Islamic Religious Studies
G3N tutors you through the full WASSCE Islamic Religious Studies syllabus offline — from Background to the Study of Religion and Islam, The Major Beliefs of Islam, The Origin and Nature of Islamic Communities and more — with adaptive lessons, instant quizzes and exam-ready summaries.
Syllabus
What you’ll cover in Islamic Religious Studies.
The complete topic outline G3N teaches, mapped to the WASSCE curriculum.
Year 1
4 topicsBackground to the Study of Religion and Islam
- Explain the concept of religion and justify the need for the study of religion at SHS
- Explain the meaning of religion and the various ways in which definitions of religion may be classified.
- Justify the need to study religion at SHS
- Recount the history of Islam and appraise its contribution to the development of Ghana.
- Examine the pre-Islamic context of Arabia
The Major Beliefs of Islam
- Identify core Islamic beliefs and AIR's influence and critically examine the interpretations of Islamic beliefs
- Identify the nature or form of Islamic monotheism (Tawhid)
- Examine the six articles of faith in Islam
- Assess the concept of Shariah and its interpretations
- Examine ways in which African Indigenous Religion has influenced the belief system of Islam in Ghana
The Origin and Nature of Islamic Communities
- Trace the origins of Islamic religious communities in Ghana, examine their characteristics and explain the roles they play within the context of the presence of AIR.
- Explain the origin of Islamic religious communities
- Describe the characteristics of Islamic communities
- Examine the changing roles of Islamic communities in Ghanaian society.
- Examine how Islam has collaborated with AIR and Christianity in creating harmonious co-existence
Islam and the Environment
- Explain human activities that affect the environment and describe how environmental values in the teachings of Islam align with Science and Technology for the care of the environment.
- Identify human activities that affect the environment.
- Identify the environmental values in the teachings of Islam
- Comparatively analyse how Islamic values align with those of AIR and Christianity on environmental protection
- Examine how Islamic environmental values can complement science and technology to solve environmental problems
Year 2
5 topicsBackground to the Study of Religion and Islam
- Categorise Islamic Groupings by their features and assess the extent to which they have co-existed in Ghana
- Identify Islamic groupings in Ghana and categorise them by their features
- Recount the emergence of diverse Islamic groups in Ghana
- Explain how the presence of various Islamic groupings in Ghana has affected other faiths such as Christianity and AIR.
The Nature of GOD and HIS Creation
- Explain the nature of Allah from His creation and attributes from the perspectives of Islam and identify the moral values in His nature.
- Explain how the natural environment reveals the nature of Allah.
- Analyse the nature of Allah through His attributes as espoused by Islam
- Examine theological approaches and debates over the nature of Allah in Islam
- Compare and contrast Islam's understanding of the nature of Allah
- Apply the moral values in the attributes of Allah in Islam
Islamic Worship and Moral Values for Development
- Describe how Islam has influenced religious space in Ghana and analyse the values inherent in Islamic beliefs and practices.
- Explain how the five pillars of Islam are performed
- Analyse elements of worship in Islam to deduce their scriptural references
- Examine ways in Islamic worship has influenced the Ghanaian society
- Synthesise moral values inherent in Islamic worship and how to apply them
Religion and Nation Building
- Examine the challenges and opportunities for religious pluralism in Ghana and how they can be employed for nation-building.
- Explain the concept of religious pluralism
- Examine Islamic teachings on religious pluralism
- Identify the opportunities and challenges of religious pluralism in Ghana
- Examine how the challenges and opportunities for religious pluralism can be used for nation-building
- Explore real-life examples of religious pluralism in local and global contexts
Islam and Sexual Morality
- Examine the teachings of Islam on sexual morality and explain how to apply the moral values in them within the context of contemporary sexual behaviours.
- Examine the concept of sexual morality within local and global contexts
- Analyse the teachings of Islam on sexual morality
- Analyse the moral values in the teachings of Islam on sexual morality
- Describe how to apply Islamic teachings on sexual morality within the context of contemporary sexual behaviours
Year 3
5 topicsThe Nature of GOD and HIS Creation
- Critically analyse the creation story in Islam and on disobedience to identify Allah's purpose for humankind
- Examine the Creation story in the Qur'an
- Discuss the disobedience of Adam and Hawa in the Qur'an
- Critically examine the philosophical underpinnings associated with the disobedience of humankind
Worship and Moral Values for Development
- Identify key elements of worship of Islam and explain how these can be used to promote peaceful coexistence with people of other faiths in Ghana
- Examine worship in Islam and how it has transformed throughout history
- Compare and contrast Islamic worship with African Indigenous Religion (AIR) and Christianity
- Analyse how knowledge and understanding of the differences and common patterns in worship can help in promoting religious respect
Muslim Practices and National Development
- Examine the relevance of Islamic practices for national development
- Examine the practice of Zakat for national development
- Assess the practice of Sadaqah for poverty alleviation
- Explore the practice of Hajj for peace-building
- Examine the practice of prayer (Salah) for the development of time-consciousness
Religious Communities, Gender and Development
- Use the teachings and contributions of women in Islam to explain why certain international policies on empowerment of women are supported by Islamic teachings
- Identify the key teachings of Islam on women
- Assess the contributions of key women to the start and spread of Islam
- Discuss the roles women play in Islamic communities and in society at large
- Examine ways in which Islamic religious teachings are perceived to constrain the role of women in society
- Examine alignments between Islamic values and (inter)national policies on women empowerment
Religion and Fraud
- Describe contemporary fraudulent acts and use the ethical teachings of Islam to address them
- Describe some key contemporary fraudulent acts
- Explain the teachings of Islam on fraud
- Discuss how ethical teachings of Islam can be used to address the incidences of fraud
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