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Year Nine GCSE RS

Week Ten

This work can be completed in your book, on computer or on paper. If you are completing work in your book or on paper please keep it safe and bring it to Mrs Horovitz on your return to school. If you are completing your work on the computer make sure you save it, print it and/or email it to [email protected]

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Learning Objectives: We are learning to explain why angels are important within Islam and how their have shaped Islamic history.

What does the syllabus say you need to know about ?

 The significance of angels in Islam: Qur’an 2:97-98,Qur’an 2:285  Diversity in belief between Shi’a and Sunni regarding angels and free will  The significance of Jibril's of the Qur'an to : Qur’an 2:97-98  The significance of Mika'il placed in of and rain  The significance of to announce the Day of

Starter: Read this Qur’an quote – ‘The messenger believes what is sent down to him from his Lord, and so do the believers. Each one believes in , His angels, His books and His messengers.’

What does this quote suggest about the importance of angels in Islam?

Task One: Using the information taken from the textbook pages below (https://www.hoddereducation.co.uk/media/Documents/RS/Chapter_7_Islam_Beliefs_and_Teachings_sample_mat erial.pdf pages 242-243) complete the following tasks:

Summarise into 5 key points…

 How angels were created.  What is the role and purpose of angels?  The ways in which angels communicate with .

Once you have completed this explain your thoughts on this question: How do angels help and support Muslims in their faith?

Stuck? Use this BBC Bitesize page to help:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesiz e/guides/zjx7xfr/revision/2

Task Two: The Qur’an mentions a variety of angels by name. Each has a specific role. You need to know about Jibril, Mika’il and Israfil specifically, but there are also other angels who you may wish to refer to in your exam answers.

You are going to research these today. Use the information boxes below and https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zjx7xfr/revision/3 to complete a mini fact-file for each . Your mini fact- file for each angel should include the following:

 Name  Role given by Allah to the angel  The responsibilities of the angel  How this angel can help humans  Any other key research facts

Mika’il Israfil  Protector of holy places  Calls the on the Day of  Friend to humanity – He asks Allah to forgive people  Responsible for the Day of Judgement and will sound for their . Known as the Angel of Mercy. the last trumpet  Giver of rain  Responsible for taking the final breath from humans  Life-sustainer in times of trouble when they die  Looks after and guards places of  Gigantic dimensions  Removed the speck (representing any potential  Feet beneath the earth and head in the for future ) from the heart of the baby Muhammad. (Along with Jibril)  Allah gave Mika’il responsibility for memory – the ability to recall past events

Azrail Jibril  Angel of  Chief angel  Not named in the Qur’an  Mentioned twice in Qur’an however, Muslim  Takes away the soul of the dying – his primary tradition identifies Jibril as the unnamed angel who function is to separate the soul of the person from appears to Muhammad at his call and who later the body within 40 days of the person’s death. leads Muhammad on his night journey to Paradise  Gigantic – 4000 wings, 70,000 feet and his body is and ascension into . covered with eyes and tongues.  Removed the black speck (representing any potential for future sin) from the heart of the baby Muhammad. (Along with Mika’il)  Responsible for giving Allah’s messages to the prophets – known as the bringer of news.  When Muhammad was around 40 years old Jibril appeared to him on Mt Hira. Muhammad was shown Raqib and Atid words and ordered to recite them. He protested that  The ‘noble recorders’ he was not an educated man and could not read  They sit, one on each shoulder, recording our good them but Jibril insisted and suddenly Muhammad and bad deeds. knew what the words said. These were the first  All deeds are seen and recorded, including our good verses of the Qur’an. and bad thoughts.  During Muhammad’s night journey and ascent to  They will read these from the book to Allah on the Paradise the angel Jibril acts as Muhammad’s guide. Last Day. But eventually, Jibril can go no further up through  At the end of formal prayers Muslims turn to the the heavens and Muhammad has to continue alone right and the left and bless the two angels. the remainder of his way to the presence of Allah.  Referred to as the ‘Holy ’ in the Qur’an  He knows the beauty of paradise and the terror of ; he knows it is hard to get to paradise.  The Qur’an says that anyone who is an enemy of Jibril is an enemy of Islam. Task Three: Read this quote ‘’For indeed he has brought it (the Qur’an) down to your heart by Allah’s permission.’’

Which angel is being described in this quote? How do we know this?

Task Four: Read the text taken from BBC Bitesize in the box below. Explain, in your own words the differences between Sunni and Shi’a beliefs about angels and freewill.

Angels and free will – Shi’a and Sunni beliefs (taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zjx7xfr/revision/3 )

Most Sunni Muslims believe that angels don’t have free will, so they are totally obedient to . This means they are ideal for carrying out God’s tasks and communicating God’s word reliably. For many Muslims, this belief is key. It shows that the Qur’an, passed to Muhammad by Jibril, must have been the pure word of God. This is because Jibril had no free will and therefore could not change God’s messages.

Many Shi’a Muslims believe that angels do have a limited amount of free will, but no desire to sin. This makes the Angels worship and praise of Allah, as well as their obedience, more meaningful.

Task Five: For your assessed task this week please go to Teams and complete the quiz on Angels in Islam.