Topic title Subject-specific Guidance Learning activity Resources Lesson detail Number Students find out about artefacts Salah The significance of Students should focus on Prayer mat and essential to performing the rituals of what prayer is, its compass. Salah. prayer, eg prayer mats, compass, etc. conditions and also A relevant video How and why Muslims collective worship in the outing the rituals of pray including: Students could be shown a video mosque (including Salah and wudu. directions; ablution outlining the key rituals in prayer or Jummah prayer), together Access to (wudu); students could be asked to design a with understanding computers/laptops movements (rak’ahs) prayer mat. differences between Sunni for research. and recitations; salah in and Shi’a practices and the home and mosque Teacher could ask students to research different views about the A relevant textbook. and elsewhere; Friday the rituals of wudu. importance of prayer. prayer (Jummah). Prayer positions and times and Key differences in the preparation for prayer are essential practice of salah in topics for study. Clearly a visit to a Sunni and Shi’a Islam. mosque during prayer time will assist Different Muslim views students in their study of this area of about the importance of the Specification. Questions could be prayer. explored as a class discussion on the purposes of the physical movements: how can these movements help a Muslim? What are the differences for a Muslim praying alone and praying with others? The importance of Jummah prayer. Students could give two key differences in the practice of prayer by Shi’a Muslims from that by Sunni Muslims. Students could explain these
Lesson Number Topic title Subject-specific detail Guidance Learning activity Resources Salah The significance of Salah. How and why Muslims pray including: directions; ablution (wudu); movements (rak’ahs) and recitations; salah in the home and mosque and elsewhere; Friday prayer (Jummah). Key differences in the practice of salah in Sunni and Shi’a Islam. Different Muslim views about the importance of prayer. Students should focus on what prayer is, its conditions and also collective worship in the mosque (including Jummah prayer), together with understanding differences between Sunni and Shi’a practices and different views about the importance of prayer. Students find out about artefacts essential to performing the rituals of prayer, eg prayer mats, compass, etc. Students could be shown a video outlining the key rituals in prayer or students could be asked to design a prayer mat. Teacher could ask students to research the rituals of wudu. Prayer positions and times and preparation for prayer are essential topics for study. Clearly a visit to a mosque during prayer time will assist students in their study of this area of the Specification. Questions could be explored as a class discussion on the purposes of the physical movements: how can these movements help a Muslim? What are the differences for a Muslim praying alone and praying with others? The importance of Jummah prayer. Students could give two key differences in the practice of prayer by Shi’a Muslims from that by Sunni Muslims. Students could explain these Prayer mat and compass. A relevant video outing the rituals of Salah and wudu. Access to computers/laptops for research. A relevant textbook.
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