Specification points
Cambridge Cambridge IGCSE Religious Studies 0490
106 points in 3 topics, with Cambridge's codes and titles.
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C Christianity
- C1 Worship
- C1.1 Worship in the church
- C1.2 Church buildings across Christian communities
- C1.3 Christian worship artefacts
- C1.4 Public/communal and private/individual worship in different Christian communities and in the home
- C1.5 Church leaders and their roles
- C2 Beliefs and scriptures
- C2.1 Christian beliefs about God
- C2.2 Christian beliefs about Jesus
- C2.3 Christian beliefs about the Holy Spirit
- C2.4 Christian beliefs about the Bible
- C3 Sacred places – places of pilgrimage and of religious importance
- C3.1 The importance of going on pilgrimage for some Christians
- C3.2 Places of pilgrimage for Christians
- C4 Festivals and fasts
- C4.1 Easter and Holy Week
- C4.2 Christmas
- C4.3 Epiphany
- C4.4 Ascension
- C4.5 Pentecost
- C4.6 Lent
- C4.7 Advent
- C4.8 Changes to festivals and fasts
- C5 Rites of passage; religion and the family
- C5.1 Baptism
- C5.2 Christian coming of age ceremonies
- C5.3 Christian marriage ceremonies
- C5.4 Christian funeral rites
- C5.5 Christian beliefs about family life in different Christian communities
- C5.6 Tradition and change
- C6 Religion and social action
- C6.1 Christianity as a religion that shows concern for others
- C6.2 Christian stewardship of the environment
- C6.3 Christian organisations that relieve poverty
I Islam
- I1 Worship
- I1.1 Worship in the mosque
- I1.2 Features of a mosque
- I1.3 Muslim worship artefacts
- I1.4 Public/communal and private/individual worship in different Muslim communities
- I1.5 Leaders in Muslim communities
- I2 Beliefs and scriptures
- I2.1 The Six Articles of Faith
- I2.2 The five roots of Usul ad-Din
- I2.3 The Five Pillars of Islam
- I2.4 Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)
- I2.5 The development of Islam; origins of Sunni and Shiʿah
- I2.6 The Qurʾan; different ways in which Muslims understand and interpret it
- I3 Sacred places – places of pilgrimage and of religious importance
- I3.1 The importance of going on Hajj
- I3.2 Performance of Hajj
- I3.3 ʿUmrah
- I3.4 Makkah and Madinah as places of historic importance for Muslims
- I4 Festivals and fasts
- I4.1 ʿId al-Adha (feast of sacrifice)
- I4.2 The observance of the fast of Ramadan
- I4.3 ʿId al-Fitr (the end of Ramadan)
- I4.4 Changes to festivals and fasts
- I5 Rites of passage; religion and the family
- I5.1 Birth rites: the key features and importance of birth rites in Islam
- I5.2 Marriage ceremonies: the key features and importance of marriage ceremonies in Islam
- I5.3 Funeral rites: the key features and importance of funeral rites in Islam
- I5.4 Muslim beliefs about family life in different Muslim communities
- I5.5 Tradition and change
- I6 Religion and social action
- I6.1 The ummah
- I6.2 Shariʿah as ethics and law
- I6.3 Islam and concern for others
- I6.4 Khalifahs of the environment
- I6.5 Muslim organisations that relieve poverty
J Judaism
- J1 Worship
- J1.1 Worship in the synagogue
- J1.2 Features of a synagogue
- J1.3 Jewish worship artefacts
- J1.4 Ritual dress: the importance and symbolism of Jewish ritual dress
- J1.5 Public/communal and private/individual worship in different Jewish communities
- J1.6 Celebrating Shabbat
- J1.7 Leaders in Jewish communities
- J2 Beliefs and scriptures
- J2.1 Jewish beliefs about G-d’s nature
- J2.2 G-d’s establishment of covenants (agreements) with G-d’s people
- J2.3 Jewish beliefs about the Torah
- J3 Sacred places – places of pilgrimage and of religious importance
- J3.1 The importance of going on pilgrimage for some Jews
- J3.2 Places of pilgrimage for Jews: the historic sites of Jerusalem
- J3.3 Remembering the Temple in modern Judaism
- J4 Festivals and fasts
- J4.1 Rosh Hashanah (‘Head of’/New Year)
- J4.2 Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement)
- J4.3 Pesach (Passover)
- J4.4 Sukkot (Booths/Tabernacles)
- J4.5 Changes to festivals and fasts
- J5 Rites of passage; religion and the family
- J5.1 Jewish birth rites
- J5.2 Jewish coming of age ceremonies
- J5.3 Marriage ceremonies: the key features and importance of marriage ceremonies in Judaism
- J5.4 Funeral rites: the key features and importance of funeral rites in Judaism
- J5.5 Kashrut (the laws of kosher/‘fit’) and treyfah (‘forbidden’)
- J5.6 Jewish beliefs about family life in different Jewish communities
- J5.7 Tradition and change
- J6 Religion and social action
- J6.1 Judaism as a religion that shows concern for others
- J6.2 Jewish stewardship of the environment
- J6.3 Jewish organisations that relieve poverty