Islamic Studies lesson notes for Basic 1–6 & JSS1–JSS3 & SS1–SS3

What students learn

By the end of SS3, a student who has worked through these notes should be able to:

• Recite and explain the meaning of selected surahs of the Qur’an, such as Al-Fatihah, Al-Mulk and Al-Ikhlas
• Describe the steps and rules of ablution, tayammum and the daily prayers, including Jumu’ah and prostration of forgetfulness
• State the articles of faith, including belief in Allah, the angels, the revealed books and life after death
• Explain selected hadiths from An-Nawawi’s Collection and how hadith is collected and classified
• Outline the life of Prophet Muhammad (SAW), from his birth to the Hijrah and the conquest of Makkah
• Describe the contributions of the Rightly Guided Caliphs and of Uthman Dan Fodio
• Explain the rules of Zakah, Sawm, Hajj, marriage, divorce and inheritance in Islam
• Apply Islamic moral teachings such as truthfulness, kindness to parents, modesty and perseverance in daily life

What each class covers

Every topic is a separate lesson note, listed here in teaching order. Open any topic, or the term, to read it.

Basic 1 Islamic Studies 26 notes

First Term 8 notes

• Arabic Alphabets (Alif to Sād)
• Arabic Alphabets (ḌĀd Do Yā)
• Sūratul-Fātihah (Chapter 1, Verses 1-4)
• Sūratul-Fātihah (Chapter 1, Verses 5-7)
• Articles of Faith in Islam
• Four Attributes of Allah
• Prophet Muhammad (SAW): The Last Prophet
• Five Prophets of Allah

Second Term 9 notes

• Arabic Alphabets with Objects Alif: Säd
• Arabic Alphabets with Objects (Ḍad to Yā)
• Sūratun-Nās (Chapter 114, Verses 1-3)
• Sūratun-Nās (Chapter 114, Verses 4-6)
• At-Tahārah: Cleanliness in Islam
• Sūratul-Falaq (Chapter 113, Verses 1-2)
• Sūratul-Falaq (Chapter 113, Verses 3-5)
• Ablution (Al-Wudu)
• Obedience to Allah and Parents

Third Term 9 notes

• Arabic Alphabets with Objects: Complete Review
• Sūratul-Ikhlās (Chapter 112, Verses 1-2)
• Sūratul-Ikhlās (Chapter 112, Verses 3-4)
• Things That Mar (Break) Ablution
• Five Daily Prayers (Salawatul-Khamsah): Introduction
• Five Daily Prayers (Salawātul-Khamsah): Its Time and Number of Rak'ah
• Al-Adhān (Call to Prayer)
• Al-Adhān (Call to Prayer): Continues
• Islamic Rules of Conduct

Basic 2 Islamic Studies 27 notes

First Term 9 notes

• Introduction of Vowels Fätihah, Kasrah and Dummah
• Süratul-Lahab (Q 111) vs 1-3
• Süratul-Lahab (Q 111) vs 4-5
• Attributes of Allah (Swt)
• 25 Names Prophets Mentioned in the Qur'an
• Brief History of Prophet Adam (As)
• Brief History of Prophet Nüh
• Brief History of Prophet Ibrahim
• Brief History of Prophet Ismäil

Second Term 9 notes

• Joining of Two Letter Words
• Süratul-Nasr Verses (Q 110 Verses 1: 2)
• Süratul-Nasr (Q 110 Verse 3)
• Iqämah (Ready to Pray)
• Practical Demonstration of a Rak'ah
• At-Tashähud (The Word of Testimony)
• Brief History of Prophet Yusüf
• Brief History of Prophet Isä
• History of Prophet Muhammad (SAW) from Birth to His Marriage

Third Term 9 notes

• Joining of Three Letter Words
• Introduction of Shaddab and Alif-Maddah
• Süratul Käfirun(Q 109) vs 1-3
• Süratul-Käfirun(Q 109)
• Salätul-Jam'aah(Congregational Prayer)
• Asmäullähil-Husnä (Beautiful Names of Allah)
• Asmäullähil-Husnä (Beautiful Names of Allah): Lesson 2
• Virtuous Conduct in Islam
• Brief History of Prophet Musä

Basic 3 Islamic Studies 27 notes

First Term 9 notes

• Arabic Letters (Alif to Yäw) with Fätihah
• Süratul Kawthar (Q108)
• Asmäullahhil Husnä
• Asmäullahhil Husnä II
• Belief in Angels of Allah and Their Functions
• Süratul-Fātihah
• Belief in Jinn
• Belief in the Existence of Shaytan
• Prophet Muhammad's Hijrah and His Persecution

