Moral lessons in the Glorious Qur’ān and

Contents & notes: what this topic covers

Under Moral lessons in the Glorious Qur’ān and, the JAMB Islamic Studies syllabus expects you to study:

• 7. Moral lessons in the Glorious Qur’ān and Hadīth
• (a) General moral lessons contained in the admonition of Sage Luqman to his son (Q.31:12-18).
• (b) Goodness to parents (Q.17:23-24)
• (c) Honesty (Q.2:42) (Q.61:2-3)
• (d) Prohibition of bribery and corruption (Q: 2:188), alcohol and gambling (Q.2:219) (Q.5:90-91), 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) Hadīth from Bukhari and Ibn Majah: “that one of you takes his rope…….” “never has anyone of you eaten……”.
• (f) Behaviour and modesty in dressing (Q.24:27-31) (Q.33:59)
• (g) Adultery and fornication (Q.17:32) (Q.24:2), homosexuality (Q.11:77-83) and obscenity (Q:4:14-15) Hadīth – “No one of you should meet a woman privately …… “Bukhari
• (h) Leadership (Q.2:124) and justice (Q.4:58 and 135) (Q.5:9) Hadīth – ‘take care everyone of you is a governor …..
• concerning his subjects” (al-Bukhari and others)
• (i) Trust and obligations (Q:4:58) (Q.5:1) and promises (Q.16:91) Hadīth ‘he has (really) no faith …. Not fulfilled his promise” (Baihaqi)
• (j) Piety (Taqwa) (Q: 2:177) (Q.3:102) (Q.49:13) Hadīth 18 and 35 of an Nawāwī
• (k) Tolerance, perseverance and patience (Q.2:153-157) (Q.3:200) (Q.103:3) Hadīth 16 of an-Nawāwī
• (l) Unity and brotherhood (Q.3:103) (Q.8:46) (Q.49:10) Hadīth 35 of an- Nawawi
• (m) Enjoining what is good and forbidding what is wrong (Q.3:104 and 110) (Q.16:90) Hādīth 25 and 34 of an Nawāwī

Study notes & guidance

Study Moral lessons in the Glorious Qur’ān and using a recommended Islamic Studies textbook that follows the JAMB syllabus. Work through the contents listed above one by one, make brief notes in your own words, and then practise as many questions on this topic as you can — in Islamic Studies, understanding and steady practice matter far more than memorising. Use the objectives below as a checklist: if you can do each one confidently, you have mastered this topic.

Objectives — candidates should be able to

After studying Moral lessons in the Glorious Qur’ān and, you should be able to:

1. (i) use the teachings of the verses in their daily lives; (i) apply the teachings of the verses to their daily lives; (i) demonstrate the teachings of the verses in their daily lives. (i) use the teachings of the verses in their daily lives (i) apply the teachings of the verses in their daily lives. Islamic Religious Studies (i) demonstrate the teachings of the verses in their daily lives. (i) apply the teachings of the verses in their daily lives. (i) apply the teachings of the verses and the Hadīth to their daily lives. (i) demonstrate the teachings of the verses and the Hadīth in their daily lives. (i) apply the teachings of the verses and the ahadīth in their daily lives. (i) Interpret the teachings of the verses and the Hadīth in their daily lives. (i) demonstrate the teachings of the verses and the Hadīth in their daily lives. (i) apply the teachings of the verses and the ahadīth in their daily lives.

These objectives are from the official JAMB syllabus. Use them as a checklist — if you can do each one confidently, you have mastered this topic.

Source: official JAMB UTME Islamic Studies syllabus (IBASS, jamb.gov.ng). Reproduced for study use. Last checked: 17 Sept 2026. Always confirm the current syllabus on the official portal.