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Religious Studies 0490›Syllabus

IGCSE Religious Studies 0490 syllabus

Cambridge's own syllabus, section by section, with every subtopic linked to its questions.

chemistry · Chemistry

C1 Worship 10C2 Beliefs and scriptures 4C3 Sacred places – places of pilgrimage and of religious importance 2C4 Festivals and fasts 10C5 Rites of passage; religion and the family 9C6 Religion and social action 11

I1 · Worship

I1.1 Worship in the mosque 1I1.4 Public/communal and private/individual worship in different Muslim communities 2I1.5 The roles and significance of leaders in the mosque and in different Muslim communities 1

I2 · Beliefs and scriptures

I2.1 The Six Articles of Faith 3I2.2 The five roots of Usul ad-Din soonI2.3 The Five Pillars of Islam 1I2.4 Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) soonI2.5 The development of Islam; origins of Sunni and Shiʿah 1I2.6 The Qurʾan; different ways in which Muslims understand and interpret it 2

I3 · Sacred places – places of pilgrimage and of religious importance

I3.1 The importance of going on Hajj 1I3.2 Performance of Hajj: the meaning and importance of places, actions and stages in the Hajj 2I3.3 ʿUmrah soonI3.4 Makkah and Madinah as places of historic importance for Muslims soon

I4 · Festivals and fasts

I4.1 ʿId al-Adha (feast of sacrifice) 2I4.2 The observance of the fast of Ramadan 2I4.3 ʿId al-Fitr (the end of Ramadan) 2I4.4 Changes to festivals and fasts 2

I5 · Rites of passage; religion and the family

I5.1 Birth rites: the key features and importance of birth rites in Islam 3I5.2 Marriage ceremonies: the key features and importance of marriage ceremonies in Islam 3I5.3 Funeral rites: the key features and importance of funeral rites in Islam 2I5.4 Muslim beliefs about family life in different Muslim communities 7I5.5 Tradition and change 3

I6 · Religion and social action

I6.1 The ummah 3I6.3 Islam as a religion that shows concern for others in the home and the community 5I6.4 Khalifahs of the environment soonI6.5 Muslim organisations that relieve poverty 1

J1 · Worship

J1.1 Worship in the synagogue 1J1.2 Key features of a synagogue in different Jewish communities; the meaning and importance of 5J1.4 Ritual dress: the importance and symbolism of Jewish ritual dress 2J1.5 Public/communal and private/individual worship in different Jewish communities 3J1.6 Celebration of Shabbat (the Sabbath) in the synagogue and the home; the meaning and 2J1.7 The role and significance of leaders in the synagogue and in different Jewish communities soon

J2 · Beliefs and scriptures

J2.1 Jewish beliefs about G-d’s nature 2J2.2 G-d’s establishment of covenants (agreements) with G-d’s people soon

J3 · Sacred places – places of pilgrimage and of religious importance

J3.1 The importance of going on pilgrimage for some Jews soonJ3.2 Places of pilgrimage for Jews: the historic sites of Jerusalem soonJ3.3 Ways in which the memory of the Temple is kept alive in Judaism in the modern world 1

J4 · Festivals and fasts

J4.1 Rosh Hashanah (‘Head of’/New Year) 3J4.2 Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) 1J4.3 Pesach (Passover) soonJ4.4 Sukkot (Booths/Tabernacles) 3J4.5 Changes to festivals and fasts soon

J5 · Rites of passage; religion and the family

J5.2 Coming of age ceremonies: the key features and importance of coming of age ceremonies in 3J5.3 Marriage ceremonies: the key features and importance of marriage ceremonies in Judaism 4J5.4 Funeral rites: the key features and importance of funeral rites in Judaism 2J5.5 Kashrut (the laws of kosher/‘fit’) and treyfah (‘forbidden’) 4J5.6 Jewish beliefs about family life in different Jewish communities 7J5.7 Tradition and change 3

J6 · Religion and social action

J6.1 Judaism as a religion that shows concern for others 2J6.2 Jewish stewardship of the environment 2J6.3 Jewish organisations that relieve poverty 1