Second Term 9 notes

• Introduction of Wäw and Yäw as Consonant
• Introduction of Wäw and Yäw as Elongation Letters
• Identification of Arabic Vowels and Tanwin (Nunation)
• Süratul-Mā'Ūn (Q107) Verses 1-3
• Süratul-Mā'Ūn (Q107) Verses 4-7
• Things That Spoil Salah
• Tayammum (Dry Ablution)
• Hijrah(The Migration of the Prophet SAW from Makkah to Madinah): 2
• Hijrah (The Migration of the Prophet SAW from Makkah to Madinah): 1

Third Term 9 notes

• Introduction of Tanwin
• Süratul Quraysh (Q106) Verses 1-2
• Süratul Quraysh (Q106) Verses 3-4
• Salätul-Jum'ah (Friday Prayer)
• Punctuality
• Duties Towards Parents and Teachers
• Duties Towards Others
• Human Relationship and Cooperation
• Truthfulness

Basic 4 Islamic Studies 29 notes

First Term 9 notes

• Süratul Fīl (Quran 105)
• Shirk
• Suratul-Qadr Q95 V (1-8)
• Belief in the Revealed Books
• Suratul-Tin Q95 V 1-8
• Prophet Muhammad (SAW)
• Suratul-Inshirah (Quran 94)
• Moral Lessons from Prophet Muhammad (SAW): His Qualities
• Belief in the Angels

Second Term 10 notes

• Suratul-Fatihah
• Asmaul-Lahi-Husna: Names 21-35
• Suratul-Humazah (Quran 104)
• Fara'id Wa Sunnatul Wudu and Correcting Mistakes
• Suratul-Tawbah (Quran 9 V 128-129)
• Mustahabah of Wudu and Correcting Omissions
• Suratul-Duha (Quran 93 V1-6)
• Suratul-Duha (Quran 93 vs 7-11)
• Trustworthiness: Definition, Importance, and Application
• Islamic Rules on Conduct and Brotherhood

Third Term 10 notes

• Suratul Ikhlas (Chapter 112)
• Fara'id Wa Sunnanu Salah
• Mustahabbatus-Salah
• Suratul-Asr (Quran Chapter 103)
• Suratul-Takathur (Quran Chapter 102)
• As-Sawm (Fasting)
• Abu Bakr Ibn Quhafah (RA)
• Umar Ibn Al-Khattab (RA)
• Uthman Ibn Affan (RA)
• Ali Ibn Abi Talib (RA)

Basic 5 Islamic Studies 27 notes

First Term 9 notes

• Suratu-Alaq Chapter 96 V 1-10
• Asma'Ul-Låhil-Husnä (Attributes of Allah) 36-50
• Süratu-'Alaq Chapter 96 V11-19
• Asmä'Ul-Lähil-Husnä(Attributes of Allah) 51-66
• Belief in the Life After Death (Yäwmal-Qiyaamah)
• Suratu Lukman Chapter 31 V12-15
• Concept of Tawbah (Repentance and Forgiveness)
• Suratul Lukman Chapter 31 V16-19
• The Role of Some Women Mentioned in the Qur'An Chapter 66 V 10-12

Second Term 9 notes

• Suratul-Qari'ah Chapter 101 V 1-11
• Role of Some Women in Early Islam
• Suratul Jum'ah Chapter 62 V 9-11
• Shirk (Associating Partner with Allah)
• Asmä'ul-Lähil-Husnä (Attributes of Allah) 66-80
• Virtuous Acts in Isläm
• Aayat in the Content; Q2V285, Q3V95, Q3V18
• Effect of Intoxicants and Drug Abuse
• Asmä'Ul: Lähil-Husnä (Attributes of Allah) 81-100

Third Term 9 notes

• Kursiy (The Verse of the Throne) (Quran 2 V 255)
• Ghusl (Ritual Bath)
• The Four Founders of Islamic Law (Imam Malik)
• Suratul Alaq Chapter 96 V 11-19
• Zakah and its Significance
• The Four Founders of Islamic Law (Imam Shafi)
• The Four Founders of Islamic Law (Imäm Hanbal)
• The Four Founders of Islamic Law (Imäm Hanaf)
• Suratul-'Adiyah Chapter 100 (Verses 1-11)

