St. Andrew High School for Girls
Religious Education
Grade 10
Score: 20 marks
Unit: Islam
Name: ________________________
Topic: Sacred Writings
Class: ____
Date: _________________________
Use the words from the box below to complete the worksheet.
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First
Second
Third
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- testaments
- abundance
- deduction
- eating
- hafiz
- Muslims
- merciful
- Hadith
- sacred
- one
- Sunnah
- 114
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- Uthman
- Cow
- Arabic
The Shariah is the Islamic Law which guides the life of all Muslims. Its sources are the Qur’an
(Primary source of writing) and the Fiqh. They also use the Sunnah which contains the ideal life
of the prophet Muhammad as an example to follow, and the Hadith which contains the sayings,
or actions that were given approval by the prophet Muhammad. Sometimes people use the terms
Hadith and Sunnah interchangeably to mean sayings, actions and approvals of Muhammad.
The Qur’an is the holy book for ___________________, revealed in stages to the Prophet
Muhammad over twenty-three years. Qur'anic revelations are regarded by Muslims as the
___________________ word of Allah, intended to correct any errors in previous holy books
such as the Old and New ______________________. The Qur'an was revealed to the Prophet
Muhammad by Allah in _______________________. Although early variants of the Qur'an are
known to have existed, Muslims believe that the text we have today was established shortly after
the death of the Prophet by the Caliph ______________________.[5]
There are __________________ chapters (surah) in the Qur'an, which is written in the old
Arabic dialect. All the chapters except _________________ begin with the sentence Bismillahir
rahmanir raheem, 'In the name of Allah the most _____________________ and the most kind'.
This is the thought with which Muslims should start every action. The longest chapter of the
Qur'an is Surah Baqarah (which means The __________________) with 286 verses and the
shortest is Surah Al-Kawther (which means _____________________) which has three verses.
The arrangement of surahs does not correspond to the chronological order in which they were
revealed. [5]
The Qur'an is sometimes divided into thirty roughly equal parts, known as juz'. These divisions
make it easier for Muslims to read the Qur'an during the course of a month and many will read
one juz' each day, particularly during the month of Ramadan.
St. Andrew High School for Girls
Religious Education
Grade 10
Committing the Qur'an to memory acted as a great aid for its preservation and any person who is
able to accomplish this is known as a __________________. The Qur'an is treated with
immense respect by Muslims because it is the sacred word of their God. While the Qur'an is
recited aloud, Muslims should behave with reverence and refrain from speaking, ____________
or drinking, or making distracting noise. [2]
The Fiqh is Islamic jurisprudence which is the efforts of scholars to deduce and interpret the law.
The four major schools are the Hanafi, the Maliki, the Shafei and the Hanbali schools.

Hanafi School is the ______________________ of the four orthodox Sunni schools of
law. It is distinguished from the other schools through its placing less reliance on mass
oral traditions as a source of legal knowledge. The Hanafi School based its rulings largely
on the results of logic ________________________ of its scholars (Qiyas). It is the most
liberal.[2]

Maliki is the ________________ of the Islamic schools of jurisprudence. The sources of
Maliki doctrine are the Qur'an, the Prophet's traditions (_____________________),
consensus (ijma'), and analogy (qiyas). [2]

Shafei was the _________________ school of Islamic jurisprudence. According to the
Shafi'i school the paramount sources of legal authority are the Qur'an and the
_________________. Of less authority are the Ijma' of the community and thought of
scholars (Ijitihad) exercised through qiyas. [2]

