Islam: Equality | Edexcel GCSE Religious Studies B (1RB0)
Islam: Equality
- 88 questions
- 8 subtopics
- Islam, one religion of seven
- Paper 3
Islam: Equality is examined in Paper 3, Area of Study 3: Religion, Philosophy and Social Justice, if Islam is the religion studied for that area.
It covers Muslim teaching on human rights, Muslim attitudes to equality, Muslim attitudes to religious freedom, Muslim attitudes to prejudice and discrimination, Muslim teaching on racial harmony, Muslim responses to racial discrimination and Malcolm X, Muslim attitudes to social justice and Muslim attitudes to wealth and poverty.
Sample questions from Islam: Equality
Answer each one closed book first, then open the answer.
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Muslim teaching on human rights
What is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and how do Muslims respond to it?
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The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted by the United Nations in 1948. Many Muslims support it, while some want rights framed within shari'ah. -
Muslim attitudes to equality
What causes of inequality do Muslims recognise?
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Muslims recognise greed, discrimination, lack of education, corruption and unfair trade as causes of inequality. War and natural disasters also deepen it. -
Muslim attitudes to religious freedom
What does Surah 109:6 teach about other religions?
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Surah 109:6 says, 'To you your religion, and to me mine'. Many Muslims read it as accepting that others follow different faiths. -
Muslim attitudes to prejudice and discrimination
What is Islamophobia?
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Islamophobia is fear, hatred or prejudice directed at Muslims or Islam. Examples include abuse of women wearing the hijab and attacks on mosques. -
Muslim teaching on racial harmony
What did the Final Sermon teach about humanity's shared origin?
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Muhammad taught that all humans descend from Adam and Eve. Every person therefore belongs to one human family. -
Muslim responses to racial discrimination and Malcolm X
Who was Malcolm X?
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Malcolm X (1925–1965) was an African American Muslim leader and civil rights campaigner. Malcolm was born Malcolm Little and joined the Nation of Islam in prison. -
Muslim attitudes to social justice
How do Muslims use Surah 7:157 to support social justice?
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Muslims see relieving people's burdens as following Muhammad's example. Unfair debt, poverty and exploitation are burdens Muslims should remove. -
Muslim attitudes to wealth and poverty
What does the Qur'an teach about hoarding wealth?
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Surah 9:34–35 warns that those who hoard gold and silver without spending in Allah's way will be punished.
The 8 subtopics
One subtopic is one session. Work down the list.
| Subtopic | What it covers | Questions |
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| Muslim teaching on human rights | Surah 5:8, the Universal Declaration and the Cairo Declaration on Human Rights in Islam, individual rights, situation ethics, problems rights may raise for Muslims, and Humanist arguments. | 11 |
| Muslim attitudes to equality | Sahih al-Bukhari 56:681 and why earlier nations were ruined, the causes and problems of inequality, congregational prayer, men and women in practice, zakah and other Islamic remedies, and Muslim charities. | 11 |
| Muslim attitudes to religious freedom | Surah 2:256, Ayat al-Kursi, Surah 2:257 and 109:6, responses to a multi-faith society, the Muslim population of England and Wales, freedom to leave Islam, and Humanist arguments. | 12 |
| Muslim attitudes to prejudice and discrimination | Surah 49:13, Islamophobia and British Muslim responses, why religious prejudice is a concern now, Surah 60:8 on other faiths, early Islam's protection of other religions, and situation ethics. | 11 |
| Muslim teaching on racial harmony | Muhammad's Final Sermon, when and where it was given and its teaching on shared origin, Bilal ibn Rabah, the ummah's diversity, work in Britain, utilitarian and situation ethics views, and multi-ethnic life. | 10 |
| Muslim responses to racial discrimination and Malcolm X | Surah 49:13 on why peoples differ, the harms of racism, Nation of Islam teaching, Malcolm X's ministry and break with it, how Hajj changed him, the events of 1965, and the responses his life shows. | 11 |
| Muslim attitudes to social justice | Surah 7:155 to 157 and its use for social justice, unequal wealth and opportunity in the UK and the world, Muslim action, situation ethics, and why social justice matters in Islam. | 11 |
| Muslim attitudes to wealth and poverty | Surah 2:177, forbidden ways of gaining wealth, hoarding, Muhammad on giving, causes of poverty at home and abroad, sadaqah beside zakah, attitudes to poverty itself, and early examples of wealth used well. | 11 |
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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