Basic 6 Islamic Studies 19 notes

First Term 9 notes

• Süratul-Mulk
• Süratun-Nür Chapter 24 V 27-28
• Suratuz-Zilzalah & Süratul'Adiyät (Chapters 99 & 100)
• Difference Between Zakåh and Sadaqah
• Sujüdus-Sahw (Prostration of Forgetfulness)
• Salätul-Qasr (Shortened Saläh)
• Calender Hijrah and its Importance
• History of Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W); His Farewell Message
• Moral Lessons from the Life and Teachings of Prophet Muhammad (SAW)

Second Term 10 notes

• Al-Qur'an: Qur'ån 3 (Suratul-Al-Imrän) Verses 103-105
• Tawhid and Fiqh: Salätul-Janäzah (Funeral Prayer)
• Tawhid & Fiqh: Good Manners
• Sirah/Ta'dib: Child's Right in Islam
• Isläm and Science L
• Süratut-Tin (Q95 V 18)
• The Life of Prophet Muhammad (SAW) L
• Süratul Inshråh (Q94 V 1-8)
• Life History of Prophet Muhammad (SAW) Il
• Moral Lessons from the Life and Teaching of Prophet Muhammad (SAW)

JSS1 Islamic Studies 30 notes

First Term 11 notes

• Secondary Social Group
• Surah Al-Fatihah: Quran Chapter 1
• Pillars of Islam
• Hadith and Sunnah
• At-Tahara (Purification and its Kind)
• Al-Wudu (Water Ablution)
• Arabia Before Islam
• Iman: Faith as the First Pillar of Islam
• Study of Suratul-Nas (Reading and Meaning)
• Suratul Falaq (Reading and Meaning)
• The Genres of Literature (Prose, Drama, and Poetry)

Second Term 10 notes

• Suratul Ikhlas (Reading and Meaning)
• The Year of Elephant
• The Collection of Hadith
• Hadith 1 of An-Nawawi's Collection: (Intention Precedes Action)
• Attributes of Allah: (The First 15 Attributes of Allah)
• The Birth of the Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W)
• The Prophet Muhammad: His Youth and Marriage to Khadijah
• Hadith 5 of An-Nawawi’s Collection
• At-Tayammum
• Relationship Between Muslims and Non-Muslims

Third Term 9 notes

• Suratul Masad (Reading and Meaning)
• The Five Daily Prayer (The Second Pillar of Islam)
• Hadith No 6 of An-Nawawi’s Collection
• Child Responsibility to Parents and Relations
• Human Relation in Islam-Greetings & Response
• Adhan and Iqamah
• Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W) Call to Prophethood
• Attributes of Allah
• Suratul Nasr: Reading and Meaning

JSS2 Islamic Studies 30 notes

First Term 10 notes

• Suratul Jinn
• The Prophets of Allah
• As-Salat (Prayers) & Times of Salat in Islam
• The Angels
• Environmental Sanitation
• Child's Right in Islam
• Prophet Muhammad Prophethood
• Hadith
• The Prophet's Preaching at Ta'if & Hijrah to Abyssinia
• Suratul Jinn: Verse 6-10

Second Term 10 notes

• Suratul Jinn: Verse 11-15
• The Glorious Qur’an
• Sawm (Fasting in Islam)
• Suratul Jinn: Verse 16-20
• Belief in Angels
• Hadith: Meaning, Components, Types & Importance
• The Jinn
• Belief in Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W)
• Hijirah to Medinah
• Salatul Jumu'ah (Congregational Prayer)

Third Term 10 notes

• Suratul Jinn: Verse 21-28
• Hadith 4 of An-Nawawi’s Collection
• Environmental Sanitation in Islam
• The Foundation of the Muslim Ummah in Medinah
• Hadith 8 of An-Nawawi’s Collection
• Hadith 9 of An-Nawawi’s Collection
• The Battles of Prophet Muhammad
• The Treaty of Hudaibiyyah
• The Conquest of Makkah
• Hadith 10 of An-Nawawi’s Collection

JSS3 Islamic Studies 19 notes

First Term 7 notes

• Suratul Mulk vs (1-5)
• Human Relations
• Suratul Mulk vs (6-10)
• Attributes of Allah
• Human Attributes
• Hadith 11-14 of An-Nawawi's Collection
• The Attributes of Allah (11-20)

Second Term 9 notes

• Suratul Mulk vs 11-15
• Hadith 15-16 an Nawawi
• Sujud Sahwi: Prostration of Error in Solat
• Human Relations in Islam
• The Four Rightly Guided Caliphs and Their Contributions
• Attributes of Allah (Swt): Suratul Mulk
• Hadith 17 of Imam An-Nawawi's Collection
• Attribute of Allah (Swt) 31-40
• Brief History of Nigerian Muslim Scholars

