plumiRisalah: Edexcel International GCSE Islamic Studies questions
Every Edexcel International GCSE Islamic Studies exam question on 2.2 Risalah, 2019–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
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All 8 questions on Risalah, as a list
- June 2025, Paper 1, Q3(c) (6 marks): Explain the importance of Dawud as a prophet in Islam. (6)
- June 2025, Paper 1, Q4(a) (2 marks): Identify two roles of the Risalah in Islam. (2)
- June 2024, Paper 1, Q3(b) (3 marks): Describe the role of Isma’il as a prophet in Islam. (3)
- June 2023, Paper 1, Q4(d) (12 marks): Assess the view that Ibrahim was the most important prophet before Muhammad (pbuh). You should refer to the significance of this passage from the Qur’an provide
- June 2021, Paper 1, Q4(d) (12 marks): ‘The most important role of the prophets was to teach Allah’s love for his people.’ Assess this statement. You should refer to the significance of this passage
- June 2019, Paper 1, Q3(a) (2 marks): Identify two examples when Allah’s message was revealed to prophets who lived before Muhammad (pbuh). (2)
- June 2019, Paper 1, Q4(a) (2 marks): Identify two occasions when Jibrail revealed Allah’s message to prophets. (2)
- June 2019, Paper 1, Q4(c) (6 marks): Explain why prophets are central to Islamic belief. (6)
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