Islam: Peace and Conflict | Edexcel GCSE Religious Studies B (1RB0)
Islam: Peace and Conflict
- 89 questions
- 8 subtopics
- Islam, one religion of seven
- Paper 2
Islam: Peace and Conflict is examined in Paper 2, Area of Study 2: Religion, Peace and Conflict, if Islam is the religion studied for that area.
It covers Muslim attitudes to peace, Muslims and peacemaking, Muslim attitudes to conflict, Muslim responses to pacifism, just war theory and Islam, holy war and Islam, Muslim attitudes to weapons of mass destruction and Muslim responses to violence, war and terrorism.
Sample questions from Islam: Peace and Conflict
Answer each one closed book first, then open the answer.
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Muslim attitudes to peace
What is As-Salam?
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As-Salam, meaning 'the Source of Peace', is one of the names of Allah (Surah 59:23). Paradise is called the Home of Peace, Dar as-Salam (Surah 10:25). -
Muslims and peacemaking
What does Surah 41:31–33 teach about those who call others to good?
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Surah 41:33 says no one speaks better than a person who calls to Allah and does good. Allah's angels are friends to believers in this life and the next (Surah 41:31). -
Muslim attitudes to conflict
What does Surah 2:191 teach about persecution?
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Surah 2:191 says that fitnah, persecution or oppression, is worse than killing. Muslims see ending oppression as a legitimate reason to resist. -
Muslim responses to pacifism
How do other Muslims interpret Surah 5:27–30?
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Many Muslims read the story as condemning murder, not self-defence. Qabil's killing of his brother brought him only regret and loss (Surah 5:30). -
Just war theory and Islam
What does Surah 4:90 teach about ending war?
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Surah 4:90 says that if enemies withdraw, stop fighting and offer peace, Allah gives no cause to fight them. -
Holy war and Islam
What does the Qur'an teach about war and peace overall?
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The Qur'an allows fighting to resist aggression but treats peace as the goal of any war. -
Muslim attitudes to weapons of mass destruction
What benefits do some claim WMD bring?
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Supporters argue that nuclear weapons deter attack, because no country dares start a war it cannot win. Some argue nuclear weapons prevented war between major powers after 1945. -
Muslim responses to violence, war and terrorism
What does Malik's Muwatta 21.3.10 record?
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Malik's Muwatta 21.3.10 records Abu Bakr's ten instructions to his army. Soldiers must not kill women, children or the elderly, nor cut down fruit trees.
The 8 subtopics
One subtopic is one session. Work down the list.
| Subtopic | What it covers | Questions |
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| Muslim attitudes to peace | The link between Islam and peace, the greeting, Surah 25:63, As-Salam, inner peace, the claim of a religion of peace and its critics, peace in the ummah, and Sufi emphasis. | 11 |
| Muslims and peacemaking | Surah 41:31 to 36 on answering enmity, justice, forgiveness and reconciliation, the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah, Imam Ashafa, Pastor Wuye and the Interfaith Mediation Centre, British Muslim peace work, and the Marrakesh Declaration. | 11 |
| Muslim attitudes to conflict | The nature, causes and harms of conflict, Surah 2:190 to 195 on persecution and limiting harm, situation ethics, the claim that religion causes conflict, and Surah 49:9 on Muslim groups at war with each other. | 11 |
| Muslim responses to pacifism | Why most Muslims are not pacifists, Surah 5:27 to 30 read two ways, the Makkan period, Abdul Ghaffar Khan, passive resistance, the Arab Spring and Tahrir Square, and Tawakkol Karman. | 11 |
| Just war theory and Islam | Where the theory comes from, Islamic and Christian conditions compared, Surah 4:74 to 94 on cause, fighting, ending war and offers of peace, who may declare war for Sunni and Twelver Muslims, and situation ethics. | 12 |
| Holy war and Islam | Harb al-Maqadis and why many reject the term, Surah 8:61, treaties in Surah 9:1 to 4, the controversy over 9:5 and how scholars read it, protection in 9:6, oath-breakers, and extremist versus mainstream readings. | 11 |
| Muslim attitudes to weapons of mass destruction | The dangers and supposed benefits of WMD, Surah 5:32 against them, arguments for possessing nuclear weapons, a reported ruling from Iran's leader, utilitarian arguments, and Muslim responses to chemical weapons. | 11 |
| Muslim responses to violence, war and terrorism | Teachings on violence, war and terrorism, Malik's Muwatta 21.3.10 on what may not be harmed, Tahir-ul-Qadri's fatwa, British Muslim opposition to terrorism, recovery after war, and Humanist views. | 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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