1. Practical strategies for building understanding of Shi’a Islam at GCSE
Deborah Weston

2. Rate your subject knowledge
Traffic Lights
Six beliefs
Sunni Shi’a spilt
Artefacts – inference squares
Spoken Dominoes
Mosque concept map
Sunni Shi’a sorting
Ramadan sorting

3. Understanding and misunderstanding the Qur’an
‘… What, do you believe in part of the Book, and disbelieve in part? …’ (Al-Baqarah 2:85)
 ‘… those who have reduced the Recitation, to parts ’ (Al-Hijr , 15:91).
One of the most important pillars of legal theory is the mastery of the Arabic Language. This means mastering Arabic grammar, syntax, morphology, rhetoric, poetry, etymology and Qur’anic exegesis.  
some ayah are directed towards all human beings, all Muslims etc.
some are conditional, so the requirement to perform Hajj is conditional on the Muslim being able to afford it.
‘… they pervert words from their contexts; and they have forgotten a portion of what they were reminded of… ’ (Al-Ma’idah , 5:13);
God says in the Qur’an: ‘… Say: “Are those who know equal with those who do not know?”… ’ (Al-Zumar , 39:9).
 ‘… If they had referred it to the Messenger and to those in authority among them; those among them who are able to think it out, would have known it from them .. .’ (Al-Nisa’ , 4: 83)
And the Prophet Muhammad said: ‘Whoever speaks about the Qur’an without knowledge should await his seat in the Fire Tirmidhi in Tafsir Al-Qur’an No.2950

4. Uthman was the third Caliph
Note that Fatima was one of the daughters of the Prophet Muhammad, making Ali his cousin and son-in-law
Uthman was the third Caliph
After the death of Muawiya, Hussain refused to swear allegiance to Yazid as the next caliph, this ultimately led to the Battle of Kerbela in which Hussain was killed

5. This branch has 12 Imams and are known as the Twelvers
The disagreement over who should succeed Jafar Al-Sadiq led to the establishment of sevener Shi’as which include the Ismailis
This branch has 12 Imams and are known as the Twelvers
The Ismaili Branch of Shi’a Islam, understand this line to continue to the present day to the
49th Aga Khan

6. Five Pillars of Sunni Islam
Shahadah:
Salah
Sawm
Zakah
Hajj
Accounts
Concept map
Spoken dominoes
Inference squares

7. Articles of Faith of Sunni Islam
One-God
(Tawhid)
Prophets
(Risalah)
Books
(Kutub)
Angels
Malaikah)
Life after Death
(Akhirah)
Predestination
(Al-Qadr)
Spoken Doms
Mosque Concept map
Inference squares
Hajj Accounts
Ramadan Worksheets

8. Sunni and Shi’a Islam
The story
Critical reading
Sunni Shi’a sorting

9. Compare the Sunni and Shia Articles/Roots
Tell story –Adalat
Reciprocal Reading tasks – examine the evidence

10. Usul ad-Din: Articles of faith Furu ad-Din: Obligatory acts
Tawhid: The belief in the oneness of Allah
1. Salat: 5 obligatory daily prayers
Adalat: Allah is just and fair
2. Sawm: Fasting in the month of Ramadan
3. Hajj: Annual pilgrimage to Makkah
Nubuwwat: Prophethood
4. Zakat: Alms giving to the poor
5. Khums: Payment of 20% of annual surplus income
Imamat: The divinely appointed Imams
6. Jihad: Striving in the way of Allah
7. Amr bil Ma’ruf: Encouraging others to do good
Qayamat: Life after death and judgement
8. Nahy Anil Munkar: Discouraging others from doing bad
9. Tawalla: Holding love for the Prophet and for the Ahl ul Bayt (family of the Prophet)
10. Tabarra: Holding disdain for the enemies of the Prophet and of the Ahl ul Bayt

11. Jihad

12. Reciprocal Reading: Jihad

14. The constitution of Madinah
Written by the Prophet Muhammad in 622CE
63 articles
Set out the way the diverse community in the first Islamic State should life together
Includes rights for women
Provides for the end of intertribal fighting
Governed around 10,000 citizens of Madinah
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Matching exercise

15. Alcohol
O you who believe! do not go near prayer when you are Intoxicated until you know (well) what you say … (4:43).
They ask you about intoxicants and games of chance. Say: In both of them there is a great sin and means of profit for men, and their sin is greater than their profit. (2:219). 
O you who believe! intoxicants and games of chance and (sacrificing to) stones set up and (dividing by) arrows are only an uncleanness, the Shaitan's work; shun it therefore that you may be successful.(5:90-91).

16. Subject knowledge 1. Beliefs and teachings 2. Practices
• the six articles of faith in Sunni Islam and five roots of ‘Usul ad-Din in Shi’a Islam 
• The nature of Allah: oneness (Tawhid), immanence, transcendence, omnipotence, beneficence, mercy, fairness and justice (Adalat in Shi'a Islam)  
• Prophethood (Risalah), including at least three examples chosen from Adam, Ibrahim, Isma’il, Musa, Dawud, Isa, Muhammad 
• Books (Kutub); Scrolls (Sahifah), Gospel (Injil), Torah (Tawrat), Psalms (Zabur) 
• Angels (Malaikah) such as Jibril, Izra’il, Mika’il, Israfil, Munkar/Nakir and Kiraman/Katibin 
• Predestination (al-Qadr) and human freedom and its relationship to the Day of Judgement; 
• Akhirah: life after death, human responsibility and accountability, heaven and hell 
  • The Five Pillars of Sunni Islam and Ten Obligatory Acts of Shi’a Islam 
 • Shahadah: declaration of faith, the place of the Shahadah in Muslim practice 
• Salah: including its significance; how and why Muslims pray, ablution, times, directions, movements and recitations, in the home and mosque and elsewhere. Jummah prayer 
• Sawm: the role and significance of fasting during the month of Ramadan. Origins, duties, benefits, those who are excused and why, the Night of Power 
• Zakah: the role and significance of giving alms: its origins, how and why it is given, benefits of receipt. Khums (Shi’a) 
• Hajj: Pilgrimage to Makkah: its role, origins, how and why it is performed 
• Jihad: the meaning and significance of greater and lesser; origins, influence and conditions for declaration of lesser jihad. 
• The origins and meaning of festivals and commemorations: such as Id-ul-Adha, Idul-Fitr, Id-ul- Ghadeer and Ashura 
Traffic Lights
Six beliefs
Sunni Shi’a spilt
Artefacts – inference squares
Spoken Dominoes
Mosque concept map
Sunni Shi’a sorting
Ramadan sorting

17. Usul ad-Din: Articles of faith Furu ad-Din: Obligatory acts
Tawhid: The belief in the oneness of Allah
1. Salat: 5 obligatory daily prayers
Adalat: Allah is just and fair
2. Sawm: Fasting in the month of Ramadan
3. Hajj: Annual pilgrimage to Makkah
Nubuwwat: Prophethood
4. Zakat: Alms giving to the poor
5. Khums: Payment of 20% of annual surplus income
Imamat: The divinely appointed Imams
6. Jihad: Striving in the way of Allah
7. Amr bil Ma’ruf: Encouraging others to do good
Qayamat: Life after death and judgement
8. Nahy Anil Munkar: Discouraging others from doing bad
9. Tawalla: Holding love for the Prophet and for the Ahl ul Bayt (family of the Prophet)
10. Tabarra: Holding disdain for the enemies of the Prophet and of the Ahl ul Bayt