The Hanbali School is the _____________________ orthodox school of law within
Sunni Islam. It derives its decrees from the Qur'an and the Sunnah, which it places
___________________ all forms of consensus, opinion or inference. The school accepts
as authoritative an opinion given by a Companion of the Prophet, providing there is no
disagreement with anther Companion. In the case of such disagreement, the opinion of
the Companion nearest to that of the Qur'an or the Sunnah will prevail. It is very strict
and conservative.[2]
Information obtained from:
CXC Syllabus 2009
http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/islam/texts/quran_1.shtml
(you can type in ‘bbc religion, click on Islam and then Qur’an)
http://islamic-laws.com/articles/sunnischools.htm (you can type in “Four schools of Fiqh’)
http://www.islamic-banking.com/islamic-jurisprudence.aspx
St. Andrew High School for Girls
Religious Education
Grade 10
Score: 20 marks
Unit: Islam
Topic: Sacred Writings
Name: ANSWER SHEET
The Shariah is the Islamic Law which guides the life of all Muslims. Its sources are the Qur’an
(Primary source of writing) and the Fiqh. They also use the Sunnah which contains the ideal life
of the prophet Muhammad as an example to follow, and the Hadith which contains the sayings,
or actions that were given approval by the prophet Muhammad. Sometimes people use the terms
Hadith and Sunnah interchangeably to mean sayings, actions and approvals of Muhammad.
The Qur’an is the holy book for Muslims, revealed in stages to the Prophet Muhammad over
twenty-three years. Qur'anic revelations are regarded by Muslims as the sacred word of Allah,
intended to correct any errors in previous holy books such as the Old and New Testaments. The
Qur'an was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad by Allah in Arabic. Although early variants of
the Qur'an are known to have existed, Muslims believe that the text we have today was
established shortly after the death of the Prophet by the Caliph Uthman.[5]
There are 114 chapters (surah) in the Qur'an, which is written in the old Arabic dialect. All the
chapters except one begin with the sentence Bismillahir rahmanir raheem, 'In the name
of Allah the most merciful and the most kind'. This is the thought with which Muslims should
start every action. The longest chapter of the Qur'an is Surah Baqarah (The Cow) with 286
verses and the shortest is Surah Al-Kawther (abundance) which has three verses. The
arrangement of surahs does not correspond to the chronological order in which they were
revealed. [5]
The Qur'an is sometimes divided into thirty roughly equal parts, known as juz'. These divisions
make it easier for Muslims to read the Qur'an during the course of a month and many will read
one juz' each day, particularly during the month of Ramadan.
Committing the Qur'an to memory acted as a great aid for its preservation and any person who is
able to accomplish this is known as a hafiz. The Qur'an is treated with immense respect by
Muslims because it is the sacred word of their God. While the Qur'an is recited aloud, Muslims
should behave with reverence and refrain from speaking, eating or drinking, or making
distracting noise. [2]
St. Andrew High School for Girls
Religious Education
Grade 10
The Fiqh is Islamic jurisprudence which is the efforts of scholars to deduce and interpret the law.
The four major schools are the Hanafi, the Maliki, the Shafei and the Hanbali schools.

Hanafi School is the first of the four orthodox Sunni schools of law. It is distinguished
from the other schools through its placing less reliance on mass oral traditions as a source
of legal knowledge. The Hanafi School based its rulings largely on the results of logic
deduction of its scholars (Qiyas). It is the most liberal.[2]

Maliki is the second of the Islamic schools of jurisprudence. The sources of Maliki
doctrine are the Qur'an, the Prophet's traditions (hadith), consensus (ijma'), and analogy
(qiyas). [2]

Shafei was the third school of Islamic jurisprudence. According to the Shafi'i school the
paramount sources of legal authority are the Qur'an and the Sunnah. Of less authority are
the Ijma' of the community and thought of scholars (Ijitihad) exercised through qiyas. [2]

