To use quotes from
the Qur’an, statistics
and a real life example
to understand Muslim
attitudes to capital
punishment.
Grade C
All will be able to describe
what the Qur’an says about
capital punishment.
Grade B
Most will be able to explain
why many Muslims are for
capital punishment and
some are against it.
Grade A/A*
Some will be able to express
an opinion on Muslim views
on capital punishment.
What conclusions can
you draw from this bar
chart?
What do you notice
about a lot of the
countries that perform
executions?
“Take not life – which God has made
sacred – except for just cause”
(Surah 17:33)
Complete
What
is the
meaning
of
the
Muslim
this
quote
quotes
from the
worksheet
–
Qur’an?
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or
CAUSE?
AGAINST?
“The shedding of blood of a Muslim is not lawful
except for three reasons: a life for a life, a married
person who commits adultery and one who turns
aside from his religion and abandons the community”
(HADITH – teaching of the prophet)
What does
the Qur’an
class as a
JUST
CAUSE for
capital
punishment?
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crimes that
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carry the death vary
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but may include
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death
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against Islam)
The number
of times its
used and
methods of
execution
vary from
country to
country.
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According to the Qur’an and
Shari’ah Law is the execution of
this man JUST?
Do you think this is JUST?
Grade C
All will be able to
describe what the
Qur’an says about
capital punishment.
Grade A/A*
Some will be able to
express an opinion
on Muslim views on
capital punishment.
MANY Muslims who
support capital punishment
do so because of nonreligious arguments, as do
SOME Muslims that are
against it. However there
are arguments that are
based on their religious
beliefs.
Read the following
arguments on
your sheet
carefully.
Decide which are
Muslim
arguments are
FOR capital
punishment and
which are
AGAINST.
Test your memory…
You have FOUR MINUTES to
remember FOUR PE’s
(including a QUOTE)
Go to PAGE 95 of your REVISION BOOKLET
and COMPLETE QUESTION 1.
WITHOUT NOTES AND
AGAINST THE CLOCK
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Grade B
Most will be able
to explain why
many Muslims
are for capital
punishment and
some are against
it.
Do you agree
with
What
asking
other
the
victim/victims
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family
there
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agree
to the
punishment?
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countries always
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raise?
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to
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to the
Qur’an
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consideration
of
given
and another
sentence
will be
ALL other
given.
options.
Grade A/A*
Some will be able
to express an
opinion on
Muslim views on
capital
punishment.
One thing I have learnt
today is...
One thing that has
surprised me this lesson
is...
One thing I would like to
know more about is...
• Some Muslims support cp because the Qur’an says it can be
done with a just cause. An example of this could be adultery
or murder.
• A second reason is because Muhammad agreed with cp. An
example of this is that he sentenced people to death for
murder.
• Muslims also think pubishments should be harsh because
they are a deterrent. This is why executions are done in public
to put people off.
• Other Muslims appose cp because it is an option which can be
considered but it doesn’t have to be. For example, the victims
family can ask for cp not to be used.