WASSCE SHS
The Qur'an is the scripture. You need how it was revealed and preserved, which chapters are Makki or Madani, and the meaning and lesson of the set passages.
Revelation began with the first call to the Prophet. The words were memorised and also written. Later the community collected those writings into one book, and Uthman's standard text gave that book one form. Chapters revealed in Makkah and chapters revealed in Madinah are not the same set. The syllabus calls them Makki and Madani. If you are not sure which set a chapter belongs to, do not guess the label.
For a set chapter, give the meaning in your own words and one lesson. Al Fatihah is the opening prayer. Al Ikhlas teaches that Allah is one, needs nothing, does not beget and was not begotten, and has no equal. Al Falaq and An Nas ask for protection. Ad Duha, At Tin, Al Alaq, Al Qadr, Al Kafirun and An Nasr are learned the same way: meaning, then lesson. Moral teaching includes duty to parents, honesty, and what is forbidden, such as gambling. A verse number you cannot defend should stay off the page. A right meaning in clear English can score.
The Islamic Studies tips guide sets out the papers, how to answer a theme, and the mistakes that cost marks. WASSCE Islamic Studies tips
Makki and Madani are not interchangeable labels. Meaning comes before a quotation you are not sure of. Al Ikhlas is about the oneness of Allah, not about a battle. Do not answer a Qur'an question with a hadith, and do not invent a chapter number. Duty to parents is a moral teaching, not the name of a chapter.
These are practice questions in the style of the paper, with a model answer and a mark scheme. They are not a promise of what your paper will ask.
3 marks
(a) What does Makki mean? (1 mark)
(b) What does Madani mean? (1 mark)
(c) Why is it a mistake to swap the two labels? (1 mark)
(a) Revealed in Makkah.
(b) Revealed in Madinah.
(c) The two sets are not the same chapters. A wrong label shows the wrong setting.
2 marks
State two teachings of Al Ikhlas. (2 marks)
Allah is one. Allah does not beget and was not begotten.
3 marks
A student adds a verse number they are not sure of. What should they write instead, and why? (3 marks)
They should leave the number out and give the meaning in their own words, then one lesson. A number they cannot defend can make a right point look wrong.
More questions on this topic are inside glearn, marked as you answer, with the reason written out. The first ones need no account.
Practise Islamic Studies freeGive the meaning and one lesson in clear English. Arabic or a transliteration is useful when you can translate it. A verse number you are not sure of should stay out. Glearn does not publish the school's set list.
Allah is one, needs nothing, does not beget and was not begotten, and has no equal. Two of those points are enough when the question asks for two teachings. All WASSCE Islamic Studies past questions