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GCE MAY 2008 : A2 8 Islam: A Study of History, Faith and Worship - Revised

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ADVANCED General Certificate of Education 2008 Religious Studies assessing Module 8: Islam: A Study of History, Faith and Worship A2R81 Assessment Unit A2 8 [A2R81] FRIDAY 30 MAY, MORNING TIME 1 hour 20 minutes. INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES Write your Centre Number and Candidate Number on the Answer Booklet provided. Answer two questions. INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES The total mark for this paper is 90. Quality of written communication will be assessed in all questions. Figures in brackets printed down the right-hand side of pages indicate the marks awarded to each question or part question. A2R8S8 3387 BLANK PAGE A2R8S8 3387 2 1 (a) Discuss the ways in which the first four caliphs continued the work of Muhammad. [30] (b) Critically evaluate the claim that the changes Muhammad brought to Arabia reveal that he was a reformer rather than a revolutionary. [15] 2 (a) Discuss the religious meaning of the two main festivals of Islam. [30] (b) Critically evaluate the view that festival observances and rites of passage can easily become empty religious rituals. [15] 3 (a) Discuss the different ways in which the concept of Shariah can be understood within the Muslim community. [30] (b) Critically assess the view that applying Shariah in the modern world is highly problematic for the Muslim community. 4 [15] (a) Discuss the Qur anic teaching on either property or war. [30] (b) Critically assess the view that the concept of Jihad is misunderstood by both Muslims and non-Muslims. [15] THIS IS THE END OF THE QUESTION PAPER A2R8S8 3387 3 SP (NF) T49340/2

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