Islam: Dialogue Between Religious and Non-Religious Beliefs | OCR GCSE Religious Studies (J625)
Islam: Dialogue Between Religious and Non-Religious Beliefs
- 85 questions
- 7 subtopics
- Group 2 paper
- Group 2 paper
Islam: Dialogue Between Religious and Non-Religious Beliefs is examined in Component Group 2, religion, philosophy and ethics in the modern world from a Muslim perspective (J625/07), if this is the perspective studied.
That perspective must be one of the student's two Group 1 religions. It covers Muslim perspectives on Christianity in British public life, secularisation, humanism and Muslim faith schools, Muslim marriage customs and UK secular law, euthanasia, abortion and genetic science in Muslim ethics, Muslim exclusivism, inclusivism and pluralism, unity within the ummah, national identity and da'wah and Islam in dialogue with atheism, agnosticism, humanism and secularism.
Sample questions from Islam: Dialogue Between Religious and Non-Religious Beliefs
Answer each one closed book first, then open the answer.
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Muslim perspectives on Christianity in British public life
How do many British Muslims view the established Church?
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Many British Muslims support an established Church because it keeps faith in public life. Some Muslim leaders see the Church of England as a protector of all faiths. -
Muslim perspectives on Christianity in British public life
How do British Muslims respond to Christian services marking key national events?
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Many Muslims attend or respect services such as Remembrance Sunday as shared national moments. Muslim leaders now often join these events and offer their own prayers. -
Secularisation, humanism and Muslim faith schools
How has humanism grown and organised in Britain?
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Humanism grew as more people chose to live good lives without religion. The British Humanist Association, renamed Humanists UK in 2017, promotes non-religious ethics and ceremonies. -
Secularisation, humanism and Muslim faith schools
Why do some Muslim parents choose Muslim faith schools?
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Muslim schools teach the national curriculum within an Islamic ethos, with prayer times and halal food. Parents hope their children will keep their faith and identity. -
Muslim marriage customs and UK secular law
What is the law on child marriage in England and Wales?
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Child marriage is marriage where one or both partners are under 18. Since 2023 the legal minimum age for marriage in England and Wales has been 18, even with parental consent. -
Muslim marriage customs and UK secular law
How might equality laws clash with Muslim practice?
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The Equality Act 2010 protects people from discrimination on grounds such as sex, religion and sexual orientation. Clashes can arise over same-sex weddings or single-sex spaces in mosques. -
Euthanasia, abortion and genetic science in Muslim ethics
How might a Muslim respond to the claim of a right to die?
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Supporters of a right to die argue that people should choose when to end unbearable suffering. A Muslim would reply that self-determination does not extend to taking a life Allah gave. -
Euthanasia, abortion and genetic science in Muslim ethics
What does British law allow on abortion, and who campaigns against it?
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The Abortion Act 1967, amended in 1990, allows abortion in Great Britain up to 24 weeks with two doctors' agreement. SPUC, the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children, campaigns against it.
The 7 subtopics
One subtopic is one session. Work down the list.
| Subtopic | What it covers | Questions |
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| Muslim perspectives on Christianity in British public life | The 2021 census figures, the established Church and Muslim views of it, other faiths at the 2023 coronation, bishops in the Lords, national services, Christian public holidays, church schools, and tolerance. | 11 |
| Secularisation, humanism and Muslim faith schools | Islam's place in a secular Britain, the growth of humanism, the National Secular Society, the Sunday Assembly, the 1988 Act, Muslim faith schools and the first state-funded ones, and clashes in school. | 12 |
| Muslim marriage customs and UK secular law | Arranged and forced marriage in UK law, the Prophet's example, the ban on child marriage, civil registration of the nikah, polygyny and the law, equality laws and religious freedom, and freedom of practice. | 11 |
| Euthanasia, abortion and genetic science in Muslim ethics | Surahs 3:145, 16:61 and 4:29 on death, the right to die, withdrawing life support, ensoulment and abortion, Shi'a and Sunni differences, British law, IVF, genetic manipulation and cloning. | 14 |
| Muslim exclusivism, inclusivism and pluralism | Surah 5:69 and its exclusivist reading, the People of the Book, Surah 2:221 on marriage across faiths, Surah 30:22, freedom of religion, the Constitution of Madinah, A Common Word, and dialogue in Britain. | 13 |
| Unity within the ummah, national identity and da'wah | The Five Pillars and ihram as common ground for Sunni and Shi'a, the Amman Message, ijma and uniformity, national identity, Surah 16:125 on sharing faith, Christian proselytisation, and freedom of expression. | 11 |
| Islam in dialogue with atheism, agnosticism, humanism and secularism | Muslim views of non-religious worldviews, values shared with atheists, agnostics, Humanists and secularists, where each disagrees, whether secular values should prevail, Surah 2:256, and why the disagreements matter. | 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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