LO: Is the Qur’an a revelation from God? Can you name four Prophets of Islam? Answers in the back of your books Bonus point if you can name five

Qur’an Quiz You have five minutes to go through your work from last weeks 60 minute mastery task. Then you will answer questions individually.

Qur’an Quiz 1) Who do Muslims believe is the author of the Qur’an? 2) Over how many years was the Qur’an revealed to Muhammad (PBUH) 3) What language was the Qur’an revealed in? 4) All chapters of the Qur’an begin with the same verse ‘‘Muhammad is Gods messenger’’ TRUE or FALSE 5) What is the Arabic word for chapter? 6) The longest chapter in the Qur’an is called ‘The Cattle’ TRUE or FALSE 7) The Qur’an can be split into 30 roughly equal parts know as what? 8) Name one thing a Muslim will avoid doing when the Qur’an is read aloud 9) Why were early Muslims so concerned with the character of those who added to the Hadith? 10) The Qur’an is as holy to Muslims as what to Christians?

Sacred texts as a source of authority for Muslims. Muslims agree that the Qur’an and Hadith are a source of authority and can do the following for them. • giving them access to the words of Allah as revealed to Muhammad • educating them about the nature of the world and the teachings of Allah • offering guidance and example on appropriate attitudes and behaviours • providing moral principles and rules by which to live a good life • providing a focus for meditation, prayer and reflection. Rank these in order of importance to the Muslim Community (Ummah) 1=Very important – 5 = least important

Sacred texts as a source of authority for Muslims. Muslims agree that the Qur’an and Hadith are a source of authority and can do the following for them. • giving them access to the literal words of Allah as revealed to Muhammad • educating them about the nature of the world and the teachings of Allah • offering guidance and example on appropriate attitudes and behaviours • providing moral principles and rules by which to live a good life • providing a focus for meditation, prayer and reflection. As we see all too often on the news, the Qur’an and it’s teachings can be twisted for political purposes. Which reason for authority would you say is most to blame?

Case Studies: Religious Revelation Muhammad’s (PBUH) revelation, while central to Islam, is not the only example of revelation through the ages. In fact, even within Islam, Muhammad (PBUH) was seen as the last in a long line of Prophets from Allah who revealed something to humankind about the nature of God. Other religions have revelations at their core, Joseph Smith of the Mormon Christian faith and Guru Nanak of Sikhism are but two. Muslims today can have personal experience of God, or revelation, although this can not take the form of a new message or direct divine revelation. In groups of three you will each read through a case study. You can either take notes or make a pictogram or mind map of your case study. You will then teach it to the others in your group and vice versa.

‘‘The Qur’an is not an example of divine revelation’’ This question could be a 12 mark question. For this task however, I want your own view first. Having learned about the Qur’an for 11 weeks (1650 minutes) and having gathered information that is critical of the Qur’an for homework you are now in a position to make a rational, balanced, and learned judgement. You must back up your view with examples and evidence. You have 25 minutes.

‘‘The Qur’an is not an example of divine revelation’’ Now that we have looked at your view and discussed it with others, write an opposing view, which can be supported with evidence and examples. You have 25 minutes.

Homework Find out about one story from the Qur’an. Research how this story offers guidance for Muslims and in what circumstances it can be used. 30th November

Exam Feedback Spend ten minutes reading through your test answers. Look for information you missed out, simple mistakes you made or questions you misunderstood. In the back of your book make a note of these. The following is an example of a 6 mark question answer. How would you improve it? Now lets read a 12 mark answer. Why did this get such a good mark? What did it include? Looking at the 6 or 12 mark questions of either paper, plan a response for which ever you achieved the lowest mark. We will then talk through our plans and discuss them as a group before writing them again