WASSCE SHS
Tawhid is the oneness of Allah. Worship is directed to Allah alone. The articles of faith and the pillars of Islam are how that belief is stated and lived.
Tawhid means Allah is one, with no partner. The result for worship is that prayer, sacrifice and asking for help in worship go to Allah alone. The articles of faith are Allah, the angels, the books, the messengers, the Last Day, and the decree. The pillars of Islam are the declaration of faith, prayer, zakat, fasting and the pilgrimage. Know what each pillar asks of a person. The declaration is the statement of faith. Prayer is the set daily worship. Zakat is the obligatory giving. Fasting is the fast of Ramadan. The pilgrimage is the journey to Makkah required of a person who is able.
The syllabus also asks how this oneness differs from the Christian teaching of the Trinity. State the Islamic teaching clearly: Allah is one, and worship is for Allah alone. Do not mock another faith. Christian Religious Studies is a different paper. A ruling in Fiqh, the practice of the law, should be tied to the teaching it comes from. A slogan such as Muslims are good, with no pillar and no article, is not yet an answer.
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Tawhid is a belief about Allah, and the pillars are practices. Do not swap the list of articles with the list of pillars. Zakat is not the pilgrimage. Fasting is not prayer. When the question mentions the Trinity, state the Islamic teaching and stop. Mockery scores nothing. Name the pillar if you describe what a person does.
These are practice questions in the style of the paper, with a model answer and a mark scheme. They are not a promise of what your paper will ask.
3 marks
(a) What does Tawhid mean? (1 mark)
(b) State one result of Tawhid for worship. (2 marks)
(a) Tawhid means Allah is one.
(b) Worship is directed to Allah alone. A person does not pray to a partner alongside Allah.
3 marks
Name three pillars of Islam. (3 marks)
The declaration of faith, prayer, and fasting. Zakat and the pilgrimage are also pillars.
3 marks
The question asks how the Islamic teaching of oneness differs from the Christian teaching of the Trinity. State what a good answer does, and what it refuses to do. (3 marks)
It states the Islamic teaching: Allah is one, and worship is for Allah alone. It does not mock another faith. Christian Religious Studies is a different paper, so a Gospel argument is not this answer.
More questions on this topic are inside glearn, marked as you answer, with the reason written out. The first ones need no account.
Practise Islamic Studies freeThe declaration of faith, prayer, zakat, fasting and the pilgrimage. The articles of faith are a different list: Allah, the angels, the books, the messengers, the Last Day, and the decree. Do not mix the two lists.
State the Islamic teaching clearly. Allah is one, and worship is directed to Allah alone. Do not mock another faith. Christian Religious Studies is a different paper. All WASSCE Islamic Studies past questions