Islamic Studies

46 free lessons in The School on Ai Quran, from Early Years to GCSE.

Early Years

• Bismillah and Alhamdulillah
• Allah made everything
• Our Prophet Muhammad ﷺ
• Being kind and sharing
• The masjid
• Ramadan and Eid

Key Stage 1

• The five pillars, simply
• How Muslims pray
• The Quran, our book
• Good manners (akhlaq)
• Stories of the prophets
• Muslims around the world
• Big questions
• Where Muslims look for guidance
• Islamic art and why it uses patterns

Key Stage 2

• Where Islamic teaching comes from
• The life of the Prophet ﷺ
• Zakat and caring for others
• Ramadan in depth
• Hajj: the journey
• Islam in Britain
• Art, calligraphy and the mosque
• Salah: how and why Muslims pray
• The Quran: revelation and preservation
• The companions and the early community
• Akhlaq: character and how it grows
• Rights and responsibilities to others
• Islam and other faiths

Key Stage 3

• The six articles of faith
• Sunni, Shia and the schools of law
• Halal, haram and daily choices
• Islamic civilisation and science
• Islamic ethics and modern questions
• Living as a Muslim in a plural society
• Tawhid: the oneness of God
• The Sunnah and how hadith are graded
• Zakat, riba and Islamic finance
• Art, architecture and the question of images

GCSE

• Writing about beliefs with evidence
• Beliefs about God, compared
• Practices and their meaning
• Crime, punishment and justice
• Family, community and life stages
• Revision and exam technique
• Peace and conflict
• Religion and life

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