Islam Depth Study
9 dot points across 8 inquiry questions, in syllabus order. Each dot point has a focused answer, with exam-style questions and worked answers where available.
What are the ethical teachings of Islam on bioethics, and how are they derived and applied?
What are the ethical teachings of Islam on environmental ethics, and how do they guide Muslims today?
What are the ethical teachings of Islam on sexual ethics?
How did one significant person or school of thought shape the development and expression of Islam?
HSC Studies of Religion Islam depth study, significant person. Aisha bint Abu Bakr, Mother of the Believers - her life, her role as a narrator of hadith and teacher, her legal and interpretive authority, the revelations linked to her, the Battle of the Camel, Sunni and Shi'a views, her impact on law, practice and women's scholarship, and the 2020 to 2025 HSC questions.
HSC Studies of Religion Islam depth study, significant person. Abu Hamid al-Ghazali (1058 to 1111), the Proof of Islam - his crisis of 1095, the Revival of the Religious Sciences, the reconciliation of Sufism with Sunni orthodoxy, the critique of the philosophers, his impact and critics, with the 2021 to 2025 HSC questions where NESA's guidelines used him.
How is Friday prayer at the mosque expressed in Islam, and what is its significance for the individual and the Muslim community?
How is the funeral ceremony expressed in Islam, and what is its significance for the individual and the Muslim community?
How is the Hajj expressed in Islam, and what is its significance for the individual and the ummah?
What are the principal beliefs of Islam, and how are they recorded in its sacred texts and writings?
