the recorded words of the Prophet Muhammad

the human effort and reasoning used to work out the Shariah

the action of explaining the meaning of something

a set of moral and religious laws that guide Muslims

Interpreting Shariah using ijtihad

Religious education

Ten Commandments

Two great Commandments

Situation ethics of Jesus

Muslims and Shariah Law

Using ijtihad to understand differing Muslim attitudes to music

In this unit pupils examine how religions have created rules to live by. They will investigate how the ethics of Jesus reframed the Jewish law of the time and how Muslims may use the concept of ijtjihad to make moral decisions.

Religious law: What is the social context and relevance today?

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

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

The Shariah didn’t always answer new issues.

What challenge did Muslims face after Prophet Muhammad’s death?

reasoned interpretation using Qur’an and Hadith

Ijtihad may guide Muslim views on modern weapons like {{}} weapons.

What is one result of ijtihad being used by different scholars?

Some scholars rely on moon {{}} while others use calculations to determine the start of Eid.

The two sources used to make Shariah are the Qur’an and the ...

Actions that are allowed or encouraged are called ...

Muslims believe full Shariah guidance began in ...

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Interpreting Shariah using ijtihad

Lesson outcome

Content guidance

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.