The Hanbali School is the fourth orthodox school of law within Sunni Islam. It derives
its decrees from the Qur'an and the Sunnah, which it places above all forms of consensus,
opinion or inference. The school accepts as authoritative an opinion given by a
Companion of the Prophet, providing there is no disagreement with anther Companion. In
the case of such disagreement, the opinion of the Companion nearest to that of the Qur'an
or the Sunnah will prevail. It is very strict and conservative.[2]
.
Information obtained from:
CXC Syllabus 2009
http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/islam/texts/quran_1.shtml
(you can type in ‘bbc religion, click on Islam and then Qur’an)
http://islamic-laws.com/articles/sunnischools.htm (you can type in “Four schools of Fiqh’)
http://www.islamic-banking.com/islamic-jurisprudence.aspx
St. Andrew High School for Girls
Religious Education
Grade 10
NOTES
Unit: Islam Topic: Sacred Writings
The Shariah is the Islamic Law which guides the life of all Muslims. Its sources are the Qur’an
(Primary source of writing) and the Fiqh. They also use the Sunnah which contains the ideal life
of the prophet Muhammad as an example to follow, and the Hadith which contains the sayings,
or actions that were given approval by the prophet Muhammad. Sometimes people use the terms
Hadith and Sunnah interchangeably to mean sayings, actions and approvals of Muhammad.
The Qur’an is considered the book of Allah. It is the holy book for Muslims, revealed in stages to
the Prophet Muhammad over 23 years. Qur'anic revelations are regarded by Muslims as the
sacred word of God, intended to correct any errors in previous holy books such as the Old and
New Testaments. The Qur'an was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad by God in Arabic.
Although early variants of the Qur'an are known to have existed, Muslims believe that the text
we have today was established shortly after the death of the Prophet by the Caliph Uthman.
There are 114 chapters (surah) in the Qur'an, which is written in the old Arabic dialect. All the
chapters except one begin with the sentence Bismillahir rahmanir raheem, 'In the name
of Allah the most merciful and the most kind'. This is the thought with which Muslims should
start every action. The longest chapter of the Qur'an is Surah Baqarah (The Cow) with 286
verses and the shortest is Surah Al-Kawther(abundance) which has three verses. The
arrangement of surahs does not correspond to the chronological order in which they were
revealed.
The Qur'an is sometimes divided into 30 roughly equal parts, known as juz'. These divisions
make it easier for Muslims to read the Qur'an during the course of a month and many will read
one juz' each day, particularly during the month of Ramadan.
Committing the Qur'an to memory acted as a great aid for its preservation and any person who is
able to accomplish this is known as a hafiz. The Qur'an is treated with immense respect by
Muslims because it is the sacred word of their God. While the Qur'an is recited aloud, Muslims
should behave with reverence and refrain from speaking, eating or drinking, or making
distracting noise.
The Fiqh is Islamic jurisprudence which is the efforts of scholars to deduce and interpret the law.
The four major schools are the Hanafi, the Maliki, the Shafei and the Hanbali schools.

Hanafi School is the first of the four orthodox Sunni schools of law. It is distinguished
from the other schools through its placing less reliance on mass oral traditions as a source
of legal knowledge. The Hanafi school based its rulings largely on the results of logic
deduction of its scholars (Qiyas). It also established the principle that the universal
concurrence of the Ummah (community) of Islam on a point of law, as represented by
legal and religious scholars, constituted evidence of the will of God. This process is
called ijma', which means the consensus of the scholars. Thus, the school definitively
established the Qur'an, the Traditions of the Prophet, ijma' and qiyas as the basis of
Islamic law. In addition to these, Hanafi accepted local customs as a secondary source of
the law. Most liberal.
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
Maliki is the second of the Islamic schools of jurisprudence. The sources of Maliki
doctrine are the Qur'an, the Prophet's traditions (hadith), consensus (ijma'), and analogy
(qiyas). The Malikis' concept of ijma' differed from that of the Hanafis in that they
understood it to mean the consensus of the community represented by the people of
Medina. (Overtime, however, the school came to understand consensus to be that of the
doctors of law, known as 'ulama.)
Imam Malik's major contribution to Islamic law is his book al-Muwatta (The Beaten
Path). The Muwatta is a code of law based on the legal practices that were operating in
Medina. It covers various areas ranging from prescribed rituals of prayer and fasting to
the correct conduct of business relations. The legal code is supported by some 2,000
traditions attributed to the Prophet.

Shafei was the third school of Islamic jurisprudence. According to the Shafi'i school the
paramount sources of legal authority are the Qur'an and the Sunnah. Of less authority are
the Ijma' of the community and thought of scholars (Ijitihad) exercised through qiyas.
The scholar must interpret the ambiguous passages of the Qur'an according to the
consensus of the Muslims, and if there is no consensus, according to qiyas (process of
deductive analogy).

The Hanbali School is the fourth orthodox school of law within Sunni Islam. It derives
its decrees from the Qur'an and the Sunnah, which it places above all forms of consensus,
opinion or inference. The school accepts as authoritative an opinion given by a
Companion of the Prophet, providing there is no disagreement with anther Companion. In
the case of such disagreement, the opinion of the Companion nearest to that of the Qur'an
or the Sunnah will prevail. Very strict and conservative.
Hanbal's followers were regarded as reactionary and troublesome on account of their
reluctance to give personal opinion on matters of law, their rejection of analogy, their
fanatic intolerance of views other than their own, and their exclusion of opponents from
power and judicial office. Their unpopularity led to periodic bouts of persecution against
them.
Information obtained from:
CXC Syllabus 2009
http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/islam/texts/quran_1.shtml
(you can type in ‘bbc religion, click on Islam and then Qur’an)
http://islamic-laws.com/articles/sunnischools.htm (you can type in “Four schools of Fiqh’)
http://www.islamic-banking.com/islamic-jurisprudence.aspx