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Cambridge IGCSE · 0493 · Data 2020–2025

Most-tested topics in IGCSE Islamiyat

Just 3 chapters — The life and importance of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), The period of rule of the Rightly Guided Caliphs and their importance as leaders, The history and importance of the Qur'an — carry about 60% of all the marks. Revise those first.

Based on 48 real Cambridge past papers and 8,128 tagged marks, 2020–2025. Ranked by marks, not guesswork.

Historical counts from past papers — not an exam prediction. Download the data (CSV)

Revise these first

The topics that carry the most marks, highest first. Each opens the free past-paper questions.

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    The life and importance of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)Every year
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    The period of rule of the Rightly Guided Caliphs and their importance as leadersEvery year
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    The history and importance of the Qur'anEvery year
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    The life and importance of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)Every year
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    The period of rule of the Rightly Guided Caliphs and their importance as leadersEvery year
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    The life and importance of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)Every year
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    Major teachings in the Hadiths of the ProphetEvery year
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    The Articles of Faith and the Pillars of IslamEvery year
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See the full breakdown — all 34 topics across 8 chapters

The life and importance of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)

26% of marks

The period of rule of the Rightly Guided Caliphs and their importance as leaders

20% of marks

The history and importance of the Qur'an

14% of marks

Major teachings in the Hadiths of the Prophet

9% of marks

The history and importance of the Hadiths

9% of marks

The Articles of Faith and the Pillars of Islam

8% of marks

Major themes of the Qur'an

8% of marks

The first Islamic community

6% of marks

Turn the data into practice

Every topic above is drawn from real Cambridge IGCSE Islamiyat papers, tagged to the syllabus. Students can drill the high-frequency topics in the free bank; teachers can turn any of them into a ready-to-print worksheet in seconds. Or explore the full six-year trends in the interactive records.