1. End of topic review: Religion and Science
Answer the following questions in your books, with honest and detailed answers.
How many hours did you spend revising for the assessment?
What methods did you use to revise?
Did you use the Philosophy and Ethics Blog and did you find it helpful? (if you did not use it, can you explain why you chose not to)
What was the most interesting thing about Religion and Science?
What aspects of the module did you find most challenging?
What changes, if any, would you make to the way the course has been delivered so far?
What effort grade would you award to yourself for the previous half term?
What grade do you think you will achieve in the assessment?

2. Philosophy 2: Revelation

3. Philosophy 2: Revelation
In this topic we will study the following:
The concept of revelation
Allah’s revelation throughout history and the Prophets (pbut)
The final revelation of Allah (saw) to Muhammad (pbuh)
The significance and importance of the Qur’an.
Mystical and Religious Experiences

4. Revelation Answer the following questions: What does revelation mean?
What does authority mean?
What is a prophet?
What is the Hadith and how is it different to the Qur’an?
What is a Hafiz?
What language is the Qur’an written in?

5. Revelation Answer the following questions:
What does revelation mean? The nature or reality of God revealed to humans
What does authority mean? The power to guide others
What is a prophet? A messenger of God
What is the Hadith and how is it different to the Qur’an? The sayings of Muhammad (pbuh) as opposed to the literal word of God
What is a Hafiz? Someone who has memorised the entire Qur’an
What language is the Qur’an written in? Arabic

6. ‘‘Sacred texts are not a reliable guide’’

7. Homework
Research Joseph Smith’s revelation experience, when he received the Book of Mormon.
Do you think it is a reliable account?
What were Joseph Smith’s motives?
Next week we will discuss this and compare it to Muhammad (PBUH)