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Revision:A Level Religious Studies - RS10 Islam - Topics List

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RS10 – Islam

Contents

Islam as a Way of Life

  • The formation, nature, authority and importance of the Shari’a.
  • Family life and the role and status of women in Islam.


Aspects of Religious Thought

  • God, predestination, freedom and justice.
  • God as immanent and transcendent (including God in Sufi thought).
  • Concept of Jihad.
  • Distinctive emphases of Shi’ism: the Imamate (including the doctrine of the hidden Imamate and the Mahdi); Ashura and the importance of suffering.


Islam in Contemporary Society

  • Islam in Britain: the nature and organisation of the Muslim community; issues related to practising Islam in a secular society.


Comments

These notes are aimed at A Level Religious Studies students for the module 'RS10: Islam'.

Originally written by Straggler on TSR Forums.