In this unit students consider the beliefs of Christians and Muslims with regards to human rights and social justice. Students will explore prejudice and discrimination and will consider religious freedom, wealth and poverty.
GCSE Exam format 5 part question on Religion, Human Rights and Justice. Students should revise: social justice and human rights; prejudice and discrimination; religious freedom; disability and race discrimination; Christian teachings about wealth; poverty and its causes; exploitation of the poor; and giving aid.
Develop the individual:
The individual will be challenged to think about whether their beliefs are similar or different to a Muslim's.
Create a supportive community:
Pupils will be given the opportunity to share, analyse and discuss and learn about each others beliefs.
Students will be studying the core beliefs and teachings in Islam, with a focus on the nature of God, and the prophets.
GCSE Exam format 5 part question on Islam: Beliefs and Teachings. Students should revise: The Oneness of God, Sunni and Shi'a Islam, The Nature of God, Angels, Predestination, Life after Death, Prophethood, Adam, Ibrahim, Muhammad, the Holy Books in Islam.
Shahadah
The Muslim declaration of faith
Rak’ah:
A sequence of movements in ritual prayer
Recitation
Repeating a passage of text from memory
Prostration
Kneeling with the forehead, nose, hands, knees and toes touching the floor, in submission to God
Salah
Prayer with and in worship of God
Wudu
Ritual washing before prayer
Mihrab
A niche in a wall that indicates the direction of Makkah
Qiblah wall
The wall in the mosque that contains the mihrab
Jummah prayer
A weekly communal prayer performed after midday on Friday, which includes a sermon.
Ramadan
The ninth month of the Muslim calendar, during which Muslims have to fast from dusk to sunset
Zakah
Purification of wealth by giving 2.5 per cent of savings each year to the poor
Sadaqah
Good actions or voluntary payments that are undertaken for charitable reasons
Hajj
The annual pilgrimage to Makkah, that every Muslim should make once in their life
Jihad
A struggle against evil; this may be an inward, personal struggle or an outward collective struggle
Id-ul-Fitr
A Muslim festival that celebrates the end of Ramadan
Id-ul-Adha
A Muslim festival that celebrates the prophet Ibrahim's willingness to sacrifice his son for God.
Day of Ashura
A festival that is important for Shi'a Muslims in particular, who remember the battle of Karbala and death of Husayn on this day
Develop the individual:
The individual will be challenged to think about whether their beliefs are similar or different to a Muslim's.
Create a supportive community:
Pupils will be given the opportunity to share, analyse and discuss and learn about each others beliefs.
Students will be studying the core practices in Islam, with a focus on the five pillars and the festivals.
GCSE Exam format 5 part question on Islam: Beliefs and Teachings. Students should revise: The Five Pillars; Salah, Sawm, Zakah, Hajj, Jihad and festivals.
Develop the individual:
The individual is given the chance to revise before the exam giving them more confidence in their ability.
Create a supportive community:
Pupils will be given the opportunity to share, analyse and discuss and learn about each others beliefs.
Students will revise Islam; beliefs and teachings, and practices. Christianity; beliefs and teachings, and practices.
Students can look back at previous topics for key words.
There will be continued short knowledge assessments, e.g key word and definition tests throughout the term.
Key words:
Please see previous units for all key words
Develop the individual:
The individual is given the chance to revise before the exam giving them more confidence in their ability.
Create a supportive community:
Pupils will be given the opportunity to share, analyse and discuss and learn about each others beliefs.