Daily Practice · GCSE Religious Studies

February 1972 5-a-day

Every sheet in February 1972

The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.

  1. 1st February 1972According to the letter of James, why is faith without action described as 'dead'?
  2. 2nd February 1972What historical event, in 632 CE, contributed to the eventual split between Sunni and Shi'a Islam?
  3. 3rd February 1972Define the term Rasul.
  4. 4th February 1972Give one example of a personal decision, other than prayer for guidance, where a Muslim might feel decree and effort work together.
  5. 5th February 1972What does the term Ismah mean in relation to the Imams?
  6. 6th February 1972Give the surah and ayah reference of the Qur'anic verse describing Allah, the angels and those of knowledge bearing witness to His oneness.
  7. 7th February 1972State the approximate length, in days, of one Islamic (lunar) calendar year.
  8. 8th February 1972Define the cervical mucus (Billings) method of family planning.
  9. 9th February 1972Give one way a nuclear family structure might make it simpler to plan family finances.
  10. 10th February 1972According to Qur'an 6:141, what should Muslims avoid when eating?
  11. 11th February 1972What name is given to the deliberate ending of a person's life to relieve their suffering?
  12. 12th February 1972Name the 18th century Scottish philosopher who criticised the design argument in his Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion.
  13. 13th February 1972In which section of An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding does Hume set out his argument against believing miracles?
  14. 14th February 1972Give one piece of evidence, other than fossils, used to support Darwin's theory of evolution.
  15. 15th February 1972Give one reason a victim of conflict might struggle to forgive, even if their religion teaches forgiveness.
  16. 16th February 1972State one duty of Zakah that is relevant to caring for the victims of war.
  17. 17th February 1972In restorative justice, what name is given to a meeting where the offender, the victim and community representatives discuss the harm caused and how to repair it?
  18. 18th February 1972State one reason why a wrongful execution is considered worse than a wrongful prison sentence.
  19. 19th February 1972Complete the quotation: 'Do not defraud or rob your neighbour. Do not hold back ______' (Leviticus 19:13).
  20. 20th February 1972Name the specific percentage rate at which Zakah is normally calculated.
  21. 21st February 1972Give the name for the Christian interpretation of Genesis 1 which reads each 'day' as a long period of time rather than a literal 24-hour day.
  22. 22nd February 1972At which Church council, in 431 AD, was the title Theotokos formally affirmed for Mary?
  23. 23rd February 1972In which Gospel do the disciples ask Jesus, 'Lord, teach us to pray'?
  24. 24th February 1972State what is meant by contemplative prayer.
  25. 25th February 1972What is another common name for believers' baptism, reflecting that it requires personal belief first?
  26. 26th February 1972Name the two angels believed to question the deceased in the grave.
  27. 27th February 1972Which chapter (surah) of the Qur'an contains the verse describing Allah as 'the Creator, the Inventor, the Fashioner'?
  28. 28th February 1972Approximately how many years passed between the first and last revelations of the Qur'an to Muhammad?
  29. 29th February 1972Give one reason Muslims are encouraged to seek Laylat al-Qadr across several nights rather than on one confirmed date.