the opposition of individuals or groups that may result in aggression or fighting

a period of time in which there is no war

the use of violence or threat of violence in the pursuit of political aims, religious or ideological change

behaviour that aims to injure, abuse, damage or destroy

Islam and issues surrounding conflict

Religious education

Muslim attitudes towards peace

The role of Muslims in peacemaking

Muslim attitudes to conflict

Divergent Muslim attitudes to pacifism

Islam and Just War theory

Holy War and lesser Jihad

Muslim responses to weapons of mass destruction

In this unit pupils examine Islamic attitudes to peace and violence.  They will examine attitudes to conflict, pacifism and holy or just war. They will move on to examine specific ideas such as nuclear war and terrorism. Finally they will examine the role of Islam in finding and making peace.

Peace and conflict

Depiction of war, threats of war, death or the aftermath of war.

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Honour based violence, terrorism, extremism and radicalisation.

Conflict can result in the targeting of {{}} people.

What emotion does terrorism most commonly spread?

Some non-religious people support {{}} solutions to conflict.

What must guide a Muslim’s use of force?

Jihad mainly refers to a personal {{}} to live a good life.

Weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) include nuclear, chemical and biological weapons, which cause widespread, long‑term ...

Which treaty bans the development and stockpiling of biological weapons?

International treaties aim to ban or limit the use of WMDs and ...

proportionality and non-indiscriminate harm

Which Islamic concept supports laws against weapons causing mass suffering?

What have modern Islamic scholars called for regarding WMDs?

Islam and issues surrounding conflict

Lesson outcome

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