OCR GCSE Religious Studies Islam

• The Quran contains the teachings of Allah, including stories from the Bible, moral guidance, laws, and prayers.
• Shirk is a very serious matter in the Islamic

  faith, it is associating anything or anyone

  with Allah.

  The Qur’an is clear that Shirk is not forgivable.
• Risalah


  Prophethood
• Adam

  Allah's first creation and khalifa
• Ibrahim


  Father of the Arab people
• Isma'il

  First son of Ibrahim and connected with the building of the Kaaba
• Musa


  Moses, the Prophet of Allah to whom the 10 commandments were given was given.
• Dawud


  David, a great King of Israel; a prophet of God given the Zabur and who defeated Golaith
• Isa


  not divine, but chosen to deliver a message like the other prophets
• Muhammed (PBUH)

  'seal of the prophets
• Who was Muhammad?

  A prophet and messenger of Allah
• Who's Allah?

  The Islamic God
• What's a Surah?

  An Islamic teaching
• What are the two types of Muslims?

  Sunni and Shi'a
• What's the Quran?

  The Islamic holy book
• Who are the 6 main prophets (excluding Muhammad)?

  Isa (Jesus), Adam, Musa (Moses), Dawud (David), Ibrahim (Abraham), Isma'il
• Define Jihad

  To struggle or strive in the way of god
• What are the two types of jihad?

  Greater and lesser
• What are the five pillars?

  Shahada, Salat, Zakat, Sawm, Hajj
• What's shahada?

  Declaration of faith
• What's salah?

  Pray 5 times a day facing Mecca on a mat
• What's zakat?

  Donating 2.5% of earnings to charity
• What's Sawm?

  Ramadan (fasting)
• What's hajj?

  A pilgrimage to Mecca
• What's the difference between Sunni and Shi'a Muslims?

  Sunnis believed they should've voted for the next caliph whereas Shias thought it should,be kept in the family (his cousin or son-in-law)
• Define caliph

  successor to muhammad
• What are 6 articles of faith (Sunni)?

  Tawhid, Belief of angels, belief of the books of Allah, beliefs about the messengers of Allah, akhirah, al'qadr
• Define Tawhid

  Allah is the one god and created the earth alone and sustains it alone
• Jibril was...

  .. in charge of communicating Allah's words
• Israfil is...

  ... in charge of blowing the trumpet on Judgement Day
• Define Akhirah

  The day of judgement
• What's the Islamic term for heaven?

  Al'jannah
• What's the Islamic term for hell?

  Jahannan
• Define Al'qadr

  Predestination
• Define predestination

  The idea that Allah has already set out someone's life
• What are the 5 articles of faith (Shi'a)?


  Belief in oneness, belief in divine justice, belief in prophethood, belief in imams, belief in resurrection day
• Define Imam

  Successor of Muhammad (PBUH)
• Teaching for belief in Allah, angels, scriptures and prophets


  'Righteous is he who believes in Allah and the last day and the angels and the scriptures and the prophet
• Why are the articles important to Muslims?

  Because it helps them understand what Allah wants people to do with their lives.
• Which type of Muslim believes caliphs where chosen by Allah?

  Sunnis