Third Term 3 notes

• Hadith
• Attributes of Allah (Swt): 41-50
• Suratul Mulk vs 21-30

SS1 Islamic Studies 23 notes

First Term 10 notes

• Quran I: the Ways of Revelations & Recording the Quran
• Quran II: the Compilation & Standardization of the Quran
• Quran III: Period of Quran Revelation
• Quran IV: Preservation & Other Names of the Quran
• Hadith I: Structure, Types, Forms & Authenticity of Hadiths
• Hadith II: the Six Sound Collections of Hadith
• Tawhid
• Shirk
• Ibadah
• Sirah: The Prophet Muhammad's Life

Second Term 3 notes

• Sirah: Story of the Rightly Guided Caliphs
• Quran: Surah Al-Fatihah
• Ayatul Kursi

Third Term 10 notes

• Tawhid & Taharah
• Solat
• Zakaat
• History of Islamic Political System & Governance
• Surah Al-Adiyat (Quran Chapter 100)
• Surah Al-Zalzalah (Quran Chapter 99)
• Quran: Surah Ash-Shams (Quran Chapter 91)
• Tafsir of the Qur’an
• Sirah: Brief History of Al-Ghazali
• Tawhid &General Principles of Inheritance (Mirath)

SS2 Islamic Studies 16 notes

First Term 10 notes

• Suratul-Qariah: (Chapter 101) & Suratul-Takathur (Chapter 102)
• Sawm (Fasting)
• Features of Political Administration of the Prophet (S.A.W)
• Hadith 10, 11, and 12 of An-Nawawi's Collection
• Moral Teachings of Islam
• Hajj and Umrah
• Features of Islamic Economic System with Special Emphasis on the Practice of the Prophet and the Khulaffar Rashidun
• Al Qur'an: Suratul Asr (103) & Al Humazah (Q104)
• Hadith 13 &14 of An-Nawawi's Collection
• Jihad

Second Term 6 notes

• SuratuI-Falaq (Q1133) & Suratun-Nas (Q114)
• Hadith 34th and 35th, 38th and 41st of An-Nawawi's Collection
• Contribution of Selected Muslim Sages to the World Civilization
• Talaq: (Divorce)
• Mirath: Inheritance
• Moral Lessons from Qur’an and Hadith

SS3 Islamic Studies 16 notes

First Term 9 notes

• Brief History of Uthman Dan Fodio
• Islamic Moral Education, Kindness to Parent
• Moral Education, Modesty in Dressing, Behaviour and Trust.
• Islamic Moral Education and Perseverance
• Rights and Duties of Husbands and Wives Nikkah (Marriage)
• Nikkah
• Nikah Talaq (Divorce)
• Quran: Surah Nasr & Nas
• Quran: Suratul Ikhlas

Second Term 7 notes

• Qur’an
• Hadith 32, 34, 35, 38, 41 of Imam An-Nawawi
• Nikkah (marriage)
• Islamic Moral Education I
• Islamic Moral Education II: Understanding Brotherhood in Islam
• Islamic Moral Education III: Personal Hygiene & Cleanliness in Islam
• Islamic Moral Education IV: Prohibition of Bribery, Stealing & Intoxicants in Islam

How we prepare our lesson notes

Each note covers one topic for one class and one term, and the notes are arranged in teaching order. Every note has behavioural objectives, the lesson content set out in short sections, evaluation questions and an assignment drawn from the same note.

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Recommended Islamic Studies textbooks

Books are grouped by class. The line under each title shows which list recommends it.

Basic 1 Islamic Studies textbooks 1 book

Name	Author	Publisher
ISLAMIC STUDIES FOR PRIMARY SCHOOLSFG NERDC approved list, 2026 to 2028Edition: 2nd Edition, 2026	Y O Dauda M Suleiman	Learn Africa

Basic 2 Islamic Studies textbooks 2 books

Name	Author	Publisher
Rope of Allah Book 3School booklist – Noble Foundation School, Ibadan (private)	S.H.A. Malik et al	U.P. Plc
Islamic Studies for Primary Schools Book 2Not on an official listEdition: 2017	M. M. Yakubu, M. Sulaiman	Learn Africa Plc

Basic 3 Islamic Studies textbooks 2 books

Name	Author	Publisher
Rope of Allah Book 4School booklist – Noble Foundation School, Ibadan (private)	S.H.A. Malik et al	U.P. Plc
Islamic Studies for Primary Schools Book 3Not on an official list	Not opened (Book 2: M. M. Yakubu, M. Sulaiman)	Learn Africa Plc (series)

