1. Core Ethical Teachings Year 11 SOR

2. Syllabus  Islamic Jurisprudence -The Qur’an - The Sunna and Hadith - Ijma: Consensus among religious leaders - Qiyas: Comparison with teachings of the Qur’an or Hadith creating Precedence

3. Key Terminology  Aqida- The Creed, 6 Articles of Faith  Hadith- Individual sayings of the Prophet  Sunna- Traditions and Practices of the Prophet  Hajj- Annual Pilgrimage  Injil- Revealed book given to Jesus  Islam- Act of accepting belief in the unity of God. Voluntary submission to God  Nabi- A Prophet  Qur’an- The Holy book revealed to Muhammad  Ramadan- Month of Fasting  Rusul- Messengers of God  Salat- 5 Ritual daily Prayers  Shi’a, Sunni, Allawite- Variants of Islam  Sura- Chapter of the Qur’an  Tawhid- Decleration- God is One  Umma- Community

4. Islamic Jurisprudence  Islamic Jurisprudence (fiqh)- Interpretation and application of Shari’a (the highway to life and conduct)  Systematic organisation of and guide to Islam’s legal provisions and ethical values  Sharia Law- Legal code of Islam based on the teaching of the Quran, Prophet as well as other Sources  Four sources to base legal decisions upon

5. Quran  Primary source  Muslims understand the Qur’an has the greatest authority, deriving rules and actions from the Sacred text “Worship God, set nothng alongside Him. Be gracious to your parents, your kin, the orphan, the poor, the neighbour, whether of your kin or not of your kin, the traveller, the wayfarer and your slaves” (Sura 4:36)

6. The Hadith/Sunna  Teachings and practices of the Prophet Muhammad  Utilised if the Qur’an did not yield an answer

7. Ijma  Consensus of Muslim Scholars  Utilise the Hadith of the Prophet and the Qur’an to make an informed decision and foundation of Shari’a Law  First developed by al’Shafi’I (767-820)

8. Qiyas  Analogical reasoning, teachings of Hadith are compared and constrasted with Qur’an  Forms a legal precedent  Utilized for issues which require contextualization eg environmental matters, bioethics, drugs etc…

9. Halal and Haraam  Halal- Food, drinks and actions which are permitted  Haraam- Food, drinks and actions which are forbidden under Islamic law