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The focus of this study is the contribution of significant people, ideas, practices and ethical teachings to an understanding of Islam as a living religious tradition. The study of Islam is to be of the WHOLE tradition where applicable.
Significant Person or Ideas
Significant Person or Ideas
the contribution to Islam of ONE significant person OR school of thought, other than Muhammad and the Four Rightly Guided Caliphs
the effect of that person OR school of thought on Islam
Ethics
Ethics
ONE of the following areas of ethical teaching in Islam:
bioethics
environmental ethics
sexual ethics
Significant Practices in the Life of Adherents
Significant Practices in the Life of Adherents
ONE significant practice within Islam drawn from:
Friday prayer at the mosque
Funeral ceremony
Hajj
Past HSC Questions to think about: wholistic responses
Past HSC Questions to think about: wholistic responses
2016 HSC Section III
The noblest* of you in the sight of Allah is the best in conduct. Qur’an 49:13
*noblest having the highest moral character
How do the ethical teachings of Islam guide adherents to live lives that are noble in the sight of Allah? 20 marks
In your response, refer to ONE of the following:
Bioethics
Environmental ethics
Sexual ethics.
2013 HSC Section III
In your study of religious traditions you have focused on three different, interrelated aspects, as shown in the diagram.
Discuss the relationship between at least TWO of the aspects shown in the diagram above and the way they contribute to Islam as a living religious tradition.
20 marks
2011 HSC Section III
Some religions emphasise justice, while others emphasise compassion.
Discuss the statement in relation to Islam as a living religious tradition.
20 marks
2010 HSC Section III
In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful, . . . to You alone do we turn for help. Guide us along the straight path.
Qur’an 1:2–6
To what extent does this quotation express the distinctive Islamic answer to the enduring questions of human existence?
20 marks
Formatted Practice Questions
Formatted Practice Questions
ASR Practice question Section III 20191026.pdfSIII response 1
Practice Questions Section III - 20190702.pdfSIII response 2
Practice Questions Section II - 20190704.pdfSII response
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