2025 AQA GCSE RELIGIOUS STUDIES (SHORT COURSE) 8061/3
Section 3 Islam
Question Paper with Marking Scheme Attached
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RELIGIOUS STUDIES (SHORT COURSE)
Section 3 Islam
Wednesday 21 May 2025 Afternoon Time allowed: 1 hour 45 minutes
Materials For Examiner’s Use
Before you open this book, you must ensure you also have:
• the Question Paper/Answer Book for the other religion section you Question Mark
are entered for (Buddhism, Christianity or Judaism) 01.1
• the Question Paper/Answer Book for Section 5 (Themes).
You will have 1 hour 45 minutes to complete all three 01.2
Question Paper/Answer Books. 01.3
01.4
Instructions
• Use black ink or black ball-point pen. 01.5
• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page and on your other two books. TOTAL
• Answer all questions.
• If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at the end of
this book. Write the question number against your answer(s).
• Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want to be marked.
• You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. Do not write outside
the box around each page or on blank pages.
Information
• The maximum mark for this section is 27.
• The marks for questions are shown in brackets.
• Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar (SPaG) will be assessed in the 12-mark question.
Advice
You are advised to spend 50 minutes on the religion sections and 50 minutes on Section 5 (Themes).
, 2
Do not write
outside the
0 1 . 1 Which one of the following is not one of the Five Roots of Usul ad-Din in Shi’a Islam? box
[1 mark]
Put a tick (✓) in the box next to the correct answer.
A Angels
B Imamate
C Resurrection
D Tawhid 1
0 1 . 2 Give two of the holy books in Islam.
[2 marks]
1
2
2
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Do not write
outside the
0 1 . 3 Explain two ways in which belief in the Prophet Ibrahim influences Muslims today. box
[4 marks]
4
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Section 3 Islam
Question Paper with Marking Scheme Attached
Please write clearly in block capitals.
Centre number Candidate number
Surname
Forename(s)
Candidate signature
I declare this is my own work.
GCSE
RELIGIOUS STUDIES (SHORT COURSE)
Section 3 Islam
Wednesday 21 May 2025 Afternoon Time allowed: 1 hour 45 minutes
Materials For Examiner’s Use
Before you open this book, you must ensure you also have:
• the Question Paper/Answer Book for the other religion section you Question Mark
are entered for (Buddhism, Christianity or Judaism) 01.1
• the Question Paper/Answer Book for Section 5 (Themes).
You will have 1 hour 45 minutes to complete all three 01.2
Question Paper/Answer Books. 01.3
01.4
Instructions
• Use black ink or black ball-point pen. 01.5
• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page and on your other two books. TOTAL
• Answer all questions.
• If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at the end of
this book. Write the question number against your answer(s).
• Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want to be marked.
• You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. Do not write outside
the box around each page or on blank pages.
Information
• The maximum mark for this section is 27.
• The marks for questions are shown in brackets.
• Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar (SPaG) will be assessed in the 12-mark question.
Advice
You are advised to spend 50 minutes on the religion sections and 50 minutes on Section 5 (Themes).
, 2
Do not write
outside the
0 1 . 1 Which one of the following is not one of the Five Roots of Usul ad-Din in Shi’a Islam? box
[1 mark]
Put a tick (✓) in the box next to the correct answer.
A Angels
B Imamate
C Resurrection
D Tawhid 1
0 1 . 2 Give two of the holy books in Islam.
[2 marks]
1
2
2
IB/M/Jun25/8061/3
, 3
Do not write
outside the
0 1 . 3 Explain two ways in which belief in the Prophet Ibrahim influences Muslims today. box
[4 marks]
4
Question 1 continues on the next page
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