Q.3:130) (Q.4:161) Hadith 6th of an-Nawawi (ii) At-tatfif (Q.83:1-6) (iii) Hoarding (ihtikar) (Q.9:34) (iv) Islamic sources of revenue: Zakah, Jizyah, Kharaj and Ghanimah (v) Baitul-mal as an institution of socioeconomic welfare (vi) Difference between the Islamic economic system and the Western economic system	(i) analyse Islamic attitude to Riba; (ii) relate at-tatfif and its negative consequences; (iii) examine ihtikar and its implications on society. (iv) identify the sources of revenue in Islam; (v) evaluate the disbursement of the revenue. (vi) determine the uses of baitul-mal in the Ummah. (vii) differentiate between the Islamic and Western economic systems.
14. Islamic Political System (i) Allah as the Sovereign (Q.3:26-27) (ii) The concept of Shurah (consultation) (Q.3:159( (Q.42:38) (iii) The concept of Adalah (justice) (Q.5.9) (Q.17:13-14 and 36) and Mas’uliyah (accountability) (Q.4:58) (Q..102:8) (iv) The rights of non-Muslims in an Islamic state (Q.2:256) (Q.6:108) (v) Differences between the Islamic political system and the Western political system.	(i) analyse the concept of Allah’s sovereignity; (ii) examine the concept of shurah in Islam; (iii) evaluate the concept of justice and accountability; (iv) examine the rights of non-Muslims in an Islamic state; (v) differentiate between the Islamic and Western political systems.
PART III: ISLAMIC HISTORY AND CIVILIZATION
TOPICS/CONTENTS/NOTES	OBJECTIVES, Candidates should be able to:
15. Pre-Islamic Arabia (Jahiliyyah) (i) Jahiliyyah practices: idol worship, infancticide, polyandry, gambling, usury, etc. (ii) Islamic reforms	(i) distinguish the different types of practices common to the Arabs of al-Jahiliyyah; (ii) trace the reforms brought about by Islam to the Jahiliyyah practices.
16. The Life of Prophet Muhammad (SAW) (i) His birth and early life (ii) His call to Prophethood (iii) Da’wah in Makkah and Madinah (iv) The Hjrah (v) Administration of the Ummah and the role of the mosque (Q.3:159) (Q.4:58 and 135) (vi) The Battles of Badr, Uhud and Khandaq: causes and effects (vii) The Treaty of al-Hudaibiyyah and the conquest of Makkah (viii) Hijjatul-wada (the farewell pilgrimage) sermon, and lessons. (ix) Qualities of Muhammad (SAW) and lessons learnt from them	(i) account for the birth and early life of the Prophet Muhammad (SAW); (ii) provide evidence for the call of Muhammad (SAW) of Prophethood; (iii) analyse the Da’awah activities of the Prophet Muhammad (SAW) to Madinah; (iv) account for the Hijrah of the Prophet Muhammad (SAW) in Makkah and Madinah. (v) analyse the administration of the Muslim Ummah in Madinah. (vi) account for the causes and effects of the Battles of Badr, Uhud and Khandaq; (vii) trace the circumstances leading to the formulation of the Treaty of Hudaibiyya; (viii) account for the Conquest of Makkah; (ix) examine for the farewell pilgrimage and its lessons; (x) analyse the qualities of Muhammad (SAW) their relevance to the life of a Muslim.
17. The Rightly Guided Caliphs (al-Khulafa’u rashidun) – the lives and contributions of the four Rightly Guided Caliphs	(i) trace the biographies of the four Rightly Guided Caliphs; (ii) evaluate their contributions to the development of Islam.
18. Early contact of Islam with Africa (i) Hijrah to Abyssinia (ii) The spread of Islam to Egypt (iii) The role of traders, teachers, preachers, Murabitun, Sufi orders and Mujaddidun to the spread of Islam in West Africa.	(i) evaluate their circumstances leading to the Hijrah to Abyssinia; (i) give reasons for the spread of Islamic in Egypt; (i) account for the roles of traders, teachers, preachers, Murabitun, Sufi orders and Mujaddidun in the spread of Islam in West Africa.
19. The Impact of Islam in West Africa (i) The influence of Islam on the sociopolitical life of some West African Empires: Ghana, Mali, Songhai and Borno (ii) The impact of Islam on the economic life of some West African states: Timbuktu, Kano and Borno	(i) analyse the influence of Islam on the sociopolitical system of some West African States; (ii) evaluate the impact of Islam on the economic life of Timbuktu, Kano and Borno.
20. Contributions of Islam to Education (i) The aims and objectives of Islamic Education (ii) The Glorious Qur’an and Hadith on Education (Q.96:1-5) (Q.39:9) (a) “The search for knowledge is obligatory on every Muslim” (Ibn Majah) (b) “Seek knowledge from the cradle to the grave” (c) “The words of wisdom are a lost property of the believer … a better right to it…. “ (Tirmidhi)	(i) classify the aims and objectives of Islamic Education; (ii) assess the position of the Glorious Qur’an and Hadith in education; (iii) examine the importance of seeking knowledge in Islam;
(iii) Intellectual activities of Islam in West Africa (development of written history in Arabic and the establishment of Sankore University)	(i) analyse the intellectual activities of Islam in West Africa.
(iv) Intellectual activities of Ahmad Baba of Timbuktu, Sheikh al-Maghili, sheikh Usman Danfodio, Sultan Muhammad Bello and Ibn Battuta	(i) assess the contributions of Sheikh al- Maghili, Sheikh Uthman Dan Fodio, Sultan Muhammad Bello and Ibn Battuta;
(v) Islamic Education Institutions: House of Wisdom in Baghdad, al-Azhar University in Cairo and Nizamiyyah University in Baghdad.	(i) account for the development of intellectual centres in Baghdad and Cairo;
(vi) The lives and contributions of Ibn Sina, Al-Ghazali, Ibn Rushdi, ar- Razio and Ibn Khaldun to education.	(i) examine the contributions of Ibn Sina to the development of Medicine; (ii) assess al-Ghazali’s contribution to Islamic education; (iii) analyse Ibn Rushd’s contribution to philosophy and fiqh; (iv) assess ar-Razi’s contribution to philosophy; (v) analyse Ibn Khaldun’s contribution to modern sociology and method of writing history.

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