Islam: Marriage and the Family | Edexcel GCSE Religious Studies B (1RB0)
Islam: Marriage and the Family
- 96 questions
- 8 subtopics
- Islam, one religion of seven
- Paper 1
Islam: Marriage and the Family is examined in Paper 1, Area of Study 1: Religion and Ethics, if Islam is the religion studied for that area.
It covers the purpose of marriage in Islam, Muslim teaching on sexual relationships, the purpose of the family in Islam, how the ummah supports Muslim families, Muslim attitudes to contraception, Muslim teaching on divorce and remarriage, men and women in the Muslim family and Muslim teaching on gender prejudice and discrimination.
Sample questions from Islam: Marriage and the Family
Answer each one closed book first, then open the answer.
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The purpose of marriage in Islam
How do Muslims differ over polygamy today?
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Many Muslims point out that Surah 4:129 says equal justice between wives is impossible, so they favour monogamy. Polygamous marriages cannot be legally registered in the UK. -
Muslim teaching on sexual relationships
What is zina, and how does the Qur'an regard it?
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Zina is sex outside marriage, including adultery and sex before marriage. The Qur'an calls zina a shameful act and an evil way (Surah 17:32). -
The purpose of the family in Islam
What does Surah 46:17–18 warn against?
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Surah 46:17 condemns a child who speaks with contempt to believing parents and mocks the resurrection. Children like this are counted among the losers, according to Surah 46:18. -
How the ummah supports Muslim families
How does worship at the mosque support families?
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Families pray together at the mosque, especially at Jummah and the Id festivals. Shared worship builds friendships and a sense of belonging. -
Muslim attitudes to contraception
Why do some Muslims oppose contraception?
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Some Muslims oppose contraception because children are a gift from Allah and increase the ummah. Some cite Surah 17:31, which forbids killing children for fear of poverty. -
Muslim teaching on divorce and remarriage
What does Surah 2:228 teach about the waiting period?
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Surah 2:228 tells divorced women to wait three menstrual cycles before remarrying. The waiting period shows whether the woman is pregnant and allows time for reconciliation. -
Men and women in the Muslim family
How do Muslims differ in interpreting Surah 4:34?
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Traditional scholars read Surah 4:34 as making the husband head of the family. Many modern scholars read it as a duty of financial care, not superiority. -
Muslim teaching on gender prejudice and discrimination
How are men and women treated differently in mosque worship?
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Men and women usually pray in separate rows or areas of the mosque. Many Muslims explain this as modesty and focus in prayer, not inequality.
The 8 subtopics
One subtopic is one session. Work down the list.
| Subtopic | What it covers | Questions |
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| The purpose of marriage in Islam | Nikah, Surah 4:1 to 4 and 4:19 to 24, polygamy today, modesty in Surah 24:30 to 33, Surah 53 and marriage, mut'ah in Twelver teaching, and responses to cohabitation and Humanist views. | 13 |
| Muslim teaching on sexual relationships | Sex within marriage and the needs it meets, Surah 23:5 to 11, zina and why it is forbidden, majority and minority views on same-sex relationships, and Muslim responses to Humanist and atheist acceptance. | 12 |
| The purpose of the family in Islam | Procreation and the ummah, Surah 46:15 to 18 on parents and what it warns against, children's duties, nuclear and extended families, single-parent and blended families, adoption, and same-sex parents. | 12 |
| How the ummah supports Muslim families | Surah 3:103 to 105 on the community, mosque worship, rites of passage at a child's birth, mosque support for parents and the young, help in difficulty, and differing views on the mosque's role. | 11 |
| Muslim attitudes to contraception | Azl and the hadith on it in Sahih al-Bukhari 34:432 and 62:136, acceptable and rejected methods, when scholars allow contraception, Sunni and Shi'a approaches, Humanists, situation ethics, and family size as personal choice. | 12 |
| Muslim teaching on divorce and remarriage | The steps before divorce in Surah 4:35, talaq and khul', the waiting period and repeated divorce in Surah 2:228 to 241, divorced women's treatment, triple talaq, the Shi'a timing rule, and Humanist views. | 13 |
| Men and women in the Muslim family | Surah 4:1 and 4:32, the husband's role in Surah 4:34 and its disputed final part, inheritance in Surah 4:11, traditional roles, Khadijah and Aisha, Muhammad's share in family life, and roles today. | 11 |
| Muslim teaching on gender prejudice and discrimination | Surah 33:35, how Islam changed women's position, equal but different, mosque worship, Benazir Bhutto, Malala Yousafzai, Muslim Women's Network UK, girls' education, and Nusaybah bint Ka'b. | 12 |
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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