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Islam: Philosophy of Religion

  • 8 subtopics
  • 24 things to know
  • Paper 3
  • Paper 3, Religion, Philosophy and Social Justice, for the religion studied in this area. Two of the three areas are taken, each through a different religion

What Islam: Philosophy of Religion covers

Islam: Philosophy of Religion 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 revelation as proof of the existence of Allah, visions and the existence of Allah, miracles and the existence of Allah, Muslim attitudes to religious experience, the design argument in Islam, the cosmological argument and al-Ghazali's kalam, suffering and Allah as compassionate and Muslim responses to the problem of suffering.

Where it is assessed

Paper 3

Area of Study 3, Religion, Philosophy and Social Justice, if this is the religion studied for that area.

Check the Pearson Edexcel specification ↗

The 8 subtopics

Each one has its own page.

What you need to know

Answer each one before you reveal it.

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How does Allah speak to humans, and what does revelation show about Allah?

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How do Sunni and Shi'a Muslims differ in their understanding of visions?

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How do Muslims differ over miracles and the wonders of saints and Imams?

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What is a religious experience for Muslims?

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How do Muslims use the design argument to argue for Allah's existence?

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How does the cosmological argument reason towards Allah?

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What does Surah 1 (al-Fatihah) teach about Allah?

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How do Muslims explain suffering as a test?

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What is revelation in Islam?

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What is a vision in Islam?

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What is a miracle in Islam?

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What does Surah 2:118 teach about demands for experiences of Allah?

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What does Surah 2:164 teach?

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What does Surah 79:27–33 teach?

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Why does Surah 1 make suffering a problem for Muslims?

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What does Surah 2:156–157 teach about responding to suffering?

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Why do Muslims regard the Qur'an as proof of Allah's existence?

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What does Surah 19:16–19 describe?

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Why do Muslims regard the Qur'an as the greatest miracle?

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How do Muslims experience Allah through worship?

Evaluation

How is Surah 2:164 used in the design argument?

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How is Surah 79:27–33 used in the cosmological argument?

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What is the problem of suffering for Muslims?

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What does Surah 2:152–153 teach about coping with hardship?

Take Islam: Philosophy of Religion further

The same content, four other ways.

Commonly confused

Pairs that lose marks when they are blurred together.

  • Mu'jizah vs Karamat

    Mu'jizah: a miracle performed by Allah through a prophet. Karamat: a wonder attributed to a saint or an Imam.

  • Kalam argument vs Argument from contingency

    Kalam argument: reasoning that the universe began and so needs a cause. Argument from contingency: reasoning that everything depends on a necessary being.

  • Moral suffering vs Natural suffering

    Moral suffering: pain caused by human choices such as war and crime. Natural suffering: pain caused by events like earthquakes and disease.

Questions from this topic

Each one with the model answer underneath.

  1. 1

    What is revelation in Islam?

    Model answer

    Revelation (wahy) is Allah making himself and his will known to humans. Muslims believe revelation shows that Allah exists and cares for humanity.

  2. 2

    Why do Muslims regard the Qur'an as proof of Allah's existence?

    Model answer

    Muslims believe no human could have produced the Qur'an, so it proves its divine author. The Qur'an is the direct word of Allah, revealed as a guide.

  3. 3

    What does Surah 34:46 ask people to do?

    Model answer

    Surah 34:46 asks people to stand before Allah, alone or in pairs, and think honestly. Reflection shows that Muhammad is not mad but a sincere warner.

  4. 4

    What does Surah 34:50 teach about the source of Muhammad's guidance?

    Model answer

    Surah 34:50 has Muhammad say that if he errs, the fault is his own. Any guidance he has comes from what his Lord reveals to him.

  5. 5

    What does Surah 34:48–49 teach about truth?

    Model answer

    Surah 34:48–49 says Allah casts down the truth and the truth has come. Falsehood can neither begin nor restore anything.

  6. 6

    What is the difference between direct revelation and revelation through a messenger?

    Model answer

    Direct revelation is Allah communicating without an intermediary, as when he spoke to Musa. Revelation through a messenger comes by an angel, as the Qur'an came through Jibril.

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What does Islam: Philosophy of Religion cover in Edexcel GCSE Religious Studies B?
8 subtopics: revelation as proof of the existence of allah, visions and the existence of allah, miracles and the existence of allah, muslim attitudes to religious experience, the design argument in islam, the cosmological argument and al-ghazali's kalam, suffering and allah as compassionate and muslim responses to the problem of suffering. Each one has its own page with questions and model answers.
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