Year 2 - Religious education
Muslim ideas about creation
The world: how do different people explain how it started?
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Unit Summary
In this unit pupils will be introduced to the different explanations that people have for the origin of the world. They will learn the creation stories common to Christians, Jews and Muslims as well as how humanists explain the origin of the universe.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to explain some Muslim beliefs about creation.
Key Notes
- Muslims share parts of a story about creation with Jews and Christians.
- Muslims believe that God does not rest in the creation story.
- Some Muslims believe that humans were created from different types of soil such as clay, dust or mud.
Vocabulary To Learn
- creation: the act of making something
- Allah: Arabic name for God
- Qur'an: the holy book for Muslims
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- The Muslim creation story is exactly the same as stories told by Jews and Christians.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Muslims share parts of a story about creation with Jews and Christians. Muslims believe that God does not rest in the creation story.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'creation'
the act of making something.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: The Muslim creation story is exactly the same as stories told by Jews and Christians. Correction: There are some similar ideas about creation and some differences.
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