Islam: Good Conduct and Key Moral Principles | AQA A-Level Religious Studies (7062)
Islam: Good Conduct and Key Moral Principles
- 90 questions
- 6 subtopics
- Component 2: Islam, one religion of five
- Component 2
Islam: the principles governing conduct, and their application to life, war and the environment.
Part of Component 2, sat only by students who take Islam as their chosen religion.
Sample questions from Islam: Good Conduct and Key Moral Principles
Answer each one closed book first, then open the answer.
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Taqwa, Obedience and the Sources of Law
What does the Qur’an command alongside obedience to God?
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Obedience to the Messenger, and to those placed in authority among the believers. -
Taqwa, Obedience and the Sources of Law
How does Shi’a jurisprudence differ in its fourth source?
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It uses reason in place of reasoning by analogy. -
Shari'ah and Its Five Categories
Explain the recommended category and give an example.
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These acts bring reward when done but no blame when left, as with voluntary night prayer or charity beyond zakat. -
Shari'ah and Its Five Categories
Distinguish between an individual and a communal obligation.
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An individual obligation binds every Muslim personally, while a communal one is discharged for everyone once enough people perform it, as with the funeral prayer. -
The Sanctity of Life in Islam
Explain what is meant by ensoulment.
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It is the point at which God is believed to breathe the spirit into the developing child. -
The Sanctity of Life in Islam
What is the general Muslim position on abortion for social or financial reasons?
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It is rejected, since the Qur’an forbids killing children for fear of poverty and promises that God provides. -
Greater and Lesser Jihad
Define the lesser jihad.
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It is the outward struggle, which may include fighting in defence of the community and of the freedom to worship. -
Greater and Lesser Jihad
List the conditions for a jihad to be legitimate.
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It must be declared by a legitimate authority, be defensive or against oppression, be waged with right intention, be a last resort, use proportionate means, spare non-combatants, and stop when the enemy stops.
The 6 subtopics
One subtopic is one session. Work down the list.
| Subtopic | What it covers | Questions |
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| Taqwa, Obedience and the Sources of Law | Recall questions on taqwa, ihsan and obedience to God and the Prophet, the four sources of Sunni law and the Shi'a difference, Shari'ah and fiqh, and the Sunni and Twelver Shi'a schools. | 12 |
| Shari'ah and Its Five Categories | Recall questions on the Twelver school of law, the higher aims Shari'ah protects and the five categories into which every action falls. | 11 |
| The Sanctity of Life in Islam | Recall questions on the sanctity of life, the Qur'anic stages of development and ensoulment, the positions of the law schools on abortion, and Muslim views on IVF and embryo research. | 14 |
| Greater and Lesser Jihad | Recall questions on the greater and lesser jihad and the report behind the distinction, the Qur'anic limits on fighting and conditions for a legitimate jihad, weapons of mass destruction and why scholars condemn terrorism. | 23 |
| Khalifah and the Environment | Recall questions on what Khalifah means for human beings, where the Qur'an announces it, who owns the earth and how Tawhid grounds an environmental ethic. | 17 |
| Animals, Climate Change and Stewardship Today | Recall questions on Muslim duties towards animals, slaughter, hunting and intensive farming, and on climate change, collective scholarly action, eco-mosques and the charge that stewardship is too human-centred. | 13 |
How the guide is worked
Answering a question from memory stores it far better than reading the answer again. The guide runs that as a fixed procedure on one subtopic at a time, about twenty minutes a session.
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Step 1 · Closed book
Cover the answers. Work through one subtopic and write down what you can. Leave blanks where you have nothing.
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Step 2 · Open book
Go back to the top. Read each printed answer and write it out in full, including the ones you had right.
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Step 3 · Closed book again
Same questions, same order, from memory. The gap between pass one and pass three is the session result.
Read the full method, the return schedule and the research behind it.
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