PART II: TAWHĪD AND FIQH

Contents & notes: what this topic covers

Under PART II: TAWHĪD AND FIQH, the JAMB Islamic Studies syllabus expects you to study:

• 8. PART II: TAWHĪD AND FIQH
• (a) Faith
• (i) Tawhīd Its importance and lessons
• (b) Kalimatush-Shahadah
• (i) Its meaning and importance
• (ii) The Oneness of Allah as contained in the following verses: (Q.3:18) Q.2:255) (Q.112:1-4)
• (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)
• (iv) Universality of his message (Q.7:158) (Q.34:28)
• (v) Finality of his Prophethood (Q.33:40)
• (c) Shirk
• (i) Beliefs which are incompatible with the Islamic principles of Tawhīd: - 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)
• (d) General practices which are incompatible with Islamic principles of Tawhīd: - 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 Hadīth 5 and 28 of an- Nawāwī

Study notes & guidance

Study PART II: TAWHĪD AND FIQH 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 PART II: TAWHĪD AND FIQH, you should be able to:

1. (i) analyse the concepts of Tawhīd (i) evaluate the significance of kalimatush- shahadah; Islamic Religious Studies (ii) identify the verses dealing with the Oneness of Allah. (i) explain the significance of the servanthood of the Prophet Muhammad (SAW); (i) evaluate the significance of the universality of Prophet Muhammad’s message; (i) examine the significance of the finality of the Prophethood of Muhammad (SAW). (i) identify what actions and beliefs constitute shirk; (ii) explain the implications of beliefs and actions of shirk; (iii) appreciate why they should avoid actions of shirk. (i) identify those practices that are incompatible with the Islamic principles of Tawhīd; (ii) examine those practices that are incompatible with Tawhīd; (iii) shun off those actions; (iv) demonstrate the teachings of the verses and the ahadīth in their daily lives. Islamic Religious Studies

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.