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chemistry

Chemistry

46 questions
C1Worship10 questions·questions coming2017–2025C2Beliefs and scriptures4 questions·questions coming2018–2020C3Sacred places – places of pilgrimage and of religious importance2 questions·questions coming2017C4Festivals and fasts10 questions·questions coming2017–2025C5Rites of passage; religion and the family9 questions·questions coming2017–2025C6Religion and social action11 questions·questions coming2017–2025
I1

Worship

4 questions
I1.1Worship in the mosque1 question·questions coming2017I1.4Public/communal and private/individual worship in different Muslim communities2 questions·questions coming2017–2018I1.5The roles and significance of leaders in the mosque and in different Muslim communities1 question·questions coming2017
I2

Beliefs and scriptures

7 questions
I2.1The Six Articles of Faith3 questions·questions coming2017–2025I2.2The five roots of Usul ad-DinBeing populatedI2.3The Five Pillars of Islam1 question·questions coming2020I2.4Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)Being populatedI2.5The development of Islam; origins of Sunni and Shiʿah1 question·questions coming2017I2.6The Qurʾan; different ways in which Muslims understand and interpret it2 questions·questions coming2025
I3

Sacred places – places of pilgrimage and of religious importance

3 questions
I3.1The importance of going on Hajj1 question·questions coming2020I3.2Performance of Hajj: the meaning and importance of places, actions and stages in the Hajj2 questions·questions coming2017–2020I3.3ʿUmrahBeing populatedI3.4Makkah and Madinah as places of historic importance for MuslimsBeing populated
I4

Festivals and fasts

8 questions
I4.1ʿId al-Adha (feast of sacrifice)2 questions·questions coming2017–2020I4.2The observance of the fast of Ramadan2 questions·questions coming2025I4.3ʿId al-Fitr (the end of Ramadan)2 questions·questions coming2025I4.4Changes to festivals and fasts2 questions·questions coming2025
I5

Rites of passage; religion and the family

18 questions
I5.1Birth rites: the key features and importance of birth rites in Islam3 questions·questions coming2018I5.2Marriage ceremonies: the key features and importance of marriage ceremonies in Islam3 questions·questions coming2018–2025I5.3Funeral rites: the key features and importance of funeral rites in Islam2 questions·questions coming2020–2025I5.4Muslim beliefs about family life in different Muslim communities7 questions·questions coming2018–2025I5.5Tradition and change3 questions·questions coming2018–2025
I6

Religion and social action

9 questions
I6.1The ummah3 questions·questions coming2017–2025I6.3Islam as a religion that shows concern for others in the home and the community5 questions·questions coming2018–2025I6.4Khalifahs of the environmentBeing populatedI6.5Muslim organisations that relieve poverty1 question·questions coming2025
J1

Worship

13 questions
J1.1Worship in the synagogue1 question·questions coming2017J1.2Key features of a synagogue in different Jewish communities; the meaning and importance of5 questions·questions coming2017–2018J1.4Ritual dress: the importance and symbolism of Jewish ritual dress2 questions·questions coming2017–2018J1.5Public/communal and private/individual worship in different Jewish communities3 questions·questions coming2018J1.6Celebration of Shabbat (the Sabbath) in the synagogue and the home; the meaning and2 questions·questions coming2018–2020J1.7The role and significance of leaders in the synagogue and in different Jewish communitiesBeing populated
J2

Beliefs and scriptures

2 questions
J2.1Jewish beliefs about G-d’s nature2 questions·questions coming2018–2025J2.2G-d’s establishment of covenants (agreements) with G-d’s peopleBeing populated
J3

Sacred places – places of pilgrimage and of religious importance

1 question
J3.1The importance of going on pilgrimage for some JewsBeing populatedJ3.2Places of pilgrimage for Jews: the historic sites of JerusalemBeing populatedJ3.3Ways in which the memory of the Temple is kept alive in Judaism in the modern world1 question·questions coming2025
J4

Festivals and fasts

7 questions
J4.1Rosh Hashanah (‘Head of’/New Year)3 questions·questions coming2020–2025J4.2Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement)1 question·questions coming2025J4.3Pesach (Passover)Being populatedJ4.4Sukkot (Booths/Tabernacles)3 questions·questions coming2017–2025J4.5Changes to festivals and fastsBeing populated
J5

Rites of passage; religion and the family

23 questions
J5.2Coming of age ceremonies: the key features and importance of coming of age ceremonies in3 questions·questions coming2017–2025J5.3Marriage ceremonies: the key features and importance of marriage ceremonies in Judaism4 questions·questions coming2018–2025J5.4Funeral rites: the key features and importance of funeral rites in Judaism2 questions·questions coming2018J5.5Kashrut (the laws of kosher/‘fit’) and treyfah (‘forbidden’)4 questions·questions coming2018–2025J5.6Jewish beliefs about family life in different Jewish communities7 questions·questions coming2017–2025J5.7Tradition and change3 questions·questions coming2018–2025
J6

Religion and social action

5 questions
J6.1Judaism as a religion that shows concern for others2 questions·questions coming2025J6.2Jewish stewardship of the environment2 questions·questions coming2025J6.3Jewish organisations that relieve poverty1 question·questions coming2025

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46 questions
C1.1Worship in the church7 questions·questions coming2017–2025C1.5The roles and significance of leaders in the church and in different Christian communities3 questions·questions coming2018–2025C2.1Christian beliefs about GodBeing populatedC2.2Christian beliefs about Jesus4 questions·questions coming2018–2020C2.3Christian beliefs about the Holy SpiritBeing populatedC3.1The importance of going on pilgrimage for some Christians1 question·questions coming2017C3.2Places of pilgrimage for Christians1 question·questions coming2017C4.1Easter and Holy Week2 questions·questions coming2017–2025C4.2Christmas2 questions·questions coming2020–2025C4.3Epiphany3 questions·questions coming2017–2025C4.4Ascension1 question·questions coming2017C4.5Pentecost1 question·questions coming2025C4.6LentBeing populatedC4.7Advent1 question·questions coming2025C4.8Changes to festivals and fastsBeing populatedC5.5Christian beliefs about family life in different Christian communities4 questions·questions coming2018–2025C5.6Tradition and change5 questions·questions coming2017–2020C6.1Christianity as a religion that shows concern for others8 questions·questions coming2017–2025C6.2Christian stewardship of the environment2 questions·questions coming2025C6.3Christian organisations that relieve poverty1 question·questions coming2018