Basic 4 Islamic Studies textbooks 1 book

Name	Author	Publisher
Rope of Allah Book 5School booklist – Noble Foundation School, Ibadan (private)	S.H.A. Malik et al	University Press PLC

Basic 5 Islamic Studies textbooks 1 book

Name	Author	Publisher
Rope of Allah Book 6School booklist – Noble Foundation School, Ibadan (private)	S.H.A. Malik et al	University Press PLC

JSS1 Islamic Studies textbooks 4 books

Name	Author	Publisher
Islamic Religious Studies for Junior Secondary School Book 1School booklist – International School, University of Ibadan (UI-owned)	Y.S. Imam et al.	Evans Publishers
Islamic Studies for Junior Secondary Schools Book 1School booklist – International School, University of Ibadan (UI-owned)		University Press PLC
Islamic Studies for Junior Secondary Schools 1-3School booklist – International School, University of Ibadan (UI-owned)		University Press Plc
Islamic Religious Studies Books 1-3School booklist – International School, University of Ibadan (UI-owned)	Aisha B. Lemu, Y.S. Imam et al.	Evans Publishers

JSS2 Islamic Studies textbooks 4 books

Name	Author	Publisher
Islamic Studies for Junior Secondary Schools Books 1-3School booklist – International School, University of Ibadan (UI-owned)
Islamic Religious Studies for Junior Secondary School Book 2School booklist – International School, University of Ibadan (UI-owned)	Y.S. Imam et al.	Evans Publishers
Islamic Studies for Junior Secondary Schools 1-3School booklist – International School, University of Ibadan (UI-owned)		University Press Plc
Islamic Religious Studies Books 1-3School booklist – International School, University of Ibadan (UI-owned)	Aisha B. Lemu, Y.S. Imam et al.	Evans Publishers

JSS3 Islamic Studies textbooks 4 books

Name	Author	Publisher
Islamic Studies for Junior Secondary Schools Books 1-3School booklist – International School, University of Ibadan (UI-owned)
Islamic Religious Studies for Junior Secondary School Book 3School booklist – International School, University of Ibadan (UI-owned)	Y.S. Imam et al.	Evans Publishers
Islamic Studies for Junior Secondary Schools 1-3School booklist – International School, University of Ibadan (UI-owned)		University Press Plc
Islamic Religious Studies Books 1-3School booklist – International School, University of Ibadan (UI-owned)	Aisha B. Lemu, Y.S. Imam et al.	Evans Publishers

SS1 Islamic Studies textbooks 3 books

Name	Author	Publisher
Islamic Religious Knowledge for WASC (Books 1 and 3)JAMB (UTME syllabus recommended texts)Edition: 1984 (per JAMB list)	M.B. Sambo et al.	Islamic Publications Bureau, Lagos
Islamic Studies for Senior Secondary Schools Book 1School booklist – International School, University of Ibadan (UI-owned)	B. Aisha Lemu	University Press PLC
The Holy Qur'an: Text, Translation and CommentarySchool booklist – International School, University of Ibadan (UI-owned)	A. Yusuf Ali	Islamic Foundation (per JAMB list, 1975)

SS2 Islamic Studies textbooks 3 books

Name	Author	Publisher
Islamic Religious Knowledge for WASC (Books 1 and 3)JAMB (UTME syllabus recommended texts)Edition: 1984 (per JAMB list)	M.B. Sambo et al.	Islamic Publications Bureau, Lagos
Islamic Studies for Senior Secondary Schools Book 2School booklist – International School, University of Ibadan (UI-owned)	B. Aisha Lemu	University Press PLC
The Holy Qur'an: Text, Translation and CommentarySchool booklist – International School, University of Ibadan (UI-owned)	A. Yusuf Ali	Islamic Foundation (per JAMB list, 1975)

SS3 Islamic Studies textbooks 4 books

Name	Author	Publisher
Islamic Religious Knowledge for WASC (Books 1 and 3)JAMB (UTME syllabus recommended texts)Edition: 1984 (per JAMB list)	M.B. Sambo et al.	Islamic Publications Bureau, Lagos
Islamic Studies for Senior Secondary Schools Book 3School booklist – International School, University of Ibadan (UI-owned)	B. Aisha Lemu	University Press PLC
The Holy Qur'an: Text, Translation and CommentarySchool booklist – International School, University of Ibadan (UI-owned)	A. Yusuf Ali	Islamic Foundation (per JAMB list, 1975)
Exam Focus on Islamic StudiesSchool booklist – International School, University of Ibadan (UI-owned)		University Press PLC (Exam Focus series)

Based on the 2026/27 recommended lists. Editions change, so confirm the current edition with your school or bookseller.