NEW SCHEME OF WORK – ISLAMIC RELIGIOUS STUDIES SSS 1

FIRST TERM – ISLAMIC RELIGIOUS STUDIES (IRS) SSS 1

TARIKH (HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF ISLAM)
1. The Jahiliyyah: Arabia before Islam.
   Description of Arabia – Location
   Social Life – Marriage, divorce and inheritance.
   Religious life – Idol worship and names of major gods / idols.
   Political Life – System of Government
   Economic Life – Sources of livelihood
   The Reforms introduced by Islam on the Jahiliyyah practices.
2. The Life of Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W)
   – Birth
   – Marriage
   – Call to prophethood
   – Hijrah: Causes, Course, and Significance
   – Formation of the Ummah and the Madinan Constitution
   – Leadership qualities of the Prophet
   – The Battles: Badr, Uhud and Khandaq. (causes, courses and effects.)
   – The Treaty of Hudaybiyyah: terms and outcomes.
   – Conquest of Makkah.
   – The Farewell Pilgrimage: description, sermon and its lessons.
   – Death.

SECOND TERM – ISLAMIC RELIGIOUS STUDIES (IRS) SSS 1

TARIKH (HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF ISLAM) – CONT’D
1. The Khulafᾱ’ur-Rᾱshidīn (The Rightly – guided Caliphs): Abu- Bakr Ibn Abī Quhhᾱfah, ‘Umar Ibn al-Khattᾱb, ‘Uthmᾱn Ibn ‘Affᾱn and ‘Ali Ibn Abī Tᾱlib.
   – Their biographies
   – Their contributions to Islam
   – Lessons learnt from their lives

TAWHID AND FIQH (ISLAMIC THEOLOGY AND JURISPRUDENCE)

2. ‘Iman (Faith)

   – Meaning and Significance of Iman (Faith)
   – Articles of Faith: (I) Belief in Allah with emphasis on Kalimatush-Shahadah(Q2: 163 and 255; 3:18;17:42-43;21: 22 ; 23: 91 Q. 112, Islam and the concept of Trinity (Q.4:171; 5:75 – 76; 19:92-3; 112).
   (ii) His angels – Q 2: 285; 8:50; 16: 2; 66: 6 ; 82: 10 – 12.
   (iii) His books – Q.2: 2; 2:285; 87: 19 – 19; 5:46.
   (iv) His Prophets with special emphasis on the Ulu1-‘Azm: Ibrahim, Nuh, Musa, ‘Isa.(A.S.) Muhammad (S.A.W.) Q. 6: 83-87: 4: 164; 10;47;21:107;46:35 and ahadith relevant to the foregoing.
   (v) The Day of Resurrection, Judgement: Eternal Life Q 20: 15:32:10-20: 36: 78-70; 75: 3-13.
   (vi) Destiny – Qada’ and Qadar; Distinction between the two Concepts (Q.3: 145:25:2:76:3:87:3).

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THIRD TERM – ISLAMIC RELIGIOUS STUDIES (IRS) SSS 1

TARIKH (HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF ISLAM) – CONT’D
Islam in West Africa
1. The advent and roles of traders, teachers, murᾱbitun, sufi orders, mujaddidun (reformers) and Hajj in the pread of Islam.
2. The Impact of Islam on the Socio-Political, Economic and Linguistic Lives of the Peoples of ancient West African empires (i.e. Ghana, Mali, Shonghai and Kanem- Borno.

TAWHID AND FIQH (ISLAMIC THEOLOGY AND JURISPRUDENCE) – CONT’D
Shirk (Associating Partners with Allah)
(i) Worship of idols (Q.4:48:22:31:31:13:41:37):
(ii) Ancestor and Hero- worship Q 3:64; 4:116;112:4; Q.2:13,40&41
Taharah (Purification)
(I) Importance of Taharah
(II) al- Istinja’
(III) al-Wudu’
(IV) at-Tayammum
(V) al-Ghusl

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